Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
October 10, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 10, 1973 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 2 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 1 1 1
Blair cf 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 0 1 0
Williams 1b 3 1 0 0
Baylor lf 3 1 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 2 1
Etchebarren c 4 1 2 3
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Tenace 1b,c 3 2 1 0
Davalillo cf 3 1 2 0
  Mangual ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Johnson dh 2 0 0 0
  Bourque ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Andrews ph,dh,1b 1 0 0 0
Fosse c 2 1 1 3
  Lewis pr 0 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0
Green 2b 3 0 1 1
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Baltimore 000 000 410580
Oakland 030 001 000470
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   1.1 4 3 3 2 2
  Reynolds   4.2 3 1 1 2 3
  Watt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  W (1-0) 2.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   6.1 5 4 4 3 1
  Fingers  L (0-1) 2.2 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Baltimore Robinson (1,off Fingers), Oakland Tenace (1,off Palmer); Fosse (1,off Palmer); Green (1,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore Etchebarren (1,7th inning off Blue 2 on, 1 out); Grich (1,8th inning off Fingers 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Rudi (1,off Watt).  SF–Fosse (1,off Reynolds).  HBP–Bando (1,by Watt).  IBB–Bourque (1,by Reynolds).  CS–Rettenmund (2,2nd base by Fingers/Fosse); Davis (1,2nd base by Fingers/Fosse); Jackson (1,2nd base by Reynolds/Etchebarren).  HBP–Watt (1,Bando).  IBB–Reynolds (2,Bourque).  U–Nestor Chylak, Bill Haller, George Maloney, Jim Odom, Larry McCoy, Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:31.  A–27,497.
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