Bob Oliver smashed a two-run homer in the first inning and Rudy May took it from there with a three-hitter to pitch the Angels to a 2-0 victory over the Orioles. Jim Palmer, who was the loser, allowed four hits in seven innings on the hill, but the Orioles failed to help him after the Angels scored their runs on a double by Vada Pinson and Oliver's round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Angels       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .268      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Berry cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .293
Davis lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Pinson lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Baylor rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Oliver 1b             3   1   1   2     0   1   .276
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .251      McMullen 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .243      Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Stanton rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .193      Torborg c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Palmer p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .220      May p                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .130
  Buford ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   3   0     1   9             Totals               29   2   5   2     1   4

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance:  8,765
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Angels 4
DP: Orioles 0, Angels 0
Errors: Cardenas
Doubles: Davis (1), Pinson (19)
Home Runs: Oliver (17)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(18-7)          7     4   2   2   0   4   1  25   1.81
Harrison                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.32
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.89
Totals                  8     5   2   2   1   4   1  30

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(7-10)             9     3   0   0   1   9   0  32   3.20
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   9   0  32

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Grich walked; Blair struck out; Davis was called
out on strikes; Baylor reached on an error by Cardenas [Grich to
second]; Robinson singled to third [Grich to third, Baylor to
second]; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; Berry made an out to second;
Pinson doubled to right; Oliver homered [Pinson scored];
McMullen singled to left; Cardenas made an out to second; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Etchebarren lined to left; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); Palmer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (third to first); Torborg flied
out to left; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (third to first); Blair flied
out to right; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
singled to left; Pinson flied out to left; Oliver struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor flied out to left; Robinson flied out to
right; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen grounded out (second to first); Cardenas
flied out to right; Stanton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); Belanger
made an out to shortstop; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Torborg was called out on strikes; May lined to
shortstop; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Blair flied out to
center; Davis doubled to right; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Berry grounded out (second to first); Pinson flied
out to right; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson struck out; Powell struck out; Etchebarren
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen made an out to second; Cardenas popped to
first in foul territory; Stanton was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger singled to left; BUFORD BATTED FOR PALMER;
Buford struck out; Grich flied out to right; Blair grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: HARRISON REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Torborg
grounded out (second to first); May singled to center; Alomar
flied out to left; Berry walked [May to second]; JACKSON
REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
struck out; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 2.