Paul Blair batted in the Orioles' first three runs with a homer and single to lead the way to a 6-3 victory over the Red Sox. Blair's homer followed a pass to Rich Coggins in the first inning and his single in the third scored Al Bumbry, who had walked and advanced on a sacrifice.

The Orioles added two runs in the fourth on a walk to Don Baylor, double by Bobby Grich, single by Brooks Robinson and safe bunt by Mark Belanger. Grich tripled and Robinson hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Bob Montgomery drove in the Red Sox runs with a double and homer. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 3

Game Played on Thursday, June 21, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles      2  0  1    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 10  1
Red Sox      0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .274      Miller rf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .297
Coggins rf            2   1   1   0     1   0   .268      Guerrero 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .292
Blair cf              4   1   3   3     0   0   .294      Smith cf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     1   2   .237
Baylor 1b             3   1   2   0     0   1   .232      Cater 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .328
  Crowley 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Oglivie dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Grich 2b              4   2   2   1     0   1   .247        Fisk ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Robinson 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .213      Aparicio ss           2   2   0   0     2   1   .266
Belanger ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .220      Montgomery c          3   1   2   3     1   0   .316
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6  10   6     2   5             Totals               32   3   6   3     9   8

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 21,876
Left on Base: Orioles 3, Red Sox 11
DP: Orioles 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Baylor, Tiant
Doubles: Grich (9), Guerrero (1), Petrocelli (7)
Triples: Grich (3), Montgomery (1)
Home Runs: Blair (3), Montgomery (3)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (12)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (4), Coggins (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (3)
GIDP: Oglivie (3), Guerrero (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  3     4   3   3   6   1   1  18   2.56
Reynolds W(4-3)         2.2   1   0   0   2   4   0  12   1.93
Jackson SV(4)           3.1   1   0   0   1   3   0  11   1.19
Totals                  9     6   3   3   9   8   1  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(8-7)            9    10   6   6   2   5   1  36   4.08
Totals                  9    10   6   6   2   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Dave Phillips


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Coggins
walked; Coggins was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Tiant [Coggins to second]; Blair homered [Coggins scored]; Davis
was called out on strikes; Williams struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller flied out to left; Guerrero doubled to left;
Smith flied out to right; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor struck out; Grich struck out; Robinson
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cater singled to left; Oglivie grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cater out at second];
Aparicio walked; Montgomery tripled to center [Aparicio scored];
Miller struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Bumbry walked; Coggins out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bumbry to second]; Blair
singled to right [Bumbry scored, Blair to second (on throw)];
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero walked; Smith walked [Guerrero to second];
Yastrzemski flied out to center [Guerrero to third]; Petrocelli
walked [Smith to second]; Cater flied out to center; Oglivie
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 3, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams flied out to left; Baylor singled to
right; Baylor stole second; Grich doubled to left [Baylor
scored]; Robinson singled to left [Grich to third]; Belanger
singled to right [Grich scored, Robinson to second]; Bumbry
lined into a double play (pitcher to pitcher to first) [Belanger
out at first]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio walked; Montgomery homered [Aparicio
scored]; REYNOLDS REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Miller flied to
left in foul territory; Guerrero lined to second; Smith singled
to center; Yastrzemski popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Coggins popped to catcher; Blair singled to center;
Davis popped to second; Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli struck out; Cater struck out; Oglivie
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red
Sox 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor singled; Baylor was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Grich tripled to center; Robinson hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Grich scored]; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio struck out; Montgomery walked; Miller
walked [Montgomery to second]; Guerrero reached on an error by
Baylor [Montgomery to third, Miller to second]; Smith popped to
second; JACKSON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Yastrzemski popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Coggins
singled to center; Coggins was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Blair popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: CROWLEY REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); Petrocelli
doubled to left; Cater struck out; FISK BATTED FOR OGLIVIE; Fisk
struck out; Aparicio popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: FISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Davis flied out
to right; Williams flied out to center; Crowley flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Montgomery flied out to center; Miller walked;
Guerrero grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich flied out to center; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Smith flied out to right; Yastrzemski popped to
second; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 3.

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