Terry Crowley scored one run and drove in another to help the Orioles defeat the Tigers, 2-1, for Jim Palmer's eighth straight victory and 10th of the season. Gates Brown homered for the Tigers' run in the first inning.

Don Buford singled in the Orioles' half, moved up on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Crowley. In the sixth, Crowley doubled and scored the deciding run when Brooks Robinson followed with a single. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1972 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Buford lf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .215
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
G. Brown lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .248      Oates c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .300
Cash 1b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .278      Crowley rf            3   1   2   1     0   0   .293
Northrup rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .234        Blair ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Haller c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .176      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   1     0   2   .251
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .164
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Rettenmund cf,rf      3   0   2   0     1   0   .255
Timmermann p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .065      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .171
  Kaline ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Palmer p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .214
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077

Totals               34   1   7   1     0   5             Totals               30   2   8   2     1   9

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 20,759
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Orioles 8
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Northrup (5), Crowley (6)
Home Runs: G. Brown (4)
Caught Stealing: Oates (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (2), Belanger (2)
Hit by Pitch: Buford (2,by Timmermann)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Timmermann L(6-6)       6     7   2   2   1   9   0  27   2.28
Scherman                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.63
Totals                  8     8   2   2   1   9   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(10-3)          9     7   1   1   0   5   1  34   1.74
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   5   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Timmermann (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe made an out to second; Rodriguez popped to
catcher in foul territory; G. Brown homered; Cash singled;
Northrup flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Buford to second]; Oates made an out to
shortstop; Crowley singled to right [Buford scored]; Robinson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Haller grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley made
an out to first; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund
singled; Belanger struck out; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Timmermann struck out; McAuliffe made an out to
second; Rodriguez singled to left; G. Brown flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford struck out; Grich flied out to left; Oates
singled; Oates was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash struck out; Northrup doubled to left; Haller
grounded out (second to first) [Northrup to third]; Stanley
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley made an out to shortstop; Robinson struck
out; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman singled to center; On a bunt Timmermann
made an out to catcher; McAuliffe singled to right [Brinkman to
third]; Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory; G. Brown
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund singled to center; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rettenmund to second]; Palmer
struck out; Buford was hit by a pitch; Grich reached on a
fielder's choice [Rettenmund to third, Buford to second]; Oates
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Orioles 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Cash struck out; Northrup singled to right; Haller
struck out; Stanley popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley doubled; Robinson singled to left [Crowley
scored, Robinson to second (on throw)]; Powell struck out;
Rettenmund walked; Belanger struck out; Palmer grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman flied out to left; KALINE BATTED FOR
TIMMERMANN; Kaline flied out to right; McAuliffe made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED KALINE (PITCHING); Buford made an
out to second; Grich flied out to right; Oates singled; BLAIR
BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Blair forced Oates (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RETTENMUND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rodriguez flied out to right; G.
Brown made an out to shortstop; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Powell
flied out to left; Rettenmund made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup flied out to left; Haller struck out;
Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Orioles 2.