After collecting four hits in the previous night's game, Don Baylor belted a homer, two doubles and two singles in five trips as the Orioles outlasted the Rangers, 12-10. Baylor's nine hits in two consecutive nine-inning games tied the modern major league record. The Orioles did not decide the outcome until they scored their last three runs in the seventh inning on doubles by Baylor, Tommy Davis and Al Bumbry and a single by Rich Coggins. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 12, Texas Rangers 10
Game Played on Tuesday, August    14, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      3  3  1    0  1  1    3  0  0  -  12 17  3
Rangers      0  1  1    0  4  1    3  0  0  -  10 14  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry rf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .313      Nelson 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .274
  Blair cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Biittner rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Coggins cf,rf         5   3   3   2     1   1   .291        Harris ph,cf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Davis dh              6   1   3   3     0   1   .302      Spencer 1b            5   2   3   0     0   0   .284
Powell 1b             4   2   1   1     2   0   .251      Johnson dh            4   0   2   1     1   1   .297
Baylor lf             5   2   5   4     1   0   .281      Sudakis 3b            5   2   1   1     0   1   .224
Robinson 3b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Burroughs lf          4   2   2   2     0   1   .269
Williams c            4   0   0   1     0   1   .232      Billings c            4   2   1   1     1   0   .172
Grich 2b              2   1   0   0     3   1   .234      Grieve cf,rf          5   0   2   0     0   0   .319
Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .226      Mason ss              2   1   1   2     1   0   .222
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harrah ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Durham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  12  17  12     8   4             Totals               39  10  14   8     4   3

Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance:  5,261
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Rangers 8
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Coggins, Belanger, Reynolds, Biittner, Billings
Doubles: Baylor 2 (15), Belanger (9), Coggins (12), Bumbry (7), Powell (9), Grieve (3), Burroughs (10)
Home Runs: Baylor (6), Mason (3)
Stolen Bases: Grich (13), Bumbry (15), Blair (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (7), Belanger (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (6), Mason (3), Burroughs (8)
GIDP: Williams (10), Robinson (15), Mason (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               4.1  10   6   4   1   1   0  24   4.07
Jefferson               2     3   4   4   1   0   1  10   4.39
Reynolds                0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.04
Jackson W(6-0)          2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.67
Totals                  9    14  10   8   4   3   1  45

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(6-10)         2     5   6   6   2   0   1  13   3.06
Brown                   3     6   2   2   3   3   0  17   2.63
Durham                  1.1   5   4   4   1   0   0  11   9.53
Gogolewski              2.2   1   0   0   2   1   0  10   3.34
Totals                  9    17  12  12   8   4   1  51

Wild Pitches: Siebert (2)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry made an out to shortstop; Coggins singled;
Siebert threw a wild pitch [Coggins to second]; Davis singled to
right [Coggins to third, Davis to second (error by Biittner)];
Powell popped to third in foul territory; Baylor homered
[Coggins scored, Davis scored]; Robinson lined to shortstop; 3
R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Biittner
flied out to center; Spencer singled to right; Johnson singled
to center [Spencer to second]; Sudakis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
walked; Grich stole second; Belanger popped to third; Bumbry
singled to center [Grich to third]; Bumbry stole second; Coggins
walked; Davis singled [Grich scored, Bumbry scored, Coggins
scored]; Powell grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs popped to first in foul territory;
Billings singled to center; Grieve doubled [Billings to third];
Mason hit a sacrifice fly to left [Billings scored]; Nelson made
an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: BROWN REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Baylor doubled
to left; Robinson singled to right [Baylor scored]; Williams
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Robinson out at second]; Grich walked; Belanger forced Grich
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 3RD: Biittner singled to center; Spencer singled to
center [Biittner to second]; Johnson walked [Biittner to third,
Spencer to second]; Sudakis forced Biittner (pitcher to catcher)
[Spencer to third, Johnson to second]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Spencer scored, Johnson to third]; Billings forced
Sudakis (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7,
Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry flied out to left; Coggins was called out on
strikes; Davis singled to left; Powell walked [Davis to second];
Baylor singled [Davis to third, Powell to second]; Robinson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles
7, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve singled; Mason grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Grieve out at second]; Nelson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
7, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Grich was
called out on strikes; Belanger doubled; Bumbry walked; Coggins
doubled [Belanger scored, Bumbry to third]; Davis was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 8, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Biittner reached on an error by Belanger; Spencer
singled to center [Biittner to second]; Johnson singled to right
[Biittner scored (unearned), Spencer to third]; Sudakis forced
Johnson (first to shortstop) [Spencer scored]; Burroughs doubled
to right [Sudakis scored, Burroughs to third (on throw)];
JEFFERSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Billings grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Burroughs scored (unearned)]; Grieve made
an out to second; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8,
Rangers 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: DURHAM REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Powell walked;
Baylor singled to right [Powell to second]; Robinson reached on
an error by Billings on a sacrifice bunt [Powell to third,
Baylor to second]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to left [Powell
scored]; Grich flied out to left; Belanger grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Mason homered; Nelson flied out to center; Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Spencer flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Rangers 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry doubled to left; Coggins singled to right
[Bumbry scored, Coggins to second (on throw)]; Davis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Powell doubled to left [Coggins
scored]; Baylor doubled [Powell scored]; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED
DURHAM (PITCHING); Robinson popped to first in foul territory;
Williams struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 12, Rangers
7.

RANGERS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); COGGINS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Johnson flied out to right; Sudakis
singled to center; Burroughs singled to left [Sudakis to
second]; Billings walked [Sudakis to third, Burroughs to
second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Grieve flied
out to right [Sudakis scored (error by Coggins)]; Billings was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Reynolds [Burroughs
scored, Billings to third]; Mason walked; Nelson singled to
right [Billings scored, Mason to third]; JACKSON REPLACED
REYNOLDS (PITCHING); HARRIS BATTED FOR BIITTNER; Harris walked
[Nelson to second]; Spencer made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 2
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 12, Rangers 10.

ORIOLES 8TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GRIEVE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Grich walked; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Grich to second]; Blair
singled to left [Grich to third]; Blair stole second; Coggins
flied out to left; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 12, Rangers 10.

RANGERS 8TH: Johnson struck out; Sudakis lined to third;
Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 12, Rangers
10.

ORIOLES 9TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor
walked; Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
12, Rangers 10.

RANGERS 9TH: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); HARRAH BATTED FOR MASON;
Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 12,
Rangers 10.