After giving up a run in the first inning, Doyle Alexander checked the Red Sox over the remainder of the route and pitched the Orioles to a 3-1 victory. The Red Sox got on the scoreboard with a walk to Tommy Harper, single by Carl Yastrzemski and double by Orlando Cepeda.

Paul Blair hit his first homer of the season for the Orioles to tie the score in the second. A walk to Bobby Grich, single by Tommy Davis and sacrifice fly by Don Baylor added the go-ahead run in the third. Blair singled in the sixth and counted the final tally on a double by Boog Powell. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 19, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Orioles      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .236      Rettenmund rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Aparicio ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .257      Grich 2b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .250
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   3   0     0   1   .262      Davis dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Cepeda dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .283      Baylor lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .244
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .203      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .194
Fisk c                2   0   0   0     2   0   .319      Blair cf              4   2   2   1     0   1   .224
Griffin 2b            2   0   0   0     0   2   .299      Powell 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .217
Miller cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Etchebarren c         3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   6   1     6   6             Totals               30   3   7   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 12,801
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Orioles 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 2
Doubles: Cepeda (7), Harper (5), Powell (3)
Home Runs: Blair (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin 2 (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (2)
GIDP: Cepeda (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(3-1)              8     7   3   3   3   3   1  34   2.48
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   3   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(4-0)        9     6   1   1   6   6   0  37   2.03
Totals                  9     6   1   1   6   6   0  37

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio grounded out (third to
first) [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Harper
to third]; Cepeda doubled to left [Harper scored, Yastrzemski to
third]; Petrocelli was walked intentionally; Fisk flied out to
center; Griffin struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Grich
grounded out (second to first); Davis singled to right; Baylor
forced Davis (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Evans flied
out to right; Harper doubled to left; Aparicio grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Blair
homered; Powell popped to catcher in foul territory; Etchebarren
singled to center; Belanger forced Etchebarren (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Cepeda
popped to first; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Rettenmund flied out to right; Grich walked; Davis
singled to right [Grich to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Grich scored]; Robinson walked [Davis to second]; Blair
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Fisk to second]; Miller walked; Evans hit into a
double play (shortstop to second) [Fisk out at home (second to
catcher), Miller out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell made an out to second; Etchebarren grounded
out (third to first); Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper was called out on strikes; Aparicio walked;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Aparicio to second]; Cepeda flied
out to center [Aparicio to third]; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Grich
struck out; Davis popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Fisk to second]; Miller flied out to left; Evans
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor flied out to center; Robinson struck out;
Blair singled to left; Powell doubled [Blair scored];
Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
singled to second; Yastrzemski singled to right [Aparicio to
third]; Cepeda grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund
flied out to left; Grich walked; Davis flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli made an out to second; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Baylor singled to left; Robinson made an out to
third; Blair flied out to left; Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); OGLIVIE
BATTED FOR EVANS; Oglivie struck out; Harper flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 3.

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