Dave McNally extended his mastery of the Washington-Texas franchise to 16 straight games by pitching the Orioles to a 7-1 victory over the Rangers in a contest stopped by rain in the top half of the sixth inning. McNally began his string after losing to the former Senators, 9-1, September 12, 1968. In all, his career record against the Washington-Texas clubs is 26-4. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      3, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  2  1    0  1  3  -   7  8  1
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  6  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             3   2   1   2     1   1   .264      Nelson 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Coggins rf            3   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Harrah 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Davis dh              3   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Carty dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Powell 1b             2   0   1   1     1   1   .234      Johnson lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Williams c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .198      Billings 1b           2   0   2   0     0   0   .214
Grich 2b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .253      Burroughs rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Blair cf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .244      Harris cf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .237
Robinson 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Suarez c              2   0   2   0     0   0   .341
Baker ss              0   1   0   1     2   0   .000      Mason ss              2   0   1   1     0   1   .304
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               21   7   8   6     5   2             Totals               19   1   6   1     0   1

Time of Game: 1:24   Attendance:  6,905
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Rangers 3
DP: Orioles 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Baker, Billings, Mason
Doubles: Coggins 2 (4), Davis (7), Blair (5)
Triples: Bumbry (4)
Caught Stealing: Powell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (1)
GIDP: Williams (5), Nelson 2 (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(5-6)          5     6   1   0   0   1   0  19   2.50
Totals                  5     6   1   0   0   1   0  19

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(1-5)          5.2   8   7   6   5   2   0  28   5.85
Totals                  5.2   8   7   6   5   2   0  28

Wild Pitches: Broberg (3)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Coggins doubled to center; Davis
grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied
out to left; Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams singled to third; Broberg threw a wild
pitch [Williams to second]; Grich singled to center [Williams
scored]; Blair walked [Grich to second]; Robinson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Grich to third, Blair to
second]; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored];
Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Billings
singled to third; Billings was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Coggins doubled to left; Davis popped to catcher;
Powell singled to left [Coggins scored]; Powell was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Williams flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harris reached on an error by Baker; Suarez singled
to center [Harris to third]; Mason singled to right [Harris
scored (unearned), Suarez to second]; Nelson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Suarez to third, Mason out at
second]; Harrah flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich flied out to center; Blair flied out to
right; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied
out to center; Billings singled to center; Burroughs flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baker walked; Bumbry walked [Baker to second]; On a
bunt Coggins forced Baker (catcher to third) [Bumbry to second];
Davis doubled to left [Bumbry scored, Coggins to third]; Powell
was walked intentionally; Williams grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Powell out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Harris singled to left; Suarez singled to right
[Harris to third]; Mason struck out; Nelson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Suarez out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich made an out to first; Blair doubled to left;
Billings dropped a foul fly hit by Robinson for an error;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker walked; Bumbry
tripled to center [Blair scored, Baker scored, Bumbry scored
(error by Mason) (unearned)]; Game called after 57 minute
rain delay; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers
1.