The Orioles erupted for six runs in the fourth inning and breezed to a 7-1 victory over the Angels behind the pitching of Jim Palmer. A walk to Don Baylor and singles by Brooks Robinson and Andy Etchebarren produced the first tally. Palmer bunted and when Rudy May threw wildly to the plate, another run scored. Mark Belanger followed with a single to drive in the third tally and Paul Blair then accounted for three more with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, California Angels 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    23, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Orioles      0  0  0    6  0  1    0  0  x  -   7 10  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Belanger ss           5   2   2   1     0   0   .189
Berry cf              3   0   2   0     1   1   .304      Blair cf              4   1   2   3     1   1   .217
Pinson rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Davis lf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .243
Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .275        Rettenmund lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Spencer lf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .227      Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     2   1   .239
McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Baylor rf             3   1   0   0     2   0   .261
  Parker pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .251
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .272
Stephenson c          3   1   0   0     0   0   .281      Etchebarren c         3   1   1   1     1   1   .193
  Kusnyer c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Palmer p              3   1   0   1     0   1   .224
May p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .146
  Clark p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .097
  Coletta ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               33   1   5   1     2   9             Totals               34   7  10   7     6   8

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  8,515
Left on Base: Angels 7, Orioles 10
DP: Angels 0, Orioles 1
Errors: May, Grich 2
Home Runs: Blair (6)
Stolen Bases: Pinson (16), Grich (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Palmer (6)
GIDP: Cardenas (11)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(5-10)             4     6   6   6   3   6   1  22   3.54
Clark                   2     3   1   1   1   1   0  10   4.51
Allen                   2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   3.50
Totals                  8    10   7   7   6   8   1  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(17-6)          9     5   1   0   2   9   0  35   1.86
Totals                  9     5   1   0   2   9   0  35

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; Berry singled to center;
Pinson reached on an error by Grich [Berry to third, Pinson to
first]; Pinson stole second; Oliver struck out; Spencer was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to center; Blair singled to
center; Davis struck out; Powell walked [Blair to second];
Baylor walked [Blair to third, Powell to second]; Robinson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels
0, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen was called out on strikes; Cardenas popped
to third in foul territory; Stephenson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich was called out on strikes; Etchebarren
grounded out (third to first); Palmer was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 3RD: May struck out; Alomar flied out to center; Berry
walked; Pinson forced Berry (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Blair
struck out; Davis singled to right; Powell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver struck out; Spencer singled to right;
McMullen flied out to center; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor walked; Robinson singled to center [Baylor
to third]; Grich was called out on strikes; Etchebarren singled
to center [Baylor scored, Robinson to third]; Palmer reached on
a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Robinson scored,
Etchebarren to third (error by May)]; Belanger singled to center
[Etchebarren scored, Palmer to second]; Blair homered [Palmer
scored, Belanger scored]; Davis grounded out (second to first);
Powell struck out; 6 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 6.

ANGELS 5TH: Stephenson reached on an error by Grich [Stephenson
to first]; MOTTON BATTED FOR MAY; Motton struck out; Alomar was
called out on strikes; Berry singled to right [Stephenson to
second]; Pinson singled to left [Stephenson scored (unearned),
Berry to third]; Oliver forced Pinson (shortstop to second); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: CLARK REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Baylor grounded
out (shortstop to first); Robinson flied out to left; Grich
singled to right; Grich stole second; Etchebarren struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Spencer walked; McMullen flied out to left; Cardenas
flied out to right; Stephenson forced Spencer (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: KUSNYER REPLACED STEPHENSON (PLAYING C ); Palmer
made an out to second; Belanger singled to right; Blair grounded
out (catcher unassisted) [Belanger to second]; Davis singled to
center [Belanger scored, Davis to second (on throw)]; Powell
walked; Baylor forced Powell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 7.

ANGELS 7TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); COLETTA
BATTED FOR CLARK; Coletta struck out; Alomar made an out to
shortstop; Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: ALLEN REPLACED COLETTA (PITCHING); Robinson flied
out to right; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first);
Etchebarren walked; Palmer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver flied
out to right; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger flied out to right; Blair walked;
Rettenmund struck out; Powell singled to left [Blair to third];
Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 7.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen singled to left; PARKER RAN FOR MCMULLEN;
Cardenas grounded into a double play (second to first) [Parker
out at second]; Kusnyer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 7.