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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 12, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on April 12, 1973 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 6,303 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Merle Anthony 3B: Bill Deegan |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Frank Howard | DH |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 12, 1973
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Lolich
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Lolich
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Lolich
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lolich
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McNally
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McNally
Rodriguez 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McNally
Howard hits a line drive into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Lolich
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lolich
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lolich
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McNally
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McNally
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lolich
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Lolich
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Lolich
Rettenmund hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Lolich
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Lolich
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McNally
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McNally
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. McNally
Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lolich
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Lolich
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lolich
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Lolich
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McNally
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McNally
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McNally
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McNally
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lolich
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lolich
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Lolich
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McNally
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McNally
Reese hits a popup towards the mound. McNally settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Lolich
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Lolich
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lolich
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McNally
Stanley hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. McNally
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rettenmund who is chasing the ball. Brinkman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. McNally
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. McNally
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Lolich
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lolich
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Lolich
Blair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Lolich
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Lolich
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McNally
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McNally
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McNally
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Lolich
Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Lolich
Grich takes first base on ball four. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Lolich
Powell bunts in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Rettenmund moves to third. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Lolich
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baylor vs. Lolich
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McNally
Andy Etchebarren now catching.
Reese hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McNally
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. McNally
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lolich
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lolich
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Lolich
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McNally
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. McNally
Rodriguez bunts towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. McNally
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. McNally
Kaline is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. McNally
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lolich
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Lolich
There goes Belanger. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Belanger steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Lolich
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Lolich
Grich bunts towards the mound. Lolich juggles the ball. That's an error on Lolich. Belanger scores. Rettenmund moves to third. Grich moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Powell vs. Lolich
Powell hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Etchebarren vs. Lolich
Etchebarren is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baylor vs. Lolich
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 10
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. McNally
Reese bunts towards first. Powell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. McNally
Stanley hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McNally
Ike Brown pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Brown takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. McNally
Dick McAuliffe pinch runs for Ike Brown.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reese moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching. Gates Brown pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1973 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Rettenmund M, rf 4 0 1 0 Taylor T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Grich B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Powell B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams E, c 4 0 1 0 Howard F, dh 3 0 0 0
Etchebarren A, c 0 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 0 0
Baylor D, lf 5 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 0
Blair P, cf 4 0 2 0 Reese R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis T, dh 4 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 3 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 4 1 1 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 1 0
Brown I, ph 0 0 0 0
McAuliffe D, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 1 9 0 32 0 3 0
Baltimore 000 000 000 1 -- 1
Detroit 000 000 000 0 -- 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McNally D (W) 9.2 3 0 0 5 2
Pena O (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (L) 10.0 9 1 0 3 5
E -- Lolich M
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Baltimore 10, Detroit 8
3B -- Brinkman E
SB -- Belanger M
SH -- Powell B, Rodriguez A, Grich B
T -- 2:42
A -- 6303
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