After the Athletics took and then failed to hold a lead in the ninth inning, Gene Tenace homered in the 10th to defeat the Orioles, 6-5. The Orioles scored four runs in the first, three coming on a circuit clout by Don Baylor.

The A's picked up one run in the fourth and added another on a homer by Sal Bando in the fifth before going ahead with three runs in the ninth on a single by Bert Campaneris, double by Bando and singles by Reggie Jackson and Deron Johnson. The Orioles came back after two out to tie the score in their half of the ninth on singles by Brooks Robinson, Boog Powell and Al Bumbry. [The Sporting News]
Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 5

Game Played on Sunday, July 8, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

A's          0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  3    1  -   6 11  1
Orioles      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   5 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         6   1   4   1     0   2   .281      Rettenmund rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .213
North cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .277        Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Bando 3b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .268        Cabell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Lewis pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Coggins rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  McKinney 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Brown 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Jackson rf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .287      Grich 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .232
Johnson dh            3   0   1   2     2   0   .258      Blair cf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .310
Rudi lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Davis dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Tenace 1b,2b          4   2   2   1     1   0   .256      Williams c,1b         2   0   0   1     1   1   .222
Fosse c               5   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Baylor lf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .228
Green 2b              1   0   0   0     2   0   .269      Robinson 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .220
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .158        Baker pr,ss         0   1   0   0     0   0   .077
  Hegan 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hendricks pr,c      0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .220
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bumbry ph,rf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .319
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   6  11   6     5   5             Totals               37   5  10   5     2   3

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 18,267
Left on Base: A's 10, Orioles 5
DP: A's 2, Orioles 1
Errors: North, Powell
Doubles: Bando (14), Belanger (5)
Home Runs: Bando (16), Tenace (14), Baylor (4)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (3)
GIDP: Fosse (7), Baylor (9), Cabell (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton                4.1   5   4   4   1   1   1  19   2.93
Pina                    2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.45
Lindblad                2.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   8   4.65
Fingers W(1-5)          1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.23
Totals                 10    10   5   5   2   3   1  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson               6     6   2   2   5   3   1  29   2.61
Watt                    2.2   2   2   2   0   1   0  10   3.77
Jackson                 0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   1.84
Reynolds L(5-4)         1.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   6   2.16
Totals                 10    11   6   6   5   5   2  46

Passed Balls: Williams (3)
Wild Pitches: Jefferson (3)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; North grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bando struck out but advanced to first on a
passed ball; Jackson reached on an error by Powell [Bando to
second]; Jefferson threw a wild pitch [Bando to third, Jackson
to second]; Johnson walked; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund made an out to shortstop; Grich singled
to left; Blair walked [Grich to second]; Davis singled to
shortstop [Grich to third, Blair to second]; Williams hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Grich scored, Blair to third]; Baylor
homered [Blair scored, Davis scored]; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace walked; Fosse grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Tenace out at second]; Green walked;
Campaneris singled to left [Green to second]; North flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell flied out to center; Belanger struck out;
Rettenmund flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
made an out to third; Johnson walked; Rudi flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair made
an out to first; Davis singled to right; Williams flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace singled to center; Fosse lined to
shortstop; Green grounded out (second to first) [Tenace to
second]; Campaneris singled to center [Tenace scored]; North
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles
4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
flied out to right; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando homered; Jackson grounded out (third to
first); Johnson flied out to right; Rudi flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger doubled to left; Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first); PINA REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Grich
flied out to center; Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Green walked; Campaneris singled
to center [Green to third]; Campaneris was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles
4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Williams
walked; Baylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North singled to center; WATT REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Bando grounded out (second to first) [North to
second]; Jackson made an out to third; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson singled to right; Powell singled to center
[Robinson to second]; Belanger forced Robinson (third to
shortstop) [Powell to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR RETTENMUND;
LINDBLAD REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); CABELL BATTED FOR CROWLEY;
Cabell grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: COGGINS REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING RF); Rudi made
an out to first; Tenace made an out to first; Fosse grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Blair popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles
4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR GREEN; Johnstone struck out;
Campaneris singled to left; North flied out to right; Bando
doubled to left [Campaneris to third]; LEWIS RAN FOR BANDO;
JACKSON REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); Jackson singled to left
[Campaneris scored, Lewis to third]; REYNOLDS REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Jackson stole second; Johnson singled to first
[Lewis scored, Jackson scored]; Rudi forced Johnson (shortstop
to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: MCKINNEY REPLACED LEWIS (PLAYING 3B); HEGAN
REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); Williams struck out; Baylor grounded out (second
to first); Robinson singled to center; BAKER RAN FOR ROBINSON;
Powell singled to center [Baker to third (error by North)];
HENDRICKS RAN FOR POWELL; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING);
BUMBRY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Bumbry singled to left [Baker
scored, Hendricks to second]; Coggins made an out to shortstop;
1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 10TH: BROWN REPLACED COGGINS (PLAYING 3B); BUMBRY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Tenace homered; Fosse grounded out
(second to first); Hegan flied out to center; Campaneris struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair was
called out on strikes; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Orioles 5.
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