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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 5

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Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 5

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, September 5, 1973 (N) at Fenway Park

BAL A    0  1  1    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   5 12  1
BOS A    1  6  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  0
BATTING
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rettenmund rf                 5   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Grich 2b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       2   2
Blair cf                      5   2   2   1       0   0       1   0
Davis dh                      5   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
Williams 1b,c                 3   0   1   1       1   0       8   0
Baylor lf                     4   2   2   2       0   0       1   0
Robinson 3b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Etchebarren c                 3   0   1   1       0   0       7   0
  Bumbry ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baker ss                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Belanger ss                   3   0   1   0       0   1       2   6
  Powell ph,1b                1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Cuellar p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reynolds p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   5  12   5       1   2      24  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Belanger-Grich-Williams.
E: Rettenmund (4).
PB: Williams (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Etchebarren (7,off Moret).
HR: Baylor (9,2nd inning off Moret 0 on 0 out); Blair (10,5th inning off Moret
0 on 2 out).
HBP: Grich (7,by Moret).
GDP: Etchebarren (4,off Moret).
Team LOB: 8.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harper lf                     4   0   0   0       1   2       0   0
Aparicio ss                   4   1   0   0       1   0       2   3
Smith dh                      3   2   1   0       1   0       0   0
Yastrzemski 3b                3   1   2   2       1   1       2   4
Cater 1b                      4   1   2   2       0   0      10   1
Fisk c                        4   0   1   1       0   1       3   0
Griffin 2b                    4   1   1   0       0   1       4   1
Evans rf                      3   1   1   2       1   1       2   0
Miller cf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       4   0
Moret p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lee p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bolin p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       33   7   9   7       5   7      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Aparicio-Griffin-Cater.
BATTING - 
2B: Yastrzemski (22,off Cuellar); Fisk (19,off Reynolds).
HR: Evans (9,2nd inning off Cuellar 1 on 0 out).
GDP: Harper (6,off Reynolds).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cuellar L(14-13)              1.2   4   6   2   3   4   1  13
Reynolds                      6.1   5   1   1   2   3   0  25
Totals                        8     9   7   2*  5   7   1  38
* - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.16 (i) of the Scoring rules (where runs may be earned for a reliever but not for the team) were applied.
Inherited Runners - Scored: Reynolds 1-1.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Moret W(10-0)                 5.2   9   4   4   0   0   2  26
Lee                           1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6
Bolin SV(11)                  2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8
Totals                        9    12   5   5   1   2   2  40
HBP: Moret (2,Grich).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lee 1-0; Bolin 3-1.
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Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Merle Anthony
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 21758
Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore Orioles             Boston Red Sox           
1. Rettenmund          rf        Harper              lf
2. Grich               2b        Aparicio            ss
3. Blair               cf        Smith               dh
4. Davis               dh        Yastrzemski         3b
5. Williams            1b        Cater               1b
6. Baylor              lf        Fisk                c
7. Robinson            3b        Griffin             2b
8. Etchebarren         c         Evans               rf
9. Belanger            ss        Miller              cf
   Cuellar             p         Moret               p

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled; Grich forced Rettenmund (first
to shortstop); Blair flied out to right; Davis singled [Grich to
second]; Williams forced Davis (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smith singled to left; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to
second]; Cater singled to center [Smith scored, Yastrzemski to
second]; Fisk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red
Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor homered to left; Robinson singled to right;
Etchebarren grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Robinson out at second]; Belanger singled to first;
Rettenmund lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin reached on an error by Rettenmund [Griffin
to first]; Evans homered to center [Griffin scored (unearned)];
Miller was called out on strikes; Harper struck out; Aparicio
walked; Smith walked [Aparicio to second]; Yastrzemski doubled
[Aparicio scored (unearned), Smith scored (unearned)]; REYNOLDS
REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Cater singled to right [Yastrzemski
scored (unearned), Cater to second (on throw)]; Fisk doubled to
left [Cater scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)];
Griffin struck out; 6 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red
Sox 7.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich was hit by a pitch; Blair singled to right
[Grich to second]; Davis flied out to center [Grich to third];
Williams grounded out (third to first) [Grich scored, Blair to
second]; Baylor made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans made an out to second; Miller flied out to
right; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson popped to third in foul territory;
Etchebarren popped to catcher in foul territory; Belanger flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Smith made
an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
flied out to center; Blair homered to left; Davis made an out to
first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk made
an out to shortstop; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: Williams singled to left; Baylor forced Williams
(third to second); Robinson popped to first in foul territory;
Etchebarren doubled [Baylor scored]; LEE REPLACED MORET
(PITCHING); Belanger was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans struck out; Miller singled; Harper grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Grich
singled; Blair forced Grich (shortstop to second); Davis singled
[Blair to second]; Williams walked [Blair to third, Davis to
second]; BOLIN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Baylor singled [Blair
scored, Davis to third, Williams to second]; Robinson flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled to
center; Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
5, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: BUMBRY BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first); POWELL BATTED FOR BELANGER; Powell struck
out; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: BAKER REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING SS); POWELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
Fisk flied out to left; On a bunt Griffin singled; Williams
allowed a passed ball [Griffin to second]; Evans walked; Miller
grounded out (second to first) [Griffin to third, Evans to
second]; Harper walked; Aparicio flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich made an out to shortstop; Blair popped to
first in foul territory; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Orioles          5  12   1    8
 Red Sox          7   9   0    7
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