Elrod Hendricks drove in two runs with a double and Don Baylor accounted for two tallies with a pair of singles to pace the Orioles to a 7-2 victory over the Twins in a game stopped after seven innings by rain. Tommy Davis and Al Bumbry added solo homers in support of Mike Cuellar, who limited the Twins to five hits. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       26, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  1  4    0  1  0    1  -   7 10  2
Twins        1  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   2  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .269      Hisle cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .296
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .248      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .306
Coggins cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Killebrew 1b          3   2   1   0     1   1   .252
Davis dh              4   2   1   1     0   0   .272      Oliva dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
Powell 1b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .221      Darwin rf             3   0   1   1     0   2   .243
Baylor lf             2   2   2   2     2   0   .242      Braun 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .305
Robinson 3b           2   0   1   1     2   0   .195      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Hendricks c           4   0   1   2     0   0   .200      Mitterwald c          2   0   0   0     1   2   .279
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Holt lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Woodson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   7  10   7     7   0             Totals               27   2   5   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  7,754
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Twins 8
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 1
Errors: Belanger, Cuellar
Doubles: Hendricks (2), Powell (4), Carew (7)
Home Runs: Davis (1), Bumbry (2)
Stolen Bases: Baylor 2 (8)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (3), Coggins (1)
GIDP: Hendricks (1), Oliva (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(2-5)          7     5   2   1   4   7   0  31   4.79
Totals                  7     5   2   1   4   7   0  31

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson L(3-3)          2.2   6   5   5   4   0   2  17   5.35
Decker                  4.1   4   2   2   3   0   0  18   8.18
Totals                  7    10   7   7   7   0   2  35

Wild Pitches: Decker (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Grich flied out to center; Coggins flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle struck out; Carew flied out to left; Killebrew
reached on an error by Belanger [Killebrew to second]; Oliva
walked; Darwin singled to left [Killebrew scored (unearned),
Oliva to second]; Braun grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Davis homered; Powell walked; Baylor walked [Powell
to second]; Robinson flied out to left; Hendricks flied out to
center; Belanger forced Baylor (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Thompson flied out to center; Mitterwald walked; Holt
flied out to center; Hisle made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry homered; Grich flied out to left; Coggins
singled to right; Davis forced Coggins (second unassisted);
Powell singled to right [Davis to third]; Baylor singled to left
[Davis scored, Powell to second]; Robinson walked [Powell to
third, Baylor to second]; Hendricks doubled to center [Powell
scored, Baylor scored, Robinson to third]; DECKER REPLACED
WOODSON (PITCHING); Belanger popped to third in foul territory;
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew struck out; Killebrew singled to left; Oliva
singled to right [Killebrew to second]; Darwin struck out; Braun
singled to center [Killebrew scored, Oliva to second]; Thompson
reached on an error by Cuellar (assist by Powell) [Oliva to
third, Braun to second]; Mitterwald struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Grich walked;
Coggins forced Grich (first to shortstop); Coggins was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Holt grounded out (second to first); Hisle walked;
Carew doubled to center [Hisle to third]; Killebrew walked;
Oliva grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Killebrew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Twins 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis flied out to right; Powell doubled to left;
Decker threw a wild pitch [Powell to third]; Baylor singled to
center [Powell scored]; Baylor stole second; Robinson walked;
Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher) [Baylor to third,
Robinson to second]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin was called out on strikes; Braun grounded out
(pitcher to first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
singled to center; Coggins forced Grich (shortstop to second);
Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald struck out; Holt flied out to center;
Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Baylor
walked; Baylor stole second; Robinson singled to center [Baylor
scored]; Hendricks grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Robinson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Killebrew
struck out; Oliva flied out to left; Game called due to
rain; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 2.