Doyle Alexander doled out five hits and pitched the Orioles to an 8-2 victory over the Athletics. The Orioles scored three of their runs in the second inning on a pass to Bobby Grich with the bases loaded and a single by Boog Powell. One of the A's runs came on a homer by designated hitter Deron Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Monday, May       7, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  5  3
Orioles      1  3  2    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   8  7  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Bumbry rf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .167
Johnstone 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Blair ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Green 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Coggins cf,rf         5   1   0   0     0   1   .211
  Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Grich 2b              2   1   0   1     2   1   .244
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Powell 1b             3   0   1   2     1   1   .189
  Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Williams c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .186
  McKinney 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Baylor lf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .242
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Robinson 3b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .200
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Crowley dh            4   0   2   1     0   0   .238
Johnson dh            4   2   1   1     0   0   .254      Belanger ss           2   2   2   1     1   0   .218
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tenace 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .300
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .268
Kubiak ss,2b,ss       3   0   2   0     0   0   .295
Fingers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     3   2             Totals               31   8   7   6     6   3

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  6,076
Left on Base: A's 6, Orioles 7
DP: A's 0, Orioles 3
Errors: Fosse, Kubiak, Fingers, Powell, Robinson 2
Home Runs: Johnson (2)
Stolen Bases: Grich (3), Baylor 2 (4), Belanger (5)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (1)
GIDP: Johnson (1), Mangual (1), Fosse (3)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (3,by Fingers)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fingers L(0-2)          1.2   3   4   1   2   0   0  12   1.77
Lindblad                4.1   4   3   1   2   3   0  19  11.81
Pina                    1     0   1   1   1   0   0   4   1.93
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.45
Totals                  8     7   8   3   6   3   0  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(3-0)        9     5   2   1   3   2   1  35   2.88
Totals                  9     5   2   1   3   2   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Fingers (3)
Wild Pitches: Lindblad (2), Pina (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Mangual lined to second; Johnstone reached on an
error by Powell; Rudi forced Johnstone (pitcher to second);
Jackson forced Rudi (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: GREEN REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt
Bumbry popped to third in foul territory; Coggins flied out to
right; Grich was hit by a pitch; Grich stole second; Powell
walked; Williams singled to left [Grich scored, Powell to
third]; Baylor flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson lined to second; Bando grounded out
(second to first); Tenace singled to left; Fosse walked [Tenace
to second]; Kubiak flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Crowley singled to right; Belanger singled to right [Crowley to
second]; Bumbry reached on an error by Fingers [Crowley to
third, Belanger to second]; Coggins forced Crowley (second to
catcher) [Belanger to third, Bumbry to second]; Grich walked
[Belanger scored (unearned), Bumbry to third, Coggins to
second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Powell singled to
center [Bumbry scored (unearned), Coggins scored (unearned),
Grich to third]; Williams flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual flied out to right; Green grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Baylor singled to left; Baylor was picked off and
caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Kubiak;
assists by Lindblad and Tenace); Baylor stole third; Robinson
walked; Crowley singled to right [Baylor scored (unearned),
Robinson to third]; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Robinson scored]; Bumbry forced Crowley (shortstop to second);
Coggins struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson walked; Johnson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at second];
Bando walked; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich struck out; Powell struck out; Williams flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Kubiak
singled to right; Mangual reached on an error by Robinson
[Kubiak to second]; HEGAN BATTED FOR GREEN; Hegan forced Mangual
(second to shortstop) [Kubiak to third]; Rudi forced Hegan
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: MAXVILL REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING SS); KUBIAK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Baylor grounded out (second to first);
Robinson popped to shortstop; Crowley flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson
homered; Bando grounded out (third to first); Tenace grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger singled to right; BLAIR BATTED FOR BUMBRY;
Belanger stole second [Belanger to third (error by Fosse)];
Lindblad threw a wild pitch [Belanger scored (unearned)]; Blair
flied out to center; On a bunt Coggins grounded out (pitcher to
first); Grich walked; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); COGGINS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Fosse was called out on strikes;
Kubiak singled to second; Mangual grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kubiak out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: PINA REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Williams flied
out to center; Baylor walked; Baylor stole second; Robinson
flied out to right [Baylor to third]; Pina threw a wild pitch
[Baylor scored]; Crowley grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MARQUEZ BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Marquez popped to
third in foul territory; Rudi flied out to right; Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: MCKINNEY REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); KUBIAK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); KNOWLES REPLACED PINA
(PITCHING); Belanger walked; Blair flied out to right; Coggins
popped to shortstop; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Johnson reached on an error by Robinson; Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Johnson to second]; Tenace
singled to left [Johnson scored (unearned)]; Fosse grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tenace out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 8.