Friday August 31, 1973
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New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 2

Game Played on Friday, August 31, 1973 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 10 1 Yankees 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 x - 5 8 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .312 Clarke 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .266 Coggins cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .310 White lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Davis dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Munson c 2 2 1 1 2 0 .309 Powell 1b 3 0 3 1 1 0 .252 Murcer cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .314 Baker pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Blomberg dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .327 Crowley rf,1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .202 Hart ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .239 Stanley pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Rettenmund ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .245 Hendricks c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .184 M. Alou rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Brown 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Hegan 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .196 Belanger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .234 Michael ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 10 2 3 5 Totals 29 5 8 4 5 3 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 20,499 Left on Base: Orioles 9, Yankees 5 DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 1 Errors: Rettenmund Doubles: Powell (10), Murcer (23), Clarke (18) Stolen Bases: White (13) Caught Stealing: Coggins (6), Clarke (9) GIDP: Crowley (5), M. Alou (19) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(18-7) 7.1 7 5 5 4 2 0 30 2.60 Jackson 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1.59 Totals 8 8 5 5 5 3 0 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stottlemyre W(13-13) 9 10 2 2 3 5 0 38 3.23 Totals 9 10 2 2 3 5 0 38 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Coggins grounded out (first unassisted) [Bumbry to second]; Davis flied out to left [Bumbry to third]; Powell walked; Crowley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke made an out to shortstop; White grounded out (second to first); Munson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Grich struck out; Hendricks was called out on strikes; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Blomberg singled to center [Murcer to third]; Nettles made an out to second; M. Alou grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Blomberg out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Coggins singled to right; Coggins was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Hegan grounded out (second to first); Michael grounded out (second to first); Clarke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Davis flied out to left; Powell doubled to right; Crowley lined to second; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: White singled to right; White stole second; Munson walked; Murcer doubled to right [White scored, Munson to third]; Blomberg grounded out (second to first) [Munson scored]; Nettles walked; M. Alou hit into a double play (second to first) [Murcer scored (no RBI), Nettles out at second (shortstop to second to catcher to shortstop to second)]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks struck out; Brown walked; Belanger forced Brown (shortstop to second); Bumbry popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Hegan grounded out (second to first); Michael was called out on strikes; Clarke walked; Clarke was caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Coggins singled to right; Davis singled to left [Coggins to second]; Powell singled to right [Coggins scored, Davis to second]; Crowley grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Davis to third, Powell out at second]; Grich struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to center; Munson walked; Murcer forced Munson (second to shortstop); Blomberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks grounded out (second to first); Brown popped to catcher in foul territory; Belanger singled to center; Bumbry forced Belanger (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles made an out to second; M. Alou flied out to left; Hegan singled to right; Michael forced Hegan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Coggins singled to left; Davis forced Coggins (third to second); Powell singled to center [Davis to third]; BAKER RAN FOR POWELL; Crowley forced Baker (first to shortstop) [Davis scored]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR GRICH; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CROWLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Clarke doubled to left; On a bunt White made an out to catcher; Munson singled to right [Clarke scored, Munson to second (error by Rettenmund)]; JACKSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Murcer flied out to right [Munson to third]; HART BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Hart was walked intentionally; STANLEY RAN FOR HART; Nettles singled to right [Munson scored, Stanley to third]; M. Alou was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 5. ORIOLES 9TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hendricks grounded out (second to first); Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger singled; Bumbry walked [Belanger to second]; Coggins flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 5.

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