Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
June 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1973 at Fenway Park. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 3 1 0 0
Coggins rf 2 1 1 0
Blair cf 4 1 3 3
Davis dh 4 0 0 0
Williams c 4 0 0 0
Baylor 1b 3 1 2 0
  Crowley 1b 1 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 2 2 1
Robinson 3b 3 0 1 1
Belanger ss 4 0 1 1
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 3 0 0 0
Guerrero 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith cf 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0
Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 0
Cater 1b 4 0 1 0
Oglivie dh 3 0 0 0
  Fisk ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 2 2 0 0
Montgomery c 3 1 2 3
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Baltimore 201 201 0006101
Boston 010 200 000361
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   3.0 4 3 3 6 1
  Reynolds  W (4-3) 2.2 1 0 0 2 4
  Jackson  SV (4) 3.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
9
8
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  L (8-7) 9.0 10 6 6 2 5
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
5

  E–Baylor (4), Tiant (1).  DP–Baltimore 2, Boston 1.  2B–Baltimore Grich (9,off Tiant), Boston Guerrero (1,off Palmer); Petrocelli (7,off Jackson).  3B–Baltimore Grich (3,off Tiant), Boston Montgomery (1,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore Blair (3,1st inning off Tiant 1 on, 1 out), Boston Montgomery (3,4th inning off Palmer 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Coggins (3,off Tiant).  SF–Robinson (3,off Tiant).  SB–Baylor (12,2nd base off Tiant/Montgomery).  CS–Baylor (4,2nd base by Tiant/Montgomery); Coggins (3,2nd base by Tiant/Montgomery).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:53.  A–21,876.
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