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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 17, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 17, 1973 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Bahnsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 14,401 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: George Maloney 2B: John Rice 3B: Russ Goetz |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Bill Sharp | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Hairston | Left Fielder |
| Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
| Carlos May | DH |
| Tony Muser | First Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
| Rich Coggins | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 17, 1973
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Palmer
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharp vs. Palmer
Sharp strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Palmer
Hairston strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Bahnsen
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Bahnsen
Coggins hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Bahnsen
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Bahnsen
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. Bumbry moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Bahnsen
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Muser scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blair for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Palmer
Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Palmer
There goes Melton. The throw from Williams and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Palmer
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Palmer
Muser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Palmer
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bahnsen
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hairston. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Bahnsen
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Bahnsen
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Bahnsen
Belanger takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Bahnsen
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coggins vs. Bahnsen
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Muser scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Palmer
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Palmer
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Palmer
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sharp vs. Palmer
The throw from Williams to Powell and they have Kelly trapped. The throw over to Belanger, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bahnsen
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Bahnsen
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Bahnsen
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Bahnsen
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Bahnsen
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharp vs. Palmer
Sharp hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Palmer
Hairston hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Hairston reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Palmer
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Palmer
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Bahnsen
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Bahnsen
Bahnsen fires over to first and Muser drops the ball. That's an error on Muser. Grich moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Bahnsen
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Bahnsen
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and has Grich trapped. There's the throw to Melton who throws to Leon, who tags Grich for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Bahnsen
The ball gets by Herrmann for a passed ball. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coggins vs. Bahnsen
Coggins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Coggins reaches second base with a double. Bumbry scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Bahnsen
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Palmer
Muser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Palmer
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Palmer
Herrmann hits a popup towards first. Powell reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Orta attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Bahnsen
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Muser scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Bahnsen
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Bahnsen
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bahnsen
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Palmer
Leon is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Palmer
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharp vs. Palmer
Sharp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Bahnsen
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Bahnsen
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Bahnsen
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Bahnsen
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Leon applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Palmer
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Palmer
Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Palmer
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Muser vs. Palmer
Muser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Bahnsen
Coggins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Bahnsen
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coggins moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Bahnsen
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Coggins scores. Davis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Bahnsen
Blair bunts in front of the plate. Herrmann fields it and throws to third for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Bahnsen
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Bahnsen
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Palmer
Orta hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Orta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrmann vs. Palmer
Herrmann strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Palmer
Leon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Palmer
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sharp vs. Palmer
Sharp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Palmer, and towards Grich, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Bahnsen
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Muser scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Bahnsen
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Bahnsen
Bumbry hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Palmer
Hairston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Palmer
Melton hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Melton reaches second base with a double. Hairston moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Palmer
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hairston scores. Melton moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Muser vs. Palmer
Muser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Melton scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching. Johnny Jeter pinch hits for Jorge Orta.
Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Jackson
Brian Downing pinch hits for Ed Herrmann.
Downing strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1973 -- Chicago at Baltimore (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 3 0 1 0 Bumbry A, lf 5 1 1 0
Sharp B, cf 4 0 0 0 Coggins R, rf 3 1 1 1
Hairston J, lf 3 1 1 0 Davis T, dh 4 0 2 0
Melton B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Powell B, 1b 3 0 0 1
May C, dh 3 0 0 1 Blair P, cf 3 0 1 0
Muser T, 1b 4 0 3 1 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Orta J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Williams E, c 4 0 1 0
Jeter J, ph 1 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 3 0 1 1
Herrmann E, c 3 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 3 0 1 0
Downing B, ph 1 0 0 0
Leon E, ss 3 0 0 0
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32 2 8 2 32 3 9 3
Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2
Baltimore 010 100 10x -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen S (L) 8.0 9 3 2 4 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 8.1 8 2 2 3 6
Jackson G (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Muser T
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Baltimore 10
2B -- Robinson B, Hairston J, Coggins R, Orta J, Melton B
CS -- Melton B, Kelly P, Bumbry A
SF -- Grich B
PB -- Herrmann E
T -- 2:28
A -- 14401
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