The Orioles, collecting only five hits off Dick Woodson, lost to the Twins, 3-1, and surrendered first place in the East division to the Tigers. Woodson also scored the run that broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning. Glenn Borgmann singled and was forced by Woodson, who completed his journey around the bases on singles by Steve Brye and Rod Carew. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Friday, August    18, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf,lf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .225      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .189
Carew 2b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .312      Oates c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .239      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
  Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Powell 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .238
Darwin rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .260      Baylor lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .264
  Tovar rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .253
Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Crowley rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Renick lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .127      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Nettles cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      McNally p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .156
Thompson ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .286        Buford ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Borgmann c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .220        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Woodson p             4   1   0   0     0   2   .083

Totals               37   3  11   3     1   6             Totals               31   1   5   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 12,592
Left on Base: Twins 9, Orioles 7
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 0
Errors: McNally
Doubles: Carew (17), Darwin (12), Baylor (12)
Triples: Carew (4)
Stolen Bases: Darwin (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Killebrew (2), Robinson (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson W(11-10)        9     5   1   1   3   5   0  35   2.50
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   5   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(12-11)        7     9   3   3   1   4   0  31   2.72
Watt                    2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.32
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   6   0  39

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (third to first); Killebrew flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger made an out to second; Oates grounded out
(second to first); Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Braun grounded
out (shortstop to first); Renick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell walked; Baylor doubled to right [Powell to
third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Powell scored];
Crowley grounded out (second to first) [Baylor to third]; Blair
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson singled to right; Borgmann forced Thompson
(second to shortstop); On a bunt Woodson struck out; Brye forced
Borgmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: McNally struck out; Belanger flied out to right;
Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew doubled to left; Carew was picked off second
but was safe on an error by McNally [Carew to third]; Killebrew
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Carew scored]; Darwin doubled to
left; Braun flied out to center; Renick reached on a fielder's
choice [Darwin out at third (shortstop to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich walked; Powell struck out; Baylor struck out;
Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 1.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
singled to left; Woodson forced Borgmann (shortstop to second);
Brye singled to left [Woodson to second]; Carew singled to right
[Woodson scored, Brye to second]; Killebrew grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Crowley flied out to right; Blair flied out to
left; McNally singled to left; Belanger singled to left [McNally
to second]; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 1.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin singled to left; Darwin stole second; Braun
struck out; Renick singled to left [Darwin to third]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first) [Darwin scored, Renick to
second]; Borgmann was walked intentionally; Woodson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baylor singled to left; Robinson forced
Baylor (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 1.

TWINS 7TH: Brye singled to center; Carew forced Brye (second to
shortstop); Killebrew flied to left in foul territory; Darwin
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); TOVAR
REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING RF); Crowley walked; Blair was called
out on strikes; BUFORD BATTED FOR MCNALLY; Buford struck out;
Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 1.

TWINS 8TH: WATT REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Braun singled to
right; Renick struck out; Thompson forced Braun (third to
second); Borgmann forced Thompson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: NETTLES REPLACED RENICK (PLAYING CF); BRYE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Oates grounded out (first unassisted);
Grich flied out to center; Powell singled to left; Baylor forced
Powell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 1.

TWINS 9TH: Woodson struck out; Brye grounded out (second to
first); Carew tripled to right; Reese popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson flied out to left; Crowley flied out to
right; Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 1.