Picking up play in the previous night's suspended game, the Orioles rallied to gain a 6-4 victory in 10 innings on a homer by Elrod Hendricks before going on to defeat the Brewers again, 10-7, in the regularly scheduled contest. The Brewers were leading 4-1, when the Baltimore city curfew forced a midnight suspension of the July 3 nightcap after seven innings. When play resumed, the Orioles tied the score in the eighth. Merv Rettenmund walked, Don Baylor was hit by a pitch and Boog Powell singled to drive in the first run. After Bobby Grich forced Powell, Baylor scoring, singles by Hendricks and Tommy Davis added the tying tally. Terry Crowley singled in the 10th and Hendricks followed with his game-winning homer.

Bill Champion, who was the loser, also was defeated as a reliever in the regularly scheduled contest. The Orioles, after trailing, 5-0, rallied for three runs in the sixth and went ahead with four more in the seventh with the aid of a two-run homer by Earl Williams. The Brewers tied the score in the eighth, but the Orioles came back with the winning margin in their half. Mark Belanger and Rettenmund walked and Rich Coggins singled to drive in the tie-breaking run. Paul Blair followed with another single to add two insurance runs. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, Milwaukee Brewers 7
Game Played on Wednesday, July      4, 1973 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  0  3    1  0  1    0  2  0  -   7 11  5
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  3    4  3  x  -  10 12  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Money 3b              4   1   2   2     1   0   .231      Bumbry lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .303
May cf                5   1   2   1     0   1   .308        Rettenmund lf       1   2   1   0     1   0   .213
Scott 1b              5   1   1   2     0   0   .266      Coggins rf            5   2   3   1     0   0   .283
Brown dh              5   0   2   1     0   2   .272      Blair cf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .311
Ellie Rodriguez c     3   0   0   0     1   1   .296      Powell 1b             2   0   0   1     1   1   .245
Briggs lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .240        Hendricks c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Mitchell rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Davis dh              5   1   1   0     0   1   .281
Heise ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Williams c,1b         4   2   2   2     0   0   .223
  Porter ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .248      Grich 2b              3   1   2   1     1   1   .236
  Johnson pr,ss       0   1   0   0     0   0   .249      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   2     0   1   .208
Garcia 2b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .271      Belanger ss           2   1   0   0     2   1   .220
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  11   7     4   6             Totals               34  10  12   9     6   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  9,843
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Orioles 7
DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Ellie Rodriguez, Briggs, Heise, Slaton 2, Powell
Doubles: Briggs (12), Porter (7)
Triples: Scott (1)
Home Runs: Williams (11)
Stolen Bases: Brown (3), Garcia (3), Money (8), Bumbry (11), Blair (10)
Caught Stealing: Money (4), Grich (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Heise (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (2)
GIDP: Ellie Rodriguez (4), Bumbry (3)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  6.2  10   7   6   4   6   1  34   3.24
Champion L(2-5)         1.1   2   3   3   2   0   0   7   3.79
Totals                  8    12  10   9   6   6   1  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 3.2   6   4   1   4   1   0  20   3.87
Watt                    3.2   4   3   3   0   3   0  15   3.62
Reynolds W(5-3)         1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.20
Totals                  9    11   7   4   4   6   0  40

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


BREWERS 1ST: Money flied out to center; May grounded out (first
to pitcher); Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry reached on an error by Slaton (assist by
Scott) [Bumbry to first]; Bumbry stole second; On a bunt Coggins
made an out to catcher; Blair walked; Powell struck out; Davis
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Brown singled to left; Ellie Rodriguez grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brown out at
second]; Briggs walked; Mitchell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams lined to shortstop; Grich was called out
on strikes; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Heise struck out; Garcia walked; Money forced
Garcia (third to second) [Money to first (error by Powell)]; May
singled to center [Money to third]; Scott tripled to right
[Money scored (unearned), May scored (unearned)]; Brown singled
to left [Scott scored (unearned)]; Brown stole second; Ellie
Rodriguez walked; Briggs grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (0
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Bumbry was called out
on strikes; Coggins singled to center; Blair made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Mitchell singled to right; Heise out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Mitchell to second]; Garcia flied out
to right; Money walked; May singled to right [Mitchell scored,
Money to third]; WATT REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Scott forced
May (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell walked; Davis flied out to center; Williams
flied out to center; Grich singled to center [Powell to second];
Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Orioles 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Brown struck out; Ellie Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger walked; Bumbry grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Belanger out at second]; Coggins
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
4, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 6TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING LF); Mitchell
flied out to left; Heise made an out to second; Garcia singled
to left; Garcia stole second; Money singled to left [Garcia
scored]; Money stole second; May was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
flied out to center; Davis singled to right; Williams singled to
left [Davis to second]; Grich singled to center [Davis scored,
Williams to third (error by Ellie Rodriguez), Grich to second];
Robinson singled to center [Williams scored, Grich scored
(unearned)]; Belanger struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 5, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
flied out to center; Ellie Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund singled to left [Rettenmund to second
(error by Heise)]; Coggins singled to left [Rettenmund to
third]; On a bunt Blair singled [Rettenmund scored (error by
Slaton), Coggins to third]; Blair stole second; Powell hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Coggins scored]; Davis struck out;
Williams homered [Blair scored]; Grich walked; CHAMPION REPLACED
SLATON (PITCHING); Grich was caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); 4 R, 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 7.

BREWERS 8TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Briggs doubled to right;
Mitchell grounded out (shortstop to first); PORTER BATTED FOR
HEISE; Porter doubled to right [Briggs scored]; JOHNSON RAN FOR
PORTER; REYNOLDS REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); Garcia struck out;
Money singled to center [Johnson scored]; Money was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 7, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger walked; Rettenmund
walked [Belanger to second]; Coggins singled to left [Belanger
scored, Rettenmund to third, Coggins to second (error by
Briggs)]; Blair singled to right [Rettenmund scored, Coggins
scored]; Hendricks flied out to center; Davis forced Blair
(third to second); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Orioles 10.

BREWERS 9TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 7, Orioles 10.