Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
April 24, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1973 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 5 1 1 1
Grich 2b 5 1 2 0
Powell 1b 6 0 2 1
Williams c 2 1 0 0
Baylor lf 3 1 2 1
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 2
Blair cf 5 1 3 0
Davis dh 5 0 2 0
Belanger ss 5 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0
  Stanton ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Valentine cf,ss 4 1 0 0
Pinson rf,cf 3 1 1 1
Robinson lf 4 1 1 3
McCraw dh 5 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 5 0 3 1
Grabarkewitz 3b 4 0 2 0
  DaVanon pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Meoli ss,2b 3 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 1 1
  Gallagher 3b 0 0 0 0
Torborg c 1 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph,c 2 1 2 0
  Berry pr 0 0 0 0
  Kusnyer c 1 0 1 0
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
Baltimore 012 110 000 05131
California 000 004 001 16131
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander   5.1 6 4 4 1 1
  Pena   3.0 5 1 1 0 1
  Watt  L (2-1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Jackson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.1
13
6
6
3
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright   2.0 7 3 2 0 0
  Allen   3.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Barber   1.2 1 0 0 2 2
  Sells  W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
13
5
4
5
3

  E–Watt (1), Meoli (3).  DP–Baltimore 4, California 1.  2B–Baltimore Rettenmund (4,off Wright); Baylor (4,off Allen); Blair (2,off Barber), California Grabarkewitz (2,off Pena).  HR–California Robinson (3,6th inning off Alexander 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Baylor (1,off Allen); Robinson (1,off Allen).  HBP–Baylor (2,by Barber); Stanton (1,by Alexander).  SH–Pinson (2,off Watt).  IBB–Robinson (1,by Watt).  SB–Blair (4,2nd base off Allen/Torborg); Rettenmund (2,2nd base off Barber/Torborg).  HBP–Alexander (1,Stanton); Barber (1,Baylor).  IBB–Watt (3,Robinson).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:56.  A–7,488.
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