The Orioles, who had won five straight games in Oakland this season and eight in a row over two years, were stopped on their streak with a 2-1 loss to the Athletics. The Orioles put runners on base in every inning but scored only on a homer by Dave McNally in the third.

The A's tied the game in their half when Tim Cullen singled and scored from second with two out on a single by Reggie Jackson. Bert Campaneris singled in the eighth, Joe Rudi sacrificed and Jackson doubled to drive in the winning run. Sergio Robles singled for the Orioles in the ninth in his first major league time at bat, but Bobby Grich rolled into a double play to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    27, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich ss              4   0   1   0     1   0   .272      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .239
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Davis lf              4   0   0   0     0   4   .233      Jackson cf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .259
Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .243      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Baylor rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Mangual rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .251      Tenace 1b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .194
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .317
  Belanger pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Cullen 2b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .250
  Buford ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
McNally p             3   1   1   1     0   1   .162        Hendrick ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .165
  Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .357
  Robles ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   9   1     2   8             Totals               26   2   7   2     3   0

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 16,749
Left on Base: Orioles 9, A's 6
DP: Orioles 3, A's 1
Errors: McNally
Doubles: Jackson (17)
Triples: Tenace (3)
Home Runs: McNally (2)
Stolen Bases: Blair (5), Powell (4)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Holtzman 2 (10), Rudi (10)
GIDP: Grich (7), Duncan (11), Rudi (13), Mangual (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(12-13)        8     7   2   1   3   0   0  32   2.64
Totals                  8     7   2   1   3   0   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                7     6   1   1   2   5   1  29   2.72
Fingers W(7-6)          1.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.67
Knowles                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.47
Locker SV(8)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.38
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   8   1  37

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


ORIOLES 1ST: Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); Blair
singled to center; Blair stole second; Davis struck out; Powell
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt Campaneris singled; Campaneris was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rudi flied out to
left; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor singled to center; Robinson grounded out
(second to first) [Baylor to second]; Johnson flied out to
right; Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
grounded out (third to first); Tenace walked; Duncan flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: McNally homered; Grich flied out to center; Blair
struck out; Davis was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Cullen singled to shortstop; Holtzman out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cullen to second];
Campaneris grounded out (third to first) [Cullen to third]; Rudi
reached on an error by McNally [Rudi to first]; Jackson singled
to right [Cullen scored (unearned), Rudi to second]; Bando
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Robinson singled to center;
Johnson forced Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual singled to center; Tenace flied out to
right; Duncan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Mangual out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); McNally
flied out to left; Grich walked; Blair grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Cullen walked; Holtzman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Cullen to second]; Campaneris reached on a
fielder's choice [Cullen to third]; Rudi grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Campaneris out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis struck out; Powell singled to left; Powell
stole second; Baylor flied out to right; Robinson walked;
Johnson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Bando
lined to third; Mangual flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); McNally
was called out on strikes; Grich singled to shortstop; Blair
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace tripled to center; Duncan grounded out
(third to first); Cullen grounded out (pitcher to first);
HENDRICK BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Davis struck
out; Powell singled to center; Baylor struck out; Robinson made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris singled to center; Rudi out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Campaneris to second];
Jackson doubled to left [Campaneris scored]; Bando was walked
intentionally; Mangual grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bando out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Johnson singled
to shortstop; BELANGER RAN FOR JOHNSON; BUFORD BATTED FOR
ETCHEBARREN; Buford struck out; CROWLEY BATTED FOR MCNALLY;
KNOWLES REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); ROBLES BATTED FOR CROWLEY;
Robles singled to right [Belanger to second]; Debut game for
Sergio Robles; LOCKER REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Grich
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Belanger out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 2.