Boog Powell homered with a man on base and Brooks Robinson batted in two runs with a pair of singles to lead the Orioles to a 6-1 victory over the White Sox in an abbreviated first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The Orioles knocked out Wilbur Wood in the seventh inning and were still batting when rain brought the contest to a close. The second game was postponed. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      16, 1972 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   1  3  2
Orioles      0  1  0    1  0  2    2  -   6 12  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Buford lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .225
Johnstone cf          2   1   2   0     1   0   .164      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .215
D. Allen 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Grich ss              4   1   3   1     0   0   .283
May lf                3   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Powell 1b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .205
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Baylor rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .183      Robinson 3b           3   0   2   2     0   0   .254
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Morales ss            1   0   0   0     1   1   .228      Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     1   0   .180
Wood p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .138      Palmer p              3   1   1   0     0   1   .241
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               22   1   3   0     2   5             Totals               29   6  12   5     2   3

Time of Game: 1:41   Attendance: 15,734
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Orioles 5
DP: White Sox 1, Orioles 0
Errors: May, Spiezio, Blair
Doubles: Baylor 2 (9)
Home Runs: Powell (9)
Caught Stealing: Buford (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wood (8)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(13-10)           6.1  11   6   5   1   3   1  28   2.55
Romo                    0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.59
Totals                  6.2  12   6   5   2   3   1  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(13-4)          7     3   1   0   2   5   0  25   1.83
Totals                  7     3   1   0   2   5   0  25

Wild Pitches: Wood (5)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams flied out to right; Johnstone singled to
right; D. Allen struck out; May made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to left; Blair reached on an error
by May [Blair to second]; Grich singled to right [Blair out at
home (right to catcher), Grich to second (on throw)]; Powell
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Andrews flied out to left; Spiezio flied out to
center; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor doubled to left; Robinson singled [Baylor
scored]; Wood threw a wild pitch [Robinson to second]; Johnson
made an out to second; Etchebarren flied out to left; Palmer
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morales walked; Wood out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Morales to second]; Williams flied out to
center; Johnstone singled to center [Morales out at home (center
to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford singled to center; Blair flied out to right;
Buford was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell singled to right; Baylor doubled to left
[Powell to third]; Robinson singled to right [Powell scored,
Baylor to third]; Johnson struck out; On a bunt Etchebarren hit
into a double play (pitcher to third) [Baylor out at home]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann flied out to center; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Palmer grounded out (third to first); Buford
grounded out (third to first); Blair made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Wood struck out; Williams popped to first in foul
territory; Johnstone walked; D. Allen singled to center
[Johnstone scored (error by Blair) (unearned) (no RBI)]; May
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich singled to center; Powell homered [Grich
scored]; rain started; Baylor flied out to center;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spiezio was called out on strikes; Herrmann flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Etchebarren walked; Palmer singled to left
[Etchebarren to second]; Etchebarren was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop to third to shortstop); Buford singled to
left [Palmer to third]; ROMO REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Blair
reached on an error by Spiezio [Palmer scored (no RBI), Buford
to second]; Grich singled to left [Buford scored (unearned),
Blair out at third (left to shortstop), Grich to second (on
throw)]; Powell was walked intentionally; game called after
20 minute rain delay due to wet grounds; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 6.