An error by Don Baylor in right field enabled the Angels to score what proved to be the deciding run in a 4-3 victory over the Orioles. With one out in the seventh inning, Ken McMullen doubled and Art Kusnyer singled to plate pinch-runner Tom Silverio, tying the score at 2-2. Kusnyer took second on the throw home and crossed the plate on a pinch-single by Winston Llenas. When Baylor let the ball get away, Llenas raced to third, putting him in position to score on an infield hit by Ken Berry.

In the eighth, the Orioles closed the gap with a run on a walk to Don Buford and double by Brooks Robinson, but Vada Pinson, who had homered for the Angels in the first, saved the game by throwing out Robinson at the plate after Baylor singled. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     30, 1972 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  9  0
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Buford lf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .311
Berry cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .435      Blair cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Pinson lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .372      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .273
Kosco rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Baylor rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .417
Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .245      Johnson 2b            1   0   0   1     3   0   .279
Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Grich 1b,ss           3   0   0   1     0   2   .125
McMullen 3b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .195      Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Silverio pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .125        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .375
  Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .500      Belanger ss           2   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Kusnyer c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .333        Powell ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .121
Clark p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Llenas ph,3b        2   1   1   1     0   0   .250        Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     1   7             Totals               28   3   5   3     5   7

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  8,600
Left on Base: Angels 5, Orioles 4
DP: Angels 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Robinson, Baylor
Doubles: McMullen (2), Belanger (2), Robinson (4)
Home Runs: Pinson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Grich (1)
GIDP: McMullen (3), Grich (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark W(2-1)            6     3   2   2   3   3   0  22   3.18
Allen SV(1)             3     2   1   1   2   4   0  12   2.00
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   7   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(2-2)           8     9   4   3   1   6   1  33   2.01
Watt                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.75
Totals                  9     9   4   3   1   7   1  36

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Berry flied
out to left; Pinson homered; Kosco grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to center; Blair singled to center
[Buford to second]; Robinson walked [Buford to third, Blair to
second]; Baylor flied out to left; Johnson walked [Buford
scored, Blair to third, Robinson to second]; Grich hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Blair scored]; Etchebarren forced
Robinson (third unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer singled to left; Cardenas was called out on
strikes; McMullen walked [Spencer to second]; Kusnyer struck
out; Clark lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger doubled to left; On a bunt Dobson struck
out; Buford flied into a double play (center to shortstop to
second) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Orioles 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry made an
out to first; Pinson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair grounded out (third to first); Robinson
struck out; Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Kosco was called out on strikes; Spencer singled to
center; Cardenas singled to right [Spencer to second]; McMullen
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Johnson walked; Grich grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second];
Etchebarren flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Orioles 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Kusnyer grounded out (third to first); Clark made an
out to second; Alomar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger struck out; Dobson made an out to
shortstop; Buford lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Orioles 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Berry grounded out (third to first); Pinson flied
out to center; Kosco singled to left; Spencer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Baylor made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
doubled; SILVERIO RAN FOR MCMULLEN; Kusnyer singled to center
[Silverio scored, Kusnyer to second (on throw)]; LLENAS BATTED
FOR CLARK; Llenas singled to right [Kusnyer scored, Llenas to
third (error by Baylor)]; Alomar struck out; Berry singled to
third [Llenas scored (unearned), Berry to second (error by
Robinson)]; Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R (2 ER),
4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: LLENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ALLEN REPLACED
SILVERIO (PITCHING); Johnson walked; Grich struck out;
Etchebarren grounded out (catcher to first) [Johnson to second];
POWELL BATTED FOR BELANGER; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 4, Orioles 2.

ANGELS 8TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GRICH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Kosco grounded out (third to first);
Spencer struck out (catcher to first); Cardenas flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: SHOPAY BATTED FOR DOBSON; Shopay grounded out
(second to first); Buford walked; Blair flied out to right;
Robinson doubled to left [Buford scored]; Baylor singled to left
[Robinson out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Orioles 3.

ANGELS 9TH: WATT REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Allen struck out;
Kusnyer flied out to center; Llenas grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Johnson lined to third; Grich struck out; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Crowley was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Orioles 3.