Although tagged for 11 hits, including three doubles, Jim Palmer gained his sixth straight victory when the Orioles defeated the Red Sox, 4-1. The Orioles collected 12 singles off Bill Lee and scored their first run in the second inning on hits by Brooks Robinson, Andy Etchebarren and Mark Belanger.

In the fifth, Don Baylor beat out a bunt and took third when Robinson singled. Robinson advanced to second on an attempted throw to get Baylor and both runners scored on a single by Etchebarren. Singles by Belanger and Merv Rettenmund, together with an error, added a run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    4, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1 11  2
Orioles      0  1  0    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   4 12  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             5   1   1   0     0   4   .266      Rettenmund rf         4   0   2   0     1   0   .235
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Grich 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   2   1     0   1   .264      Blair cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Cepeda dh             5   0   2   0     0   1   .288      Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Williams 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .227
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Baylor lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .244
Miller cf             4   0   2   0     0   2   .264      Robinson 3b           3   2   2   0     1   0   .234
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Etchebarren c         4   0   2   2     0   0   .239
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .225      Belanger ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .232
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   1  11   1     2  11             Totals               37   4  12   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 20,029
Left on Base: Red Sox 12, Orioles 11
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Harper, Yastrzemski, Rettenmund, Williams
Doubles: Harper (14), Yastrzemski (15)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(12-6)             8    12   4   3   2   2   0  39   2.78
Totals                  8    12   4   3   2   2   0  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(14-6)          9    11   1   1   2  11   0  40   2.56
Totals                  9    11   1   1   2  11   0  40

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Honochick


RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Aparicio lined to third;
Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled to shortstop; Grich flied out to
left; Blair reached on an error by Harper [Rettenmund to
second]; Davis forced Blair (second to shortstop) [Rettenmund to
third]; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda singled to right; Petrocelli flied out to
left; Fisk struck out; Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson
singled to left; Etchebarren singled to right [Robinson to
third]; Belanger singled to center [Robinson scored, Etchebarren
to second]; Rettenmund popped to catcher in foul territory;
Grich forced Belanger (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin reached on an error by Rettenmund; Evans
struck out; Harper struck out while Griffin was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams singled to center;
Baylor singled to center [Williams to second]; Robinson walked
[Williams to third, Baylor to second]; Etchebarren grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio flied out to left; Yastrzemski singled to
left; Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli singled to center
[Yastrzemski to third]; Fisk popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rettenmund walked; Grich forced Rettenmund (second unassisted);
Blair singled to center [Grich to second]; Davis forced Grich
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller singled to left; Griffin struck out; Evans
walked [Miller to second]; Harper struck out; Aparicio walked
[Miller to third, Evans to second]; Yastrzemski forced Aparicio
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Baylor singled; Robinson singled to shortstop [Baylor to third,
Robinson to second (on throw)]; Etchebarren singled to left
[Baylor scored, Robinson scored]; Belanger popped to first in
foul territory; Rettenmund forced Etchebarren (third to second);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Cepeda singled to left; Petrocelli made an out to
second; Fisk flied out to left; Miller singled to right [Cepeda
to second]; Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Williams dropped a foul fly hit by Evans for an
error; Evans flied out to right; Harper doubled to left;
Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski doubled
to left [Harper scored]; Cepeda grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Williams struck out; Baylor flied out to left;
Robinson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli flied out to center; Fisk singled to
left; Miller struck out; Griffin singled to center [Fisk to
third]; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger singled to right; Rettenmund singled to left [Belanger
to second]; Grich forced Rettenmund (shortstop to second)
[Belanger scored (unearned) (no RBI), Grich to first (error by
Yastrzemski; assist by Griffin)]; Blair grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Harper was called out on strikes; Aparicio singled
to center; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Cepeda popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 4.