A wild pitch decided a duel between Mike Cuellar and Bert Blyleven as the Orioles defeated the Twins, 2-1, to move into first place in the East Division ahead of the Yankees and Tigers. Tommy Davis homered for the Orioles in the first inning. Merv Rettenmund tripled in the third and scored what proved to be the deciding run on a wild pitch by Blyleven. Cuellar allowed only one man to reach third base until the ninth when George Mitterwald singled home the Twins' run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    9, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund lf         5   1   2   0     0   1   .250      Terrell 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Coggins rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .350
Davis dh              4   1   2   1     0   1   .304      Brye cf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .226
Powell 1b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .248      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .291      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   1     0   2   .259
Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .191        Monzon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .234      Holt rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .235        Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Baker ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .107      Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lis 1b                3   0   0   0     0   2   .226
                                                          Adams lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .194
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   1     2   9             Totals               32   1   6   1     1   9

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 11,071
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Twins 5
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 0
Doubles: Davis (14), Adams (2), Thompson (10), Carew (18)
Triples: Rettenmund (2)
Home Runs: Davis (7)
Caught Stealing: Grich (6)
GIDP: Carew (11)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(9-12)         9     6   1   1   1   9   0  33   3.38
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   9   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(14-11)       9     8   2   2   2   9   1  37   2.60
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   9   1  37

Wild Pitches: Blyleven (5)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund flied out to center; Coggins made an out
to first; Davis homered; Powell singled to left; Blair flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell struck out; Carew singled to pitcher; Brye
made an out to second; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks flied out to left; Grich flied out to
right; Robinson singled to left; Baker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald struck out; Holt made an out to third;
Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Rettenmund tripled to center; Coggins was called
out on strikes; Davis struck out but Rettenmund advanced to home
and Davis advanced to first on a wild pitch; Powell walked
[Davis to second]; Blair struck out; Hendricks flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Lis struck out; Adams doubled to left; Terrell
singled to shortstop [Adams to third]; Carew grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Terrell out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich struck out; Robinson grounded out (third to
first); Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Brye struck out; Oliva made an out to third;
Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund struck out; Coggins grounded out (first
unassisted); Davis doubled; Powell was walked intentionally;
Blair was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
2, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Holt grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
doubled; Lis struck out; Adams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks flied out to center; Grich was called out
on strikes; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: On a bunt Terrell made an out to first; Carew doubled
to right; Brye lined to third; Oliva struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baker flied out to left; Rettenmund singled to
center; Coggins singled to left [Rettenmund to second]; Davis
flied out to left; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Holt
grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair grounded out (first unassisted); Hendricks
was called out on strikes; Grich singled; Grich was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Lis flied out to left; Adams popped to third in foul
territory; Terrell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson flied out to center; On a bunt Baker made
an out to third; Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Brye walked;
Oliva grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brye to second];
Mitterwald singled to left [Brye scored]; MONZON RAN FOR
MITTERWALD; DARWIN BATTED FOR HOLT; Darwin struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 1.