The Twins scored all their runs in the sixth inning and won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-2, but the batting of Merv Rettenmund led the Orioles to a 10-4 victory in the nightcap. Bobby Grich tripled and doubled and scored both Orioles' runs in the first game. The Twins began their rally in the sixth with an infield hit by Rod Carew, who advanced to second on a wild throw by Larry Brown, stopped at third on a single by Tony Oliva and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Darwin. After Steve Braun walked, Jim Holt drove in two runs with a double and crossed the plate himself on a single by Danny Thompson.

Rettenmund hit a homer, triple and single for the Orioles in the second game. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    7, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Hisle lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
  Rettenmund ph,rf    2   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Carew 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .343
Coggins rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Oliva dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
  Baylor ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Darwin rf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .255
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .296      Braun 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .288
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     1   2   .260
Crowley dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Holt 1b               3   1   1   2     0   0   .287
  Davis ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Thompson ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .236
Grich 2b              3   2   2   0     1   0   .231      Brye cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Hendricks c           1   0   0   0     1   0   .195      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Bane p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brown 3b              1   0   1   2     2   0   .292
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .230
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   5   2     6   8             Totals               29   4   6   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:52
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Twins 5
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 0
Errors: Powell, Brown
Doubles: Grich (15), Holt (18)
Triples: Grich (6)
Stolen Bases: Braun (4), Carew (27)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Brown (1), Darwin (3)
GIDP: Carew (10)
Hit by Pitch: Hendricks (1,by Decker)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(4-4)        5.2   6   4   4   2   2   0  26   3.99
Reynolds                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.24
Jackson                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.61
Totals                  8     6   4   4   3   3   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(7-5)           6     5   2   2   5   5   0  27   4.29
Bane SV(2)              3     0   0   0   1   3   0  10   2.86
Totals                  9     5   2   2   6   8   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Decker (3)
Wild Pitches: Bane (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Larry Barnett


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Bumbry was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Coggins lined to shortstop; Blair
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Carew reached on
an error by Powell; Oliva flied out to left; Darwin flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Crowley
grounded out (second to first); Grich walked; Hendricks was hit
by a pitch [Grich to second]; Brown walked [Grich to third,
Hendricks to second]; Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun singled to center; Braun stole second;
Mitterwald flied out to center; Holt popped to third in foul
territory; Thompson lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Coggins
flied out to center; Blair walked; Powell singled to right
[Blair to third]; Crowley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye flied out to center; Hisle made an out to
second; On a bunt Carew singled; Carew stole second; Oliva
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich tripled; Hendricks grounded out (second to
first); Brown hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored];
Belanger made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin grounded out (second to first); Braun grounded
out (pitcher to first); Mitterwald walked; Holt forced
Mitterwald (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Twins 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry struck out; Coggins flied out to center;
Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson flied to right in foul territory; Brye
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Crowley
flied out to right; Grich doubled to right; Hendricks walked;
Brown singled to left [Grich scored, Hendricks to third, Brown
out at second (left to shortstop to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew singled to third [Carew to second (error by
Brown)]; Oliva singled to left [Carew to third]; Darwin hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Carew scored]; Braun walked [Oliva to
second]; Mitterwald struck out; Holt doubled [Oliva scored,
Braun scored]; Thompson singled [Holt scored]; REYNOLDS REPLACED
JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Brye flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger walked; BANE REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING);
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Rettenmund forced Belanger
(shortstop to second); BAYLOR BATTED FOR COGGINS; Bane threw a
wild pitch [Rettenmund to second]; Baylor popped to first in
foul territory; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAYLOR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hisle walked; JACKSON REPLACED REYNOLDS
(PITCHING); Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Hisle out at second]; Oliva popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell was called out on strikes; DAVIS BATTED FOR
CROWLEY; Davis was called out on strikes; Grich popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Darwin flied out
to left; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Mitterwald
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: ROBINSON BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Robinson popped to
first in foul territory; Brown walked; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
BELANGER; Williams forced Brown (shortstop to second);
Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 4.