Vida Blue blew over the Orioles with only four hits and pitched the Athletics to a 3-1 victory in a duel with Dave McNally, who was the loser on a five-hit effort. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      17, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  3
A's          1  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Campaneris ss         3   2   1   0     1   1   .278
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .235      North cf              4   0   3   0     0   1   .289
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Bando 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .270
Davis dh              3   0   2   0     1   0   .311      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Williams 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Johnson dh            3   1   0   0     1   1   .258
Baylor lf             2   1   1   0     1   1   .222      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Tenace 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     1   0   .200        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .218      Fosse c               2   0   0   1     0   0   .261
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     3   6             Totals               27   3   5   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  7,276
Left on Base: Orioles 6, A's 5
DP: Orioles 1, A's 1
Errors: Etchebarren, Belanger, McNally
Doubles: Baylor (9), Belanger (7)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (22)
Sacrifice Flies: Fosse (1)
GIDP: Robinson (9), Bando (8)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (8,by Blue)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(8-11)         8     5   3   2   4   4   0  32   2.57
Totals                  8     5   3   2   4   4   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(8-5)             9     4   1   1   3   6   0  34   3.63
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   6   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Blue (3)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund flied out to center; Grich struck out;
Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; North singled to center
[Campaneris to third]; Bando forced North (third to second)
[Campaneris scored]; Jackson was called out on strikes; Johnson
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics
1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Davis singled to right; Williams forced Davis
(second to shortstop); Baylor was hit by a pitch [Williams to
second]; Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

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

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren grounded out (second to first);
Belanger flied out to right; Rettenmund flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green flied out to center; Campaneris popped to
first in foul territory; North singled to right; Bando singled
to third [North to second]; Jackson grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich flied out to center; Blair struck out; Davis
singled to center; Williams made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson walked; Rudi grounded out (third to
first) [Johnson to second]; Johnson was picked off second but
was safe on an error by McNally [Johnson to third]; Tenace
walked; Fosse hit a sacrifice fly to center [Johnson scored
(unearned)]; Green popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor doubled to right; Robinson was called out on
strikes; Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first) [Baylor
to third]; Belanger doubled to left [Baylor scored]; Rettenmund
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: On a bunt Campaneris singled; Campaneris stole
second [Campaneris scored (error by Etchebarren) (error by
Belanger)]; North singled to center; Bando grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [North out at
second]; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich flied out to left; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis walked; Williams flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi
popped to first in foul territory; Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor struck out; Robinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Etchebarren walked; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
grounded out (third to first); Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Rettenmund
flied out to center; Grich was called out on strikes; Blair
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North struck out; Bando walked; Jackson forced
Bando (pitcher to second); Johnson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Davis flied out to center; Williams grounded out
(pitcher to first); Baylor walked; Robinson flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 3.