Monday July 3, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
With 50,835 in stands and untold numbers watching on national television, the Orioles rolled up 21 hits, the most off Detroit pitching in any game since July 17, 1966, and humiliated the Tigers, 15-3. With Jim Northrup hitting a two-run homer, the Tigers led until the sixth inning when the Orioles erupted for six runs.

They added seven in another explosion in the eighth and tapered off with their final two runs in the ninth. Merv Rettenmund and Bobby Grich had four hits apiece, including a homer for Grich. Johnny Oates and Boog Powell also homered for the Orioles, while Gates Brown produced the Tigers' last tally with a circuit clout in the sixth. The four games between the East division contenders drew a total of 170,335, believed to be a Detroit series record. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 15, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Monday, July 3, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 2 - 15 21 0 Tigers 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 3 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 6 1 2 1 0 0 .218 McAuliffe 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .224 Oates c 5 3 3 2 0 0 .301 Kaline rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Powell 1b 6 3 2 3 0 2 .184 G. Brown lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .239 Rettenmund cf,rf 6 1 4 0 0 0 .260 Freehan c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Crowley rf 3 1 2 0 0 1 .280 Cash 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Blair cf 3 1 0 1 0 0 .237 Northrup cf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .256 Robinson 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .249 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Grich 2b 5 2 4 3 0 1 .285 Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Belanger ss 4 1 1 1 1 2 .182 Timmermann p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .059 Palmer p 5 0 1 2 0 1 .229 Seelbach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Haller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Perranoski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Zachary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 48 15 21 15 1 7 Totals 34 3 9 3 1 4 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 50,835 Left on Base: Orioles 8, Tigers 5 DP: Orioles 2, Tigers 0 Errors: Kaline, Freehan, Cash Doubles: Grich (6), Oates (7), Freehan (10) Home Runs: Oates (2), Grich (5), Powell (6), Northrup (3), G. Brown (5) Stolen Bases: Belanger (6) Sacrifice Hits: Oates (1) GIDP: Kaline 2 (7) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(11-4) 9 9 3 3 1 4 2 35 2.02 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 4 2 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Timmermann L(6-7) 5 7 4 3 0 4 1 23 2.42 Seelbach 0.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 4 3.61 Scherman 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.66 Perranoski 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 1 6 6.61 Niekro 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 4.03 Zachary 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 7 2.25 Totals 9 21 15 14 1 7 3 50 Wild Pitches: Niekro (2) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to center; Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Buford to second]; Powell struck out; Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe popped to first in foul territory; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley singled to right; Robinson made an out to first; Grich struck out; Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan doubled to center; Cash grounded out (second to pitcher) [Freehan to third]; Northrup homered [Freehan scored]; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; Brinkman lined to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Palmer grounded out (third to first); Buford popped to catcher in foul territory; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Timmermann struck out; McAuliffe singled to third; Kaline flied out to right; G. Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Rettenmund singled; Crowley was called out on strikes; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash was called out on strikes; Northrup singled to center; Rodriguez walked [Northrup to second]; Brinkman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Grich singled to left; Belanger made an out to first; On a bunt Palmer forced Grich (first to shortstop); Buford forced Palmer (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Timmermann was called out on strikes; McAuliffe singled to right; Kaline grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Oates homered; Powell reached on an error by Cash; Rettenmund singled to center [Powell to second]; Crowley singled to right [Powell to third, Rettenmund to second]; SEELBACH REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Robinson singled to center [Powell scored (unearned), Rettenmund scored, Crowley to third]; Grich doubled [Crowley scored, Robinson to third]; Belanger struck out; Palmer singled to right [Robinson scored, Grich scored]; SCHERMAN REPLACED SEELBACH (PITCHING); Buford grounded out (catcher unassisted) [Palmer to second]; Freehan dropped a foul fly hit by Oates for an error; Oates grounded out (second to first); 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: BLAIR REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING CF); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); G. Brown homered; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash popped to first in foul territory; Northrup grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Powell struck out; Rettenmund singled to center; Blair popped to first in foul territory; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); HALLER BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Haller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 3. ORIOLES 8TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); Grich homered; Belanger walked; Belanger stole second; Palmer grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford singled to right [Belanger scored, Buford to second (on throw to home)]; Oates singled to right [Buford scored, Oates to third (error by Kaline) (on throw to home)]; Powell singled to left [Oates scored]; NIEKRO REPLACED PERRANOSKI (PITCHING); Niekro threw a wild pitch [Powell to second]; Rettenmund singled to left [Powell to third]; Blair forced Rettenmund (third to second) [Powell scored]; Robinson singled to left [Blair to third]; Grich singled to center [Blair scored, Robinson to third]; ZACHARY REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Belanger singled to pitcher [Robinson scored, Grich to second]; Palmer was called out on strikes; 7 R, 8 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 13, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: McAuliffe singled to right; Kaline grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [McAuliffe out at second]; G. Brown flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 13, Tigers 3. ORIOLES 9TH: Buford flied out to center; Oates doubled to left; Powell homered [Oates scored]; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 15, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: Freehan flied out to center; Cash singled to right; Northrup singled to center [Cash to third]; Rodriguez popped to first; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 15, Tigers 3.

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