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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 4, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on September 4, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 4, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 4, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 18,808 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Bill Haller |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
Rich Coggins | Right Fielder |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Terry Crowley | DH |
Earl Williams | Catcher |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | DH |
Carl Yastrzemski | Third Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 4, 1973
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Tiant
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Tiant
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Bumbry steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coggins vs. Tiant
Coggins bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Powell reaches second base with a double. Bumbry scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowley vs. Tiant
Crowley hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field. Blair picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blair. Harper scores. Smith moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oglivie vs. Palmer
Oglivie hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tiant
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Palmer
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Tiant
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Tiant
Coggins hits a line drive towards first. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Palmer
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowley vs. Tiant
Crowley hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Tiant
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a line drive towards first. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Palmer
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Palmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Palmer
There goes Griffin. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Griffin steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Palmer
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich hits a line drive towards third. Yastrzemski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Tiant
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Tiant
Tiant fires to first and picks off Bumbry. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair. Harper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields the ball and throws to Palmer covering. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Tiant
Coggins hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Tiant
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Palmer
Oglivie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tiant
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Palmer
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Tiant
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Tiant
Coggins hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Tiant
Crowley hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tiant
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Tiant
Elrod Hendricks pinch runs for Earl Williams.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Palmer
Elrod Hendricks now catching.
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller bunts towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Grich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grich moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bumbry vs. Tiant
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coggins vs. Tiant
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. Belanger moves to third. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Palmer
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Tiant
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Tiant
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith hits a line drive towards the mound. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 12
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 12
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Palmer
Oglivie hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/4/1973 -- Baltimore at Boston (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Bumbry A, lf 4 1 2 0 Harper T, lf 5 1 2 0 Coggins R, rf 5 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 5 0 2 0 Smith R, dh 4 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 5 0 2 1 Yastrzemski C, 3b 4 0 1 1 Crowley T, dh 5 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 5 0 0 0 Williams E, c 4 0 1 0 Oglivie B, rf 5 1 1 1 Hendricks E, pr-c 1 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 4 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cooper C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 5 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 1 9 1 38 2 6 2 Baltimore 100 000 000 000 -- 1 Boston 100 000 000 001 -- 2 0 outs when winning run was scored. Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Palmer J (L) 11.0 6 2 2 4 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (W) 12.0 9 1 1 3 3 E -- Blair P, Aparicio L DP -- Baltimore 1, Boston 3 LOB -- Baltimore 8, Boston 7 2B -- Powell B 2, Harper T, Grich B HR -- Oglivie B SB -- Bumbry A, Aparicio L, Griffin D T -- 3:13 A -- 18808
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