Brooks Robinson drove in two runs with a single in the first inning and Jim Palmer took it from there to snap the Orioles' four-game losing streak by defeating the Twins 2-1. Robinson's single off Bert Blyleven came after Bobby Grich was hit by a pitch, Don Baylor singled and Boog Powell moved the runners up with a grounder. Glenn Borgmann homered for the Twins' tally in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    19, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .225      Shopay lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Carew 2b              5   0   2   0     0   2   .313        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Braun 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Grich 2b              2   1   0   0     1   2   .275
Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .239      Baylor cf,lf          3   1   1   0     1   2   .265
Reese lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .236
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .253
Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .284      Crowley rf            3   0   1   0     1   2   .238
Borgmann c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .233      Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .281
Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .172      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Palmer p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .233
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .228

Totals               33   1   7   1     4  11             Totals               30   2   6   2     4  11

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 13,712
Left on Base: Twins 10, Orioles 9
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Carew, Powell
Home Runs: Borgmann (1)
Stolen Bases: Oates (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (9)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (5,by Blyleven)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(10-15)       6.2   6   2   2   3  10   0  30   3.18
Strickland              1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.80
Totals                  8     6   2   2   4  11   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(16-6)          9     7   1   1   4  11   1  38   1.94
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4  11   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (7)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (6)

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


TWINS 1ST: Nettles flied out to center; Carew struck out; Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Shopay grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich was
hit by a pitch; Baylor singled to center [Grich to second];
Powell grounded out (second to first) [Grich to third, Baylor to
second]; Robinson singled to left [Grich scored, Baylor scored];
Crowley struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew singled to left; Reese struck out; Darwin
flied out to center; Thompson forced Killebrew (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Oates singled to center; Oates stole second;
Belanger flied out to center; Palmer struck out; Shopay struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied out to center; Blyleven walked;
Nettles flied out to center; Carew reached on an error by Powell
[Blyleven to second]; Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich was called out on strikes; Baylor struck out;
Powell walked; Powell was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Carew; assist by Borgmann; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Reese singled to
right; Darwin struck out; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley struck out; Oates flied out to center;
Belanger popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann singled to left; Blyleven out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Borgmann to second]; Nettles was called
out on strikes; Carew singled to third [Borgmann to third];
Braun walked [Carew to second]; Killebrew popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Palmer singled to left; On a bunt Shopay singled
[Palmer to second]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Palmer to
third, Shopay to second]; Grich struck out; Baylor was called
out on strikes; Powell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 6TH: Reese flied out to right; Darwin struck out; Thompson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson flied out to center; Crowley singled to
right; Oates struck out; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann homered; Blyleven struck out; Nettles
walked; Carew singled [Nettles to second]; Braun popped to
third; Killebrew struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Palmer grounded out (third to first); Shopay flied
out to right; Grich walked; Baylor walked [Grich to second];
STRICKLAND REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Powell grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 2.

TWINS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING CF); BAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Reese made an out to shortstop; Darwin
lined to second; Thompson walked; Thompson was picked off first
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Crowley
walked; Oates struck out; Belanger forced Crowley (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 2.

TWINS 9TH: Borgmann flied out to left; MANUEL BATTED FOR
STRICKLAND; Manuel was called out on strikes; Nettles singled to
right; Carew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles
2.