The Orioles extended their winning streak to eight games, but their string of seven straight route-going performances ended when Jim Palmer needed help from Grant Jackson with two out in the ninth inning to preserve a 3-0 victory over the Twins. Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 0Game Played on Friday, June 16, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumOrioles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 8 0 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .205 Braun ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Grich ss,1b 3 2 3 0 1 0 .284 Tovar rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Blair cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .253 Carew 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Baylor 1b 3 0 0 1 0 2 .276 Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .217 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Oliva lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Robinson 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .260 Darwin lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Rettenmund rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Nettles cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .254 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .248 Soderholm 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Etchebarren c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Roof c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Palmer p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .222 Manuel ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 Kaat p 3 0 2 0 0 1 .290 Reese ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Renick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .156 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 8 Totals 32 0 8 0 3 7 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 16,297 Left on Base: Orioles 6, Twins 9 DP: Orioles 1, Twins 0 Errors: Braun Doubles: Grich (4), Kaat (1) Triples: Blair (4) Caught Stealing: Blair (3), Kaat (1) Sacrifice Hits: Soderholm (3) Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (1) GIDP: Carew (3) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(8-3) 8.2 8 0 0 3 6 0 35 1.88 Jackson SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5.19 Totals 9 8 0 0 3 7 0 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat L(7-2) 9 8 3 3 2 8 0 36 2.10 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 8 0 36 Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Frank Umont ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (third to first); Grich singled to center; Blair grounded out (third to first) [Grich to second]; Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to left; Tovar grounded out (third to first); Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson singled to left; Rettenmund popped to first in foul territory; Johnson walked [Robinson to second]; Etchebarren flied out to right; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva singled to center; Nettles struck out; Soderholm forced Oliva (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Buford flied out to center; Grich doubled; Blair singled to left [Grich to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to right [Grich scored]; Blair was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Roof lined to third; Kaat singled to center; Kaat was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Braun lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson singled to left; Rettenmund flied out to right; Johnson was called out on strikes; Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Tovar singled to left; Carew singled to left [Tovar to third, Carew to second (on throw)]; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Oliva was called out on strikes; Nettles popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. ORIOLES 5TH: On a bunt Palmer made an out to pitcher; Buford flied out to right; Grich singled to left; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Soderholm made an out to second; Roof made an out to third; Kaat doubled; Braun popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor struck out; Robinson flied out to center; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Tovar flied out to center; Carew made an out to shortstop; Killebrew walked; Oliva was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. ORIOLES 7TH: DARWIN REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING LF); Johnson flied out to right; Etchebarren popped to first in foul territory; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Nettles singled to right; Soderholm out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nettles to second]; MANUEL BATTED FOR ROOF; Manuel was called out on strikes; Kaat was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. ORIOLES 8TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING C ); Buford singled to center; Grich walked [Buford to second]; Blair tripled to center [Buford scored, Grich scored, Blair out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; Baylor was called out on strikes; Robinson reached on an error by Braun; Rettenmund lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0. TWINS 8TH: Braun singled to left; Tovar forced Braun (shortstop to second); Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tovar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0. ORIOLES 9TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; Etchebarren was called out on strikes; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0. TWINS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING SS); GRICH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Killebrew flied out to center; Darwin struck out; Nettles singled to second; Soderholm walked [Nettles to second]; Dempsey walked [Nettles to third, Soderholm to second]; REESE BATTED FOR KAAT; JACKSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); RENICK BATTED FOR REESE; Renick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0. |
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