Bert Campaneris, Angel Mangual and Mike Epstein smashed homers and Bert Campaneris also singled and scored another run as the Athletics defeated the Orioles, 4-3. Campaneris connected for the circuit in the first inning and then singled in the fifth, advanced on a sacrifice, stole third and counted on a sacrifice fly by Sal Bando. Mangual homered in the seventh and Epstein broke a 3-3 tie with his round-tripper in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    16, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   4  7  3
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   2   3   1     1   0   .236      Buford lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Mangual cf,rf         3   1   2   1     0   1   .246      Blair cf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .213
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     2   1   .316      Grich ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .279
Bando 3b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .244      Powell 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .240
Epstein 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .277      Crowley rf            2   0   1   1     1   0   .241
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
Tenace rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .194      Hendricks c           2   0   0   0     0   2   .155
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oates ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Baylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .231        Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Green 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .348      Johnson 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
  Cullen 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Cuellar p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .127
Hunter p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .169        Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
  Voss cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .185        Belanger ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .188

Totals               32   4   7   4     5   5             Totals               32   3   6   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 18,781
Left on Base: A's 9, Orioles 8
DP: A's 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Bando 2, Green, Cuellar
Doubles: Duncan (10), Grich (18), Powell (11)
Home Runs: Campaneris (7), Mangual (3), Epstein (20)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (33)
Sacrifice Hits: Mangual 2 (3), Buford (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (3), Crowley (1), Blair (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  6.1   4   3   1   3   3   0  28   2.05
Locker W(5-1)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.70
Knowles                 0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.53
Horlen SV(1)            1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.58
Totals                  9     6   3   1   3   4   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 7     4   3   3   4   4   2  30   2.57
Alexander L(5-8)        2     3   1   1   1   1   1  10   2.71
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   5   3  40

Wild Pitches: Alexander (6)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris homered; Mangual was called out on
strikes; Rudi flied out to left; Bando was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair flied
out to right; Grich doubled to left; Powell flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace
grounded out (third to first); Duncan doubled to left; Green
walked; Hunter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley flied out to center; Robinson popped to
first in foul territory; Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris walked; Mangual reached on an error by
Cuellar on a sacrifice bunt [Campaneris to second]; Rudi struck
out; Bando popped to first in foul territory; Epstein popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson lined to third; Cuellar flied out to right;
Buford popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace walked; Duncan was called out on strikes;
Green flied out to left; Hunter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair was called out on strikes; Grich walked;
Powell doubled to right [Grich scored, Powell to third (error by
Green)]; Crowley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Powell scored
(unearned)]; Robinson reached on an error by Bando [Robinson to
second]; Hendricks struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris singled to right; Mangual out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Campaneris to second];
Campaneris stole third; Rudi walked; Bando hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Campaneris scored]; Epstein forced Rudi (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Cuellar
grounded out (second to first); Buford popped to catcher; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace popped to first; Duncan flied out to left;
Green flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: CULLEN REPLACED GREEN (PLAYING 2B); Blair flied out
to right; Grich flied out to left; Powell singled to right;
Crowley walked [Powell to second]; Robinson walked [Powell to
third, Crowley to second]; OATES BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Oates
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: OATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hunter flied
out to left; Campaneris flied out to left; Mangual homered; Rudi
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson singled to left; SHOPAY BATTED FOR CUELLAR;
Shopay reached on an error by Bando [Johnson to second]; Buford
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnson to third,
Shopay to second]; LOCKER REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Blair hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Johnson scored (unearned)]; Grich
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Bando
grounded out (pitcher to first); Epstein homered; Tenace
grounded out (second to first); Duncan struck out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: VOSS REPLACED LOCKER (PLAYING CF); HEGAN REPLACED
EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); KNOWLES REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING);
MANGUAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Powell flied out to
center; Crowley singled to left; Robinson singled to right
[Crowley to second]; HORLEN REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); BAYLOR
BATTED FOR OATES; Baylor made an out to shortstop; Johnson made
an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING C ); Cullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Voss flied out to center;
Campaneris singled to left; Mangual singled to left [Campaneris
to second]; Alexander threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third,
Mangual to second]; Rudi walked; Bando lined to shortstop; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: BELANGER BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Belanger was called
out on strikes; Buford grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 3.