Dave McNally, winning for the first time since July 14, not only pitched a four-hit shutout but also smashed a homer for the Orioles' first two runs in a 10-0 romp over the Brewers. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    9, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium
Orioles      0  0  2    0  0  7    0  0  1  -  10 12  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .221      Theobald 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Blair cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .209      Heise ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Grich ss              5   1   3   2     0   0   .287      May cf                2   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Powell 1b             4   1   2   1     1   1   .236        Davis cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Robinson 3b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .256      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .255
Crowley rf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .239        Felske 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Johnson 2b            4   2   1   1     1   0   .236      Brown rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Oates c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .295      T. Reynolds lf        2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Etchebarren ph,c    1   0   0   1     1   0   .194      O'Brien 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .170
McNally p             3   2   2   3     1   1   .150      Rodriguez c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .278
                                                            Bell p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                          Parsons p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Azcue c             2   0   1   0     0   1   .100

Totals               36  10  12  10     6   5             Totals               28   0   4   0     3   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  8,069
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Brewers 4
DP: Orioles 3, Brewers 1
Errors: May
Doubles: Buford (5), Grich (17)
Home Runs: McNally (1)
Caught Stealing: Grich (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Buford (1)
GIDP: Crowley (8), Brown (6), Heise (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(11-10)        9     4   0   0   3   6   0  31   2.67
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   6   0  31

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons L(9-10)         5.1   7   9   9   3   4   1  25   4.38
Stephenson              0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   2.62
Bell                    3.2   5   1   1   1   1   0  16   2.83
Totals                  9    12  10  10   6   5   1  43

Passed Balls: Azcue (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford struck out; Blair struck out; Grich flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); Heise
singled to right; May grounded out (second to first) [Heise to
second]; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell struck out; Robinson flied out to center;
Crowley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); T.
Reynolds made an out to second; O'Brien singled to center;
Rodriguez forced O'Brien (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson walked; Oates grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Johnson to second]; McNally homered [Johnson scored];
Buford struck out; Blair popped to catcher in foul territory; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Parsons struck out; Theobald flied out to left;
Heise grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to left; Grich was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Powell made an out to third;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: May walked; Scott struck out; Brown grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Crowley flied out to center; Johnson made an out to
second; Oates flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: T. Reynolds popped to third in foul territory;
O'Brien flied out to left; Rodriguez popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: McNally singled to left; Buford doubled to right
[McNally to third]; Blair flied out to left; Grich doubled to
left [McNally scored, Buford scored]; Powell was walked
intentionally; Robinson singled to center [Grich scored, Powell
to third, Robinson to second (error by May)]; Crowley was walked
intentionally; Johnson singled to center [Powell scored,
Robinson to third, Crowley to second]; STEPHENSON REPLACED
PARSONS (PITCHING); ETCHEBARREN BATTED FOR OATES; Etchebarren
walked [Robinson scored, Crowley to third, Johnson to second];
McNally walked [Crowley scored, Johnson to third, Etchebarren to
second]; BELL REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); AZCUE REPLACED
STEPHENSON (PLAYING C ); Buford hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Johnson scored]; Blair forced McNally (shortstop to second); 7
R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Azcue
singled to left; Theobald flied out to right; Heise grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Azcue out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Powell singled
to pitcher; Azcue allowed a passed ball [Powell to second];
Robinson singled to right [Powell to third]; Crowley popped to
first in foul territory; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brown grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); FELSKE REPLACED
SCOTT (PLAYING 1B); Etchebarren flied out to center; McNally was
called out on strikes; Buford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: T. Reynolds walked; O'Brien lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [T. Reynolds out at first]; Bell struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Blair singled to left; Grich singled to center
[Blair to second]; Powell singled to left [Blair scored, Grich
to second]; Robinson walked [Grich to third, Powell to second];
Crowley grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
first) [Powell to third, Robinson to second, Grich out at home];
Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 10,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: Azcue struck out; Theobald walked; Heise flied out
to center; Davis singled to left [Theobald to second]; Felske
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 10, Brewers 0.