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. Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 1Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOrioles 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. |
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