Brooks Robinson drove in three runs with a homer, double and single, enabling Dave McNally to pitch the Orioles to a 5-2 victory over the Rangers. After Robinson's third RBI, the Orioles loaded the bases in the sixth inning and scored on a triple steal by Johnny Oates, Robinson and Davey Johnson. Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 2Game Played on Saturday, June 10, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumOrioles 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 - 5 9 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 3 0 2 0 2 0 .197 Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Blair cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Crowley 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Ford lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 Baylor rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .311 Billings c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Grich ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .259 Howard 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .237 Oates c 3 2 1 0 1 0 .265 Lovitto rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .178 Robinson 3b 4 1 3 3 0 0 .265 Harrah ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .238 Randle 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206 McNally p 4 0 1 0 0 3 .107 Cox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Gogolewski p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Kubiak 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .056 Totals 33 5 9 4 5 7 Totals 32 2 5 2 1 2 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 16,898 Left on Base: Orioles 6, Rangers 4 DP: Orioles 0, Rangers 2 Doubles: Robinson (8) Home Runs: Robinson (2), Baylor (7), Lovitto (1) Stolen Bases: Oates 2 (3), Robinson (1), Johnson (1) GIDP: Blair (4) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McNally W(6-5) 9 5 2 2 1 2 1 33 2.69 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 2 1 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gogolewski L(3-6) 5.1 6 4 4 3 5 1 24 5.85 Cox 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 10 3.95 Panther 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.97 Totals 9 9 5 5 5 7 2 38 Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Blair forced Buford (second to shortstop); Crowley forced Blair (shortstop to second); Baylor made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson flied out to center; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Grich struck out; Oates grounded out (second to first); Robinson homered; Johnson walked; McNally struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (first unassisted); Howard singled to right; Lovitto flied out to right; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Buford singled to right; Blair grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Buford out at second]; Crowley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (third to first); Gogolewski grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor struck out; Grich flied out to center; Oates walked; Oates stole second; Robinson singled to right [Oates scored]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Ford walked; Billings popped to first in foul territory; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 5TH: McNally struck out; Buford singled to right; Blair flied out to left; Crowley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah struck out; Randle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor flied out to left; Grich singled to left; Oates singled [Grich to second]; COX REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); KUBIAK REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PLAYING 2B); Robinson doubled to left [Grich scored, Oates to third]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Oates stole home and Robinson stole third and Johnson stole second; McNally struck out while Robinson was picked off third (catcher to third); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox flied out to center; Nelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Buford flied out to left; Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); Crowley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: Ford lined to second; Billings grounded out (third to first); Howard singled to right; Lovitto homered [Howard scored]; Harrah flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Rangers 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Baylor homered; Grich flied out to center; Oates flied out to left; Robinson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: GRIEVE BATTED FOR COX; Grieve flied out to left; Kubiak singled to center; Maddox singled [Kubiak to second]; Nelson flied out to right; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 2. ORIOLES 9TH: PANTHER REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); McNally singled to right [McNally out at second (center to shortstop)]; Buford walked; Blair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard struck out; Lovitto flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 2. |
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