17 Inning Barn Burner Highlights Orioles Sweep Of Twins

GAME 1:

GWRBI-Grich
Game MVP:Dave McNally

Memorial Stadium     Time 2:21, 80ų     Night Game
Jun 8, 1973            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 Minnesota         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  4  0
1973 Baltimore         0 0 0   1 0 0   2 0 -      3  6  0

Recap

Bal 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Bal      Bobby Grich singled scoring Bumbry to take the
         lead.  Min  0 Bal 1.
Bal 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 
         3 hits and one walk.
Bal      Earl Williams hit a solo HR(6).  Min  0 Bal 2.
Bal      Mark Belanger singled scoring Blair.  Min  0 Bal 3.


Bal  Dave McNally threw a shutout: 4 hits, 3 BB, 6 K. 
     He moves to 10-3 on the year!
Min  Bert Blyleven threw a complete game but took the loss: 3 earned 
     runs, 6 hits, 3 BB, 8 K. He drops to 7-6 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Davis, T
Game MVP:Tommy Davis

Memorial Stadium     Time 5:14, 84ų     Night Game
Jun 9, 1973            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 12   13 14 15   16 17    R  H  E
1973 Minnesota         0 2 0   0 0 0   2 0 0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0    5 11  3
1973 Baltimore         0 0 0   2 0 0   2 0 0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  3    8 14  0

Recap

Min 1st: Failed to score on 3 hits.
Min 2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.
Min      Jim Holt doubled scoring Braun to take the lead.  Min  1 Bal 0.
Min      Danny Thompson hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Min  2 Bal 0.
Bal 4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
Bal      Boog Powell hit a 406 foot 2 run HR(3) to tie the score.  Min  2 Bal 2.
Min 7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.
Min      Tony Oliva singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Min  4 Bal 2.
Bal 7th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, one walk and an error.
Bal      Brooks Robinson hit a grounder scoring 1, E1.  Min  4 Bal 3.
Bal      Rich Coggins doubled scoring Robinson to tie the score.  Min  4 Bal 4.
Bal 9th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
Min 1th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
Min      Rod Carew singled scoring Adams to take the lead.  Min  5 Bal 4.
Bal 1th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Bal      Brooks Robinson hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  Min  5 Bal 5.
Bal 7th: Scored 3 runs on a hit, one walk and an error.
Bal      Tommy Davis hit a 3 run HR(1) to win the game.  Min  5 Bal 8.

Min  Larry Hisle: 0 for 4, 3 W.
Bal  Paul Blair: 3 for 7.
Bal  Rich Coggins: 3 for 7, double.
Bal  Tommy Davis: 2 for 8, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

Bal  Orlando Pena pitched 1.2 innings and picked up the win: 1.2 IP, 0 
     hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He moves to 2-0 on the year.
Min  Ken Sanders was the loser: 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 BB. He's 0-2 on the 
     season.

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GAME 3:

Game MVP:Doyle Alexander

Memorial Stadium     Time 2:43, 90ø, Wind: 5 MPH In from LCF     Day Game
Jun 10, 1973           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 Minnesota         0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  7  2
1973 Baltimore         0 1 0   0 0 1   0 0 -      2  9  1

Recap

Bal 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Bal      Earl Williams hit a solo HR(7) to take the lead.  Min  0 Bal 1.
Min 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, one walk and an error.
Min      Tony Oliva hit a grounder scoring 1, E6 to tie the score.  Min  1 Bal 1.
Bal 3rd: Failed to score on 3 hits.
Bal 6th: Scored 1 run on a hit, one walk and an error.
Bal      Paul Blair singled, hit streak now 10.
Bal      Mark Belanger hit a grounder scoring 1, E5 to take the lead.  Min  1 Bal 2.


Bal  Doyle Alexander pitched 8.1 innings to earn the win: 7 hits, 5 BB,
     5 K. He's now 7-3 on the year.
Bal  Grant Jackson got the save, his 3rd of the season.
Min  Dick Woodson pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 1 earned 
     run, 8 hits, 3 BB, 1 K. He goes to 5-4 on the year.