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Saturday June 10, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.

on Baylor homered for their last run in the eighth. McNally's victory was the lefthander's second straight over the Rangers and 15th in a row counting his record against their predecessors in Washington before the franchise was moved to Texas. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 10, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Orioles      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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