Mike Cuellar drove in two runs with a homer and single while pitching the Orioles to a 6-3 victory over the White Sox. Davey Johnson homered with a man on base to start the Orioles' scoring in the fourth inning and batted in another run with a grounder in the sixth.

Cuellar homered in the seventh. A double by Johnson, walk to Elrod Hendricks and singles by Cuellar and Don Buford added a pair in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      15, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  9  3
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  1    1  2  x  -   6  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Buford lf             5   0   4   1     0   0   .221
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Blair cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .218
D. Allen 1b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .290      Grich ss,1b           2   2   0   0     1   1   .273
Reichardt cf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .280      Powell 1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .198
May lf                3   1   1   0     1   0   .292        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Spiezio 3b            4   0   2   2     0   1   .193      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Egan c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Johnson 2b            4   2   2   3     0   0   .241
Alvarado ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .248      Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Bahnsen p             2   0   2   0     0   0   .212      Hendricks c           3   1   0   0     1   0   .141
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             4   1   2   2     0   1   .116
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               33   3   9   3     2   6             Totals               33   6   9   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 31,482
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Orioles 8
DP: White Sox 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Andrews, D. Allen, Alvarado
Doubles: Spiezio 2 (2), May (12), Johnson (14)
Home Runs: Johnson (3), Cuellar (2)
Stolen Bases: Buford (6), Grich (4)
Caught Stealing: D. Allen (4)
GIDP: Spiezio (2), Egan (5), Blair (9)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (3,by Bahnsen)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(11-10)        6.1   6   4   3   3   4   2  28   4.30
Kealey                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.80
Regan                   1     3   2   2   1   0   0   7   3.63
Totals                  8     9   6   5   4   4   2  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(8-7)          9     9   3   3   2   6   0  35   2.60
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (5)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (3)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (second to first); Andrews
made an out to second; D. Allen grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to right; Blair grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Buford out at
second]; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt singled to third; May flied out to
center; Spiezio grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Reichardt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell walked; Robinson flied out to left; Johnson
forced Powell (shortstop to second); Rettenmund grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles
0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Egan grounded out (pitcher to first); Alvarado
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bahnsen singled to center;
Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks made an out to second; Cuellar struck
out; Buford singled to center; Buford stole second; Blair struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); D. Allen
walked; D. Allen was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Reichardt struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich walked; Powell struck out; Grich stole
second; Robinson made an out to first; Johnson homered [Grich
scored]; Rettenmund singled to right; Hendricks grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May walked; Spiezio struck out; Egan grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Cuellar grounded out (second to first); Buford
flied out to left; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: On a bunt Alvarado singled; Bahnsen singled to
left [Alvarado to second]; On a bunt Williams made an out to
catcher; Andrews forced Bahnsen (right to shortstop) [Alvarado
to third]; D. Allen singled [Alvarado scored, Andrews to third];
Reichardt flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich was hit by a pitch; Bahnsen threw a wild
pitch [Grich to third (error by D. Allen)]; Powell walked;
Robinson made an out to second; Johnson reached on an error by
Andrews [Grich scored (unearned), Powell to second]; Rettenmund
flied out to center; Hendricks flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER),
0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May grounded out (second to first); Spiezio
doubled to left; Egan struck out; Alvarado grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Cuellar homered; Buford singled to right [Buford
out at second (right to shortstop)]; KEALEY REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); Blair reached on an error by Alvarado; Grich flied
out to center; Powell made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING SS); GRICH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR KEALEY;
Johnstone grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams flied out to
center; Andrews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: REGAN REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Robinson
grounded out (second to first); Johnson doubled to right;
Rettenmund flied out to center; Hendricks was walked
intentionally; Cuellar singled to right [Johnson scored,
Hendricks to third]; Buford singled to first [Hendricks scored,
Cuellar to second]; Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Allen was called out on strikes; Reichardt
singled to center; May doubled to left [Reichardt to third];
Spiezio doubled to left [Reichardt scored, May scored]; Egan
struck out; Alvarado was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 3, Orioles 6.