With help from Grant Jackson in the ninth inning, Jim Palmer gained his ninth straight victory when the Orioles defeated the White Sox, 3-2. Palmer scattered six hits until the ninth before giving up two runs on a pass to Jerry Hairston, double by Bill Melton, infield out by Carlos May and single by Tony Muser. Jackson retired the last two batters. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Friday, August 17, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 8 1 Orioles 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 x - 3 9 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .289 Bumbry lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .307 Sharp cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Coggins rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .294 Hairston lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .295 Davis dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .305 Melton 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .297 Powell 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .245 May dh 3 0 0 1 1 0 .241 Blair cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .284 Muser 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .279 Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Orta 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Williams c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Jeter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Grich 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .233 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Belanger ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .225 Downing ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leon ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 8 2 3 7 Totals 32 3 9 3 4 0 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 14,401 Left on Base: White Sox 6, Orioles 10 DP: White Sox 0, Orioles 1 Errors: Muser Doubles: Hairston (5), Orta (7), Melton (25), Robinson (10), Coggins (14) Caught Stealing: Melton (3), Kelly (12), Bumbry (9) Sacrifice Flies: Grich (2) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bahnsen L(15-14) 8 9 3 2 4 0 0 37 3.19 Totals 8 9 3 2 4 0 0 37 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(17-6) 8.1 8 2 2 3 6 0 33 2.58 Jackson SV(7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.65 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 7 0 35 Passed Balls: Herrmann (24) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Russ Goetz WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; Sharp struck out; Hairston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Coggins flied out to left; Davis singled to left [Bumbry to second]; Powell grounded out (second to pitcher) [Bumbry to third, Davis to second]; Blair grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to center; Melton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); May grounded out (second to first); Muser singled to right; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson doubled to left; Williams singled to right [Robinson to third]; Grich hit a sacrifice fly to right [Robinson scored]; Belanger walked [Williams to second]; Bumbry flied out to center; Coggins grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); Leon flied out to right; Kelly singled to right; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Davis grounded out (third to first); Powell walked; Blair singled to center [Powell to second]; Robinson flied out to left; Williams made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Sharp flied out to center; Hairston doubled; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to left; Grich was picked off first but was safe on an error by Muser [Grich to second]; Belanger flied out to center; Bumbry reached on a fielder's choice [Grich out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop)]; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Bumbry to second]; Coggins doubled to right [Bumbry scored (unearned)]; Davis made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Muser singled to left; Orta forced Muser (second to shortstop); Herrmann hit into a double play (first to shortstop) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair walked; Robinson made an out to shortstop; Williams forced Blair (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Leon was called out on strikes; Kelly struck out; Sharp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Grich flied out to center; Belanger singled to center; Bumbry forced Belanger (second to shortstop); Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Hairston grounded out (third to first); Melton flied out to right; May walked; Muser forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Coggins walked; Davis singled to right [Coggins to third]; Powell reached on a fielder's choice [Coggins scored, Davis to second]; On a bunt Blair forced Davis (catcher to third) [Powell to second]; Robinson flied out to left; Williams forced Blair (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta doubled; Herrmann struck out; Leon struck out; Kelly walked; Sharp grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Grich grounded out (first to pitcher); Belanger grounded out (third to first); Bumbry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: Hairston walked; Melton doubled [Hairston to third]; May grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hairston scored, Melton to third]; Muser singled [Melton scored]; JACKSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); JETER BATTED FOR ORTA; Jeter flied out to center; DOWNING BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Downing struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 3.

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