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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 18, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 18, 1973 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 6,594 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: John Rice 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: George Maloney |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | First Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | DH |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 18, 1973
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Holtzman
Rettenmund hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Holtzman
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Holtzman
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Holtzman
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Holtzman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Blair trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Holtzman
Baylor takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grich vs. Holtzman
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Palmer
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Palmer
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Palmer
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Holtzman
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Holtzman
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Holtzman
Rettenmund hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Holtzman
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Holtzman
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Palmer
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Palmer
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Palmer
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Palmer
Tenace hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Palmer
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Holtzman
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Holtzman
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Holtzman
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Holtzman
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Holtzman
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baylor scores. There goes Grich trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Palmer
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Palmer
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Palmer
North strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Holtzman
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Holtzman
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Holtzman
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Palmer
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Palmer
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Palmer
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Holtzman
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Holtzman
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Holtzman
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Holtzman
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Holtzman
Grich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Palmer
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Palmer, and towards Belanger, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Palmer
Tenace hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Palmer
Fosse hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Holtzman
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Holtzman
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Holtzman
Rettenmund is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Palmer
Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Palmer
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Palmer
North 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
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Holtzman
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Holtzman
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Holtzman
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Holtzman
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Holtzman
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Green fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Palmer
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Palmer
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Palmer
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich catches it and throws to first to double up Jackson. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Holtzman
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Holtzman
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Holtzman
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Holtzman
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Palmer
Rudi hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Palmer
Tenace hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Palmer
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Palmer
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Dick Green.
Johnstone hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Holtzman
Ted Kubiak now playing second base.
Cabell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Holtzman
Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Holtzman
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Blair scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Fingers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baylor vs. Fingers
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Palmer
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Palmer
North hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Palmer
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Palmer
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Palmer
Johnson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1973 -- Baltimore at Oakland (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Rettenmund M, rf 5 2 2 3 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0
Cabell E, 1b 5 0 0 0 North B, cf 4 0 1 0
Blair P, cf 4 1 1 0 Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Davis T, dh 4 0 3 0 Jackson R, rf 3 1 2 0
Williams E, c 4 0 2 0 Johnson D, dh 4 0 0 0
Baylor D, lf 4 1 2 0 Rudi J, lf 3 0 0 0
Grich B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Tenace G, 1b 3 1 1 2
Robinson B, 3b 3 0 1 1 Fosse R, c 3 0 1 0
Belanger M, ss 3 1 0 0 Green D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Johnstone J, ph 1 0 0 0
Kubiak T, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 4 31 2 6 2
Baltimore 121 000 001 -- 5
Oakland 020 000 000 -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 9.0 6 2 2 1 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L) 8.1 11 5 5 6 5
Fingers R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Baltimore 10, Oakland 3
HR -- Rettenmund M 2, Tenace G
WP -- Fingers R
T -- 2:24
A -- 6594
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