Attracted by Vida Blue, plus cut-rate tickets for Family Night, the largest crowd in Oakland's history, 50,182, saw the Athletics' southpaw lose to the Orioles, 1-0, in a duel with Pat Dobson. Blue gave up five hits and yielded the Orioles' run in the eighth inning on ground singles by Davey Johnson, Andy Etchebarren and Don Buford. Mark Belanger scored as the pinch-runner for Johnson. Dobson pitched a four-hitter. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Monday, June      12, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .199      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .220
  Powell 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .153      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Jackson cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
Baylor 1b,lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .292        Odom pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Grich ss,2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Epstein 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Mangual rf            3   0   2   0     0   1   .254
Johnson 2b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .252      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Belanger pr,ss      1   1   0   0     0   0   .163      L. Brown 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Etchebarren c         3   0   1   0     0   0   .193        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Dobson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .125        Clark 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .571
                                                          Blue p                1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
                                                            Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     3   7             Totals               31   0   4   0     1   8

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 50,182
Left on Base: Orioles 6, A's 5
DP: Orioles 1, A's 1
Errors: Baylor
Stolen Bases: Blair (2)
Caught Stealing: Rettenmund (3)
GIDP: Etchebarren (2), Duncan (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(7-6)           9     4   0   0   1   8   0  32   2.37
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   8   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(0-3)             8     5   1   1   3   7   0  30   3.24
Locker                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.23
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   7   0  34

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford struck out; Rettenmund made an out to
second; Blair was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi flied out to
right; Jackson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor struck out; Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando struck out; Epstein singled to right;
Mangual singled [Epstein to third]; Duncan grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Mangual out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson made an out to first; Etchebarren flied out
to center; Dobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: L. Brown grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Blue walked; Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Buford was called out on strikes; Rettenmund made
an out to catcher; Blair singled to center; Blair stole second;
Baylor walked; Grich forced Baylor (third to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson reached on an error by Baylor; Bando
forced Jackson (first to shortstop); Epstein flied out to
center; Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson struck out; Johnson walked; Etchebarren
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Johnson
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan flied out to left; L. Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dobson made an out to first; Buford flied out to
right; Rettenmund singled to right; Rettenmund was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris struck out (catcher to first); Rudi
grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair grounded out (third to first); Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Grich walked; Robinson forced
Grich (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando made an out to catcher; Epstein grounded
out (first to pitcher); Mangual singled; Duncan made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Johnson singled to left; BELANGER RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Etchebarren singled to left [Belanger to second]; On a bunt
Dobson struck out; Buford singled to left [Belanger scored,
Etchebarren to second]; Rettenmund flied out to center; Blair
made an out to catcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: POWELL REPLACED BUFORD (PLAYING 1B); BAYLOR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GRICH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); BELANGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HEGAN BATTED FOR L.
BROWN; Hegan was called out on strikes; GARRETT BATTED FOR BLUE;
Garrett lined to right; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: CLARK REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING 2B); LOCKER REPLACED
GARRETT (PITCHING); Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Grich grounded out (third to first); Robinson singled to center;
Belanger forced Robinson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson singled to
right; Bando forced Jackson (shortstop to second); ODOM RAN FOR
BANDO; Epstein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 0.