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Orioles 6 @ Twins 1
Metropolitan Stadium
August 8, 1973

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 8, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Orioles with a score of 6 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 8, 1973 
Visiting Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 6 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 1 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 1
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherJim Palmer  
Losing PitcherDick Woodson  
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Game Winning RBIBrooks Robinson 

Game Info

DateAugust 8, 1973 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Palmer  
Home Starting PitcherDick Woodson  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance13,502 
Time of Game2 hours 32 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Umont
1B: Larry Barnett
2B: Art Frantz
3B: Dave Phillips

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Bumbry  Left Fielder 
Rich Coggins  Right Fielder 
Tommy Davis  DH 
Boog Powell  First Baseman 
Paul Blair  Center Fielder 
Bobby Grich  Second Baseman 
Brooks Robinson  Third Baseman 
Elrod Hendricks  Catcher 
Mark Belanger  Shortstop 
Earl Weaver  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Steve Braun  Third Baseman 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Steve Brye  Center Fielder 
Tony Oliva  DH 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Jim Holt  Right Fielder 
Danny Thompson  Shortstop 
Joe Lis  First Baseman 
Mike Adams  Left Fielder 
Frank Quilici  Manager 

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Orioles 6 @ Twins 1
Metropolitan Stadium
August 8, 1973

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/8/1973 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (N)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Bumbry A, lf          4  0  1  0   Braun S, 3b           2  0  1  1   
Coggins R, rf         5  1  4  1   Carew R, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Davis T, dh           4  0  0  0   Brye S, cf            4  0  0  0   
Powell B, 1b          4  1  1  0   Oliva T, dh           4  0  2  0   
Blair P, cf           4  0  1  1   Mitterwald G, c       3  0  1  0   
Grich B, 2b           3  2  1  0   Holt J, rf            4  0  0  0   
Robinson B, 3b        3  1  1  2   Thompson D, ss        4  0  0  0   
Hendricks E, c        3  1  1  2   Lis J, 1b             4  1  1  0   
Belanger M, ss        0  0  0  0   Adams M, lf           3  0  0  0   
Baker F, ph-ss        4  0  0  0   Darwin B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  6 10  6                        33  1  6  1

Baltimore        010 310 100 --  6
Minnesota        000 010 000 --  1

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W)          9.0  6  1  1  3  8

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Woodson D (L)         4.1  7  5  4  3  1
Hands B               4.2  3  1  1  0  4

E -- Woodson D, Hendricks E, Coggins R
LOB -- Baltimore 5, Minnesota 8
2B -- Coggins R, Grich B, Powell B, Braun S
HR -- Hendricks E, Coggins R
SB -- Carew R
CS -- Coggins R
SF -- Robinson B
T -- 2:32
A -- 13502

    

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