After trailing, 5-0, the Angels rallied to defeat the Orioles, 6-5, in 10 innings. The Angels started their comeback with four runs in the sixth, three scoring on a homer by Frank Robinson. Billy Grabarkewitz doubled in the ninth and gave way to pinch-runner Jerry DaVanon, who counted the tying tally on a single by Bob Oliver. California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 5Game Played on Tuesday, April 24, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumOrioles 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 13 1 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 - 6 13 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rettenmund rf 5 1 1 1 1 0 .263 Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Grich 2b 5 1 2 0 1 0 .259 Stanton ph,rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Powell 1b 6 0 2 1 0 0 .226 Valentine cf,ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 .396 Williams c 2 1 0 0 3 0 .235 Pinson rf,cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .250 Baylor lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Robinson lf 4 1 1 3 1 0 .267 Robinson 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .158 McCraw dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Blair cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .281 Spencer 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .242 Davis dh 5 0 2 0 0 1 .308 Grabarkewitz 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Belanger ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .255 DaVanon pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meoli ss,2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oliver ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .179 Watt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gallagher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torborg c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Stephenson ph,c 2 1 2 0 0 0 .269 Berry pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Kusnyer c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 5 13 5 5 3 Totals 37 6 13 6 3 2 Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 7,488 Left on Base: Orioles 13, Angels 8 DP: Orioles 4, Angels 1 Errors: Watt, Meoli Doubles: Rettenmund (4), Baylor (4), Blair (2), Grabarkewitz (2) Home Runs: Robinson (3) Stolen Bases: Blair (4), Rettenmund (2) Sacrifice Hits: Pinson (2) Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (1), Robinson (1) GIDP: Davis (2), Grabarkewitz (1), Meoli (1), Stanton (1) Hit by Pitch: Baylor (2,by Barber), Stanton (1,by Alexander) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander 5.1 6 4 4 1 1 1 22 4.29 Pena 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 13 3.00 Watt L(2-1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 5 1.80 Jackson 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.91 Totals 9.1 13 6 6 3 2 1 42 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright 2 7 3 2 0 0 0 12 5.32 Allen 3 4 2 2 2 1 0 15 7.50 Barber 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 4.91 Sells W(1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 2.57 Totals 10 13 5 4 5 3 0 48 Hit by Pitch: Alexander (1), Barber (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Nestor Chylak ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund flied out to center; Grich singled to center; Powell flied out to center; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to center; Pinson walked; Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Angels 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor singled [Baylor to second (error by Meoli)]; Robinson singled to left [Baylor scored (unearned)]; Blair singled to center [Robinson to second]; Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robinson to third, Blair out at second]; Belanger flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: McCraw grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer singled to right; Grabarkewitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Rettenmund doubled to left; Grich singled to center [Rettenmund to third]; Powell singled to left [Rettenmund scored, Grich to second]; ALLEN REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Williams flied out to right [Grich to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Meoli flied out to center; Torborg grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Angels 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Blair singled to left; Blair stole second; Davis singled to left [Blair to third]; Belanger struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blair scored, Davis to second]; Grich walked; Powell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson lined to first; Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Williams walked; Baylor doubled to left [Williams to third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Williams scored, Baylor to third]; Blair reached on a fielder's choice [Baylor out at home (second to catcher)]; Davis singled to left [Blair to second]; Belanger popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: McCraw grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer singled to right; Grabarkewitz singled to center [Spencer to second]; Meoli grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grabarkewitz out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 0. ORIOLES 6TH: BARBER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Rettenmund walked; Rettenmund stole second; Grich flied out to center; Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams walked; Baylor was hit by a pitch [Rettenmund to third, Williams to second]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: STEPHENSON BATTED FOR TORBORG; Stephenson singled to center; STANTON BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Stanton was hit by a pitch [Stephenson to second]; Valentine popped to second; Pinson singled to right [Stephenson scored, Stanton to third]; Robinson homered [Stanton scored, Pinson scored]; PENA REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); McCraw singled to right; Spencer flied out to center; Grabarkewitz forced McCraw (third to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 4. ORIOLES 7TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); VALENTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); PINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); MEOLI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); STEPHENSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Blair doubled to center; Davis struck out; Belanger flied out to center [Blair to third]; SELLS REPLACED BARBER (PITCHING); Rettenmund flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 4. ANGELS 7TH: Meoli struck out; Stephenson singled to right; BERRY RAN FOR STEPHENSON; Stanton singled to left [Berry to second]; Valentine lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Stanton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 4. ORIOLES 8TH: KUSNYER REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell singled to left; Williams walked [Powell to second]; Baylor forced Williams (shortstop to second) [Powell to third]; Robinson forced Baylor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 4. ANGELS 8TH: Pinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson grounded out (third to first); McCraw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 4. ORIOLES 9TH: Blair grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded out (third to first); Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 4. ANGELS 9TH: Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); Grabarkewitz doubled to left; DAVANON RAN FOR GRABARKEWITZ; OLIVER BATTED FOR MEOLI; Oliver singled to left [DaVanon scored, Oliver to second (on throw)]; WATT REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Kusnyer singled to shortstop [Oliver stayed at second]; Stanton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kusnyer out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 5. ORIOLES 10TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING 3B); DAVANON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Grich grounded out (third to first); Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Angels 5. ANGELS 10TH: Valentine walked; Pinson reached on an error by Watt on a sacrifice bunt [Valentine to third, Pinson to second]; Robinson was walked intentionally; JACKSON REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); McCraw popped to shortstop; Spencer singled to center [Valentine scored, Pinson to third, Robinson to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 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