Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Palmer
  
  Harper strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cepeda vs. Palmer
  
  Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Petrocelli vs. Palmer
  
  Petrocelli strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bumbry vs. Tiant
  
  Bumbry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Coggins vs. Tiant
  
  Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bumbry moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Grich vs. Tiant
  
  Grich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Powell vs. Tiant
  
  Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davis vs. Tiant
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Palmer
  
  Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Palmer
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Palmer
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Palmer
  
  Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Tiant
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Tiant
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hendricks vs. Tiant
  
  Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Palmer
  
  Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Tiant
  
  Belanger strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bumbry vs. Tiant
  
  Bumbry strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coggins vs. Tiant
  
  Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Palmer
  
  Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Petrocelli vs. Palmer
  
  Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fisk vs. Palmer
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Cepeda trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Griffin vs. Palmer
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Tiant
  
  Grich is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Tiant
  
  Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Tiant
  
  Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Palmer
  
  Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Palmer
  
  Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Miller trying to get to third. Coggins throws the ball in to Belanger, who relays the ball to Robinson who tags Miller for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harper vs. Palmer
  
  Harper is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  There goes Evans. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Tiant
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Tiant
  
  Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hendricks vs. Tiant
  
  Hendricks hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Palmer
  
  Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Palmer
  
  Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Tiant
  
  Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bumbry vs. Tiant
  
  Bumbry bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Coggins vs. Tiant
  
  Coggins strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Grich vs. Tiant
  
  Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Powell vs. Tiant
  
  Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Palmer
  
  Fisk strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Palmer
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Palmer
  
  Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bumbry. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Evans vs. Palmer
  
  Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harper vs. Palmer
  
  Harper takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Evans scores. Harper moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
  
  Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. Aparicio moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cepeda vs. Palmer
  
  Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Tiant
  
  Davis hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Tiant
  
  Baylor strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Tiant
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Palmer
  
  Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Palmer
  
  Fisk strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Palmer
  
  Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Palmer
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hendricks vs. Tiant
  
  Hendricks hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Miller. Hendricks reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Belanger vs. Tiant
  
  Belanger bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. Hendricks moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bumbry vs. Tiant
  
  Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bumbry for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
  Coggins vs. Tiant
  
  Coggins hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Palmer
  
  Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harper vs. Palmer
  
  Harper bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Evans moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  Aparicio hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Coggins. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Harper goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cepeda vs. Watt
  
  Eddie Watt now pitching.
  
  Cepeda strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Petrocelli vs. Watt
  
  Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Tiant
  
  Grich hits a popup towards the mound. Tiant settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Tiant
  
  Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Tiant
  
  Davis hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/21/1973 -- Boston at Baltimore (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Harper T, lf          3  1  0  0   Bumbry A, rf          3  1  1  0   
Aparicio L, ss        5  0  1  2   Coggins R, cf         4  0  0  0   
Yastrzemski C, 1b     4  0  2  2   Grich B, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Cepeda O, dh          4  0  1  0   Powell B, 1b          4  0  1  1   
Petrocelli R, 3b      4  0  0  0   Davis T, dh           4  0  0  0   
Fisk C, c             4  0  1  0   Baylor D, lf          3  0  0  0   
Griffin D, 2b         3  0  1  0   Robinson B, 3b        3  0  0  0   
Miller R, cf          4  1  2  0   Hendricks E, c        3  0  1  0   
Evans D, rf           3  2  2  0   Belanger M, ss        2  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4 10  4                        29  1  4  1

Boston           000 000 202 --  4
Baltimore        100 000 000 --  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W)           9.0  4  1  1  1  6

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Palmer J (L)          8.1 10  4  4  6  7
Watt E                0.2  0  0  0  0  1

DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Baltimore 4
2B -- Bumbry A, Miller R, Hendricks E, Yastrzemski C
SB -- Evans D
SH -- Bumbry A, Belanger M, Harper T
T -- 2:34
A -- 7105

    

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