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.

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