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Saturday May 12, 1973
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Doc Medich, Yankees' rookie righthander, pitched his first major league shutout, beating the Orioles, 8-0. Bobby Murcer and Celerino Sanchez each hit a two-run homer in the Yankees' attack. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 8, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 12, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  1
Yankees      0  0  3    0  2  0    3  0  x  -   8 12  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .258      Clarke 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Coggins cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .161      White lf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .221
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .235      M. Alou rf            1   2   1   1     3   0   .304
Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .204      Murcer cf             4   2   2   3     0   0   .286
Hendricks c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Swoboda cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .095
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Hart dh               2   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Williams dh           4   0   2   0     0   2   .191        Blomberg ph,dh      0   0   0   1     0   0   .320
Crowley rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .204        Sanchez ph,dh       1   1   1   2     0   0   .250
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .216      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .337
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      F. Alou 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .174
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
                                                          Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   0   9   0     0   6             Totals               33   8  12   7     5   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 10,341
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Yankees 8
DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Bumbry, Munson
Doubles: Clarke (3), White (2), Munson (7), M. Alou (6)
Home Runs: Murcer (5), Sanchez (1)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (2)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (2)
Sacrifice Flies: M. Alou (2), Blomberg (1)
GIDP: Michael (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(1-5)          4     6   5   5   3   1   1  21   5.24
Reynolds                2.1   4   2   2   0   1   0  10   2.19
Scott                   1.2   2   1   1   2   2   1   9   5.40
Totals                  8    12   8   8   5   4   2  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(3-1)           9     9   0   0   0   6   0  35   2.88
Totals                  9     9   0   0   0   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Cuellar 2 (4)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to second; Bumbry stole second
[Bumbry to third (error by Munson)]; Coggins popped to catcher
in foul territory; Grich was called out on strikes; Powell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to right; White grounded out (third
to first) [Clarke to second]; Cuellar threw a wild pitch [Clarke
to third]; M. Alou walked; Murcer popped to second; Hart struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks popped to shortstop; Robinson popped to
third in foul territory; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); F. Alou
popped to second; Nettles walked; Michael popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger
struck out; On a bunt Bumbry singled; Bumbry was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke doubled to left; White singled to right
[Clarke to third]; M. Alou hit a sacrifice fly to center [Clarke
scored, White to second (on throw)]; Murcer homered [White
scored]; Hart grounded out (catcher unassisted); Munson grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees
3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Coggins flied out to left; Grich singled to center;
Powell singled to center [Grich to second]; Hendricks forced
Powell (first to shortstop) [Grich to third]; Robinson flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: F. Alou popped to catcher in foul territory;
Nettles grounded out (second to first); Michael singled to left;
Clarke flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Williams singled to left; Crowley forced Williams
(second to shortstop); Belanger struck out; Bumbry lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: White doubled to left [White to third (error by
Bumbry)]; M. Alou walked; Cuellar threw a wild pitch [White
scored, M. Alou to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED CUELLAR
(PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (second to first) [M. Alou to
third]; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR HART; Blomberg hit a sacrifice fly
to right [M. Alou scored]; Munson doubled to left; F. Alou
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Coggins flied
out to right; Grich flied out to right; Powell singled to right;
Hendricks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to center; Michael grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Nettles out at
second]; Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson flied out to right; Williams singled to
center; Crowley forced Williams (first to shortstop); Belanger
forced Crowley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: White flied out to right; M. Alou doubled to right;
Murcer singled to center [M. Alou scored]; SANCHEZ BATTED FOR
BLOMBERG; SCOTT REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Sanchez homered
[Murcer scored]; Munson flied out to right; F. Alou singled to
right; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: SANCHEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SWOBODA
REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); Bumbry singled to right; Coggins
popped to second; Grich flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael walked; Clarke popped to catcher in foul
territory; White struck out; M. Alou walked [Michael to second];
Swoboda struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 8.

ORIOLES 9TH: Hendricks singled to right; Robinson flied out to
left; Williams was called out on strikes; Crowley popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 8.



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