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.

Robinson doubled to lead off the ninth and, with one out, the A's decided to walk Johnny Oates intentionally. Tommy Davis batted for Pat Dobson and grounded to Bert Campaneris, who flipped to second, forcing Oates, but when Tim Cullen threw wildly to first, Robinson scored on the error. Davis stole second, leading to another intentional pass to Don Buford.

Paul Blair then lofted a fly to center and when Reggie Jackson was blinded at the last second by the sun, the ball hit him and bounced away for a double, Davis and Buford scoring. Terry Crowley added the final touch with a single to drive in Blair. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    26, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      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.