The Orioles broke a tie with a run in the eighth inning on singles by Bobby Grich and Brooks Robinson around a passed ball to defeat the White Sox, 4-3. The same combination previously accounted for a run in the fourth when Grich singled, stole second and scored on a single by Robinson. Paul Blair homered after a single by Al Bumbry to produce the Orioles' first two tallies in the third inning. Two White Sox runs resulted from wild pitches by Jesse Jefferson. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      12, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      0  0  2    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  1
White Sox    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .312      Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .288
  Baylor ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Muser 1b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .286
Coggins rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .278        Alvarado ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .270
  Rettenmund ph,rf    2   0   1   0     0   0   .224        H. Allen 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Blair cf              4   1   2   2     1   1   .313      May lf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Melton 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .288
Davis dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Henderson dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Bradford cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Grich 2b              2   2   2   0     2   0   .237      Herrmann c            3   0   1   1     0   0   .205
Robinson 3b           3   0   2   2     1   1   .227        Jeter ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Orta 2b               2   1   2   0     1   0   .223
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leon ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     6   5             Totals               32   3   7   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 16,772
Left on Base: Orioles 10, White Sox 4
DP: Orioles 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Bumbry
Doubles: Muser 2 (7), Alvarado (5)
Home Runs: Blair (5)
Stolen Bases: Grich (12), Bumbry (12), Blair (12)
Caught Stealing: Orta (4)
GIDP: Baylor (10), May (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson W(3-1)        7     6   3   2   2   5   0  27   2.61
Jackson SV(5)           2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.92
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   7   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 5.2   5   3   3   6   4   1  27   3.57
Forster L(2-3)          3.1   5   1   1   0   1   0  14   2.13
Totals                  9    10   4   4   6   5   1  41

Passed Balls: Herrmann (17)
Wild Pitches: Jefferson 2 (5)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Coggins singled to shortstop [Bumbry
to second]; Blair was called out on strikes; Powell made an out
to third; Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Muser doubled to
right; May struck out; Melton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams flied out to left; Grich walked; Robinson
struck out; Belanger made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; Bradford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry singled to right; Coggins lined to second;
Blair homered [Bumbry scored]; Powell walked; Davis forced
Powell (second to shortstop); Williams flied out to right; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta singled to center; Leon flied out to left;
Kelly flied out to left; Muser doubled to left [Orta scored,
Muser to third (error by Bumbry)]; Jefferson threw a wild pitch
[Muser scored (unearned)]; May grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to center; Grich stole second;
Robinson singled to left [Grich scored]; Belanger flied out to
right; Bumbry forced Robinson (third to second); Bumbry stole
second; Coggins flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton singled to left; Jefferson threw a wild
pitch [Melton to second]; Henderson struck out; Bradford flied
out to center; Herrmann singled to right [Melton scored]; Orta
singled to right [Herrmann to third]; Leon forced Orta (second
to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair walked; Blair stole second; Powell flied out
to left; Davis made an out to catcher; Williams struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly walked; Muser flied out to center; May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, White
Sox 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich walked; Grich was picked off first (catcher
to first); Robinson walked; Belanger forced Robinson (shortstop
to second); FORSTER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Bumbry grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton flied out to center; Henderson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bradford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR COGGINS; Rettenmund singled
to center; Blair forced Rettenmund (second unassisted); Powell
grounded out (first unassisted) [Blair to second]; Davis
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Herrmann
flied out to right; Orta walked; Orta was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Leon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Williams flied out to center; Grich singled to
center; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Grich to second];
Robinson singled to center [Grich scored]; On a bunt Belanger
singled [Robinson to second]; BAYLOR BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Baylor
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Robinson out at
third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JACKSON
REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Kelly struck out; ALVARADO BATTED
FOR MUSER; Alvarado doubled to left; May was called out on
strikes; Melton made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, White Sox 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: H. ALLEN REPLACED ALVARADO (PLAYING 1B); Rettenmund
flied out to right; Blair singled to center; Powell struck out;
Davis forced Blair (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Henderson flied out to center; Bradford flied out
to center; JETER BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Jeter flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 3.