A crowd of 32,278, Baltimore's second largest of the season, saw the Orioles beat Vida Blue and post a 5-1 victory over the Athletics. Blue gave up only four hits in five innings, but all were productive.

In the second, Don Baylor singled, stole second and scored on a single by Bobby Grich. Paul Blair homered in the fourth. Blue issued three passes to load the bases in the fifth and Blair took advantage of the situation to drive in two runs with a double. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, June      2, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  0
Orioles      0  1  0    1  2  1    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Buford lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .209
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .164
Jackson rf            4   0   3   0     0   1   .276      Blair cf              4   1   2   3     0   0   .258
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Baylor 1b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .349
Epstein 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .242        Powell 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .162
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Rettenmund rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .248
Duncan c              3   0   1   1     0   2   .235      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     1   2   .253
L. Brown 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .173      Grich 3b              2   0   2   2     1   0   .278
  Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Robinson 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Etchebarren c         2   1   0   0     1   1   .159
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Palmer p              3   1   0   0     0   1   .280
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               33   1   9   1     1   6             Totals               30   5   7   5     4   9

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 32,278
Left on Base: A's 7, Orioles 6
DP: A's 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Palmer
Doubles: Jackson (9), Epstein (4), Blair (3), Rettenmund (7)
Home Runs: Blair (3)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (5), Grich (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Duncan (4)
GIDP: Hegan (1), Robinson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Etchebarren (2,by Horlen)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(0-2)             5     4   4   4   3   6   1  22   4.91
Horlen                  1     3   1   1   0   2   0   7   3.12
Segui                   2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.57
Totals                  8     7   5   5   4   9   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(6-3)           9     9   1   1   1   6   0  35   1.93
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   6   0  35

Passed Balls: Duncan (3)
Hit by Pitch: Horlen (1)
Wild Pitches: Palmer (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - John Rice


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris made an out to catcher; Rudi made an
out to first; Jackson singled to center; Bando forced Jackson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to center; Belanger grounded out
(second to first); Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein walked; Hendrick flied out to right;
Duncan struck out; L. Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor singled to right; Baylor stole second;
Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Johnson struck out; Grich
singled to right [Baylor scored]; Grich stole second;
Etchebarren was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Blue struck out; Campaneris flied out to center;
Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Palmer struck out; Buford grounded out (pitcher to
first); Belanger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Bando flied out to center;
Epstein made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair homered; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hendrick was called out on strikes; Duncan struck
out; L. Brown singled to center; L. Brown was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Palmer [L. Brown to second]; Palmer
threw a wild pitch [L. Brown to third]; Blue was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich walked; Duncan allowed a passed ball [Grich
to second]; Etchebarren walked; Palmer forced Grich (pitcher to
third) [Etchebarren to second]; Buford walked [Etchebarren to
third, Palmer to second]; Belanger struck out; Blair doubled to
center [Etchebarren scored, Palmer scored, Buford to third];
Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: POWELL REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt
Campaneris made an out to pitcher; Rudi flied out to center;
Jackson doubled to left; Bando singled to left [Jackson to
third]; Epstein flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: HORLEN REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Rettenmund doubled
to right; Johnson singled to third [Rettenmund to third]; Grich
singled to left [Rettenmund scored, Johnson to second];
Etchebarren was hit by a pitch [Johnson to third, Grich to
second]; Palmer made an out to first; Buford struck out;
Belanger struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles
5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ROBINSON REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 3B); Hendrick
grounded out (second to first); Duncan singled to left; L. Brown
flied out to left; GARRETT BATTED FOR HORLEN; Garrett flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: SEGUI REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Blair grounded
out (second to first); Powell struck out; Rettenmund made an out
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi singled to
center; Jackson singled to left [Rudi to second]; Bando lined
into a double play (second to first) [Jackson out at first]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Johnson walked; Robinson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second];
Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Epstein doubled to right; Hendrick singled to
center [Epstein to third]; Duncan hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Epstein scored]; HEGAN BATTED FOR L. BROWN; Hegan grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.