Led by Paul Blair, who collected a single, double and triple, the Orioles defeated the Rangers, 7-2. Blair scored one run and batted in another. Andy Etchebarren accounted for a pair with a bases-loaded single when the Orioles iced the victory with three runs in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Friday, June      9, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      2  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  3  -   7  9  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  4


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   2   0   1     2   2   .186      Maddox cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .224
Blair cf              5   1   3   1     1   0   .265      Nelson 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Powell 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .157      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Baylor rf             3   0   2   1     2   0   .314      Billings c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Grich ss              3   0   0   0     1   2   .260      Howard 1b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .228
  Belanger ss         0   1   0   0     1   0   .169      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .185
Robinson 3b           3   2   2   1     1   0   .253      Randle 2b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .209
Johnson 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .242      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Hendricks c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .103      Hand p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Etchebarren ph,c    3   0   1   2     0   1   .188        Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cuellar p             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kubiak ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .029
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Lovitto ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Suarez ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               36   7   9   6     9   7             Totals               33   2   7   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 12,471
Left on Base: Orioles 13, Rangers 8
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Grich, Nelson 2, Randle, Harrah
Doubles: Blair (6), Baylor (6), Randle 2 (11)
Triples: Blair (3)
Home Runs: Howard (4)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (8)
Caught Stealing: Blair (2), Maddox (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Cuellar (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (1), Kubiak (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(3-5)          9     7   2   2   3   6   1  37   3.25
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   6   1  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(2-4)             4.1   6   3   3   5   2   0  25   3.32
Paul                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.05
Stanhouse               1.1   1   1   0   3   2   0   7   3.06
Panther                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.09
Pina                    2     2   3   1   1   1   0  10   1.88
Totals                  9     9   7   4   9   7   0  47

Wild Pitches: Stanhouse (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Blair singled to center [Buford to
third]; Powell popped to catcher in foul territory; Baylor
singled to left [Buford scored, Blair to second]; Grich walked
[Blair to third, Baylor to second]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Blair scored]; Johnson flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Maddox reached on an error by Grich; Nelson struck
out while Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cuellar grounded out (second to first); Buford grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings flied out to center; Howard homered;
Burroughs singled to left; Randle was called out on strikes;
Harrah forced Burroughs (pitcher to second to shortstop); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair tripled; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted); Baylor walked; Baylor stole second; Grich was
called out on strikes; Robinson walked; Johnson forced Robinson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 3RD: Hand was called out on strikes; On a bunt Maddox
made an out to pitcher; Nelson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hendricks was called out on strikes; Cuellar popped
to catcher in foul territory; Buford walked; Blair doubled to
right [Buford scored]; Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard singled to left;
Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers
1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor doubled to left; Nelson dropped a foul fly
hit by Grich for an error; Grich flied out to center; Robinson
singled to third [Baylor stayed at second]; Johnson reached on
an error by Nelson [Baylor to third, Robinson to second]; PAUL
REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); ETCHEBARREN BATTED FOR HENDRICKS;
Etchebarren struck out; Cuellar flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 2
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Randle
doubled to right; Harrah grounded out (second to first) [Randle
to third]; KUBIAK BATTED FOR PAUL; Kubiak hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Randle scored]; Maddox singled to left; Nelson walked
[Maddox to second]; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Buford struck
out; Blair walked; Stanhouse threw a wild pitch [Blair to
second]; Powell flied out to center [Blair to third]; Baylor
walked; Blair was caught stealing home (third to catcher to
shortstop); Toby Harrah caught Paul Blair with the hidden
ball trick; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Billings grounded out (third to first); Howard
flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich struck out; Robinson singled to left; Johnson
walked [Robinson to second]; PANTHER REPLACED STANHOUSE
(PITCHING); Etchebarren reached on an error by Randle [Robinson
scored (unearned), Johnson to second]; Cuellar flied out to
left; Buford struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: BELANGER REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING SS); Randle flied
out to left; Harrah walked; LOVITTO BATTED FOR PANTHER; Lovitto
flied out to center; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: PINA REPLACED LOVITTO (PITCHING); Blair grounded
out (third to first); Powell struck out; Baylor grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson lined to third; Ford lined to second;
Billings singled to center; Howard walked [Billings to second];
Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Belanger walked; Robinson reached on an error by
Harrah [Belanger to second]; Johnson singled [Belanger to third,
Robinson to second]; Etchebarren singled to left [Belanger
scored, Robinson scored (unearned), Johnson to second]; Cuellar
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnson to third,
Etchebarren to second]; Buford grounded out (second to first)
[Johnson scored (unearned), Etchebarren to third]; Blair flied
out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Randle doubled to left; Harrah was called out on
strikes; SUAREZ BATTED FOR PINA; Suarez flied out to right;
Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 7, Rangers 2.