Friday August 3, 1973
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Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 3, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Orioles 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 x - 8 17 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .266 Belanger ss 4 3 3 0 1 1 .229 Guerrero ss 2 1 0 0 2 1 .252 Coggins rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .287 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Rettenmund ph,rf 3 0 1 2 0 2 .230 Cepeda dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .287 Davis dh 3 1 3 2 1 0 .313 Petrocelli 3b 2 0 0 0 2 2 .247 Powell 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .244 Montgomery c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .377 Blair cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .304 Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Crowley lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .221 Griffin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Baylor ph,lf 2 0 2 1 0 0 .240 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Grich 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hendricks c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .198 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brown 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 5 2 4 9 Totals 37 8 17 8 2 7 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 16,712 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Orioles 8 DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 0 Doubles: Rettenmund (9), Blair (19) Triples: Belanger (1) Home Runs: Harper (13) Stolen Bases: Griffin (5) Caught Stealing: Belanger (6), Blair (8) Sacrifice Flies: Davis (3) GIDP: Crowley (4) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pole L(0-1) 3.2 10 6 6 1 2 0 19 14.73 Skok 4.1 7 2 2 1 5 0 21 5.19 Totals 8 17 8 8 2 7 0 40 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson W(4-3) 9 5 2 2 4 9 1 36 3.77 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 9 1 36 Wild Pitches: Jefferson (8) Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Lou DiMuro RED SOX 1ST: Harper homered; Debut game for Dick Pole; Guerrero walked; Yastrzemski singled to left [Guerrero to second]; Jefferson threw a wild pitch [Guerrero to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Cepeda grounded out (second to first) [Guerrero scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Montgomery struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger singled to second; Coggins singled to left [Belanger to second]; Davis singled to left [Belanger scored, Coggins to second]; Powell singled to right [Coggins scored, Davis to second]; Blair flied out to right [Davis to third]; Crowley grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Powell out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2. RED SOX 2ND: Miller singled to right; Griffin forced Miller (shortstop unassisted); Griffin stole second; Evans struck out; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Grich popped to first in foul territory; Hendricks struck out; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2. RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero walked; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Cepeda singled to right [Guerrero to third]; Petrocelli walked [Cepeda to second]; Montgomery made an out to second; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger walked; Coggins struck out; Belanger was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Davis singled to left; Powell singled to right [Davis to third]; Blair singled to right [Davis scored, Powell to third]; Crowley singled to center [Powell scored, Blair to third]; Blair was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher to third to pitcher); Terry Crowley trapped off 1B then Paul Blair run down; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 4. RED SOX 4TH: Griffin flied out to center; Evans struck out; Harper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 4TH: Grich made an out to third; Hendricks made an out to first; Brown singled to left; Belanger singled to right [Brown to third]; SKOK REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR COGGINS; Rettenmund doubled to left [Brown scored, Belanger scored]; Davis was walked intentionally; Powell flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 6. RED SOX 5TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Guerrero struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 5TH: On a bunt Blair singled; BAYLOR BATTED FOR CROWLEY; On a bunt Baylor singled [Blair to second]; On a bunt Grich forced Blair (pitcher to third) [Baylor to second]; Hendricks flied out to right; Brown flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 6. RED SOX 6TH: BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Petrocelli struck out; Montgomery grounded out (second to first); Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger tripled to left; Rettenmund struck out; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Belanger scored]; Powell popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 7. RED SOX 7TH: Griffin flied out to center; Evans grounded out (catcher to first); Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 7TH: Blair doubled to left; Baylor singled to left [Blair scored]; Grich struck out; Hendricks forced Baylor (shortstop to second); Brown grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 8. RED SOX 8TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Cepeda flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 8. ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger struck out; Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Davis singled to shortstop; Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 8. RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli walked; Montgomery singled to center [Petrocelli to second]; Miller flied out to center; Griffin was called out on strikes; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 8.

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