Bert Blyleven allowed only two hits and posted his third shutout of the season for the Twins, defeating the Orioles, 2-0. The Twins got their first run on a triple by Jerry Terrell and single by Rod Carew in the fourth inning and added their other tally on a homer by Danny Walton in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Friday, June      8, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Bumbry lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Carew 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .326      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .253
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Davis dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
  Lis 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Coggins rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Williams c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .197
Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Walton lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Holt lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Belanger ss           1   0   0   0     1   1   .204
Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Hisle cf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .259        Baker ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     1   0             Totals               27   0   2   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 21,208
Left on Base: Twins 4, Orioles 4
DP: Twins 1, Orioles 0
Triples: Terrell (1)
Home Runs: Walton (4)
Caught Stealing: Carew (5), Belanger (4)
GIDP: Powell (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bumbry (1,by Blyleven)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(7-6)         9     2   0   0   3   5   0  31   2.55
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   5   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(5-7)          9     6   2   2   1   0   1  33   2.45
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   0   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (4)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Terrell popped to second; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry was hit by a pitch; Blyleven threw a wild
pitch [Bumbry to second]; Grich struck out; Davis grounded out
(third to first); Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin popped to first in foul territory; Oliva
grounded out (third to first); Thompson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Coggins grounded out (second to first); Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Walton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald
flied out to center; Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger walked; Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Bumbry walked; Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Terrell tripled to left; Carew singled to left
[Terrell scored]; Carew was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Killebrew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis singled to right; Powell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Davis out at
second]; Coggins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva singled to right; On a bunt Thompson singled
[Oliva to second]; Walton flied out to left; Mitterwald flied
out to center; Hisle walked [Thompson to second, Oliva to
third]; Terrell forced Hisle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Williams was called out on strikes; Blair flied out
to right; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew flied out to left; Killebrew flied out to left;
Darwin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger struck out; Bumbry flied out to left;
Grich walked; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva popped to shortstop; Thompson grounded out
(third to first); Walton homered; Mitterwald grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Coggins
singled to left; Williams struck out; Blair forced Coggins
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle popped to first in foul territory; Terrell
grounded out (second to first); Carew singled to left; Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: LIS REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); HOLT REPLACED
WALTON (PLAYING LF); Robinson flied out to right; CROWLEY BATTED
FOR BELANGER; Crowley flied out to right; Bumbry flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

TWINS 9TH: BAKER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Darwin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Oliva flied out to right; Thompson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich popped to second; Davis struck out; Powell
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.