Bobby Grich doubled in the 15th inning and scored on a single by Brooks Robinson to bring the Orioles a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. The Orioles scored their first run without the benefit of a hit in the opening inning. Don Buford and Johnny Oates walked. Buford tagged up and advanced to third on a long fly by Grich and crossed the plate on a grounder by Boog Powell. Frank Howard tied the score with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      18, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   1   1   0     1   1   .223      Nelson 3b             6   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Oates c               4   0   1   0     3   0   .276      Kubiak ss             6   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Grich ss,1b,ss        5   1   1   0     2   0   .282      Ford rf               6   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Powell 1b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .203      Billings c            6   0   2   0     0   1   .280
  Belanger pr,ss      1   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Howard 1b             3   1   2   1     2   1   .249
  Hendricks ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .141        Harrah pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Rettenmund ph,rf    2   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Jones 1b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Robinson 3b           6   0   2   1     0   1   .259      Lovitto cf            6   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Crowley rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .282      Maddox lf             6   0   2   0     0   0   .235
  Baylor pr,rf,1b     3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Randle 2b             6   0   0   0     0   2   .199
Johnson 2b            6   0   0   0     1   2   .228      Hand p                3   0   2   0     0   0   .179
Blair cf              6   0   0   0     1   1   .208        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
McNally p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .122        Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Shopay ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .294        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Harrison p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Cox p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Salmon ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               50   2   9   2    10  10             Totals               50   1   8   1     4   8

Time of Game: 4:03   Attendance:  8,232
Left on Base: Orioles 15, Rangers 8
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 1
Doubles: Grich (9), Billings (8)
Home Runs: Howard (6)
Caught Stealing: Oates (4), Maddox 2 (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (1), Buford (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally                 9     6   1   1   1   3   1  33   2.39
Harrison                4     1   0   0   2   4   0  13   1.04
Alexander W(5-5)        2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.41
Totals                 15     8   1   1   4   8   1  54

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand                   10     5   1   1   7   5   0  41   2.47
Gogolewski              1     1   0   0   3   1   0   7   4.95
Lindblad                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.53
Cox L(2-3)              3.1   3   1   1   0   4   0  13   3.86
Totals                 15     9   2   2  10  10   0  62

Wild Pitches: Gogolewski (5)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Oates walked [Buford to second];
Grich flied out to left [Buford to third]; Powell grounded out
(second to first) [Buford scored, Oates to second]; Robinson
lined to second; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson made an out to shortstop; Kubiak flied out
to center; Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

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

RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
singled to left; Lovitto struck out; Maddox forced Howard
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: McNally made an out to second; Buford grounded out
(first to pitcher); Oates made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle flied out to center; Hand grounded out
(third to first); Nelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell flied
out to center; Robinson singled to center; Crowley singled to
center [Robinson to second]; Johnson walked [Robinson to third,
Crowley to second]; Blair forced Crowley (third unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Kubiak flied out to center; Ford flied out to
right; Billings flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: McNally was called out on strikes; Buford was
called out on strikes; Oates singled to right; Oates was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Howard was called out on strikes; Lovitto grounded
out (third to first); Maddox singled to left; Maddox was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
pitcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Powell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Hand
singled to center; Nelson flied out to center; Kubiak grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers
0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Crowley struck out; Johnson flied out to left;
Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Ford flied out to center; Billings flied out to
center; Howard homered; Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: McNally singled to left; On a bunt Buford forced
McNally (catcher to shortstop); Oates forced Buford (second to
shortstop); Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Maddox flied out to center; Randle grounded out
(third to first); Hand singled to left; Nelson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Powell walked; BELANGER RAN FOR POWELL; Robinson
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Belanger to
second]; Crowley was walked intentionally; BAYLOR RAN FOR
CROWLEY; Johnson was called out on strikes; Blair flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: BELANGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GRICH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Billings doubled; Howard was walked
intentionally; Lovitto lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 10TH: SHOPAY BATTED FOR MCNALLY; Shopay singled to
right; Buford out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Shopay
to second]; Oates was walked intentionally; Grich walked [Shopay
to third, Oates to second]; Belanger was called out on strikes;
Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 10TH: HARRISON REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Maddox flied
out to right; Randle struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR HAND;
Biittner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 11TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson flied out to right;
Blair walked; Harrison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 11TH: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 12TH: Buford singled to right; Gogolewski threw a wild
pitch [Buford to second]; Oates was walked intentionally; Grich
walked [Buford to third, Oates to second]; HENDRICKS BATTED FOR
BELANGER; LINDBLAD REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Rettenmund lined into a double play (left
to catcher) [Buford out at home]; COX REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 12TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAYLOR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GRICH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Billings struck out; Howard walked; HARRAH RAN FOR HOWARD;
Lovitto hit into a double play (left to first) [Harrah out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 13TH: JONES REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 1B); Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied out to left; Blair
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 13TH: Maddox singled to left; Maddox was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Randle struck out; Cox walked;
Nelson forced Cox (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 14TH: SALMON BATTED FOR HARRISON; Salmon struck out;
Buford flied out to left; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 14TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED SALMON (PITCHING); Kubiak
grounded out (first unassisted); Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Billings singled to right; Jones walked [Billings to
second]; Lovitto grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 15TH: Grich doubled to left; Rettenmund grounded out
(third to first) [Grich to third]; Robinson singled to center
[Grich scored]; Baylor singled to right [Robinson to second];
Johnson struck out; Blair lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 15TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Randle
grounded out (third to first); MINCHER BATTED FOR COX; Mincher
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 1.