In a split of special significance to Ray Culp and Jesse Jefferson, who were the winning pitchers, the Red Sox captured the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-1, and the Orioles came back to take the second game, 2-1, in 10 innings. Culp, who returned to the Red Sox from Pawtucket (International) two weeks ago, gained his first major league victory since last July 2. Culp was on the disabled list the last half of 1972 and underwent an operation on a torn muscle in his shoulder during the winter. The veteran righthander needed help from Bobby Bolin after giving up the Orioles' run in the eighth on a triple by Al Bumbry and sacrifice fly by Paul Blair. Rico Petrocelli had four hits for the Red Sox and drove in two of their talles.

In the nightcap, Jefferson, a rookie righthander from Rochester (International), made his first appearance for the Orioles and hurled the route, allowing seven hits. The Orioles scored the deciding run in the 10th on a double by Blair and single by Earl Williams. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, June 23, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Red Sox 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 x - 5 13 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Guerrero 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .299 Grich 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .252 Smith cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Blair cf 2 0 0 1 1 2 .291 Miller cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .287 Powell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Fisk c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .304 Davis dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Yastrzemski lf 2 2 2 0 2 0 .282 Baylor lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .240 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 4 2 0 0 .253 Williams c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .201 Cater 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .213 Harper dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .223 Baker ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aparicio ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Evans rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Culp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coggins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Bolin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McNally p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 6 1 5 5 Totals 33 5 13 5 4 4 Time of Game: 2:37 Left on Base: Orioles 8, Red Sox 9 DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 2 Errors: Fisk Doubles: Fisk (12), Evans (2), Petrocelli (8) Triples: Bumbry (6), Yastrzemski (2) Stolen Bases: Baylor (13), Grich (10) Caught Stealing: Guerrero (1) Sacrifice Hits: Evans (2) Sacrifice Flies: Blair (2) GIDP: Powell (5), Davis (8), Cater (2) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McNally L(5-9) 2.1 6 3 3 4 0 0 16 2.78 Reynolds 5.2 7 2 2 0 4 0 22 2.11 Totals 8 13 5 5 4 4 0 38 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Culp W(1-2) 7.1 5 1 1 5 5 0 31 3.86 Bolin SV(4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.89 Totals 9 6 1 1 5 5 0 36 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Grich singled; Blair struck out; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Smith singled to left [Smith out at second (left to second)]; Reggie Smith ejected by 2B umpire Dave Phillips; Fisk doubled; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli singled to left [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1. ORIOLES 2ND: MILLER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); Davis flied out to center; Baylor walked; Baylor stole second [Baylor to third (error by Fisk)]; Williams struck out; Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Harper walked; Aparicio forced Harper (pitcher to shortstop); Evans doubled to center [Aparicio to third]; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Baker grounded out (first unassisted); Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli doubled to left [Yastrzemski to third]; Cater was walked intentionally; Harper singled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli to third, Cater to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first) [Petrocelli scored, Cater to third, Harper to second]; Evans flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3. ORIOLES 4TH: Blair walked; Powell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Blair out at second]; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller struck out; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor singled to left; Williams walked [Baylor to second]; Robinson flied out to left; Baker forced Williams (first to shortstop) [Baylor to third]; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Petrocelli singled to center [Yastrzemski to second]; Cater grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Yastrzemski to third, Petrocelli out at second]; Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Grich singled to left; Blair struck out; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Grich to second]; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio singled to center; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Aparicio to second]; Guerrero singled to center [Aparicio scored]; Guerrero was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Miller struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 4. ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor flied out to center; Williams struck out; Robinson singled to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BAKER; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: BELANGER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Fisk struck out; Yastrzemski tripled to center; Petrocelli singled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Cater popped to shortstop; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 5. ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry tripled; Grich walked; Grich stole second; Blair hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bumbry scored]; Powell walked; BOLIN REPLACED CULP (PITCHING); Davis grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Powell out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero singled to center; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 5. ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor singled to left; Williams flied out to left; Robinson flied out to center; COGGINS BATTED FOR BELANGER; Coggins flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 5.

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