Posting his fourth shutout of the season, Dave McNally pitched the Orioles to a 1-0 victory over the Rangers in a heartbreaking loss for Pete Broberg, who yielded only two hits and was beaten on an unearned run. Broberg gave up a lone single until the ninth inning when Don Buford beat out an infield hit with one out.

Merv Rettenmund and Boog Powell both walked to load the bases. Brooks Robinson then grounded to Dave Nelson, who fired home, forcing Buford, but catcher Ken Suarez, trying for a double play, hit Robinson with his throw to first, allowing Rettenmund to cross the plate with the game's only run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       10, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  2  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Buford lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .322
Nelson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Rettenmund rf         3   1   0   0     1   1   .220
Howard 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .157
Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Grieve lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .266
Suarez c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Etchebarren c         3   0   1   0     0   0   .206
Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .241
Broberg p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .091      McNally p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               31   0   7   0     0   4             Totals               28   1   2   0     3   6

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  6,617
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Orioles 4
DP: Rangers 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Suarez
Caught Stealing: Randle (4), Ford (1), Grieve (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(2-2)          8.2   2   1   0   3   6   0  31   1.43
Totals                  8.2   2   1   0   3   6   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(4-1)          9     7   0   0   0   4   0  31   1.12
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Hank Soar


RANGERS 1ST: Maddox lined to second; Nelson singled to center;
Howard singled to left [Nelson to second]; Ford flied out to
center [Nelson to third]; Grieve grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to right; Rettenmund struck out;
Powell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Suarez grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
grounded out (second to first); Harrah singled to right; Broberg
made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Blair
struck out; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Nelson flied
out to right; Howard singled to right; Ford grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren singled to left; Belanger made an out
to catcher; On a bunt McNally forced Etchebarren (pitcher to
shortstop); Buford grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Suarez
was called out on strikes; Randle singled to center; Randle was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (first unassisted); Broberg
struck out; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair was called out on strikes; Johnson flied out
to center; Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford singled to right; Ford
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger struck out; McNally grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buford walked; Rettenmund grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve singled to left; Grieve was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Suarez made an out to shortstop;
Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell struck out; Robinson flied out to left;
Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Broberg
struck out; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Johnson made an out to first; Etchebarren grounded
out (shortstop to first); Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Nelson lined to first; Howard grounded out (second
to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: McNally flied out to center; Buford singled to
left; Rettenmund walked [Buford to second]; Powell walked
[Buford to third, Rettenmund to second]; Robinson forced Buford
(third to catcher) [Rettenmund scored (error by Suarez)
(unearned), Powell to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 1.