Jim Palmer posted his seventh straight victory and helped himself with a single that led to the tie-breaking run in the seventh inning as the Orioles defeated the Angels, 4-1. After hitting his single, Palmer advanced on a sacrifice by Don Buford and scored on a single by Johnny Oates. Singles by Bobby Grich and Brooks Robinson added another tally and the final run then scored on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      20, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  0  -   4  7  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Alomar 2b             2   1   0   0     2   1   .300
Oates c               4   1   1   1     1   0   .302      Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Grich ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .290      Pinson lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .287
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .289
Powell 1b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .174      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Robinson 3b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .262      Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Crowley rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .198
Blair cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .253      Torborg c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .242        Stephenson ph,c     1   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Palmer p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Clark p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .077
                                                            Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
                                                            Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               32   4   7   3     6   2             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  8,006
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Angels 6
DP: Orioles 0, Angels 0
Doubles: Pinson (8)
Triples: Blair (5)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Buford (1), Palmer (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(9-3)           9     6   1   1   2   8   0  34   1.81
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   8   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark L(4-7)            6.1   6   4   4   5   1   0  30   3.92
Allen                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.19
Fisher                  2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.41
Totals                  9     7   4   4   6   2   0  40

Wild Pitches: Allen (3)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford popped to second in foul territory; Oates
grounded out (second to first); Grich singled to left; Powell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry
grounded out (second to first); Pinson singled to right; Oliver
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson walked; Crowley grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Robinson to second]; Blair grounded out (shortstop to
first); Johnson walked; Palmer forced Robinson (third
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen was called out on strikes; Stanton struck
out; Cardenas flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford grounded out (first unassisted); Oates
walked; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oates to
second]; Powell walked; Robinson forced Powell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Torborg struck out; Clark struck out; Alomar walked;
Alomar was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley struck out; Blair singled to left; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blair to second]; Palmer
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Berry flied out to left; Pinson flied out to center;
Oliver singled to left; McMullen singled to center [Oliver to
second]; Stanton made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford grounded out (pitcher to first); Oates
grounded out (second to first); Grich lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Cardenas flied out to right; Torborg flied out to
center; Clark grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell walked; Robinson flied out to center;
Crowley flied out to center; Blair tripled [Powell scored];
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar walked; Berry popped to catcher in foul
territory; Pinson doubled to left [Alomar scored]; Oliver struck
out; McMullen flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Palmer singled to center; Buford out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Palmer to second]; Oates singled to left
[Palmer scored]; Grich singled to right [Oates to second]; ALLEN
REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Powell struck out; Robinson singled
[Oates scored, Grich to third]; Allen threw a wild pitch [Grich
scored, Robinson to second]; Crowley grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
singled to right; STEPHENSON BATTED FOR TORBORG; Stephenson
singled to right [Cardenas to third]; SPENCER BATTED FOR ALLEN;
Spencer struck out; Alomar struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: STEPHENSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FISHER
REPLACED SPENCER (PITCHING); Blair grounded out (pitcher to
first); Johnson walked; Palmer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Johnson to second]; Buford grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Berry grounded out (third to first); Pinson flied
out to right; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Oates grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING SS); McMullen
popped to third in foul territory; Stanton flied out to right;
Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Angels 1.