Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
July 6, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1973 at Memorial Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 2 1
  McKinney 2b 1 0 1 0
North cf 3 0 1 1
  Johnstone cf 1 0 0 0
Bando 3b 5 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
  Mangual rf 1 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 3 1 1 0
  Hegan 1b 1 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 2 2 0
Fosse c 3 1 1 1
Green 2b,ss 3 2 2 4
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 3 1 2 1
  Rettenmund ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Coggins rf 2 0 0 0
  Baylor ph,lf 1 0 0 1
Blair cf 5 1 2 0
Powell 1b 5 1 2 2
Davis dh 3 0 1 0
Hendricks c 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 2 1
Baker ss 2 0 0 0
  Belanger ph,ss 1 1 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Oakland 040 012 0007111
Baltimore 100 002 200591
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (13-3) 6.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Knowles   0.2 1 1 0 1 0
  Fingers  SV (10) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
3
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (8-6) 5.1 9 7 3 3 4
  Reynolds   3.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
3
3
5

  E–Knowles (1), Powell (9).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Oakland Fosse (15,off Palmer); Green (8,off Palmer), Baltimore Bumbry (4,off Hunter).  HR–Baltimore Bumbry (6,1st inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out); Powell (6,6th inning off Hunter 1 on, 0 out); Robinson (5,7th inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Fosse (3,by Palmer).  SF–Baylor (4,off Knowles).  SB–Jackson (12,2nd base off Palmer/Hendricks); Davis (5,2nd base off Hunter/Fosse).  CS–North (12,2nd base by Palmer/Hendricks).  IBB–Palmer (5,Fosse).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:32.
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