A two-run single by Luis Aparicio and two-run double by Carl Yastrzemski enabled the Red Sox to defeat the Orioles, 4-1. Luis Tiant, who was the winner on a four-hitter, beat the Orioles for the fifth straight time over a two-season span. Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 1Game Played on Monday, May 21, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 4 10 0 Orioles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .230 Bumbry rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .261 Aparicio ss 5 0 1 2 0 0 .254 Coggins cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 2 2 1 0 .269 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .244 Cepeda dh 4 0 1 0 1 2 .282 Powell 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .218 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .193 Davis dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 3 .317 Baylor lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Griffin 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .300 Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .189 Miller cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .257 Hendricks c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Evans rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .239 Belanger ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .221 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Watt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 10 4 6 8 Totals 29 1 4 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 7,105 Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Orioles 4 DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 1 Doubles: Miller (1), Yastrzemski (8), Bumbry (1), Hendricks (1) Stolen Bases: Evans (1) Sacrifice Hits: Harper (2), Bumbry (1), Belanger (1) GIDP: Griffin (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(5-4) 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 32 3.86 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 32 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(4-3) 8.1 10 4 4 6 7 0 39 2.22 Watt 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.64 Totals 9 10 4 4 6 8 0 41 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Hank Soar RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to center; Cepeda singled to right [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to left; Coggins grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry to third]; Grich grounded out (first to second); Powell singled to center [Bumbry scored]; Davis forced Powell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk was called out on strikes; Griffin singled to second; Miller flied out to center; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson flied out to center; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 3RD: Harper flied out to center; Aparicio flied out to center; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Bumbry struck out; Coggins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 4TH: Cepeda walked; Petrocelli walked [Cepeda to second]; Fisk singled [Cepeda out at home (third to shortstop to catcher), Petrocelli to third]; the ball was hit down the 3B line and struck 3B umpire Hank Soar; the ball caromed to Mark Belanger; Griffin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Powell flied out to center; Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 5TH: Miller singled to left; Evans singled to center [Miller out at third (center to shortstop to third to second)]; Rick Miller slipped; Harper was called out on strikes; Evans stole second; Aparicio made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson was called out on strikes; Hendricks made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Cepeda was called out on strikes; Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger singled to left; Bumbry out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Belanger to second]; Coggins struck out; Grich walked; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk struck out; Griffin grounded out (second to first); Miller doubled to right; Evans walked; Harper walked [Miller to third, Evans to second]; Aparicio singled to center [Miller scored, Evans scored, Harper to third]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally [Aparicio to second]; Cepeda made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Davis made an out to shortstop; Baylor struck out; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1. RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Fisk struck out; Griffin walked; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Hendricks doubled; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hendricks to third]; Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Coggins flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1. RED SOX 9TH: Evans singled to left; Harper reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Evans to second]; Aparicio popped to first; Yastrzemski doubled [Evans scored, Harper scored]; WATT REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Grich popped to pitcher; Powell flied out to right; Davis made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 1. |
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