Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
July 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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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Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 6 1 4 1
North cf 5 0 1 0
Bando 3b 5 1 2 1
  Lewis pr 0 1 0 0
  McKinney 3b 0 0 0 0
Jackson rf 5 1 1 1
Johnson dh 3 0 1 2
Rudi lf 5 0 0 0
Tenace 1b,2b 4 2 2 1
Fosse c 5 0 0 0
Green 2b 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Hegan 1b 1 0 0 0
Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 11 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 3 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 0 0 0 0
  Cabell ph 1 0 0 0
  Coggins rf 1 0 0 0
  Brown 3b 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 5 1 1 0
Blair cf 4 1 0 0
Davis dh 5 1 2 0
Williams c,1b 2 0 0 1
Baylor lf 4 1 1 3
Robinson 3b 4 0 2 0
  Baker pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Powell 1b 4 0 2 0
  Hendricks pr,c 0 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 1 0
  Bumbry ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Oakland 000 110 003 16111
Baltimore 400 000 001 05101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton   4.1 5 4 4 1 1
  Pina   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Lindblad   2.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Fingers  W (1-5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
2
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson   6.0 6 2 2 5 3
  Watt   2.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Jackson   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Reynolds  L (5-4) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
11
6
6
5
5

  E–North (2), Powell (10).  DP–Oakland 2, Baltimore 1.  PB–Williams (3).  2B–Oakland Bando (14,off Watt), Baltimore Belanger (5,off Hamilton).  HR–Oakland Bando (16,5th inning off Jefferson 0 on, 0 out); Tenace (14,10th inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Baylor (4,1st inning off Hamilton 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Williams (3,off Hamilton).  SB–Jackson (13,2nd base off Reynolds/Williams).  WP–Jefferson (3).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–John Rice.  T–3:13.  A–18,267.
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