After going without a homer since August 21, Boog Powell connected for the circuit with two men on base in the fourth inning to power the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Brewers. Bobby Grich and Tommy Davis singled ahead of Powell's poke. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  7  0
Orioles      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
May cf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Coggins cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .287        Blair ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .221
O'Brien 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Grich ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .279
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .265      Davis lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Brown rf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .241        Rettenmund lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Ferraro 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Powell 1b             3   1   2   3     1   0   .243
T. Reynolds lf        4   0   2   1     0   1   .224      Crowley rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Auerbach ss           3   0   2   1     0   0   .214      Robinson 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .253
  Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Colborn p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .225
  Theobald ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Cuellar p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .115
  Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Felske ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .138
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .235

Totals               34   2   7   2     2   8             Totals               29   3   7   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  4,069
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Orioles 5
DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 0
Doubles: Auerbach 2 (16), T. Reynolds (5), Brown (9)
Home Runs: Powell (18)
Caught Stealing: Coggins (1)
GIDP: Crowley (10)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(7-6)          4     5   3   3   1   1   1  17   2.73
Stephenson              2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.91
Linzy                   2     0   0   0   2   0   0   7   2.57
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   3   1  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(16-10)        8.1   7   2   2   2   6   0  34   2.55
Watt SV(6)              0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   2.11
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   8   0  36

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


BREWERS 1ST: May struck out; Rodriguez walked; O'Brien made an
out to second; Scott walked [Rodriguez to second]; Brown
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins grounded out (second to first); Grich
grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Ferraro flied out to center; T. Reynolds struck
out; Auerbach doubled to right; Colborn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell flied out to center; Crowley made an out to
second; Robinson singled to center; Oates grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 3RD: May flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(pitcher to first); O'Brien flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson walked; Cuellar struck out; Coggins forced
Johnson (second to shortstop); Coggins was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Orioles 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferraro struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to center; Davis singled to second
[Grich to third]; Powell homered [Grich scored, Davis scored];
Crowley flied out to right; Robinson singled to center; Oates
made an out to shortstop; Johnson made an out to first; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 5TH: T. Reynolds doubled to left; Auerbach grounded out
(shortstop to first); THEOBALD BATTED FOR COLBORN; Theobald
flied out to center; May lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED THEOBALD (PITCHING); Cuellar
was called out on strikes; BLAIR BATTED FOR COGGINS; Blair flied
out to right; Grich singled to left; Davis made an out to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 6TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); O'Brien grounded out (third
to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell singled to center; Crowley struck out;
Robinson flied out to center; Oates made an out to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Brown singled to center; Ferraro singled to third
[Brown to second]; T. Reynolds flied out to center; Auerbach
doubled to right [Brown scored, Ferraro to third]; FELSKE BATTED
FOR STEPHENSON; Felske struck out; May grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: LINZY REPLACED FELSKE (PITCHING); Johnson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cuellar grounded out (first unassisted);
Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Orioles 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; O'Brien grounded out
(third to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich walked; Davis grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Grich to second]; Powell was walked intentionally;
Crowley grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Orioles 3.

BREWERS 9TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); Brown
doubled; Ferraro grounded out (shortstop to first); T. Reynolds
singled to center [Brown scored]; WATT REPLACED CUELLAR
(PITCHING); BRIGGS BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Briggs struck out;
LAHOUD BATTED FOR LINZY; Lahoud struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 3.