Johnny Briggs tied the score with a three-run homer in the sixth inning and then drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth to lead the Brewers to a 6-4 victory over the Orioles. The Brewers fell behind, 4-1, in the fifth when the Orioles scored three times, including a theft of home by Mark Belanger in a double steal with Merv Rettenmund. Milwaukee Brewers 6, Baltimore Orioles 4Game Played on Tuesday, June 27, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumBrewers 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 - 6 11 0 Orioles 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Theobald 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .229 Rettenmund rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .252 Lahoud rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .195 Grich 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .272 Scott 1b 5 2 1 0 0 1 .249 Blair cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .245 Briggs lf 3 2 2 4 1 0 .259 Baylor lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 May cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .231 Robinson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .249 Rodriguez c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .330 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Ferraro 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .252 Etchebarren c 3 1 1 0 0 1 .184 Auerbach ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Brett p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Belanger ss 3 1 1 2 0 0 .175 Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .091 Scott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Salmon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 35 6 11 6 2 3 Totals 29 4 6 3 4 3 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 9,281 Left on Base: Brewers 6, Orioles 3 DP: Brewers 3, Orioles 1 Errors: Johnson Doubles: Scott (11), Etchebarren (4) Home Runs: Briggs (8) Stolen Bases: Belanger (5), Rettenmund (4) Caught Stealing: May (3), Grich (3) Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (1), Blair (4) GIDP: Blair (6), Crowley (4) Hit by Pitch: Sanders (1,by Harrison) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett W(4-8) 7.1 6 4 4 3 3 0 29 4.17 Sanders SV(11) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.11 Totals 9 6 4 4 4 3 0 34 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander 5.1 5 4 3 1 1 1 22 2.72 Scott 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.46 Harrison L(0-1) 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 10 1.32 Totals 9 11 6 5 2 3 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Harrison (3) Wild Pitches: Harrison (4) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Don Denkinger BREWERS 1ST: Theobald grounded out (second to first); Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich walked; Blair grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. BREWERS 2ND: Briggs walked; May forced Briggs (second to shortstop); Rodriguez forced May (second to shortstop); Ferraro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach flied out to right; Brett was called out on strikes; Theobald made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger flied out to right; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. BREWERS 4TH: Lahoud flied out to right; Scott flied out to center; Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund walked; Grich singled to right [Rettenmund to third]; Blair hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rettenmund scored]; Baylor struck out while Grich was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 1. BREWERS 5TH: May singled to right; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first) [May to second]; Ferraro singled to center [May scored, Ferraro out at first (center to first)]; Auerbach singled to right; Brett flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson singled to center; Johnson flied out to left; Etchebarren doubled to right [Robinson to third]; Belanger singled to center [Robinson scored, Etchebarren scored, Belanger to second (on throw)]; Alexander singled [Belanger stayed at second]; Rettenmund forced Alexander (third to second) [Belanger to third]; Belanger stole home and Rettenmund stole second; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. BREWERS 6TH: Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud singled to right; Scott reached on an error by Johnson [Lahoud to second]; Briggs homered [Lahoud scored, Scott scored (unearned)]; SCOTT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); May singled; Rodriguez flied into a double play (second to first) [May out at first]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 6TH: Blair flied out to right; Baylor flied out to right; Robinson walked; Johnson forced Robinson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 4. BREWERS 7TH: Ferraro grounded out (third to first); Auerbach made an out to shortstop; Brett singled; Theobald singled to left [Brett to second]; Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 7TH: Etchebarren struck out; Belanger flied out to right; SALMON BATTED FOR SCOTT; Salmon grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 4. BREWERS 8TH: HARRISON REPLACED SALMON (PITCHING); Scott doubled; Briggs singled to center [Scott scored, Briggs to second (on throw)]; May singled to left [Briggs to third]; May was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Briggs scored]; Ferraro grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 8TH: Rettenmund singled to center; Grich flied out to left; SANDERS REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Blair forced Rettenmund (pitcher to second); Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Orioles 4. BREWERS 9TH: Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanders was hit by a pitch; Theobald was called out on strikes; Harrison threw a wild pitch [Sanders to second]; Lahoud was walked intentionally; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 6, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson flied out to left; Johnson walked; CROWLEY BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Crowley grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Orioles 4. |
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