The Orioles, who lost to Sonny Siebert four straight times last season and once earlier this year, broke the righthander's mastery and defeated the Red Sox, 8-2. Bobby Grich started the Orioles' comeback against Siebert with a homer in the first inning and two more runs followed in the second on a single by Don Baylor, double by Brooks Robinson and single by Don Buford. After Siebert departed on the short end of a 3-2 score, the Orioles broke the game open with four runs at the expense of Gary Peters in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 13, 1972 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Orioles      1  2  0    0  0  0    4  1  x  -   8 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .270      Buford lf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .219
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Rettenmund cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Yastrzemski lf        3   1   1   0     1   2   .248        Crowley rf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Petrocelli 3b         3   1   2   0     1   0   .260        Blair ph,cf         0   1   0   0     1   0   .212
Cater 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Grich ss              4   2   1   1     1   0   .279
Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   1   .296      Powell 1b             3   1   1   1     2   1   .236
Oglivie rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .264      Baylor rf,cf,rf       5   2   3   2     0   0   .261
Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .258      Robinson 3b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .252
Siebert p             2   0   0   0     1   0   .210      Oates c               2   0   2   2     1   0   .297
  Peters p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .229
  Newhauser p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McNally p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .145
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Watt p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     5   8             Totals               32   8  10   8     8   6

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 16,220
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Orioles 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 2
Doubles: Fisk (22), Kennedy (8), Robinson (16), Oates (10)
Home Runs: Grich (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Oates (2), Blair (4)
GIDP: Aparicio (8), Cater (15)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(10-8)         6     6   3   3   3   4   1  27   2.97
Peters                  0.1   2   4   4   2   0   0   5   4.37
Newhauser               1.2   2   1   1   3   2   0  10   3.08
Totals                  8    10   8   8   8   6   1  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(12-10)        6     8   2   2   5   8   0  30   2.68
Watt SV(4)              3     0   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.48
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   8   0  38

Passed Balls: Fisk (8)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out (second to
first); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (first to pitcher); Rettenmund
grounded out (third to first); Grich homered; Powell struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli singled to left; Cater flied out to
right; Fisk struck out; Oglivie singled to right [Petrocelli to
third]; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: On a bunt Baylor singled; Robinson doubled [Baylor
scored]; Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher)
[Robinson to third]; Johnson popped to first; McNally walked;
Buford singled to right [Robinson scored, McNally to second];
Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Siebert walked; Harper forced Siebert (first to
shortstop); Aparicio grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
grounded out (second to pitcher); Baylor grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli walked [Yastrzemski
to second]; Cater singled to center [Yastrzemski scored,
Petrocelli to second]; Fisk doubled [Petrocelli scored, Cater to
third]; CROWLEY REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING RF); BAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Oglivie struck out; Kennedy was walked
intentionally; Siebert made an out to second; Harper grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles
3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson flied out to center; Oates singled to
right; Johnson grounded out (first unassisted) [Oates to
second]; Fisk allowed a passed ball [Oates to third]; McNally
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio singled to left; Yastrzemski struck out;
Petrocelli singled to right [Aparicio to second]; Cater made an
out to shortstop; Fisk flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford was called out on strikes; Crowley singled
to right; Grich grounded out (first unassisted) [Crowley to
second]; Powell was walked intentionally; Baylor forced Powell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles
3.

RED SOX 6TH: Oglivie struck out; Kennedy doubled to left;
Siebert flied out to left; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Oates
walked; Johnson struck out; McNally grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio walked; Yastrzemski singled to left
[Aparicio to second]; WATT REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING);
Petrocelli made an out to shortstop; Cater grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: PETERS REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Buford walked;
BLAIR BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Buford to second]; Grich was walked intentionally;
Powell singled [Buford scored, Grich to third]; Baylor singled
to center [Grich scored, Powell to second]; NEWHAUSER REPLACED
PETERS (PITCHING); Robinson struck out; Oates doubled [Powell
scored, Baylor scored]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Watt
struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 7.

RED SOX 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Fisk flied out to right; Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); Kennedy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Buford grounded out (second to first); Blair
walked; Grich grounded out (catcher unassisted) [Blair to
second]; Powell was walked intentionally; Baylor singled to left
[Blair scored, Powell to third]; Robinson grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 8.

RED SOX 9TH: SMITH BATTED FOR NEWHAUSER; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Harper popped to third in foul territory;
Aparicio grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Orioles 8.

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