A throwing error and a fly ball lost in the sun helped the Orioles score four runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Athletics, 5-1. The Orioles counted their initial run in the fifth on a single by Bobby Grich, a stolen base and double by Brooks Robinson. Mike Hegan hit a pinch-double for the A's in the eighth and scored the tying run on a single by Joe Rudi. Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1Game Played on Saturday, August 26, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOrioles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 - 5 9 1 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .214 Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Blair cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .222 Rudi lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .316 Crowley rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .245 Jackson cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Powell 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .240 Epstein 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Grich ss 4 1 1 0 1 2 .272 Mangual rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Robinson 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .251 Bando 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Green 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Oates c 2 0 1 0 2 0 .269 Mincher ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 Dobson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Kubiak 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Davis ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 Marquez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Voss ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Duncan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Odom p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hegan ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 Totals 35 5 9 4 6 7 Totals 32 1 5 1 2 5 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 14,698 Left on Base: Orioles 9, A's 6 DP: Orioles 0, A's 2 Errors: Grich, Cullen 2 Doubles: Robinson 2 (18), Blair (13), Hegan (3) Stolen Bases: Grich (10), Blair (4), Davis (1) GIDP: Crowley (9), Dobson (2) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson W(15-12) 8 5 1 1 1 4 0 30 2.56 Jackson SV(6) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2.93 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 5 0 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Odom 5.2 4 1 1 4 3 0 23 2.26 Locker 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 2.41 Fingers L(6-6) 1 4 4 4 2 2 0 9 2.71 Totals 9 9 5 5 6 7 0 41 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Nestor Chylak ORIOLES 1ST: Buford lined to second; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Crowley walked; Powell popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Jackson singled to second; Epstein flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 2ND: On a bunt Grich made an out to pitcher; Robinson struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando was called out on strikes; MINCHER BATTED FOR GREEN; Mincher walked; Duncan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 3RD: KUBIAK REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING 2B); Oates made an out to shortstop; Dobson struck out; Buford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Odom made an out to second; Campaneris made an out to second; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Blair singled to right; Crowley grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blair out at second]; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson singled to right; Epstein flied out to left; Mangual forced Jackson (shortstop to second); Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Grich singled to center; Grich stole second; Robinson doubled to right [Grich scored]; Johnson flied out to right [Robinson to third]; Oates was walked intentionally; Dobson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oates out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Kubiak struck out; Duncan flied out to left; Odom reached on an error by Grich; Campaneris forced Odom (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Buford flied out to right; Blair singled to center; Blair stole second; Crowley flied out to center; Powell was walked intentionally; Grich walked [Blair to third, Powell to second]; LOCKER REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Robinson forced Grich (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled to shortstop; Jackson flied out to left; Epstein flied out to center; Mangual was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Oates singled to right; On a bunt Dobson struck out; Buford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); MARQUEZ BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Marquez flied out to left; Duncan lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 8TH: CULLEN REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); Blair grounded out (second to first); Crowley grounded out (second to first); Powell reached on an error by Cullen; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: HEGAN BATTED FOR LOCKER; Hegan doubled to right; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi singled to center [Hegan scored, Rudi out at second (center to second)]; Jackson made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED HEGAN (PITCHING); Robinson doubled to left; Johnson struck out; Oates was walked intentionally; DAVIS BATTED FOR DOBSON; Davis forced Oates (shortstop to second) [Robinson scored (error by Cullen)]; Davis stole second; Buford was walked intentionally; Blair doubled [Davis scored, Buford scored]; Crowley singled to right [Blair scored]; Powell singled to right [Crowley to third]; Grich struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Epstein flied out to center; Mangual flied out to right; Bando walked; VOSS BATTED FOR CULLEN; Voss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1. |
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