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. Baltimore Orioles 7, Chicago White Sox 4 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, July 14, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumWhite 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. |
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