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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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