Bobby Grich, who singled and scored the Orioles' first run on a double by Tommy Davis in the first inning, came to the plate in the third and smashed a homer to enable Jim Palmer to beat the Athletics, 2-1, for his first victory of the season. Ken Holtzman was the loser of the duel. The A's picked up their run in the second on a double by Gene Tenace and single by Ray Fosse. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     28, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   2   .233
Grich 2b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .271      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .213
Davis dh              4   0   3   1     0   0   .353      Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Robinson 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .217      Tenace 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .242
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Mangual dh            4   0   0   0     0   3   .275
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .219      Fosse c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .288
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .417
                                                            Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                          Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2   8   2     0   4             Totals               34   1   7   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  6,380
Left on Base: Orioles 7, A's 7
DP: Orioles 1, A's 0
Errors: Baylor, Belanger, Bando 2
Doubles: Davis (2), Tenace (3)
Home Runs: Grich (1)
Stolen Bases: North (7), Campaneris (2)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (1)
GIDP: Jackson (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(1-1)           9     7   1   1   1   8   0  35   2.93
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   8   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(3-2)         9     8   2   2   0   4   1  36   1.65
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   4   1  36

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (3)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jim Honochick


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
singled to right; Davis doubled to left [Grich scored]; Williams
flied out to center; Blair flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; North singled to left;
North stole second; Rudi singled to center [North to third];
Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rudi out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson singled to right; Baylor forced Robinson
(third to second); Baylor was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando struck out; Tenace doubled to right;
Mangual reached on an error by Belanger [Mangual to first];
Fosse singled to left [Tenace scored, Mangual to third, Fosse to
second (error by Baylor)]; Green popped to shortstop; Campaneris
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger popped to first in foul territory;
Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich homered; Davis
singled to third; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Davis to second];
Williams struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (second to first); Rudi
singled to left; Jackson forced Rudi (pitcher to shortstop);
Bando forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair popped to shortstop; Robinson flied out to
center; Baylor lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace flied out to left; Mangual struck out;
Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
flied out to right; Rettenmund singled to right; Grich popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green flied out to left; Campaneris grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); North flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis flied out to center; Williams reached on an
error by Bando; Blair flied out to center; Robinson forced
Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (catcher to first); Jackson
singled to right; Bando popped to shortstop; Tenace walked
[Jackson to second]; Mangual was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor struck out; Powell struck out; Belanger
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse flied out to center; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR
GREEN; Marquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris
singled to left; Campaneris stole second; North grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics
1.

ORIOLES 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich grounded out (shortstop
to first); Davis singled to center; Williams popped to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi flied out to center; Jackson was called out
on strikes; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Blair flied out to center; Robinson singled to
center; Baylor reached on an error by Bando [Robinson to second,
Baylor to first]; Powell grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Robinson to third, Baylor to second]; Belanger flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace flied out to center; Mangual was called
out on strikes; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.