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Sunday June 4, 1972
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Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, June 4, 1972 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

A's          2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martinez ss           3   1   1   0     1   1   .400      Rettenmund rf         4   0   3   0     0   0   .275
Rudi lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .329      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .159
Jackson rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .268      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .319
Epstein 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .242      Grich 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
  Odom pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Salmon 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .327
O. Brown cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .196        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
L. Brown 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .183        Buford ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Hamilton p            2   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Etchebarren c         2   0   1   0     0   0   .189
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oates ph,c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .227
  Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Powell ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .157
                                                            Robinson ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .236

Totals               33   2   9   1     3   4             Totals               33   0   8   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 22,381
Left on Base: A's 7, Orioles 7
DP: A's 2, Orioles 3
Errors: Bando
Doubles: L. Brown (1), Oates (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (1)
GIDP: Bando (2), Hamilton (1), Baylor (5), Rettenmund (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton W(2-0)         6     6   0   0   0   1   0  23   0.73
Fingers                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.67
Knowles SV(2)           2.1   1   0   0   0   4   0   8   1.80
Totals                  9     8   0   0   0   5   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(3-2)        7     8   2   2   3   2   0  29   2.33
Jackson                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.40
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Alexander (4)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Martinez walked; Rudi singled to right [Martinez
to second]; Jackson singled to center [Martinez scored, Rudi to
third]; Bando grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Rudi scored (no RBI), Jackson out at second]; Epstein
walked; Tenace forced Epstein (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled to right; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rettenmund to second]; Blair
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rettenmund to third]; Baylor
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: O. Brown flied out to center; L. Brown singled to
third; Hamilton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [L. Brown out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich flied out to center; Johnson flied out to
right; Salmon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Martinez struck out; Rudi singled; Jackson
grounded out (second to first) [Rudi to second]; Bando singled
[Rudi to third]; Epstein forced Bando (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Rettenmund singled
to center; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); O.
Brown grounded out (third to first); L. Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 0.

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

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hamilton grounded out (first to pitcher);
Martinez singled to center; Alexander threw a wild pitch
[Martinez to second]; Rudi flied out to center [Martinez to
third]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson singled to center; Salmon reached on an
error by Bando [Johnson to second]; Etchebarren singled to left
[Johnson to third, Salmon to second]; Alexander flied out to
center; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Etchebarren out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando flied out to center; Epstein grounded out
(second to first); Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to left; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: O. Brown singled to third; L. Brown doubled to
left [O. Brown to third]; Hamilton walked; Martinez flied out to
center; Rudi lined into a double play (right to catcher) [O.
Brown out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich singled to left; FINGERS REPLACED HAMILTON
(PITCHING); Johnson flied out to right; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
SALMON; Crowley flied out to left; OATES BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN;
Oates doubled to left [Grich to third]; POWELL BATTED FOR
ALEXANDER; KNOWLES REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); ROBINSON BATTED
FOR POWELL; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); OATES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
Jackson struck out; Bando struck out; Epstein singled to right;
ODOM RAN FOR EPSTEIN; Tenace made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED ODOM (PLAYING 1B); Rettenmund
singled to left; Belanger struck out; Blair forced Rettenmund
(second to shortstop); Baylor forced Blair (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: O. Brown flied out to right; L. Brown made an out
to shortstop; Knowles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich struck out; Johnson was called out on
strikes; BUFORD BATTED FOR JACKSON; Buford was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.



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