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Baltimore Orioles @
Boston Red Sox
1973-09-03 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 27730 Β· 3:27
Baltimore Orioles defeated Boston Red Sox 13β8. Baltimore Orioles put up 4 in the 3rd. Doyle Alexander earned the win and Eddie Watt picked up the save. Paul Blair went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 17 | |
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
W: Doyle Alexander L: John Curtis SV: Eddie Watt
Umpires β HP: Jerry Neudecker Β· 1B: Bill Haller Β· 2B: Merle Anthony Β· 3B: Ron Luciano Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Baltimore Orioles β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merv Rettenmund | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Bobby Grich | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Paul Blair | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Tommy Davis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Don Baylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Brooks Robinson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earl Williams | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Etchebarren | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Belanger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Harper | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Luis Aparicio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reggie Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Carl Yastrzemski | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Orlando Cepeda | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Carlton Fisk | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Griffin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cecil Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Oglivie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Cater | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Guerrero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Orioles β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Doyle Alexander | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
Bob Reynolds | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Jackson | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Eddie Watt | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Curtis | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Ken Tatum | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Bobby Bolin | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Ray Culp | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Veale | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Merv Rettenmund: W
- Bobby Grich: K
- Paul Blair: 3/FL
- Tommy Davis: 8
Bot 1
- Tommy Harper: S/BG
- Luis Aparicio: SB2
- Luis Aparicio: 1/SH/BG.2-3
- Reggie Smith: W
- Carl Yastrzemski: D8.3-H;1-3
- Orlando Cepeda: IW
- Carlton Fisk: S/BR.3-3;2X3(6);1-2
- Rick Miller: 46(1)/FO
Top 2
- Don Baylor: 53
- Brooks Robinson: 9
- Earl Williams: S
- Andy Etchebarren: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Doug Griffin: 43
- Cecil Cooper: 7
- Tommy Harper: 9
Top 3
- Mark Belanger: S9
- Merv Rettenmund: S9.1-3
- Bobby Grich: S9.3-H;1-3
- Paul Blair: HR8/89/IPHR.3-H;1-H
- Tommy Davis: 8
- Don Baylor: 9
- Brooks Robinson: 53
Bot 3
- Luis Aparicio: 6
- Reggie Smith: 7
- Carl Yastrzemski: W
- Orlando Cepeda: S7.1-2
- Carlton Fisk: 9
Top 4
- Earl Williams: S7/G
- Andy Etchebarren: S.1-2
- Mark Belanger: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Merv Rettenmund: 8/SF.3-H
- Bobby Grich: W
- Paul Blair: HR/78.2-H;1-H
- Tommy Davis: 8
Bot 4
- Rick Miller: 43
- Doug Griffin: S
- Cecil Cooper: 36(1)/FO
- Tommy Harper: K
Top 5
- Don Baylor: 9
- Brooks Robinson: S8
- Earl Williams: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Luis Aparicio: 63
- Reggie Smith: 9
- Carl Yastrzemski: W
- Orlando Cepeda: S8.1-3
- Carlton Fisk: HR/7.3-H;1-H
- Rick Miller: 43
Top 6
- Andy Etchebarren: 63
- Mark Belanger: S8
- Merv Rettenmund: S/BG.1-2
- Bobby Grich: 6(B)4(2)/LDP
Bot 6
- Doug Griffin: S7
- Cecil Cooper: 2/FL
- Tommy Harper: 9
- Luis Aparicio: 8
Top 7
- Paul Blair: W
- Tommy Davis: 64(1)3/GDP
- Don Baylor: W
- Brooks Robinson: 9
Bot 7
- Reggie Smith: S8
- Carl Yastrzemski: W.1-2
- Orlando Cepeda: 7
- Carlton Fisk: S7.2-3;1-2
- Rick Miller: 9/SF.3-H
- Ben Oglivie: S.2-H;1-3
- Danny Cater: 64(1)/FO
Top 8
- Earl Williams: HR/7
- Andy Etchebarren: S
- Mark Belanger: K
- Merv Rettenmund: S.1-2
- Bobby Grich: 5/P
- Paul Blair: W.2-3;1-2
- Tommy Davis: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Don Baylor: S8.3-H;1-3
- Brooks Robinson: 8
Bot 8
- Tommy Harper: 4
- Luis Aparicio: 3
- Reggie Smith: W
- Carl Yastrzemski: S9.1-3
- Orlando Cepeda: S7.3-H;1-H
- Carlton Fisk: 8
Top 9
- Earl Williams: HP
- Andy Etchebarren: S/BG.1-H(E5);B-2
- Mark Belanger: WP.2-3#
- Mark Belanger: 63
- Merv Rettenmund: 63
- Bobby Grich: HP
- Paul Blair: 5/FL
Bot 9
- Rick Miller: 3/G
- Mario Guerrero: 4
- Danny Cater: 6/L





























