Sunday July 30, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Boog Powell homered with a man on base and Brooks Robinson drove in two runs with a pair of singles to support Mike Cuellar, who allowed only three hits and pitched the Orioles to a 5-0 victory over the Yankees. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 0

Game Played on Sunday, July 30, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Orioles 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 x - 5 8 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Buford lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Munson c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Rettenmund rf 2 2 1 0 2 0 .248 White lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .271 Grich ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 .289 Alou 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Powell 1b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .219 Murcer cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277 Robinson 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .262 Swoboda rf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .219 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Michael ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .209 Hendricks c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .149 Kenney pr,ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .187 Blair cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .213 Lanier 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Cuellar p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .132 Klimkowski p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Allen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262 McDaniel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 3 0 5 6 Totals 32 5 8 5 4 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 15,117 Left on Base: Yankees 8, Orioles 7 DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 1 Errors: Robinson Doubles: Grich (14) Home Runs: Powell (12) Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (6) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Klimkowski L(0-1) 6 5 3 3 2 2 1 25 4.50 McDaniel 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 11 3.58 Totals 8 8 5 5 4 4 1 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cuellar W(10-8) 9 3 0 0 5 6 0 35 2.48 Totals 9 3 0 0 5 6 0 35 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; Munson singled to center; White lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Munson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to center; Rettenmund walked; On a bunt Grich grounded out (third to first) [Rettenmund to second]; Powell homered [Rettenmund scored]; Robinson flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. YANKEES 2ND: Alou flied out to right; Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; Swoboda walked; Michael singled to center [Swoboda to second]; Lanier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Hendricks flied out to right; Blair singled to left; Cuellar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. YANKEES 3RD: Klimkowski struck out; Clarke reached on an error by Robinson [Clarke to first]; Munson struck out; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Buford grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund singled to left; Rettenmund stole second; Grich struck out; Powell walked; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. YANKEES 4TH: Alou flied out to left; Murcer walked; Swoboda walked [Murcer to second]; Michael forced Swoboda (shortstop to second) [Murcer to third]; KENNEY RAN FOR MICHAEL; Lanier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: KENNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Johnson lined to third; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. YANKEES 5TH: Klimkowski popped to catcher in foul territory; Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Cuellar struck out; Buford flied out to right; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. YANKEES 6TH: White walked; Alou made an out to shortstop; Murcer flied out to left; Swoboda singled to center [White to second]; Kenney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Grich doubled to center; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Grich to third]; Robinson singled to center [Grich scored]; Johnson flied out to left; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 3. YANKEES 7TH: Lanier made an out to shortstop; ALLEN BATTED FOR KLIMKOWSKI; Allen struck out; Clarke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Blair flied out to right; Cuellar flied out to center; Buford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 3. YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); White walked; Alou made an out to second; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Rettenmund walked; Grich singled to left [Rettenmund to second]; Powell struck out; Robinson singled to left [Rettenmund scored, Grich to second]; Johnson struck out; Hendricks singled to right [Grich scored, Robinson to third]; Blair walked [Hendricks to second]; Cuellar made an out to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 5. YANKEES 9TH: Swoboda struck out; Kenney grounded out (second to first); Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 5.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us