Although executing a triple play, the Orioles lost to the Athletics, 5-4. Deron Johnson hit a three-run homer for the A's in the first inning, but the Orioles came back to take a 4-3 lead with the aid of a two-run smash by Merv Rettenrnund. The A's tied the score with a circuit clout by Reggie Jackson in the seventh and pushed across the deciding run in the eighth on a single by Dick Green, forceout by Bert Campaneris, his theft of second and a single by Sal Bando.

The Orioles worked their triple play in the fourth after Jackson walked and Johnson was safe on an error by Brooks Robinson. The Orioles' third baseman then grabbed a smash by Gene Tenace, tagged third to force Jackson and completed the around-the-horn play with a throw to Bobby Grich at second and his relay to Enos Cabell at first. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          3  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   5  8  2
Orioles      1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   0   0     0   0   .273      Rettenmund rf         5   2   2   2     0   1   .217
North cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .279      Cabell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Bando 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .265      Blair cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .315
Jackson rf            3   2   2   1     1   0   .288      Davis dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Johnson dh            4   1   2   3     0   0   .257      Williams c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .224
  Odom pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .232
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Baylor lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .228
  McKinney 2b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .242        Bumbry ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .265        Coggins ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Green 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .219
  Lewis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   8   5     3   3             Totals               33   4  10   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 42,180
Left on Base: A's 3, Orioles 6
DP: A's 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Campaneris, Green, Williams, Robinson
Home Runs: Johnson (11), Jackson (17), Rettenmund (3)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (20), Blair (11)
Caught Stealing: Odom (1), Cabell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (5)
GIDP: Jackson (8), Baylor 2 (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(13-8)        7.1   9   4   4   3   1   1  31   2.07
Pina                    0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.56
Knowles SV(6)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.29
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   3   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(4-9)          7.1   7   5   5   2   3   2  30   4.00
Jackson                 1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.65
Totals                  9     8   5   5   3   3   2  35

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (7)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); North
made an out to first; Bando singled to left; Jackson singled to
right [Bando to second]; Johnson homered [Bando scored, Jackson
scored]; Tenace flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled to second [Rettenmund to second
(error by Green)]; Cabell singled to pitcher [Rettenmund to
third]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Cabell to second]; Blair
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rettenmund scored]; Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Green struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich walked; Baylor grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; Robinson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); North
flied out to center; Bando lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Cabell lined to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson walked; Johnson reached on an error by
Robinson [Jackson to second, Johnson to first]; Tenace grounded
into a triple play (third to second to first) [Jackson out at
third, Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair singled to right; Blair stole second; Davis
struck out; Williams singled to left [Blair scored]; Grich
walked [Williams to second]; Baylor grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Williams out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
flied out to right; Green grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson flied out to left; Belanger singled to
first; Rettenmund homered [Belanger scored]; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blair flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris flied out to right; North was called
out on strikes; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis lined to first; Williams singled to left;
Grich reached on an error by Campaneris [Williams to second];
Baylor singled to center [Williams out at home (center to
catcher), Grich to second]; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson homered; Johnson made an out to first;
Tenace flied out to right; Rudi singled to left; Fosse struck
out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger walked; On a bunt Rettenmund popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cabell forced Belanger (shortstop to
second); Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Green singled to left; LEWIS RAN FOR GREEN;
Campaneris forced Lewis (pitcher to shortstop); Campaneris stole
second [Campaneris to third (error by Williams)]; North walked;
Bando singled to right [Campaneris scored, North to second];
JACKSON REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Jackson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bando out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED LEWIS (PLAYING 1B); MCKINNEY
REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 2B); Blair grounded out (pitcher to
first); Davis singled to center; PINA REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Williams made an out to second; Grich struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Johnson singled to left; ODOM RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Odom was caught stealing second (catcher to second); McKinney
walked; Rudi lined to shortstop; Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: ODOM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BUMBRY BATTED FOR
BAYLOR; Bumbry singled to pitcher; COGGINS BATTED FOR ROBINSON;
KNOWLES REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Coggins out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Bumbry to second]; Belanger made an out
to first; Rettenmund was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 4.