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.

Briggs' homer in the sixth came after Joe Lahoud singled and George Scott was safe on an error. In the eighth, Scott doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Briggs, who also came around to count an insurance run on a single by Dave May and sacrifice fly by Ellie Rodriguez. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      27, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      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.