| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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