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Monday September 3, 1973
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Boston Red Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 8 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles      0  0  0    2  5  0    0  1  0  -   8 16  1
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  7  x  -   9 12  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .314      Harper lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .279
Coggins rf            5   1   4   0     0   0   .320      Oglivie rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .246
Davis dh              4   1   2   1     1   0   .301        Cater ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .314
Powell 1b             3   2   1   1     2   0   .258        Evans rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Williams c            5   2   3   5     0   0   .236      Smith dh              4   2   2   2     1   0   .300
  Hendricks c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Yastrzemski 3b        4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Blair cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Montgomery c          3   1   2   0     1   1   .308
Robinson 3b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Miller cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .249
Grich 2b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .239      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .264
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Cooper 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .200
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guerrero ss           4   1   2   2     0   0   .234
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   8  16   7     3   2             Totals               34   9  12   9     4   3

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 22,267
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Red Sox 6
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Grich, Yastrzemski, Montgomery, Miller
Doubles: Coggins (16), Grich (20), Guerrero (4)
Home Runs: Powell (10), Williams 2 (20), Smith (18)
Stolen Bases: Blair (18)
Caught Stealing: Coggins (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffin (5)
GIDP: Coggins (6), Williams (12), Griffin (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson               7.2   9   7   3   4   3   1  35   4.31
Watt L(3-4)             0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   3.30
Jackson                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.93
Totals                  8    12   9   3*  4   3   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole                    4.1   8   4   4   1   2   2  21   6.80
Skok                    0     2   3   2   1   0   1   3   6.59
Garman                  2.2   6   1   1   1   0   0  15   6.38
Veale W(2-2)            2     0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.15
Totals                  9    16   8   7   3   2   3  44

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Coggins
singled to center; Coggins was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to center; Oglivie walked; Smith
homered [Oglivie scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); Montgomery walked; Miller walked [Montgomery to second];
Griffin forced Miller (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell flied out to left; Williams singled to left;
Blair flied out to center; Robinson singled to center [Williams
to third]; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Guerrero
flied out to center; Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; On a bunt Bumbry
singled; Coggins grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bumbry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Oglivie singled [Oglivie out at second (center to
second)]; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; Powell
homered; Williams homered; Blair popped to catcher in foul
territory; Robinson reached on an error by Yastrzemski; Grich
singled to left [Robinson to second]; Belanger struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery singled to right; Miller flied out to
left; Griffin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Montgomery out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry lined to center; Coggins doubled; Davis
walked; SKOK REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Powell walked [Coggins to
third, Davis to second]; Williams homered [Coggins scored, Davis
scored, Powell scored]; Blair singled to center; GARMAN REPLACED
SKOK (PITCHING); Blair stole second [Blair scored (error by
Montgomery) (error by Miller) (unearned)]; Robinson flied out to
left; Grich grounded out (second to first); 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
singled to center; Harper flied out to left; Oglivie flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to right; Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Coggins singled; Davis singled to right
[Coggins to third]; Powell walked [Davis to second]; Williams
forced Powell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith singled to center; On a bunt Yastrzemski
singled [Smith to second]; Montgomery struck out; Miller forced
Yastrzemski (first to shortstop) [Smith to third]; Griffin made
an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair flied out to left; Robinson flied out to
center; Grich doubled to center; Belanger flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Cooper was called out on strikes; Guerrero flied
out to right; Harper popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry singled to third; Coggins singled to right
[Bumbry to third]; Davis singled to center [Bumbry scored,
Coggins to third]; VEALE REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Powell
popped to third in foul territory; Williams grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Davis out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); Oglivie
grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith walked; Yastrzemski
reached on an error by Grich [Smith to second]; Montgomery
singled to left [Smith to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Miller
singled to right [Smith scored, Yastrzemski to third, Montgomery
to second]; Griffin hit a sacrifice fly to right [Yastrzemski
scored (unearned)]; Cooper singled to right [Montgomery scored
(unearned), Miller to third]; WATT REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Guerrero doubled [Miller scored (unearned), Cooper
scored (unearned)]; Harper singled to pitcher [Guerrero to
third]; JACKSON REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); CATER BATTED FOR
OGLIVIE; Cater singled to right [Guerrero scored (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher), Harper scored (unearned, but earned for
the pitcher)]; Smith flied out to right; 7 R (3 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: EVANS REPLACED CATER (PLAYING RF); Blair grounded
out (pitcher to first); Robinson grounded out (third to first);
Grich lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox
9.



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