A single by Bobby Valentine with the bases loaded and two out in the eighth inning gave the Angels a 1-0 victory over the Orioles in a pitching duel between Bill Singer and Dave McNally. Leroy Stanton singled to start the eighth, Billy Grabarkewitz walked, Jeff Torborg sacrificed and Sandy Alomar was handed an intentional pass. After Vada Pinson forced Stanton at the plate, Valentine came through with his winning hit. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 1, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     25, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   1  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .246      Alomar 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .192
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Pinson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .231      Valentine ss          4   0   1   1     0   0   .386
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Robinson lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Oliver dh             2   0   0   0     1   1   .167
Robinson 3b           3   0   2   0     0   1   .183      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Stanton rf            3   0   2   0     0   1   .278
Crowley dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Grabarkewitz 3b       2   1   0   0     1   0   .227
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Gallagher 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torborg c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     1  10             Totals               26   1   5   1     3   3

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance:  7,061
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Angels 5
DP: Orioles 1, Angels 0
Doubles: Robinson (1)
Triples: Robinson (1), Grich (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (3), Torborg (1)
GIDP: Grabarkewitz (2)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (3,by Singer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(3-2)          8     5   1   1   3   3   0  30   1.01
Totals                  8     5   1   1   3   3   0  30

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(3-1)           9     4   0   0   1  10   0  33   1.93
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1  10   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Singer (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Grich popped
to first in foul territory; Powell singled to center; Williams
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to left; Pinson grounded out
(second to first); Valentine lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor struck out; Robinson tripled to right; Blair
struck out; Crowley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Oliver
struck out; Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger was called out on strikes; Rettenmund was
called out on strikes; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Stanton was called out on strikes; Grabarkewitz
flied out to center; Torborg singled to left; Alomar forced
Torborg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell struck out; Williams flied out to center;
Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Pinson flied out to left; Valentine grounded out
(third to first); Robinson doubled to right; Oliver was walked
intentionally; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson singled to left; Blair struck out; Crowley
popped to first in foul territory; Belanger lined to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Stanton singled to third; Grabarkewitz grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Stanton out at
second]; Torborg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
flied out to right; Powell walked; Williams flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
grounded out (second to first); Valentine flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor was hit by a pitch; Robinson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Baylor to second]; Blair
flied out to center; Crowley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Robinson flied out to left; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: On a bunt Belanger popped to first in foul
territory; Rettenmund flied out to center; Grich tripled to
left; Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Stanton singled to left; Grabarkewitz walked
[Stanton to second]; Torborg out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Stanton to third, Grabarkewitz to second]; Alomar was
walked intentionally; Pinson forced Stanton (first to catcher)
[Grabarkewitz to third, Alomar to second]; Valentine singled to
center [Grabarkewitz scored, Alomar out at home (center to
catcher), Pinson to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PLAYING 3B);
Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor flied out to
right; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 1.