The Red Sox broke a five-game losing streak when Rico Petrocelli singled in the 10th inning, scoring Reggie Smith, to beat the Orioles, 6-5. Smith walked and took second on a sacrifice by Duane Josephson to pave the way for the winning marker. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       23, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  2  0    0  -   5  4  0
Red Sox      1  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  1    1  -   6 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .240      Harper cf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .262
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Aparicio ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .284
Rettenmund cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Smith rf              3   2   1   3     2   1   .253
  Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Josephson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   3   .327
  Watt p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Petrocelli 3b         5   0   2   1     0   0   .189
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gagliano lf           2   0   2   0     1   0   .300
Powell 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .155        Miller pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Griffin 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .238
  Grich pr,3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Crowley rf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .478      Siebert p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Johnson 2b            3   1   0   0     2   1   .239        Tatum p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     0   1   .156        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hendricks ph,c      1   0   0   1     1   0   .050        Oglivie ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Belanger ss           2   1   0   0     1   1   .186        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .105
  Baylor ph,lf        2   1   1   2     0   1   .419

Totals               33   5   4   4     7   7             Totals               35   6  11   6     4   7

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 14,552
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Red Sox 7
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Crowley (3)
Home Runs: Baylor (4), Crowley (3), Harper (4), Smith (4)
Stolen Bases: Buford (5)
Caught Stealing: Smith (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Crowley (1), Fisk (1), Josephson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendricks (1)
GIDP: Griffin (2)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (2,by Siebert)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally                 6     7   4   4   2   7   2  25   2.35
Harrison                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.25
Watt                    1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   4.32
Alexander L(2-1)        1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   1.20
Totals                  9.1  11   6   6   4   7   2  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert                 6.2   3   3   3   4   6   1  28   4.20
Tatum                   1     1   2   1   2   0   1   6   2.70
Bolin                   1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.22
Lee W(3-1)              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.84
Totals                 10     4   5   4   7   7   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Siebert (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Buford stole second; Rettenmund made
an out to first; Powell struck out; Robinson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper homered; Aparicio grounded out (third to
first); Smith was called out on strikes; Josephson was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley flied out to left; Johnson walked;
Etchebarren was called out on strikes; Belanger was hit by a
pitch [Johnson to second]; McNally was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli singled; Gagliano singled to pitcher
[Petrocelli to second]; Griffin struck out; Fisk forced Gagliano
(second to shortstop) [Petrocelli to third]; Siebert was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford made an out to third; Rettenmund grounded
out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper singled to third; Aparicio singled to right
[Harper to third]; Smith forced Aparicio (shortstop to second)
[Harper scored]; Smith was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher); Josephson struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson singled to right; Crowley forced Robinson
(third to second); Johnson was called out on strikes;
Etchebarren forced Crowley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Gagliano
walked; Griffin popped to catcher in foul territory; Fisk made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger was called out on strikes; McNally was
called out on strikes; Buford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Siebert struck out; Harper walked; Aparicio forced
Harper (second to shortstop); Smith homered [Aparicio scored];
Josephson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
Powell flied out to left; Robinson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli flied out to left; Gagliano singled to
center; MILLER RAN FOR GAGLIANO; Griffin grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Crowley doubled
to center; Johnson flied out to center [Crowley to third];
HENDRICKS BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Hendricks hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Crowley scored]; Belanger walked; BAYLOR BATTED FOR
MCNALLY; Baylor homered [Belanger scored]; Buford walked; TATUM
REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Rettenmund grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BAYLOR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BLAIR REPLACED BUFORD (PLAYING CF);
HARRISON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Fisk made an out to
shortstop; Tatum flied out to right; Harper flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell flied out to left; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Crowley homered; Johnson walked; Hendricks
walked [Johnson to second]; BOLIN REPLACED TATUM (PITCHING);
Belanger reached on an error by Griffin [Johnson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Hendricks to third, Belanger to second];
Baylor struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Aparicio singled to center; Smith walked [Aparicio
to second]; WATT REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); On a bunt
Josephson made an out to pitcher; Petrocelli flied out to
center; Miller made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Blair popped to first in foul territory; Watt
popped to first in foul territory; Powell popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Griffin singled to left; Fisk out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Griffin to second]; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR
BOLIN; Oglivie singled to center [Griffin scored]; ALEXANDER
REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); Harper lined to left; Aparicio forced
Oglivie (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: LEE REPLACED OGLIVIE (PITCHING); Robinson walked;
GRICH RAN FOR ROBINSON; Crowley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Grich to second]; Johnson reached on a fielder's
choice [Grich out at third (third to second)]; Hendricks flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 10TH: GRICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Smith walked;
Josephson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Smith to
second]; Petrocelli singled to center [Smith scored]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.