Homers by Andy Etchebarren and Paul Blair off Mickey Lolich carried the Orioles to a 3-1 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Tigers came back to win the second game, 2-1, on a sacrifice fly by Ed Brinkman with the bases loaded in the 12th inning. Dave McNally was the winner over Lolich in the opener, but after a 30-minute delay because of rain after six innings, Roric Harrison took over for the Orioles and finished the game.

The Tigers scored in the first inning of the nightcap on singles by Bill Freehan and Mickey Stanley around an infield out and Joe Coleman protected that slim advantage until the ninth when the Orioles tied the count on a two-out walk to Merv Rettenmund and double by Terry Crowley. In the 12th, a single by Norm Cash, bad throw by Doyle Alexander on a bunt by Stanley and pass to Aurelio Rodriguez loaded the bases before Brinkman batted in the Tigers' winning run with his sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, June      24, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Orioles      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  5  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .338      Rettenmund rf         3   1   0   0     1   0   .248
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Belanger ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .178
Kaline rf             3   0   1   0     1   2   .242      Blair cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Baylor lf             1   0   0   0     3   0   .261
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .257
  Haller c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Grich 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Horton lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .238      Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .238
Jata 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Etchebarren c         3   1   1   1     0   0   .179
  Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .083
Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Harrison p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Northrup ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  McAuliffe ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Lolich p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .071

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   5             Totals               27   3   5   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:14
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Orioles 6
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Rodriguez, Robinson
Doubles: Rodriguez (8), Belanger (4)
Home Runs: Etchebarren (1), Blair (4)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (3)
GIDP: Etchebarren (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(11-5)          8     5   3   3   5   5   2  33   2.44
Totals                  8     5   3   3   5   5   2  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(8-6)          6     5   1   1   1   2   0  25   2.65
Harrison SV(1)          3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   0.84
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Harrison (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Don Denkinger


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor singled to right; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first) [Taylor to second]; Kaline walked; Freehan
flied out to right; Horton singled to left [Taylor scored,
Kaline to second]; Jata grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund walked; On a bunt Belanger singled
[Rettenmund to second]; Blair flied out to right [Rettenmund to
third]; Baylor walked [Belanger to second]; Robinson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Rettenmund scored, Belanger to third];
Grich was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley reached on an error by Robinson; Brinkman
flied out to center; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Stanley to second]; Taylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Etchebarren homered;
McNally was called out on strikes; Rettenmund grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez doubled to left; Kaline struck out;
Freehan made an out to shortstop; Horton popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger doubled to left; Blair grounded out (third
to first); Baylor walked; Belanger was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Baylor to second]; Robinson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Jata popped to first in foul territory; Stanley
popped to third in foul territory; Brinkman grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich reached on an error by Rodriguez [Grich to
second]; Johnson walked; Etchebarren grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Grich to third, Johnson out at
second]; McNally struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Orioles 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Lolich struck out; Taylor singled to left; Rodriguez
popped to first in foul territory; Kaline singled to center
[Taylor to third]; Freehan grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger struck out; Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (first unassisted); Jata lined
to third; Stanley flied out to center; 22 minute rain
delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich singled to pitcher;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 7TH: HARRISON REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Brinkman flied
out to center; Lolich struck out; Taylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Etchebarren flied out to right; Harrison grounded
out (third to first); Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Kaline
struck out; G. BROWN BATTED FOR FREEHAN; G. Brown flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: HALLER REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING C ); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Blair homered; Baylor walked;
Robinson flied out to left; Grich flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Horton singled to left; CASH BATTED FOR JATA;
Harrison threw a wild pitch [Horton to second]; Cash flied out
to center; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR STANLEY; Northrup flied out to
left; MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; McAuliffe made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 3.