Old pro Brooks Robinson collected three hits and sparked the Orioles to a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox, who slipped out of first place in the East Division race, dropping one-half game behind the idle Tigers. The Orioles moved within one length of the lead, while the idle Yankees were 2½ off the pace.

The Red Sox nicked Pat Dobson for a run in the second inning before Robinson led off with a double in the fourth and scored on a triple by Davey Johnson. Terry Crowley walked in the sixth and took third on a single by Robinson. Johnny Oates doubled, driving in Crowley, and Dobson singled to score Robinson. The Orioles added their last pair in the seventh. Paul Blair doubled and Boog Powell beat out an infield hit. Don Baylor drove in one run with a pinch-single and Robinson made it 5-1 with a single for his third hit of the game.

The Red Sox threatened in their half of the seventh when Carlton Fisk and Dwight Evans singled and Doug Griffin was safe on an error by Bobby Grich, Fisk scoring. After Doyle Alexander replaced Dobson, Cecil Cooper came up as a pinch-hitter for the Red Sox and lashed a line drive, but Grich made a leaping catch and threw to second to double Evans. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, September 18, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  2    2  0  0  -   5 14  1
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich ss              5   0   2   0     0   2   .282      Harper cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .263
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Aparicio ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Blair cf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .223      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   1   .265
Davis lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Smith rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .266
  Rettenmund rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   2   .249
Powell 1b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .248      Fisk c                3   1   2   0     1   1   .300
Crowley rf            1   1   0   0     2   0   .239      Evans lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .400
  Baylor ph,lf        2   0   1   1     0   1   .255      Griffin 2b            2   0   0   1     1   0   .261
Robinson 3b           5   2   3   1     0   0   .252      McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Oates c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .260        Newhauser p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   1     0   2   .224        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Dobson p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .143        Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     1   0   .043        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237

Totals               38   5  14   5     4   9             Totals               30   2   5   1     6   7

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 17,803
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Red Sox 8
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 3
Errors: Grich
Doubles: Robinson (22), Oates (11), Blair (16), Powell (18)
Triples: Johnson (3)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (5), Harper (21)
Caught Stealing: Aparicio (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffin (3)
GIDP: Blair (15), Oates (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(16-16)         6     4   2   1   4   5   0  26   2.62
Alexander SV(2)         3     1   0   0   2   2   0  11   2.39
Totals                  9     5   2   1   6   7   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(7-6)        5.1   8   3   3   3   5   0  25   3.23
Newhauser               1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.76
Lee                     0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.58
Bolin                   2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.08
Totals                  9    14   5   5   4   9   0  42

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


ORIOLES 1ST: Grich singled to second; Blair grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at
second]; Davis singled to left; Powell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
flied out to center; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley walked; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Crowley to second]; Oates struck out; Johnson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith walked; Petrocelli struck out; Fisk singled
to center [Smith to second]; Evans walked [Smith to third, Fisk
to second]; Griffin hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith
scored]; McGlothen flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson struck out; Grich singled to center; Blair
singled to left [Grich to second]; Davis grounded out (third to
first) [Grich to third, Blair to second]; Powell walked; Crowley
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles
0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper struck out; Aparicio walked; Aparicio was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Yastrzemski flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson doubled to left; Oates flied out to left;
Johnson tripled to center [Robinson scored]; On a bunt Dobson
hit into a double play (catcher to first) [Johnson out at home];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith flied out to right; Petrocelli struck out;
Fisk walked; Fisk stole second; Evans was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich struck out; Blair flied out to right; Davis
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin flied out to center; McGlothen flied out to
center; Harper singled to third; Harper stole second; Aparicio
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Crowley
walked; Robinson singled to left [Crowley to third]; Oates
doubled to right [Crowley scored, Robinson to third]; NEWHAUSER
REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Johnson was called out on
strikes; Dobson singled to left [Robinson scored, Oates to
third]; Grich made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Smith
flied out to center; Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair doubled to left; Davis popped to first in
foul territory; LEE REPLACED NEWHAUSER (PITCHING); Powell
singled [Blair to third]; BAYLOR BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Baylor
singled to right [Blair scored, Powell to second]; Robinson
singled to center [Powell scored, Baylor to third]; Oates
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Robinson out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RETTENMUND
REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING RF); Fisk singled to left; Evans singled
to right [Fisk to second]; Griffin reached on an error by Grich
[Fisk scored (unearned) (no RBI), Evans to second, Griffin to
first]; ALEXANDER REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); COOPER BATTED FOR
LEE; Cooper lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Evans out at second]; Harper grounded out (third to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: BOLIN REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Johnson flied out
to center; Alexander walked; Grich struck out; Blair was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING SS); Aparicio
grounded out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski walked; Smith flied
out to center; Petrocelli singled to center [Yastrzemski to
second]; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red
Sox 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Rettenmund popped to first in foul territory;
Powell doubled to right; Baylor struck out; Robinson flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin
walked; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR BOLIN; Oglivie flied out to left;
Harper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
5, Red Sox 2.