Orioles Play Red Sox To A Draw

GAME 1:

GWRBI-Aparicio
Game MVP:Dwight Evans
Injury: Aparicio (today only)

Memorial Stadium     Time 2:47, 79ø, Light Rain, Wind: 12 MPH Out to CF     Night Game
May 19, 1973           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 Boston            2 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 1      4 11  1
1973 Baltimore         0 0 0   0 0 1   0 1 0      2 11  0

Recap

Bos 1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.
Bos      Luis Aparicio singled scoring Harper to take the lead.  Bos  1 Bal 0.
Bos      Orlando Cepeda hit a solo HR(6).  Bos  2 Bal 0.
Bos 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Bos      Dwight Evans singled scoring 1.  Bos  3 Bal 0.
Bal 6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Bal      Paul Blair singled scoring Davis.  Bos  3 Bal 1.
Bal 7th: Failed to score on 3 hits.
Bal 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Bal      Boog Powell hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Bos  3 Bal 2.
Bos 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Bos      Dwight Evans hit a 402 foot solo HR(1).  Bos  4 Bal 2.

Bos  Luis Aparicio: 3 for 4.
Bos  Dwight Evans: 3 for 4, double, HR, 2 RBI.

Bos  Bill Lee pitched 8.1 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 11 
     hits, 4 BB, 2 K. He's 2-2 on the season.
Bos  Roger Moret got the save, his 2nd of the season.
Bal  Doyle Alexander pitched 7.2 solid innings but took the loss: 
     3 earned runs, 10 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He drops to 3-3 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Grich
Game MVP:Jim Palmer

Memorial Stadium     Time 2:14, 79ø, Wind: 14 MPH In from RF     Night Game
May 21, 1973           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 Boston            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  0
1973 Baltimore         1 0 0   0 0 1   0 2 -      4  6  0

Recap

Bal 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Bal      Bobby Grich hit a solo HR(3) to take the lead.  Bos  0 Bal 1.
Bal 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Bal      Tommy Davis singled scoring Coggins.  Bos  0 Bal 2.
Bal 8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.
Bal      Al Bumbry singled, hit streak now 10.
Bal      Don Baylor singled scoring 2.  Bos  0 Bal 4.

Bal  Bobby Grich: 1 for 2, HR, 2 runs, 2 W.

Bal  Jim Palmer threw a shutout: 3 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's now 6-3 on the year.
Bos  Luis Tiant threw a complete game but took the loss: 4 earned runs, 6 hits, 5 BB, 8 K. He's now 3-5 on the year.