Jim Palmer scattered five hits and pitched the Orioles to a 2-0 victory over the Twins. Don Baylor homered in the fifth inning to provide the only run that Palmer needed, but the Orioles added an unearned tally in the eighth when Bobby Grich was safe on an error, advanced on an infield out and scored on a single by Boog Powell. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Monday, August    28, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Tovar lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Grich ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .271      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Crowley rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Braun 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Powell 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .243      Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Baylor cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .257      Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .235
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Nettles cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .224
Oates c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .276      Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .228      Woodson p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .078
Palmer p              4   0   1   0     0   2   .225        Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
                                                            Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               33   2   7   2     3   6             Totals               31   0   5   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 12,913
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Twins 6
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 2
Errors: Thompson, Strickland
Doubles: Grich (19), Darwin (14)
Home Runs: Baylor (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Oates (4)
GIDP: Buford 2 (4), Darwin (20)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(18-6)          9     5   0   0   2   6   0  33   1.78
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   6   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson L(11-12)        8     7   2   1   1   6   1  32   2.50
Strickland              1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.60
Totals                  9     7   2   1   3   6   1  37

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford struck out; Grich struck out; Crowley made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar made an out to second; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Braun made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell grounded out (second to first); Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin struck out; Reese struck out; Thompson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Oates grounded out (second to first); Johnson flied
out to center; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Borgmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Woodson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Buford struck out; Grich flied out to right;
Crowley singled to left; Powell grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Tovar flied out to center; Carew grounded out (second
to first); Braun walked; Darwin doubled to left [Braun to
third]; Reese was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor homered; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); On a bunt Oates singled; Johnson walked [Oates to
second]; On a bunt Palmer singled [Oates to third, Johnson to
second]; Buford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Palmer out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to right; Borgmann flied out to right; Woodson walked
[Nettles to second]; Tovar forced Woodson (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich doubled to left; Crowley grounded out (second
to first); Powell struck out; Baylor made an out to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Braun singled
to center; Darwin grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Oates
singled to left; Johnson flied out to center; Palmer was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Reese grounded out (second to first); Thompson struck
out; Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Buford grounded out (second to first); Grich
reached on an error by Thompson; Crowley grounded out (first
unassisted) [Grich to second]; Powell singled to right [Grich
scored (unearned)]; Baylor forced Powell (third to second); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann struck out; MANUEL BATTED FOR WOODSON;
Manuel flied out to left; Tovar singled to center; Carew singled
to center [Tovar to third]; Braun grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: STRICKLAND REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Robinson
walked; Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Robinson to second]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Palmer
reached on an error by Strickland [Robinson to third, Johnson to
second]; Buford grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Robinson out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
2, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING CF); Darwin made an
out to third; Reese popped to catcher in foul territory;
Thompson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Twins 0.