Making up a game that was postponed earlier in the season, the Orioles played in drizzling weather and lost to the White Sox, 6-1, before only 655 paid, the smallest crowd in Baltimore's modern baseball history. Luis Alvarado and Pat Kelly each batted in two runs to lead the White Sox. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    17, 1972 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    0  1  4    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .270      Buford lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Andrews 2b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .220      Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .216
  Morales 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Grich ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
D. Allen 1b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .314      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .255
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
May lf                3   0   1   0     1   0   .294      Baylor rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .260
Reichardt cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .233
  Johnstone pr,cf     1   1   0   0     0   0   .182      Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Spiezio 3b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .238        Oates ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Herrmann c            3   1   0   0     1   0   .225      Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .136
Alvarado ss           4   1   3   2     0   0   .240        Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Lemonds p             3   0   1   1     0   1   .130        Shopay ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .240
  Acosta p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  12   6     3   4             Totals               34   1   7   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:    655
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Orioles 7
DP: White Sox 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Powell
Doubles: Alvarado 2 (4), D. Allen (18), Kelly 2 (10), Spiezio (7), Blair (12), Baylor (11)
Caught Stealing: May (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (15), Johnstone (4)
Hit by Pitch: May (7,by Scott)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemonds W(3-4)          6     6   1   1   0   5   0  24   2.68
Acosta SV(5)            3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   2.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   8   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(13-12)         5.1   7   5   5   3   3   0  25   2.69
Harrison                1.2   4   1   1   0   1   0   9   2.20
Scott                   2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.14
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   4   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Scott (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Kelly to second]; D. Allen grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kelly to third]; May grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to left; Blair singled to left;
Grich singled to left [Blair to third]; Robinson struck out;
Powell made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt was called out on strikes; Spiezio
singled to center; Herrmann flied out to right; Alvarado doubled
to left [Spiezio to third]; Lemonds singled [Spiezio scored,
Alvarado to third, Lemonds to second (error by Powell)]; Kelly
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Johnson was called out
on strikes; Etchebarren popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Andrews was called out on strikes; D. Allen
doubled; May lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [D.
Allen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson struck out; Buford made an out to shortstop;
Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Herrmann popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich flied out to right; Robinson singled to
right; Powell made an out to shortstop; Baylor popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Alvarado flied out to right; Lemonds popped to
third in foul territory; Kelly doubled to left; Andrews singled
to center [Kelly scored]; D. Allen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson singled to left; Etchebarren flied out to
center; On a bunt Dobson made an out to first; Buford flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May walked; Reichardt forced May (shortstop to
second); JOHNSTONE RAN FOR REICHARDT; Spiezio doubled to left
[Johnstone to third]; Herrmann was walked intentionally;
HARRISON REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Alvarado singled to center
[Johnstone scored, Spiezio scored, Herrmann to second]; Lemonds
struck out; Kelly doubled to left [Herrmann scored, Alvarado
scored]; Andrews lined to shortstop; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 6, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MORALES
REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 2B); Blair doubled to left; Grich
grounded out (third to first); Robinson was called out on
strikes; Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen singled to center; May singled to right
[D. Allen to second]; Johnstone out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [D. Allen to third, May to second]; Spiezio grounded
out (third to first); Herrmann grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor doubled to left; ACOSTA REPLACED LEMONDS
(PITCHING); Johnson lined to third; OATES BATTED FOR
ETCHEBARREN; Oates popped to third in foul territory; SHOPAY
BATTED FOR HARRISON; Shopay singled to right [Baylor scored];
Buford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); OATES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Alvarado doubled to left; On a bunt Acosta
made an out to pitcher; Kelly flied out to left; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair was called out on strikes; Grich walked;
Robinson flied out to center; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Allen flied out to right; May was hit by a
pitch; May was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Johnstone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Baylor struck
out; Johnson flied out to center; Oates flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Orioles 1.