The batting of Brooks Robinson and Boog Powell paced the Orioles to a 7-3 victory over the Yankees behind the pitching of Mike Cuellar. Robinson homered off Steve Kline in the second inning and the Orioles added another run in the fourth on singles by Paul Blair, Bobby Grich and Powell.

Kline dropped a throw to first on a grounder by Cuellar in the fifth and walked Don Buford to get himself into trouble. Paul Blair bunted into a forceout of Cuellar at third, but Grich singled to score Buford. Wade Blasingame, relieving, was greeted with a single by Powell, scoring Blair. After Terry Crowley was hit by a pitch, Fred Beene came to the mound and Robinson singled to drive in two runs. Powell tripled and Johnny Oates hit a sacrifice fly for the Orioles' last tally in the seventh. Cuellar had one rough inning, giving up three runs on four hits in the fifth, including a triple by Horace Clarke, who accounted for two RBIs. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  1  0    1  4  0    1  0  0  -   7 13  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .207      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .244
Blair cf              5   2   1   0     0   1   .224      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Grich 2b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .281      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Powell 1b             5   2   3   2     0   1   .247      Alou 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Crowley rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .286
  Rettenmund pr,rf    2   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .154
Robinson 3b           4   1   2   3     1   0   .250      Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Oates c               3   0   2   1     0   0   .260      Lanier 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .212
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .074
Cuellar p             4   0   1   0     0   0   .122        Blasingame p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Swoboda ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .250
                                                            Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               38   7  13   7     2   3             Totals               34   3   7   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 25,102
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Yankees 5
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Buford, Kline
Doubles: Buford (6)
Triples: Powell (1), Clarke (2)
Home Runs: Robinson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Kline (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Oates (2)
GIDP: Blair (14)
Hit by Pitch: Crowley (1,by Blasingame)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(17-10)        9     7   3   3   0   5   0  35   2.57
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   5   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(16-7)           4.1   6   5   4   1   2   1  21   2.13
Blasingame              0     1   1   1   0   0   0   2   6.00
Beene                   0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.32
Klimkowski              2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   4.40
Cox                     2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.20
Totals                  9    13   7   6   2   3   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Blasingame (1)
Wild Pitches: Cuellar (3)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford was called out on strikes; Blair struck out;
Grich made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); White
struck out; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell grounded out (second to first); Crowley
grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson homered; Oates
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Spikes flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cuellar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier
struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Kline out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lanier to second]; Clarke
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair singled to left; Grich singled to left [Blair
to second]; Powell singled to right [Blair scored, Grich to
third]; Crowley popped to second; On a bunt Robinson reached on
a fielder's choice [Powell to second, Grich out at home (pitcher
unassisted)]; Oates singled to right [Powell to third, Robinson
to second]; Belanger flied out to center; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (second to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Cuellar reached on an error by Kline (assist by
Alou); Buford walked [Cuellar to second]; On a bunt Blair forced
Cuellar (pitcher to third) [Buford to second]; Grich singled
[Buford scored, Blair to second]; BLASINGAME REPLACED KLINE
(PITCHING); Powell singled to center [Blair scored (unearned),
Grich to second]; Crowley was hit by a pitch [Grich to third,
Powell to second]; RETTENMUND RAN FOR CROWLEY; BEENE REPLACED
BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Robinson singled to left [Grich scored,
Powell scored, Rettenmund out at third (left to third)]; Oates
singled to second [Robinson to third]; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Munson
singled to left; Spikes struck out; Michael singled to center
[Munson to second]; Lanier forced Michael (second unassisted)
[Munson to third]; SWOBODA BATTED FOR BEENE; Swoboda singled to
left [Munson scored, Lanier to second]; Clarke tripled to left
[Lanier scored, Swoboda scored]; White popped to first in foul
territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED SWOBODA (PITCHING); Cuellar
flied out to center; Buford doubled; Blair flied out to left;
Grich lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer flied out to center; Alou made an out to
shortstop; Munson singled to center; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell tripled; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop
to first); Robinson was walked intentionally; Oates hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Powell scored]; Belanger flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael flied out to left; Lanier singled to left
[Lanier to second (error by Buford)]; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR
KLIMKOWSKI; McKinney grounded out (third to first); Clarke flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: COX REPLACED MCKINNEY (PITCHING); Cuellar singled
to right; Buford flied out to left; Blair grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Cuellar out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: White grounded out (third to first); Murcer
grounded out (third to first); Alou made an out to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich singled to center; Powell struck out;
Rettenmund flied out to right; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson struck out; Spikes singled to center;
Michael popped to third in foul territory; Lanier forced Spikes
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Yankees
3.