Pat Dobson pitched a three-hitter and Boog Powell smashed a two-run homer to provide the Orioles with a 3-1 victory over the Angels. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 1
Game Played on Monday, August    21, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Orioles      0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Oates c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Pinson rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .281      Davis lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .241
Oliver 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .275        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Spencer lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Powell 1b             2   1   1   2     2   1   .237
McMullen 3b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .280      Baylor cf,lf          2   1   1   0     1   0   .267
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Torborg c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Crowley rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .242
  Coletta ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Johnson 2b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .235
  Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .130
Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Stephenson ph,c     1   0   0   0     0   0   .288

Totals               29   1   3   1     2   5             Totals               28   3   5   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  7,035
Left on Base: Angels 3, Orioles 7
DP: Angels 1, Orioles 0
Home Runs: Pinson (7), Powell (17)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (18)
Caught Stealing: Pinson (4)
GIDP: Dobson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (7,by Messersmith)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(3-8)      7     5   3   3   5   5   1  31   3.36
Sells                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.91
Totals                  8     5   3   3   5   5   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(14-12)         9     3   1   1   2   5   1  31   2.62
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   5   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (2)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger was called out on strikes; Oates struck
out; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver flied out to center; Spencer flied out to
right; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell walked; Baylor singled to center [Powell to
second]; Robinson forced Powell (center to third) [Baylor to
second]; Crowley flied out to center; Ken Berry caught the
ball over the CF fence; Johnson singled to center [Baylor
scored, Robinson to second]; Dobson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Cardenas struck out; Torborg grounded out (third to
first); Messersmith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to left; Oates flied out to
left; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ANGELS 4TH: On a bunt Alomar grounded out (catcher to first);
Berry made an out to shortstop; Pinson homered; Oliver walked;
Spencer singled to center [Oliver to third]; McMullen was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell walked; Baylor was hit by a pitch [Powell to
second]; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Powell to
third, Baylor to second]; Crowley was walked intentionally;
Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Dobson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Cardenas flied out to right; Torborg flied out to
left; Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger flied out to center; Oates made an out to
third; Davis walked; Powell homered [Davis scored]; Baylor
walked; Baylor stole second; Robinson flied out to center; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar popped to first; Berry flied out to right;
Pinson singled to right; Pinson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley singled to right; Johnson singled to left
[Crowley to second]; Dobson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Crowley to third, Johnson out at
second]; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Orioles 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Spencer
grounded out (second to first); McMullen walked; Cardenas forced
McMullen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: On a bunt Oates struck out; Davis grounded out
(third to first); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Orioles 3.

ANGELS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING CF); BAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); COLETTA BATTED FOR TORBORG; Coletta
struck out; STEPHENSON BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Stephenson flied
out to center; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: STEPHENSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SELLS
REPLACED COLETTA (PITCHING); Baylor grounded out (shortstop to
first); Robinson flied out to center; Crowley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Berry made an out to third; Pinson flied out to
center; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 3.