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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 4, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 4, 1973 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 4, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 4, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 20,029 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jim Honochick |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Tommy Davis | DH |
Earl Williams | First Baseman |
Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 4, 1973
Top 1
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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 line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Lee
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Lee
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Lee
Blair hits a fly ball towards left. Harper settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Harper. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Lee
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. Rettenmund moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Lee
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Palmer
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Lee
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lee
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Lee
Etchebarren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Belanger vs. Lee
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Lee
Rettenmund hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Lee
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a fly ball towards right. Rettenmund settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Rettenmund. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper strikes out. There goes Griffin. The throw from Etchebarren to second, and Griffin is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lee
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lee
Davis 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lee
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Lee
Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Lee
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etchebarren vs. Lee
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio 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: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Palmer
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lee
Belanger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Lee
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Lee
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Griffin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Lee
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Lee
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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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: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio 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
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Belanger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lee
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Lee
Baylor bunts towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lee
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baylor moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Etchebarren vs. Lee
Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Robinson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Lee
Belanger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Lee
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Palmer
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Lee
Grich 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lee
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lee
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Williams settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Harper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Harper scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Palmer
Cepeda 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
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lee
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Lee
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lee
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Lee
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lee
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Lee
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Lee
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio throws to second for one, and Griffin throws to first, and Yastrzemski drops the ball. Belanger scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Lee
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Palmer
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/4/1973 -- Boston at Baltimore (N) Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Harper T, lf 5 1 1 0 Rettenmund M, rf 4 0 2 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 0 Grich B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 5 0 2 1 Blair P, cf 5 0 1 0 Cepeda O, dh 5 0 2 0 Davis T, dh 4 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Williams E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Baylor D, lf 4 1 2 0 Miller R, cf 4 0 2 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 2 2 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Etchebarren A, c 4 0 2 2 Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 4 1 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 1 11 1 37 4 12 3 Boston 000 000 100 -- 1 Baltimore 010 020 01x -- 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lee B (L) 8.0 12 4 3 2 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Palmer J (W) 9.0 11 1 1 2 11 E -- Harper T, Rettenmund M, Williams E, Yastrzemski C DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Boston 12, Baltimore 11 2B -- Harper T, Yastrzemski C CS -- Griffin D T -- 2:26 A -- 20029
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