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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 6, 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 6, 1973 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 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 6, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Moret |
Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 12,197 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Jim Odom |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
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 6, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Alexander
Harper hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Alexander
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Smith reaches second base with a double. Aparicio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Alexander
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Alexander
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Alexander
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Alexander
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Petrocelli scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Watt
Griffin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Moret
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, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Moret
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Moret
Blair hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Grich moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Moret
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Moret
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Watt
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Watt
There goes Harper. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Watt
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Watt
Smith 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, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Watt
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Moret
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Moret
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Moret
Etchebarren hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Watt
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Watt
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Watt
There's a wild pitch. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Watt
The ball gets by Etchebarren for a passed ball. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Watt
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Watt
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson has Petrocelli trapped. There's the throw to Etchebarren and back to Robinson, who tags Petrocelli for the out. Fisk moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Watt
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Moret
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Moret
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Moret
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Moret
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Watt
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Watt
There goes Harper. The throw from Etchebarren and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Watt
Aparicio 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, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Watt
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Moret
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moret
Williams hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Moret
Baylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Moret
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etchebarren vs. Moret
Etchebarren hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Watt
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Watt covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Watt
Cepeda hits a fly ball towards left. Baylor settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Baylor. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Watt
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Moret
Belanger bunts towards the mound. Moret fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Moret
Rettenmund hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Moret
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Moret
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Moret
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Moret
Williams hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Watt
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Watt
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Watt
Griffin bunts in front of the plate. Etchebarren fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Watt
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Watt
Aparicio 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 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Moret
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Moret
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Moret
Etchebarren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Moret
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Watt
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Watt
Dwight Evans pinch runs for Reggie Smith.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Watt
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Moret
Dwight Evans now playing right field. Rick Miller now playing center field.
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Moret
Grich 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Moret
Blair hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Watt
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Watt
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Watt
Miller 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 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Moret
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moret
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Moret
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Watt
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, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Watt
Harper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Watt
Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Watt
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Moret
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Moret
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Moret
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Moret
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching. Boog Powell pinch hits for Bobby Grich.
Powell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Belanger scores. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Bolin
Frank Baker pinch runs for Boog Powell.
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Aparicio fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1973 -- Boston at Baltimore (N) Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Harper T, lf 3 1 2 1 Rettenmund M, rf 5 1 3 2 Aparicio L, ss 5 1 1 0 Grich B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Smith R, cf 4 1 2 1 Powell B, ph 1 0 1 1 Evans D, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 Baker F, pr 0 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 5 0 1 0 Cepeda O, dh 4 1 1 1 Davis T, dh 4 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Williams E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 2 0 1 2 Baylor D, lf 4 0 1 0 Miller R, rf-cf 4 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 4 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 3 2 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 10 5 37 3 10 3 Boston 400 000 001 -- 5 Baltimore 000 020 001 -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Moret R (W) 8.2 9 3 3 2 3 Bolin B (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Alexander D (L) 0.2 5 4 4 0 1 Watt E 8.1 5 1 1 4 2 E -- Baylor D DP -- Baltimore 2 LOB -- Boston 7, Baltimore 9 2B -- Smith R, Petrocelli R HR -- Rettenmund M, Harper T SB -- Harper T CS -- Harper T WP -- Watt E PB -- Etchebarren A T -- 2:25 A -- 12197
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