Brooks Robinson's third error in two games paved the way for a run in the 10th inning and resulted in the Orioles' defeat by the Athletics, 4-3. With the aid of a homer by Reggie Jackson, the A's held a 3-1 lead before Al Bumbry and Rich Coggins each hit his first major league homer to tie the score in the ninth.

Opening the 10th, Robinson threw wildly on a grounder by Bill North, allowing the batter to reach second. Bert Campaneris sacrificed and, after Rich McKinney tapped to the mound, Joe Rudi doubled to drive in North and handed Dave McNally his fifth straight defeat. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       9, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   4 10  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  -   3  8  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   3   0     0   0   .261      Bumbry rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .227
Mangual 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .197        Blair ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Green 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Coggins cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .217
  McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .234
  Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .194
Rudi lf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .178
Jackson rf            5   2   3   1     0   0   .283      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .202
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Baker pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tenace 1b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .298      Crowley dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .222
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Davis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .268
North cf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .253      McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  10   3     2   3             Totals               36   3   8   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  7,618
Left on Base: A's 6, Orioles 4
DP: A's 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Williams, Robinson
Doubles: Johnson (1), Rudi (4), Belanger (2), Powell (2)
Home Runs: Jackson (5), Bumbry (1), Coggins (1)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (12), Jackson (4)
Caught Stealing: North (2), Baylor (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (1)
GIDP: Rudi (3), Johnson (2), Belanger (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(3-1)           9.2   8   3   3   1   5   2  36   3.88
Knowles SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.40
Totals                 10     8   3   3   1   5   2  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(3-5)         10    10   4   3   2   3   1  40   1.74
Totals                 10    10   4   3   2   3   1  40

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to center; Mangual popped to
third; Rudi grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Campaneris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: GREEN REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Coggins grounded out (first
unassisted); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson doubled; Bando flied out to right; Tenace was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell walked; Williams was called out on strikes;
Baylor forced Powell (shortstop to second); Baylor was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (third to first); North
walked; North stole second; North stole third [North scored
(error by Williams) (unearned)]; Campaneris singled to center;
Green forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); Rudi grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson flied out to left; Crowley flied out to
left; Belanger doubled to left; Bumbry singled to center
[Belanger scored]; Coggins grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second;
Johnson struck out; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first);
Tenace singled to right [Jackson scored]; Fosse flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Williams flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Green grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor struck out; Robinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Crowley popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson
homered; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Bando walked;
Tenace struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to left; Bumbry flied out to
left; Coggins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
North singled; North was caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second to first); Campaneris singled to right; Green
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich struck out; Powell doubled; Williams struck
out; Baylor lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson
singled; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Crowley
singled to right; Belanger grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Crowley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Tenace
grounded out (second to first); Fosse grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Bumbry homered;
Coggins homered; Grich grounded out (third to first); Powell
lined to second; Williams flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: North reached on an error by Robinson;
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [North to
second]; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR GREEN; McKinney grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rudi doubled [North scored]; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 10TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 2B); Baylor
flied out to left; Robinson singled to left; BAKER RAN FOR
ROBINSON; Crowley popped to second; DAVIS BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Davis singled to left [Baker to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED HUNTER
(PITCHING); BLAIR BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Blair flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 3.