The Twins exploded for six runs in the third inning and then added four more runs on two homers by Steve Braun and one by George Mitterwald to defeat the Orioles, 10-3. Harmon Killebrew drove in the Twins' first two tallies with a triple. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 10, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Monday, May       28, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 12  1
Twins        0  0  6    0  1  0    3  0  x  -  10 12  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         4   0   2   0     1   0   .229      Hisle cf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .299
Grich 2b              5   2   2   2     0   0   .254      Carew 2b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .307
Cabell 1b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .333      Oliva dh              5   1   2   1     0   1   .281
Davis dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Killebrew 1b          5   1   1   2     0   1   .250
Blair cf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .216        Lis 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Darwin rf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Braun 3b              3   3   3   2     1   0   .322
Etchebarren c         4   0   2   0     0   1   .333      Thompson ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .213        Terrell ph,ss       1   1   1   0     0   0   .224
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mitterwald c          3   1   1   3     0   0   .281
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holt lf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .302
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  12   2     3   4             Totals               35  10  12  10     3   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 13,522
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Twins 7
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 3
Errors: Pena
Doubles: Etchebarren (1), Rettenmund (6), Braun (11)
Triples: Killebrew (1)
Home Runs: Grich 2 (5), Braun 2 (4), Mitterwald (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Holt (2)
GIDP: Robinson (3), Davis (5), Rettenmund (3), Killebrew (6)
Hit by Pitch: Thompson (1,by Alexander), Mitterwald (2,by Pena)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(4-1)        2.1   6   6   6   2   3   0  16   2.91
Pena                    4     5   4   4   1   1   3  19   3.31
Jackson                 1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.08
Totals                  8    12  10  10   3   5   3  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(6-2)             9    12   3   3   3   4   2  39   4.04
Totals                  9    12   3   3   3   4   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Alexander (3), Pena (1)
Wild Pitches: Kaat (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
homered; Cabell singled to center; Davis singled to center
[Cabell to third]; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Cabell scored, Davis
to second]; Blair walked; Robinson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Blair out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle was called out on strikes; Carew walked; Oliva
forced Carew (shortstop to second); Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor was called out on strikes; Etchebarren
doubled to left; Belanger flied out to right; Rettenmund walked;
Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins
0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
doubled to center; Thompson struck out; Mitterwald made an out
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Cabell struck out; Davis grounded out (third to
first); Blair walked; Robinson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Holt singled to third; Hisle singled to shortstop
[Holt to second]; Carew singled to right [Holt scored, Hisle to
second]; Oliva singled to center [Hisle scored, Carew to third];
Killebrew tripled [Carew scored, Oliva scored]; Darwin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Braun was walked intentionally;
Thompson was hit by a pitch [Braun to second]; PENA REPLACED
ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Mitterwald was hit by a pitch [Killebrew
scored, Braun to third, Thompson to second]; Holt hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Braun scored]; Hisle struck out; 6 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor flied out to right; Etchebarren flied out to
center; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 4TH: Carew walked; Oliva singled to center [Carew to
second]; Killebrew grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Carew to third, Oliva out at second]; Darwin grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins
6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund doubled to left; Grich flied out to
left; Cabell singled to right [Rettenmund to third]; Davis
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cabell
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Braun homered; Thompson made an out to shortstop;
Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first); Holt reached on an
error by Pena (assist by Cabell); Hisle grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair flied out to center; Robinson singled to
center; Baylor struck out; Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva made
an out to third; Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger singled to left; Rettenmund grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Belanger out at
second]; Grich homered; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
homered; TERRELL BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Terrell singled to center;
Mitterwald homered [Terrell scored]; JACKSON REPLACED PENA
(PITCHING); Holt grounded out (second to first); Hisle singled
to left; Carew forced Hisle (second to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 10.

ORIOLES 8TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Davis singled
to left; On a bunt Blair made an out to catcher; Robinson forced
Davis (shortstop to second); Baylor made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 10.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva struck out; Killebrew flied out to left; Darwin
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 10.

ORIOLES 9TH: LIS REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Etchebarren
singled to center; Belanger forced Etchebarren (third to
second); Rettenmund singled to left [Belanger to second]; Grich
flied out to right; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 10.