A four-run rally in the seventh inning carried the Angels to a 6-3 victory over the Orioles. A homer by Merv Rettenmund helped the Orioles take a 3-2 lead before Mickey Rivers opened the seventh with a pinch-single. Sandy Alomar bunted and was safe on a error by Doyle Alexander. Ken Berry singled, driving in Rivers, to tie the score.

The Orioles then walked Vada Pinson intentionally to load the bases, but the strategy failed when Bob Oliver singled to send in two runs. John Stephenson followed with a single for the final tally. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      21, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  7  4
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   6  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .207      Alomar 2b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .295
Blair cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .254      Berry cf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .307
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Pinson lf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .288
Baylor 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Oliver 1b             4   0   2   3     0   0   .293
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Rettenmund rf         3   1   1   1     1   1   .254      Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .239
Etchebarren c         2   1   0   0     1   1   .174      Stephenson c          2   0   2   1     1   0   .400
  Oates ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Belanger ss           2   1   0   0     1   0   .168      May p                 2   1   0   0     0   0   .077
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Dobson p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Rivers ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .206
  Salmon ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Fisher p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .172

Totals               32   3   7   3     4   6             Totals               34   6   9   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  8,113
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Angels 8
DP: Orioles 1, Angels 2
Errors: Rettenmund, Belanger 2, Alexander
Doubles: McMullen (8)
Home Runs: Rettenmund (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar (2)
GIDP: Grich (2), Rettenmund (7), Berry (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stephenson (2,by Dobson)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  6     5   2   0   1   4   0  26   2.14
Alexander L(3-3)        0     2   4   2   1   0   0   4   2.67
Watt                    2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.77
Totals                  8     9   6   2   2   6   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     6.2   5   3   3   4   5   1  28   3.64
Allen                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.17
Fisher W(3-4)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.24
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   6   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Dobson (4)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford struck out; Blair walked; Grich grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Blair out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar was called out on strikes; Berry grounded out
(second to first); Pinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor flied out to right; Robinson flied out to
center; Rettenmund walked; Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver flied out to right; McMullen grounded out
(second to first); Stanton singled; Stephenson was hit by a
pitch [Stanton to second]; Cardenas forced Stephenson (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to left; Dobson was called out
on strikes; Buford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: May reached on an error by Belanger; Alomar made an
out to second; Berry flied out to center; Pinson singled to
right [May scored (error by Rettenmund) (unearned), Pinson to
third]; Oliver singled to center [Pinson scored (unearned)];
McMullen struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair flied out to right; Grich grounded out
(pitcher to first); Baylor singled to center; Robinson forced
Baylor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Stephenson singled; Cardenas
struck out; May lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund homered; Etchebarren flied out to
center; Belanger made an out to shortstop; Dobson singled to
center; Buford singled to right [Dobson to second]; Blair made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar reached on an error by Belanger; Berry
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Alomar out at second]; Pinson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Baylor flied
out to left; Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Oliver flied out to right; McMullen doubled; Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stephenson was walked
intentionally; Cardenas forced McMullen (third unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Etchebarren
walked; Belanger walked [Etchebarren to second]; SALMON BATTED
FOR DOBSON; Salmon was called out on strikes; Buford singled to
right [Etchebarren scored, Belanger to third]; ALLEN REPLACED
MAY (PITCHING); Blair singled to center [Belanger scored, Buford
to third]; Grich flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED SALMON (PITCHING); RIVERS BATTED
FOR ALLEN; Rivers singled to right; Alomar reached on an error
by Alexander on a sacrifice bunt [Rivers to second, Alomar to
first]; Berry singled to center [Rivers scored, Alomar to third,
Berry to second (on throw)]; Pinson was walked intentionally;
WATT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Oliver singled [Alomar
scored (unearned), Berry scored, Pinson to second]; McMullen
flied out to right; Stanton struck out; Stephenson singled to
right [Pinson scored (unearned), Oliver to third, Stephenson to
second (on throw)]; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 4 R
(2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: FISHER REPLACED RIVERS (PITCHING); Baylor made an
out to catcher; Robinson singled to right; Rettenmund grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robinson out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Fisher was called out on strikes; Alomar grounded
out (first to pitcher); Berry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: OATES BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Oates grounded out
(shortstop to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley
grounded out (second to first); POWELL BATTED FOR WATT; Powell
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Angels 6.