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Wednesday July 5, 1972
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A homer by Brooks Robinson in the second inning gave the Orioles a 1-0 victory over the White Sox in a duel between Dave McNally and Wilbur Wood. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 1, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Williams rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Yancy 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grich ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Baylor rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Reichardt cf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .216      May lf                3   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Robinson 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .249      Andrews 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .194      Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .228
Etchebarren c         4   0   0   0     0   1   .191        Orta pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
McNally p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .098        Brinkman c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                          Morales ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .218
                                                          Wood p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .123
                                                            Alvarado ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .237
                                                            Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   7   1     0   6             Totals               29   0   5   0     2   6

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 15,584
Left on Base: Orioles 7, White Sox 4
DP: Orioles 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Williams
Doubles: Buford (4), D. Allen (13)
Triples: Baylor (2)
Home Runs: Robinson (3)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (10)
Caught Stealing: D. Allen (2)
GIDP: Yancy (1), Williams (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(9-7)          9     5   0   0   2   6   0  31   2.37
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   6   0  31

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(12-9)            8     7   1   1   0   4   1  32   2.24
Acosta                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.45
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   6   1  35

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford doubled; Blair grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Buford to third]; Grich grounded out (second to first);
Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (third to first); Yancy
flied out to right; Debut game for Hugh Yancy; D. Allen
doubled to center; Reichardt walked; D. Allen was caught
stealing third (catcher to second to third to second to third);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson struck out; Robinson homered; Powell
singled to center; Etchebarren forced Powell (third to second);
McNally flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May singled to right; Andrews made an out to
third; Herrmann struck out; Morales popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford popped to catcher in foul territory; Blair
made an out to first; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Wood struck out; Williams walked; Yancy grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Williams out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Robinson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

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

ORIOLES 5TH: Powell popped to third in foul territory;
Etchebarren flied out to right; McNally singled to right; Buford
forced McNally (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews flied out to center; Herrmann grounded
out (first to pitcher); Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair grounded out (second to first); Grich
grounded out (third to first); Baylor tripled to center; Johnson
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Wood was called out on strikes; Williams flied
out to left; Yancy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Powell
singled to center; Etchebarren reached on an error by Williams
[Powell to third, Etchebarren to second]; McNally struck out;
Buford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen flied out to right; Reichardt flied out
to right; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor singled to left;
Baylor stole second; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Andrews singled to left; On a bunt Herrmann
singled [Andrews to second]; ORTA RAN FOR HERRMANN; Morales
singled to left [Andrews to third, Orta to second]; ALVARADO
BATTED FOR WOOD; Alvarado struck out; Williams grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second];
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING C ); ACOSTA
REPLACED ALVARADO (PITCHING); Robinson popped to first in foul
territory; Powell struck out; Etchebarren was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Yancy made an out to third; D. Allen was called
out on strikes; Reichardt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 0.



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