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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 21, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 21, 1973 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 7,105 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Hank Morgenweck 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | DH |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Right Fielder |
| Rich Coggins | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 21, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Palmer
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Tiant
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coggins vs. Tiant
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Tiant
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Tiant
Hendricks 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
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Tiant
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Tiant
Coggins 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
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Palmer
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Cepeda trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Miller trying to get to third. Coggins throws the ball in to Belanger, who relays the ball to Robinson who tags Miller for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Palmer
There goes Evans. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Tiant
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Tiant
Hendricks hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Palmer
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Tiant
Bumbry bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coggins vs. Tiant
Coggins strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bumbry. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Evans scores. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Palmer
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Tiant
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Palmer
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Tiant
Hendricks hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Miller. Hendricks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. Hendricks moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bumbry vs. Tiant
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bumbry for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Coggins vs. Tiant
Coggins hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Evans moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Coggins. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Harper goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Watt
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich hits a popup towards the mound. Tiant settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1973 -- Boston at Baltimore (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Harper T, lf 3 1 0 0 Bumbry A, rf 3 1 1 0
Aparicio L, ss 5 0 1 2 Coggins R, cf 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 2 2 Grich B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cepeda O, dh 4 0 1 0 Powell B, 1b 4 0 1 1
Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Davis T, dh 4 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Baylor D, lf 3 0 0 0
Griffin D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Miller R, cf 4 1 2 0 Hendricks E, c 3 0 1 0
Evans D, rf 3 2 2 0 Belanger M, ss 2 0 1 0
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34 4 10 4 29 1 4 1
Boston 000 000 202 -- 4
Baltimore 100 000 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 6
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (L) 8.1 10 4 4 6 7
Watt E 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Baltimore 4
2B -- Bumbry A, Miller R, Hendricks E, Yastrzemski C
SB -- Evans D
SH -- Bumbry A, Belanger M, Harper T
T -- 2:34
A -- 7105
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