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Led by Don Baylor, who hit a homer, two doubles and a single, the Orioles defeated the Rangers, 7-4. Merv Rettenmund homered for the Orioles in the first inning. Baylor hit for the circuit in the second and drove in another run with a double in the fifth. Tommy Davis and Earl Williams also batted in two runs apiece. Tom Grieve hit a two-run homer for the Rangers. [The Sporting News] Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 4Game Played on Monday, August 13, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumOrioles 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 - 7 13 1
Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 10 0
Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Rettenmund rf 2 2 1 1 3 0 .252 Nelson 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .275
Grich 2b 4 0 2 0 1 1 .235 Harrah ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .259
Blair cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .282 Johnson dh 4 0 2 0 1 1 .295
Davis dh 5 1 1 2 0 1 .299 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .266
Baylor lf 5 3 4 2 0 0 .267 Sudakis 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .224
Robinson 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .247 Billings c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .171
Williams 1b 5 0 3 2 0 0 .235 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279
Crowley 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Grieve rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .313
Etchebarren c 5 0 0 0 0 2 .230 Harris cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .251
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Merritt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cuellar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dunning p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 7 13 7 5 4 Totals 36 4 10 4 3 5
Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 4,709
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Rangers 10
DP: Orioles 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Grich
Doubles: Davis (15), Baylor 2 (13), Spencer (11), Billings (7)
Triples: Nelson (2)
Home Runs: Rettenmund (8), Baylor (5), Grieve (3)
Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (7), Baylor (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Grieve (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (7)
GIDP: Etchebarren (3)
Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Cuellar W(10-12) 9 10 4 4 3 5 1 41 3.40
Totals 9 10 4 4 3 5 1 41
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Merritt L(4-8) 4.2 8 6 6 1 2 2 23 4.40
Dunning 2.1 4 1 1 2 1 0 12 5.65
Allen 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 10.35
Totals 9 13 7 7 5 4 2 44
Wild Pitches: Allen 2 (7)
Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans
ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund homered; Grich struck out; Blair flied
out to center; Davis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Nelson tripled; Harrah reached on a fielder's
choice [Nelson out at home (third to catcher)]; Johnson walked
[Harrah to second]; Burroughs flied out to center; Sudakis
singled to center [Harrah scored, Johnson to third]; Billings
forced Sudakis (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 1.
ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor homered; Robinson singled to center;
Williams flied out to left; Etchebarren struck out; On a bunt
Belanger grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 2ND: Spencer doubled to right; Grieve out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Spencer to third]; Harris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nelson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 1.
ORIOLES 3RD: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
flied out to right; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to left; Burroughs reached on an error by Grich (assist
by Belanger) [Johnson to second]; Sudakis made an out to second;
Billings struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 1.
ORIOLES 4TH: On a bunt Davis grounded out (pitcher to first);
Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Robinson singled to
left; Williams singled to left [Robinson to third]; Etchebarren
forced Williams (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 4TH: Spencer flied out to right; Grieve grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Harris was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 1.
ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (first unassisted);
Rettenmund walked; Grich singled to left [Rettenmund to second];
Blair forced Grich (shortstop to second) [Rettenmund to third];
Davis doubled to right [Rettenmund scored, Blair scored]; Baylor
doubled to left [Davis scored]; DUNNING REPLACED MERRITT
(PITCHING); Robinson walked; Williams singled to left [Baylor
scored, Robinson to second]; Etchebarren flied out to right; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 5TH: Nelson flied out to right; Harrah flied out to
center; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Rangers 1.
ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger popped to first in foul territory;
Rettenmund walked; Rettenmund stole second; Grich singled
[Rettenmund to third]; Blair grounded out (third to first)
[Grich to second]; Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Sudakis
walked; Billings doubled to left [Sudakis to third]; Spencer
made an out to shortstop; Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 1.
ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor doubled to right; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams singled to left [Baylor scored];
Etchebarren grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Williams out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles
7, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 7TH: Harris singled to left; Nelson forced Harris
(shortstop to second); On a bunt Harrah singled [Nelson to
second]; Johnson struck out; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 1.
ORIOLES 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); Belanger flied
out to center; Rettenmund walked; Allen threw a wild pitch
[Rettenmund to second]; Allen threw a wild pitch [Rettenmund to
third]; Grich walked; Blair made an out to shortstop; Davis made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 8TH: Sudakis flied out to center; Billings walked;
Spencer struck out; Grieve homered [Billings scored]; Harris was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers
3.
ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor singled to center; Baylor stole second;
Robinson flied out to right; Williams made an out to second;
Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7,
Rangers 3.
RANGERS 9TH: CROWLEY REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); Nelson
singled to left; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory;
Johnson singled to right [Nelson to third]; Burroughs hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Nelson scored]; Sudakis flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 4.
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