Jim Palmer's eight-game winning streak came to an end when the Yankees chased the righthander in the second inning and defeated the Orioles, 4-3. Ron Blomberg opened the stanza with a homer and two other runs followed on singles by Thurman Munson, Jerry Kenney and Mel Stottlemyre before Palmer was removed. However, what proved to be the winning run counted off Dave Leonhard in the third when Bobby Murcer tripled and Roy White singled. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Thursday, June      29, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Yankees      0  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Torres rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .203
Grich 2b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .269      Allen 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Crowley rf            1   2   0   0     2   0   .273        Clarke 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Baylor ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Murcer cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .282
Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .169      White lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Robinson 3b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .253      Blomberg 1b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .287
Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .100        Alou ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Etchebarren ph,c    1   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Sanchez 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .190
Rettenmund cf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Munson c              2   1   1   0     1   1   .246
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Kenney ss             3   1   1   1     0   0   .208
Palmer p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Stottlemyre p         2   0   1   1     0   1   .250
  Leonhard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Callison ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .225
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Shopay ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Blair ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   8   2     3   7             Totals               29   4   8   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  8,438
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Yankees 6
DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Sanchez, Kenney
Doubles: Palmer (2)
Triples: Murcer (2)
Home Runs: Grich (4), Blomberg (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Munson (2)
GIDP: Blair (7), Allen (1), White (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(10-4)          1.1   5   3   3   1   0   1   9   1.95
Leonhard                0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   6.35
Scott                   3     1   0   0   1   2   0  10   1.17
Harrison                2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   1.25
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.40
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   3   1  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(7-9)      6     7   3   2   3   5   1  29   2.94
Lyle SV(15)             3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   1.05
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   7   1  39

Wild Pitches: Palmer (3), Harrison (5), Stottlemyre (4)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to right; Grich flied out to
center; Crowley walked; Powell singled to center [Crowley to
third]; Robinson singled to left [Crowley scored, Powell to
second]; Hendricks made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Torres singled to right; Allen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torres out at
second]; Murcer walked; White forced Murcer (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund struck out; Belanger flied out to
center; Palmer doubled to left; Buford grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg homered; Sanchez flied out to center;
Munson singled to right; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Munson to
second]; Kenney singled to left [Munson scored, Kenney to second
(on throw)]; Stottlemyre singled to right [Kenney scored];
LEONHARD REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Torres made an out to
second; Allen popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich reached on an error by Kenney; Crowley forced
Grich (second to shortstop); Powell struck out; Robinson singled
to center [Crowley to third]; Stottlemyre threw a wild pitch
[Crowley scored (unearned), Robinson to second]; Hendricks was
called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer tripled; White singled to right [Murcer
scored]; SCOTT REPLACED LEONHARD (PITCHING); Blomberg flied out
to left; Sanchez flied out to left; Munson walked [White to
second]; Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger was called out on strikes; Scott walked; Buford
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Stottlemyre was called out on strikes; Torres
grounded out (first to pitcher); Allen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich homered; Crowley walked; Powell singled to
center [Crowley to third]; Robinson reached on a fielder's
choice [Crowley out at home (third to catcher), Powell to
second]; Hendricks flied out to left; Rettenmund forced Robinson
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees
4.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer singled to right; White grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Murcer out at second];
Blomberg flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to right; SHOPAY BATTED FOR
SCOTT; Shopay singled to left; Buford flied out to left; Grich
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: HARRISON REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Sanchez
walked; Munson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Sanchez to second]; Harrison threw a wild pitch [Sanchez to
third]; Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); CALLISON
BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Callison walked; Torres grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: LYLE REPLACED CALLISON (PITCHING); BAYLOR BATTED
FOR CROWLEY; Baylor singled to right; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Baylor to second]; Robinson struck out; ETCHEBARREN
BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Etchebarren flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ETCHEBARREN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Allen popped to catcher in foul
territory; Murcer flied out to left; White flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: CLARKE REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 2B); Rettenmund
grounded out (third to first); Belanger reached on an error by
Sanchez; BLAIR BATTED FOR HARRISON; Blair grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR
BLOMBERG; Alou popped to third in foul territory; Sanchez flied
out to center; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Buford struck out
(catcher to first); Grich grounded out (third to first); Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Yankees 4.