Sparked by Bobby Grich, who hit a three-run homer in the first inning, the Orioles defeated the Twins, 11-2, to end their five-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 11, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      7, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2 10  4
Orioles      3  0  0    2  5  1    0  0  x  -  11  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .305      Buford lf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .192
Tovar rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .270      Blair cf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Carew 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Powell 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .164
  Monzon 2b           1   0   0   1     0   0   .222      Baylor rf             1   2   0   0     2   0   .301
Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Grich ss,3b           3   3   1   3     1   0   .270
Darwin cf             4   0   1   0     0   3   .243      Oates c               3   2   1   0     1   0   .258
Brye lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Robinson 3b           3   1   2   1     0   0   .245
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .196        Belanger pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Johnson 2b            2   0   1   2     1   1   .242
Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Dobson p              4   1   1   0     0   0   .138
  Nettles ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .170
  Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Norton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .176

Totals               36   2  10   2     0   5             Totals               30  11   9   8     6   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 10,141
Left on Base: Twins 7, Orioles 4
DP: Twins 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Braun 2, Darwin, Soderholm, Robinson
Doubles: Brye (4), Blair (5), Dobson (2)
Triples: Tovar (3)
Home Runs: Grich (1)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (2)
GIDP: Tovar (3)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (2,by Perry), Robinson (1,by Norton)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(4-5)            4     5   5   5   2   1   1  18   3.66
Gebhard                 2     4   6   2   3   1   0  13   4.05
Norton                  2     0   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.45
Totals                  8     9  11   7   6   2   1  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(6-6)           9    10   2   2   0   5   0  36   2.61
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Perry (3), Norton (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Nestor Chylak


TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to right; Tovar singled [Tovar to
second (error by Robinson)]; Carew grounded out (shortstop to
first); Killebrew popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to right; Blair lined to third;
Powell singled to right; Baylor walked [Powell to second]; Grich
homered [Powell scored, Baylor scored]; Oates made an out to
third; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin singled; Brye flied out to right; Soderholm
struck out; Dempsey singled to center [Darwin to third]; Perry
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson singled to left; Johnson was called out on
strikes; On a bunt Dobson forced Robinson (pitcher to shortstop)
[Dobson to second (error by Braun)]; Buford grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

TWINS 3RD: Braun flied out to center; Tovar flied out to left;
Carew singled to center; Killebrew made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(first to pitcher); Baylor was hit by a pitch; Baylor was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 3.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin was called out on strikes; Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first); Soderholm singled to center; Dempsey flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich walked; Oates singled to right [Grich to
third]; Robinson singled to right [Grich scored, Oates to
third]; Johnson sacrifice flied into a double play to right
[Oates scored, Robinson out at second (right to third to
second)]; Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 5.

TWINS 5TH: NETTLES BATTED FOR PERRY; Nettles singled to right;
Braun was called out on strikes; Tovar grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: GEBHARD REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Buford walked;
Blair doubled to left [Buford scored, Blair out at third (left
to catcher to second)]; Powell popped to third in foul
territory; Baylor walked; Grich reached on an error by Soderholm
[Baylor scored (unearned), Grich to third]; Oates walked;
Robinson reached on an error by Braun [Grich scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Oates to second]; Johnson singled to left [Oates
scored (unearned), Robinson scored (error by Darwin) (unearned)
(no RBI), Johnson out at third (left to second to third)]; 5 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 10.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Killebrew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 6TH: MONZON REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); Dobson doubled;
Buford was called out on strikes; Blair flied out to right;
Powell singled to center [Dobson scored]; Baylor flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 11.

TWINS 7TH: Brye doubled; Soderholm grounded out (third to
first); Dempsey flied out to center; MANUEL BATTED FOR GEBHARD;
Manuel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 11.

ORIOLES 7TH: NORTON REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Grich grounded
out (third to first); Oates grounded out (first to pitcher);
Robinson was hit by a pitch; BELANGER RAN FOR ROBINSON; Johnson
walked [Belanger to second]; Dobson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 11.

TWINS 8TH: BELANGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GRICH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Braun singled to center; Tovar tripled
[Braun scored]; Monzon grounded out (second to first) [Tovar
scored]; Killebrew singled to left; Darwin struck out; Brye
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Orioles 11.

ORIOLES 8TH: Buford grounded out (catcher to first); Blair
grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 11.

TWINS 9TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
lined to shortstop; REESE BATTED FOR NORTON; Reese grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 11.