Four homers provided the Yankees with a 4-0 victory in the opening game of a doubleheader, but the Orioles broke out of their batting slump to win the second game, 9-6. Bobby Murcer, Roy White, Ron Blomberg and Graig Nettles were the Yankees' sluggers in the lidlifter in support of the shutout pitching of Mel Stottlemyre and Sparky Lyle, who relieved with two men on base in the eighth inning.

In the nightcap, the Orioles ended a string of 23 scoreless innings with two runs in the second on a triple by Andy Etchebarren, a hit batsman, walk and single by Tommy Davis. However, the Orioles trailed, 5-2, before erupting for four runs in the fifth. Larry Brown homered with a man on base. The Orioles' winning margin went on the scoreboard in the eighth on a single by Brown, doubles by Mark Belanger and Merv Rettenmund, an infield out and sacrifice fly by Davis. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       13, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  1    2  0  x  -   4  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .229      White lf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .226
Grich 2b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .243      Callison rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .146
Davis dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .250      M. Alou dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Powell 1b             2   0   2   0     2   0   .219      Murcer cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .294
Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Blomberg 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .315
  Williams ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .179
Coggins cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
  Blair ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Allen 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .202        Sanchez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .233        Clarke 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Baker ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .271
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pena p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   8   0     4   4             Totals               30   4   6   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:36
Left on Base: Orioles 11, Yankees 6
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Michael
Home Runs: Murcer (6), White (1), Blomberg (2), Nettles (5)
Stolen Bases: Murcer 2 (2), White (2)
GIDP: Davis (3), Brown (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pena L(0-1)             6     4   3   3   1   4   3  23   3.12
Jackson                 2     2   1   1   3   1   1  11   3.12
Totals                  8     6   4   4   4   5   4  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(5-4)      7     8   0   0   3   3   0  31   2.73
Lyle SV(3)              2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.12
Totals                  9     8   0   0   4   4   0  38

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


ORIOLES 1ST: On a bunt Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first);
Grich singled to right; Davis forced Grich (third to second);
Powell walked [Davis to second]; Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (first unassisted); Callison
struck out; M. Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Coggins grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson
singled to pitcher; Baylor singled to left [Robinson to second];
Baker forced Baylor (pitcher to shortstop) [Robinson to third];
Bumbry forced Baker (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled; Murcer stole second; Blomberg was
called out on strikes; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Murcer to third]; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (third to first); Davis walked;
Powell singled to left [Davis to second]; Hendricks flied out to
left; Coggins grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Allen grounded out (second to first); Michael
grounded out (third to first); White walked; White stole second;
Callison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson struck out; Baylor flied out to right;
Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: M. Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Murcer
homered; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Nettles popped
to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry popped to third in foul territory; Grich
singled to center; Davis grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson flied out to left; Allen grounded out
(second to first); Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell walked; Hendricks struck out; Coggins
singled to right [Powell to third]; Robinson reached on a
fielder's choice [Powell out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Coggins to second]; Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White homered; Callison flied out to right; M. Alou
grounded out (third to first); Murcer flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baker grounded out (first unassisted); Bumbry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg homered; JACKSON REPLACED PENA (PITCHING);
Nettles homered; Munson popped to second; SANCHEZ BATTED FOR
ALLEN; Sanchez grounded out (third to first); Michael walked;
White walked [Michael to second]; Callison flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: CLARKE REPLACED SANCHEZ (PLAYING 2B); Davis singled
to left; Powell singled to right [Davis to second]; WILLIAMS
BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; LYLE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING);
Williams flied out to left; BLAIR BATTED FOR COGGINS; Blair
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Davis to third, Powell to
second]; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BLAIR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); M. Alou singled to center; Murcer forced
M. Alou (second to shortstop); Murcer stole second; Blomberg
struck out; Nettles walked; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor reached on an error by Michael; BROWN BATTED
FOR BAKER; Brown grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Baylor out at second]; Bumbry walked; Grich
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 4.