Baltimore Orioles 13, Boston Red Sox 8 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  4    4  0  0    0  4  1  -  13 17  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  3  0    2  2  0  -   8 13  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         4   2   3   1     1   0   .273      Harper lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .280
Grich 2b              4   2   1   1     1   1   .238      Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Blair cf              4   3   2   6     2   0   .276      Smith cf              3   2   1   0     2   0   .298
Davis dh              5   0   1   2     0   0   .300      Yastrzemski 3b        2   3   2   1     3   0   .296
Baylor lf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .288      Cepeda dh             4   1   3   2     1   0   .295
Robinson 3b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .241        Kennedy pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Williams 1b           4   3   3   1     0   0   .232      Fisk c                5   1   3   3     0   0   .260
Etchebarren c         5   2   3   0     0   0   .252      Miller rf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .248
Belanger ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .237      Griffin 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .266
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oglivie ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .244
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Guerrero 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cooper 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cater ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .310
                                                          Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Culp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  13  17  12     5   2             Totals               37   8  13   8     6   1

Time of Game: 3:27   Attendance: 27,730
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Red Sox 10
DP: Orioles 0, Red Sox 3
Errors: Yastrzemski
Doubles: Yastrzemski (21)
Home Runs: Blair 2 (9), Williams (18), Fisk (26)
Stolen Bases: Harper (37)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (13), Aparicio (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Rettenmund (2), Miller (3)
GIDP: Williams (11), Davis (15)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (3,by Culp), Grich (6,by Culp)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(10-6)       6     9   6   6   5   1   1  31   3.77
Reynolds                0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.99
Jackson                 1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   1.94
Watt SV(3)              1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.02
Totals                  9    13   8   8   6   1   1  45

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(12-12)         3     6   5   5   1   1   1  16   3.42
Tatum                   4     6   4   4   3   0   2  18   9.00
Bolin                   0.2   2   3   3   1   1   0   5   3.35
Culp                    1     3   1   1   0   0   0   8   4.47
Veale                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.34
Totals                  9    17  13  13   5   2   3  48

Hit by Pitch: Culp 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Culp (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Ron Luciano


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund walked; Grich struck out; Blair popped
to first in foul territory; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Harper singled; Harper stole second;
Aparicio out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Harper to
third]; Smith walked; Yastrzemski doubled to center [Harper
scored, Smith to third]; Cepeda was walked intentionally; Fisk
was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted
ball [Smith stayed at third, Yastrzemski out at third (shortstop
unassisted), Cepeda to second]; Miller forced Fisk (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
flied out to right; Williams singled; Etchebarren forced
Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Cooper
flied out to left; Harper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to right; Rettenmund singled to
right [Belanger to third]; Grich singled to right [Belanger
scored, Rettenmund to third]; Blair hit an inside the park homer
to center [Rettenmund scored, Grich scored]; Davis flied out to
center; Baylor flied out to right; Robinson grounded out (third
to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio made an out to shortstop; Smith flied out
to left; Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda singled to left [Yastrzemski
to second]; Fisk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams singled to left; TATUM REPLACED CURTIS
(PITCHING); Etchebarren singled [Williams to second]; Belanger
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Williams to third,
Etchebarren to second]; Rettenmund hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Williams scored]; Grich walked; Blair homered [Etchebarren
scored, Grich scored]; Davis flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Griffin
singled; Cooper forced Griffin (first to shortstop); Harper
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor flied out to right; Robinson singled to
center; Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 8, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
flied out to right; Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda singled to center
[Yastrzemski to third]; Fisk homered [Yastrzemski scored, Cepeda
scored]; Miller grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger singled to center; On a bunt Rettenmund singled
[Belanger to second]; Grich lined into a double play (shortstop
to second) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 8, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin singled to left; Cooper popped to catcher
in foul territory; Harper flied out to right; Aparicio flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair walked; Davis grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Blair out at second]; Baylor
walked; Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 8, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Smith singled to center; Yastrzemski walked [Smith
to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Cepeda flied
out to left; Fisk singled to left [Smith to third, Yastrzemski
to second]; Miller hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smith scored];
OGLIVIE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Oglivie singled [Yastrzemski scored,
Fisk to third]; JACKSON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); CATER
BATTED FOR COOPER; Cater forced Oglivie (shortstop to second); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: GUERRERO REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING 2B); CATER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Williams homered; BOLIN REPLACED
TATUM (PITCHING); Etchebarren singled; Belanger struck out;
Rettenmund singled [Etchebarren to second]; Grich popped to
third; Blair walked [Etchebarren to third, Rettenmund to
second]; CULP REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); Davis singled to right
[Etchebarren scored, Rettenmund scored, Blair to third]; Baylor
singled to center [Blair scored, Davis to third]; Robinson flied
out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 12, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Harper made an out to second; Aparicio made an out
to first; Smith walked; Yastrzemski singled to right [Smith to
third]; Cepeda singled to left [Smith scored, Yastrzemski
scored]; KENNEDY RAN FOR CEPEDA; WATT REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Fisk flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 12, Red Sox 8.

ORIOLES 9TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Williams was
hit by a pitch; On a bunt Etchebarren singled [Williams scored
(error by Yastrzemski), Etchebarren to second]; Culp threw a
wild pitch [Etchebarren to third]; Belanger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to
first); Grich was hit by a pitch; VEALE REPLACED CULP
(PITCHING); Blair popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 13, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Guerrero
made an out to second; Cater lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 13, Red Sox 8.