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Wednesday September 5, 1973
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Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 5

Game Played on Wednesday, September 5, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles      0  1  1    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   5 12  1
Red Sox      1  6  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         5   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Harper lf             4   0   0   0     1   2   .278
Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Aparicio ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .272
Blair cf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .278      Smith dh              3   2   1   0     1   0   .297
Davis dh              5   0   2   0     0   0   .303      Yastrzemski 3b        3   1   2   2     1   1   .298
Williams 1b,c         3   0   1   1     1   0   .237      Cater 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .318
Baylor lf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .291      Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   1   .257
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Griffin 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .261
Etchebarren c         3   0   1   1     0   0   .254      Evans rf              3   1   1   2     1   1   .227
  Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .249
  Baker ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .235        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Powell ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .260        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  12   5     1   2             Totals               33   7   9   7     5   7

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 21,758
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Red Sox 7
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Rettenmund
Doubles: Etchebarren (7), Yastrzemski (22), Fisk (19)
Home Runs: Baylor (9), Blair (10), Evans (9)
GIDP: Etchebarren (4), Harper (6)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (7,by Moret)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(14-13)        1.2   4   6   2   3   4   1  13   3.25
Reynolds                6.1   5   1   1   2   3   0  25   1.95
Totals                  8     9   7   2*  5   7   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret W(10-0)           5.2   9   4   4   0   0   2  26   3.07
Lee                     1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   2.81
Bolin SV(11)            2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.18
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   2   2  40

Passed Balls: Williams (4)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled; Grich forced Rettenmund (first
to shortstop); Blair flied out to right; Davis singled [Grich to
second]; Williams forced Davis (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smith singled to left; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to
second]; Cater singled to center [Smith scored, Yastrzemski to
second]; Fisk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red
Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor homered; Robinson singled to right;
Etchebarren grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Robinson out at second]; Belanger singled to first;
Rettenmund lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin reached on an error by Rettenmund [Griffin
to first]; Evans homered [Griffin scored (unearned)]; Miller was
called out on strikes; Harper struck out; Aparicio walked; Smith
walked [Aparicio to second]; Yastrzemski doubled [Aparicio
scored (unearned), Smith scored (unearned)]; REYNOLDS REPLACED
CUELLAR (PITCHING); Cater singled to right [Yastrzemski scored
(unearned), Cater to second (on throw)]; Fisk doubled to left
[Cater scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Griffin
struck out; 6 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich was hit by a pitch; Blair singled to right
[Grich to second]; Davis flied out to center [Grich to third];
Williams grounded out (third to first) [Grich scored, Blair to
second]; Baylor made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans made an out to second; Miller flied out to
right; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson popped to third in foul territory;
Etchebarren popped to catcher in foul territory; Belanger flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Smith made
an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
flied out to center; Blair homered; Davis made an out to first;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk made
an out to shortstop; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: Williams singled to left; Baylor forced Williams
(third to second); Robinson popped to first in foul territory;
Etchebarren doubled [Baylor scored]; LEE REPLACED MORET
(PITCHING); Belanger was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans struck out; Miller singled; Harper grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Grich
singled; Blair forced Grich (shortstop to second); Davis singled
[Blair to second]; Williams walked [Blair to third, Davis to
second]; BOLIN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Baylor singled [Blair
scored, Davis to third, Williams to second]; Robinson flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled to
center; Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
5, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: BUMBRY BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first); POWELL BATTED FOR BELANGER; Powell struck
out; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: BAKER REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING SS); POWELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
Fisk flied out to left; On a bunt Griffin singled; Williams
allowed a passed ball [Griffin to second]; Evans walked; Miller
grounded out (second to first) [Griffin to third, Evans to
second]; Harper walked; Aparicio flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich made an out to shortstop; Blair popped to
first in foul territory; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 7.



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