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Tuesday July 4, 1972
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After giving up a homer by Dick Allen in the first inning, Pat Dobson allowed only two other hits and pitched the Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the White Sox. The Orioles tied the score on a single by Bobby Grich and triple by Davey Johnson in the fifth and pushed over the winning run with consecutive singles by Paul Blair, Boog Powell and Merv Rettenmund in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 2, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 4, 1972 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Oates c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .312      Orta 3b               4   0   0   0     0   3   .191
Blair cf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .246      D. Allen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .293
Powell 1b             2   0   1   0     2   1   .188      May lf                2   0   0   0     1   1   .309
Rettenmund rf         3   0   1   1     0   0   .261      Reichardt cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Crowley rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Andrews 2b            3   0   1   0     0   2   .257
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Grich ss              3   1   1   0     1   1   .286      Morales ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Johnson 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .170
Dobson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .116        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .155
                                                            Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .276
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2  10   2     3   8             Totals               29   1   3   1     1  11

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 26,105
Left on Base: Orioles 5, White Sox 2
DP: Orioles 0, White Sox 5
Triples: Johnson (2)
Home Runs: D. Allen (15)
Caught Stealing: Blair (5), Reichardt (2)
GIDP: Rettenmund (8), Johnson (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(10-7)          9     3   1   1   1  11   1  30   2.06
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1  11   1  30

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(10-9)         6     9   2   2   2   4   0  24   4.36
Kealey                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.89
Forster                 1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   1.67
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   8   0  34

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford made an out to shortstop; Oates singled to
left; Blair singled to left [Oates to second]; Powell walked
[Oates to third, Blair to second]; Rettenmund grounded into a
double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Oates out at home]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta struck
out; D. Allen homered; May was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson flied out to center; Grich walked; Johnson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Grich out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt singled to left; Reichardt was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Andrews singled to left;
Herrmann flied out to left; Morales popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson struck out; Buford struck out; Oates flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bahnsen struck out; Kelly flied out to left; Orta
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair singled to center; Powell struck out while
Blair was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen flied out to center; May grounded out
(second to first); Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson flied out to right; Grich singled to left;
Johnson tripled to right [Grich scored]; Dobson grounded out
(third to first); Buford flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews was called out on strikes; Herrmann flied
out to right; Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Oates struck out; Blair singled to third; Powell
singled to left [Blair to second]; Rettenmund singled to left
[Blair scored, Powell to second]; Robinson singled to left
[Powell out at home (left to catcher), Rettenmund to third,
Robinson out at second (catcher to second)]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Johnstone made an
out to shortstop; Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: KEALEY REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Grich flied
out to center; Johnson flied out to left; Dobson was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: CROWLEY REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING RF); D.
Allen grounded out (third to first); May walked; Reichardt flied
out to right; Andrews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Buford struck out; Oates singled to left; Blair
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Oates out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann was called out on strikes; Morales
struck out; LYTTLE BATTED FOR KEALEY; Lyttle struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Powell walked;
Crowley struck out; Robinson flied out to right; Grich struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
struck out; D. Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.



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