Yielding only two hits, Doyle Alexander pitched his first major league shutout as the Orioles defeated the White Sox in a twi-night doubleheader, 7-4 and 3-0. Dave McNally, who started the opener, was knocked out in the sixth inning but received credit for the victory. Before departing, McNally batted in two runs with a double in the fourth. Davey Johnson accounted for three RBIs with a double and single, while Boog Powell contributed a homer to the Orioles' attack. Dick Allen hit a two-run homer for the White Sox.

In the nightcap Paul Blair singled in the third inning and Bobby Grich homered to put Alexander on top. The Orioles added their last run in the seventh on a walk, sacrifice and single by Merv Rettenmund. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Chicago White Sox 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Orioles      0  2  0    2  1  0    2  0  x  -   7 11  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .260      Buford lf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .209
Andrews 2b            3   1   1   0     2   0   .253      Oates c               5   0   0   0     0   0   .281
D. Allen 1b           5   1   4   2     0   0   .290      Crowley rf,1b         4   1   2   0     1   0   .288
Reichardt cf          5   1   2   0     0   1   .280      Robinson 3b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .257
May lf                5   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Powell 1b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .200
Spiezio 3b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .160        Blair cf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .221
Egan c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Grich ss              3   2   2   0     1   1   .277
  Herrmann ph,c       2   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Morales ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .230      Johnson 2b            4   0   2   3     0   0   .235
Bradley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Rettenmund cf,rf      2   1   0   0     2   2   .247
  Johnstone ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .151      McNally p             2   0   1   1     0   1   .109
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Leonhard p          1   0   1   0     1   0  1.000
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .285        Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   3     5   4             Totals               35   7  11   6     5   8

Time of Game: 2:54
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Orioles 9
DP: White Sox 0, Orioles 2
Errors: May, Grich 2
Doubles: Reichardt (11), Johnson (13), McNally (2), Robinson (14), Leonhard (1)
Home Runs: D. Allen (19), Powell (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Bradley (4)
GIDP: D. Allen (8), Williams (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(10-7)         4     5   4   3   2   4   1  19   3.21
Regan                   1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.93
Kealey                  2     4   2   2   0   3   0  10   3.00
Acosta                  1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   3.46
Totals                  8    11   7   6   5   8   1  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(10-7)         5     6   4   3   4   2   1  24   2.48
Leonhard                3.1   4   0   0   1   1   0  15   4.91
Harrison SV(2)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.17
Totals                  9    10   4   3   5   4   1  41

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Andrews walked; D. Allen grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford was called out on strikes; Oates flied out
to left; Crowley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt made an out to second; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spiezio walked; Egan flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
homered; Grich singled to left; Johnson doubled to left [Grich
scored]; Rettenmund walked; On a bunt McNally struck out; Buford
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morales reached on an error by Grich; Bradley out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Morales to second];
Williams walked; Andrews flied out to center [Morales to third];
D. Allen singled to shortstop [Morales scored (error by Grich)
(unearned), Williams to second]; Reichardt forced Williams
(third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); Crowley
lined to first; Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May struck out; Spiezio grounded out (shortstop
to first); Egan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell was called out on strikes; Grich singled to
center; Johnson flied out to left; Rettenmund walked [Grich to
second]; McNally doubled to left [Grich scored, Rettenmund
scored (error by May) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Buford popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Orioles 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales was called out on strikes; JOHNSTONE
BATTED FOR BRADLEY; Johnstone walked; Williams grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnstone out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: REGAN REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Oates made an
out to second; Crowley singled to center; Robinson doubled
[Crowley scored]; Powell made an out to second; Grich walked;
Johnson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Orioles 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: BLAIR REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING CF); CROWLEY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Andrews singled to left; D. Allen homered [Andrews
scored]; Reichardt doubled; May singled to center [Reichardt to
third]; Spiezio singled to left [Reichardt scored, May to
second]; LEONHARD REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); HERRMANN BATTED
FOR EGAN; Herrmann made an out to third; Morales made an out to
first; KELLY BATTED FOR REGAN; Kelly flied out to left; 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: HERRMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); KEALEY
REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); Rettenmund struck out; Leonhard
doubled to right; Buford grounded out (first unassisted)
[Leonhard to third]; Oates popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Andrews
flied out to center; D. Allen singled to center; Reichardt
singled to left [D. Allen to third]; May flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Crowley singled to right; Robinson forced Crowley
(third to second); On a bunt Blair singled [Robinson to second];
Grich was called out on strikes; Johnson singled to center
[Robinson scored, Blair scored, Johnson to second (on throw)];
Rettenmund was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Orioles 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING SS); Spiezio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann flied out to center;
Morales singled to right; LYTTLE BATTED FOR KEALEY; Lyttle
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: ACOSTA REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Leonhard walked;
Buford struck out; Oates flied out to right; Crowley walked
[Leonhard to second]; Robinson forced Crowley (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Williams struck out; Andrews walked; D. Allen
singled to center [Andrews to second]; HARRISON REPLACED
LEONHARD (PITCHING); Reichardt was called out on strikes; May
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles
7.