| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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