Mike Epstein smashed a two-run homer in the eighth inning to enable Ken Holtzman to pitch the Athletics to a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. The A's broke their string of nine straight losses to the Orioles stretching back to the 1971 regular season and the championship playoffs. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      3, 1972 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 10  0
Orioles      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   2   0     0   1   .209      Buford lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .204
Rudi lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .327      Rettenmund rf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .257
Jackson rf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bando 3b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .239      Baylor 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .343
Epstein 1b            3   1   1   2     1   0   .244      Grich ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .293
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .235      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Duncan c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .238      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
L. Brown 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Etchebarren c         3   0   2   0     0   0   .181
Holtzman p            4   0   0   0     0   2   .207      Dobson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .120

Totals               35   4  10   4     1   6             Totals               32   2   9   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  8,498
Left on Base: A's 6, Orioles 5
DP: A's 2, Orioles 0
Doubles: Rudi (11)
Triples: Grich (1)
Home Runs: Epstein (6), Baylor (6)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (3), Rettenmund (2), Buford (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Duncan (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (1)
GIDP: Blair (3), Johnson (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(8-3)         9     9   2   2   1   2   1  34   2.32
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   2   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(5-6)           9    10   4   4   1   6   1  37   2.68
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   6   1  37

Passed Balls: Duncan (4)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Buford to second]; Blair flied out to right [Buford to
third]; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando singled to center; Epstein lined to center;
Hendrick singled to center [Bando to third]; Duncan out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bando scored, Hendrick to
second]; L. Brown flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich tripled to right; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Grich scored]; Robinson flied out to left; Etchebarren
singled to left; Dobson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Holtzman grounded out (pitcher to first);
Campaneris struck out; Rudi doubled to left; Jackson singled to
center [Rudi scored]; Bando forced Jackson (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford made an out to second; Rettenmund grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blair grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein flied out to right; Hendrick grounded out
(first unassisted); Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor homered; Grich grounded out (third to
first); Johnson singled to left; Robinson singled to left
[Johnson to third]; On a bunt Etchebarren singled [Johnson
stayed at third, Robinson to second]; Dobson flied out to
center; Buford forced Etchebarren (shortstop to second); 1 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: L. Brown flied out to center; Holtzman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Campaneris singled; Campaneris was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund singled to center; Rettenmund was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Blair flied out to
center; Baylor lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled to right; Jackson struck out; Bando
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rudi to second]; Epstein was
walked intentionally; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan singled; On a bunt L. Brown forced Duncan
(catcher to shortstop); Holtzman struck out; Campaneris singled
to right [L. Brown to second]; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Etchebarren flied out to left; Dobson struck out
but advanced to first on a passed ball; Buford forced Dobson
(shortstop to second); Buford was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson flied out to center; Bando singled;
Epstein homered [Bando scored]; Hendrick grounded out (third to
first); Duncan flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Rettenmund singled; Blair grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Rettenmund out at second];
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: L. Brown grounded out (third to first); Holtzman
was called out on strikes; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich singled to left; Johnson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at
second]; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Orioles 2.