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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 7, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 7, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Jefferson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Decker |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Larry Barnett |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
| Rich Coggins | Right Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Terry Crowley | DH |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Larry Brown | Third Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | DH |
| Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Jim Holt | First Baseman |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 7, 1973
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Decker
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Decker
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Decker
Coggins hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Decker
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Jefferson
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jefferson
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell juggles the ball. That's an error on Powell. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Jefferson
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Jefferson
Darwin 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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Decker
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt scoops it up and throws to first, with Decker covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Decker
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Decker
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Decker
Hendricks is hit by the pitch. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Decker
Brown takes first base on ball four. Grich moves to third. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Belanger vs. Decker
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Jefferson
Braun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Jefferson
There goes Braun. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Braun steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Jefferson
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Jefferson
Holt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Jefferson
Thompson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Decker
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Decker
Coggins hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Decker
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Decker
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crowley vs. Decker
Crowley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Jefferson
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Jefferson
Hisle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jefferson
Carew bunts towards the mound. Jefferson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Jefferson
There goes Carew. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Jefferson
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Decker
Grich hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Brye, who is chasing the ball. Grich reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendricks vs. Decker
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Decker
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grich tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Decker
Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Jefferson
Darwin 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 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Jefferson
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Jefferson
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Jefferson
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Decker
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Decker
Coggins hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Decker
Blair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jefferson
Thompson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Jefferson
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Jefferson
Hisle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Decker
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Decker
Crowley hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Decker
Grich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Darwin. Grich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Decker
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Decker
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hisle throws the ball in to Thompson who relays the ball to Carew who tags Brown trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Grich scores. Hendricks moves to third. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jefferson
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Jefferson
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Darwin vs. Jefferson
Darwin hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carew tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Jefferson
Braun takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitterwald vs. Jefferson
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Jefferson
Holt hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Holt reaches second base with a double. Oliva scores. Braun goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Jefferson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Holt scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Reynolds
Bob Reynolds now pitching.
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Decker
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Bane
Eddie Bane now pitching. Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Al Bumbry.
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Bane
Don Baylor pinch hits for Rich Coggins.
There's a wild pitch. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Bane
Baylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Bane
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Reynolds
Merv Rettenmund now playing right field. Don Baylor now playing left field.
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Jackson
Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Bane
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bane
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Terry Crowley.
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Bane
Grich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Jackson
Darwin hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Jackson
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Jackson
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bane
Brooks Robinson pinch hits for Elrod Hendricks.
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bane
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bane
Earl Williams pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Bane
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1973, game 1 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, lf 3 0 1 0 Hisle L, lf 3 0 0 0
Rettenmund M, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 4 1 2 0
Coggins R, rf 3 0 0 0 Oliva T, dh 4 1 1 0
Baylor D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Darwin B, rf 3 0 0 1
Blair P, cf 3 0 0 0 Braun S, 3b 3 1 1 0
Powell B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 3 0 0 0
Crowley T, dh 3 0 0 0 Holt J, 1b 3 1 1 2
Davis T, ph 1 0 0 0 Thompson D, ss 3 0 1 1
Grich B, 2b 3 2 2 0 Brye S, cf 3 0 0 0
Hendricks E, c 1 0 0 0
Robinson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown L, 3b 1 0 1 2
Belanger M, ss 2 0 0 0
Williams E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 5 2 29 4 6 4
Baltimore 000 101 000 -- 2
Minnesota 000 004 00x -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson J (L) 5.2 6 4 4 2 2
Reynolds B* 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Jackson G 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Decker J (W)+ 6.0 5 2 2 5 5
Bane E (S) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Powell B, Brown L
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Minnesota 5
2B -- Grich B, Holt J
3B -- Grich B
SB -- Braun S, Carew R
CS -- Bumbry A
SF -- Brown L, Darwin B
HBP -- by Decker J (Hendricks E)
WP -- Bane E
T -- 2:52
A -- 0
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