The Orioles capitalized on walks to score all their runs in a 3-1 victory over the Rangers. Don Buford drew a pass to lead off the first inning and scored on singles by Johnny Oates and Brooks Robinson.

Another walk to Buford, an error by Don Mincher and single by Bobby Grich added a tally in the third. Terry Crowley and Davey Johnson strolled in the ninth and, after a sacrifice, pinch-runner Don Baylor crossed the plate on a passed ball. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Monday, July      17, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  5  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             2   2   0   0     3   0   .224      Nelson 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Oates c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Kubiak ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .241
Grich ss,1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .284      Mincher 1b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .237
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .205        Maddox pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Billings c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Robinson 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .258      Biittner lf,1b        4   0   1   1     0   2   .288
Crowley rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .251
  Baylor pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .252      Lovitto cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .214
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .204
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .212      Panther p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Rettenmund cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Dobson p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .122        Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242

Totals               31   3   5   2     6   2             Totals               30   1   6   1     4   7

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  8,471
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Rangers 8
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Mincher, Billings
Doubles: Randle (13)
Stolen Bases: Grich (5), Nelson (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrison (1), Randle (3), Billings (2)
GIDP: Ford (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(11-8)          7     6   1   1   4   5   0  30   2.21
Harrison SV(3)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.13
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   7   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Panther L(4-5)          5     4   2   1   2   1   0  20   4.16
Cox                     2     1   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.96
Pina                    1.2   0   1   0   3   1   0   8   2.25
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.55
Totals                  9     5   3   1   6   2   0  38

Passed Balls: Billings (7)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Oates singled to left [Buford to
second]; Grich flied out to right; Powell flied out to right;
Robinson singled to center [Buford scored, Oates out at third
(center to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson made an out to shortstop; Kubiak struck out;
Mincher walked; Billings forced Mincher (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley flied out to right; Johnson made an out to
third; Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Biittner struck out; Ford walked; Lovitto singled
to right [Ford to second]; Randle flied out to left; Panther
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford
walked; Buford was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Mincher [Buford to second]; Oates flied out to center; Grich
singled to left [Buford scored (unearned)]; Powell singled to
center [Grich to third]; Robinson flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: On a bunt Nelson made an out to catcher; Kubiak
grounded out (first unassisted); Mincher grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley flied out to right; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Billings grounded out (third to first); Biittner
struck out; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dobson flied out to right; Buford flied out to
center; Oates lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto was called out on strikes; Randle doubled
to left; JONES BATTED FOR PANTHER; Jones grounded out (first
unassisted) [Randle to third]; Nelson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: COX REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Grich flied out to
right; Powell grounded out (second to first); Robinson singled
to center; Crowley grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Kubiak singled to right; Mincher singled to right
[Kubiak to second]; Billings flied out to center; Biittner
singled to right [Kubiak scored, Mincher to second]; Ford
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Biittner
out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson flied out to right; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dobson reached on an error by Billings
[Dobson to first]; Buford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Lovitto singled to center; Randle out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Lovitto to second]; KING
BATTED FOR COX; King grounded out (second to first) [Lovitto to
third]; Nelson walked; Nelson stole second; Kubiak flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: PINA REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Oates grounded out
(second to first); Grich walked; Grich stole second; Powell
flied out to right; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING SS); GRICH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Mincher walked; MADDOX RAN FOR
MINCHER; HARRISON REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Billings out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Maddox to second]; Biittner
grounded out (third to first); Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Crowley walked; BAYLOR RAN FOR
CROWLEY; Johnson walked [Baylor to second]; Blair was called out
on strikes; Paul Blair ejected by HP umpire Don
Denkinger; Harrison out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Baylor to third, Johnson to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED
PINA (PITCHING); Billings allowed a passed ball [Baylor scored
(unearned), Johnson to third]; Buford walked; Oates flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RETTENMUND
REPLACED BLAIR (PLAYING CF); Lovitto grounded out (pitcher to
first); Randle struck out; HOWARD BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Howard
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 1.