Jim Palmer was the winner in a duel with Skip Lockwood when the Orioles defeated the Brewers, 2-0. Bobby Grich singled in the first inning, stole second and scored an unearned run on a passed ball and throwing error by Ellie Rodriguez. Boog Powell doubled in the sixth and crossed the plate on a single by Terry Crowley. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1972 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Theobald 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Coggins cf,rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .360
Rodriguez c           4   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Grich ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .276
May cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Davis lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .267        Rettenmund lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Powell 1b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .240
Lahoud rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Crowley rf            2   0   2   1     1   0   .248
Ferraro 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .249        Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Lockwood p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .111      Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .226
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Palmer p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .218

Totals               32   0   7   0     1   3             Totals               30   2   6   1     2   4

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 11,791
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Orioles 6
DP: Brewers 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Rodriguez, Palmer
Doubles: Powell (17)
Stolen Bases: Grich (12)
GIDP: Lahoud (7)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(7-12)        7     5   2   1   2   4   0  28   3.43
Sanders                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.25
Totals                  8     6   2   1   2   4   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(19-8)          9     7   0   0   1   3   0  33   1.83
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   3   0  33

Passed Balls: Rodriguez (5)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Don Denkinger


BREWERS 1ST: Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez flied out to right; May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins popped to catcher in foul territory; Grich
singled to right; Grich stole second; Davis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rodriguez allowed a passed ball [Grich
scored (error by Rodriguez) (unearned)]; Powell flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott was called out on strikes; Briggs lined to
second; Lahoud flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley singled to shortstop; Robinson flied out to
center; Oates flied out to center; Johnson made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Ferraro flied out to right; Auerbach flied out to
right; Lockwood walked; Theobald flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Palmer struck out; Coggins made an out to
shortstop; Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Rodriguez singled to center; May made an out to
second; Scott singled to pitcher [Rodriguez to third (error by
Palmer), Scott to second]; Briggs was called out on strikes;
Lahoud flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis struck out; Powell walked; Crowley walked
[Powell to second]; Robinson flied out to center; Oates struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Ferraro grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach
made an out to second; Lockwood was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson popped to third in foul territory; Palmer
grounded out (third to first); Coggins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
singled to right; May grounded out (third to first) [Rodriguez
to second]; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
flied out to right; Powell doubled; Crowley singled to center
[Powell scored, Crowley to second (on throw)]; Robinson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Orioles 2.

BREWERS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING CF); COGGINS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Briggs made an out to second;
Lahoud singled to center; Ferraro lined into a double play
(right to first) [Lahoud out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Oates flied out to center; Johnson singled to
center; On a bunt Palmer forced Johnson (pitcher to shortstop);
Coggins forced Palmer (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); O'BRIEN
BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; O'Brien flied out to left; Theobald singled
to center; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Grich grounded
out (third to first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Powell singled to center; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 9TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); May singled
to right; Scott flied out to right; Briggs singled to right [May
to second]; Lahoud grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 2.