The shutout relief pitching of Jim Panther over the last five innings enabled the Rangers to gain a 5-4 victory over the Orioles, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. After the Rangers took a 4-0 lead against Jim Palmer, who was knocked out in the second inning, the Orioles picked up a pair in the third and tied the score in the fourth when Brooks Robinson homered with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Friday, July      7, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      1  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
Orioles      0  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .248      Rettenmund lf,rf      5   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Harrah ss             5   1   0   0     0   0   .264      Oates c               5   0   2   1     0   1   .317
Mincher 1b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .196      Blair cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .238
Billings lf           5   0   3   0     0   0   .295      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .191
  Maddox lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Salmon pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
King c                4   0   1   0     1   3   .169      Crowley rf            2   1   2   0     0   0   .300
Ford rf               3   1   1   0     1   2   .263        Baylor lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Lovitto cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Robinson 3b           3   1   2   2     1   0   .254
Kubiak 2b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .247      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .209
Bosman p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .069      Belanger ss           3   1   0   0     0   0   .179
  Biittner ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .298        Grich ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Panther p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
                                                            Harrison p          2   1   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Buford ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .210
                                                            Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               35   5   9   3     4   9             Totals               36   4   9   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 43,851
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Orioles 7
DP: Rangers 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Harrah, Powell, Belanger
Doubles: Kubiak (3), Crowley (7)
Triples: Oates (1)
Home Runs: Robinson (4)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (11), Baylor (11)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Mincher (3)
GIDP: Robinson (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  4     5   4   2   1   3   1  18   3.87
Panther W(4-3)          5     4   0   0   1   2   0  20   4.67
Totals                  9     9   4   2   2   5   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  1.2   5   4   0   2   0   0  13   2.00
Harrison L(0-2)         5.1   4   1   1   2   7   0  22   1.31
Watt                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.30
Totals                  9     9   5   1   4   9   0  41

Wild Pitches: Harrison (6)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Nelson was caught stealing second
but was safe at second (error by Belanger; assist by Oates);
Harrah flied out to right [Nelson to third]; Mincher hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Nelson scored (unearned)]; Billings
singled to left; King singled to right [Billings to third]; Ford
walked [King to second]; Lovitto flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund made an out to second; Oates struck out;
Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Kubiak singled to left; Bosman out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kubiak to second]; Nelson grounded out
(first unassisted) [Kubiak to third]; Harrah reached on an error
by Powell [Kubiak scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Harrah stole
second; Mincher singled to left [Harrah scored (unearned)];
Billings singled to right [Mincher to third]; HARRISON REPLACED
PALMER (PITCHING); Harrison threw a wild pitch [Mincher scored
(unearned), Billings to second]; King walked; Ford struck out; 3
R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell struck out; Crowley singled to center;
Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Crowley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
4, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Lovitto flied out to left; Kubiak was called out on
strikes; Bosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson walked; Belanger forced Johnson (third to
second); Harrison reached on an error by Harrah [Belanger to
second]; Rettenmund struck out; Oates singled to right [Belanger
scored (unearned), Harrison to third]; On a bunt Blair singled
[Harrison scored (unearned), Oates to second]; Powell grounded
out (first to pitcher); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Orioles 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Harrah
grounded out (second to first); Mincher popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley doubled; Robinson homered [Crowley scored];
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Harrison flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings flied out to center; King struck out; Ford
singled to right; Lovitto singled to center [Ford to second];
Kubiak doubled [Ford scored, Lovitto to third]; BIITTNER BATTED
FOR BOSMAN; Biittner was walked intentionally; Nelson struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: PANTHER REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Rettenmund
grounded out (first unassisted); Oates tripled; Blair grounded
out (second to first); Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 4.

RANGERS 6TH: BAYLOR REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING LF); RETTENMUND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Harrah grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mincher flied out to center; Billings singled to
center; King struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Robinson singled to shortstop; Johnson made an out to second;
Belanger popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Ford struck out; Lovitto flied out to center;
Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: BUFORD BATTED FOR HARRISON; Buford struck out;
Rettenmund singled to center; Oates grounded out (second to
first) [Rettenmund to second]; Blair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 4.

RANGERS 8TH: WATT REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Panther struck out
(catcher to first); Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell singled to center; SALMON RAN FOR POWELL; On
a bunt Baylor forced Salmon (pitcher to shortstop); Baylor stole
second; Robinson walked; Johnson flied out to right [Baylor to
third]; GRICH BATTED FOR BELANGER; Grich made an out to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 4.

RANGERS 9TH: SALMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GRICH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Mincher flied out to left; Billings flied out
to left; King was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: MADDOX REPLACED BILLINGS (PLAYING LF); SHOPAY
BATTED FOR WATT; Shopay flied out to center; Rettenmund grounded
out (shortstop to first); Oates grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 4.