Although hitting three homers, the Orioles lost the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-5, but two more circuit clouts beat the Athletics in the second game, 5-3. After Al Bumbry homered for the Orioles in the first inning of the opener, the A's built up a 7-1 lead with the aid of four RBIs by Dick Green, who hit a double and single. Boog Powell hit a two-run homer for the Orioles in the sixth and Brooks Robinson led off the seventh with a round-tripper. The Orioles went on to add another run before Rollie Fingers came in to save the game for the A's.

In the nightcap, homers by Bill North and Deron Johnson put the A's in front, 3-2, but Robinson doubled in the seventh inning and Merv Rettenmund and Enos Cabell followed with successive boundary belts to give the Orioles their victory. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      6, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  4  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  0  -   5  9  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   1     0   0   .277      Bumbry lf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .310
  McKinney 2b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .254        Rettenmund ph,rf    2   0   0   0     0   1   .210
North cf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .278      Coggins rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .280
  Johnstone cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Baylor ph,lf        1   0   0   1     0   0   .221
Bando 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Blair cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .313
Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Powell 1b             5   1   2   2     0   1   .249
  Mangual rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Davis dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Tenace 1b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .258      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Hegan 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Robinson 3b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .213
Rudi lf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .249      Baker ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Fosse c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .269        Belanger ph,ss      1   1   0   0     1   1   .219
Green 2b,ss           3   2   2   4     1   0   .275      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  11   7     3   5             Totals               36   5   9   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:32
Left on Base: A's 6, Orioles 8
DP: A's 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Knowles, Powell
Doubles: Fosse (15), Green (8), Bumbry (4)
Home Runs: Bumbry (6), Powell (6), Robinson (5)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (12), Davis (5)
Caught Stealing: North (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (4)
GIDP: Bando (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(13-3)          6     7   4   4   1   2   3  26   3.19
Knowles                 0.2   1   1   0   1   0   0   5   2.35
Fingers SV(10)          2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.29
Totals                  9     9   5   4   3   4   3  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(8-6)           5.1   9   7   3   3   4   0  27   2.66
Reynolds                3.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  13   2.03
Totals                  9    11   7   3   3   5   0  40

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Russ Goetz


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; North walked;
North was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bando
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry homered; Coggins walked; Blair flied out to
right; Powell lined to center; Davis singled to right [Coggins
to third]; Davis stole second; Hendricks grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second;
Johnson made an out to second; Tenace made an out to first; Rudi
reached on an error by Powell [Rudi to first]; Fosse doubled to
left [Jackson scored (unearned), Rudi to third]; Green doubled
to left [Rudi scored (unearned), Fosse scored (unearned)];
Campaneris singled to right [Green scored (unearned), Campaneris
to second (on throw)]; North struck out; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich made an out to first; Robinson made an out to
shortstop; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando struck out; Jackson made an out to
shortstop; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry doubled to right; Coggins flied out to
center; Blair made an out to shortstop; Powell struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace flied out to right; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fosse made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis flied out to right; Hendricks made an out to
catcher; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green walked; Campaneris singled to right [Green
to third]; North singled to left [Green scored, Campaneris to
second]; Bando grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Campaneris to third, North out at second]; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson singled to center; Baker flied out to
center; Bumbry flied out to left; Coggins grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson struck out; Tenace singled to left; Rudi
singled to center [Tenace to third, Rudi to second (on throw)];
Fosse was walked intentionally; Green singled to left [Tenace
scored, Rudi scored, Fosse to third]; REYNOLDS REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); Campaneris flied out to right; North grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: MCKINNEY REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING 2B); GREEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); JOHNSTONE REPLACED NORTH
(PLAYING CF); HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Blair singled
to left; Powell homered [Blair scored]; Davis grounded out
(third to first); Hendricks made an out to second; Grich
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
7, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Johnson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: MANGUAL REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Robinson
homered; KNOWLES REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); BELANGER BATTED FOR
BAKER; Belanger walked; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Rettenmund
reached on an error by Knowles [Belanger to third]; BAYLOR
BATTED FOR COGGINS; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Belanger scored (unearned)]; Blair forced Rettenmund (third to
second); Powell singled to left [Blair to third]; FINGERS
REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Davis walked [Powell to second];
Hendricks flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 7, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAYLOR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BELANGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
SS); Hegan grounded out (second to first); Rudi singled to
shortstop; Fosse forced Rudi (shortstop to second); Green forced
Fosse (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich flied out to right; Robinson lined to
shortstop; Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 7, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: McKinney singled to pitcher; Johnstone flied out
to right; Bando forced McKinney (shortstop to second); Mangual
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Rettenmund struck out; Baylor made an out to first;
Blair singled to pitcher; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Orioles 5.