Jim Palmer gained his 21st victory of the season and 100th of his major league career as the Orioles defeated the Brewers, 4-3. Palmer also scored two runs and his second tally in the ninth inning when he singled and crossed the plate on hits by Paul Blair and Bobby Grich proved decisive.

In the Brewers' half of the ninth, Palmer was lifted after giving up singles by Ollie Brown and Mike Ferraro. Eddie Watt relieved and yielded a run-scoring single by Ron Theobald before retiring the side. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1972 (Day game) at County Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  1  -   4 11  1
Brewers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Coggins rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Auerbach ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Blair cf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .235      Rodriguez c           2   1   1   0     2   0   .293
Grich ss              4   1   1   1     1   0   .277      Lahoud lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     1   0   .247      Scott 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Crowley lf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .237      Briggs cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Robinson 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .253      Brown rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .248
Oates c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Ferraro 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .222        Brett pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Palmer p              3   2   1   0     1   1   .232      Heise 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .307
                                                            Theobald 2b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .226
                                                          Lockwood p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .122
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                            Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   4  11   4     3   2             Totals               34   3   8   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  5,932
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Brewers 7
DP: Orioles 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Crowley, Auerbach
Doubles: Powell (19), Johnson (21)
Home Runs: Blair (8)
Stolen Bases: Auerbach (24), Rodriguez (1)
Caught Stealing: Coggins (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Crowley (2), Blair (7)
GIDP: Oates (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(21-9)          8.1   7   3   3   3   1   0  34   2.01
Watt SV(7)              0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.25
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   1   0  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(7-14)        7     7   3   2   2   2   1  29   3.35
Linzy                   2     4   1   1   1   0   0  11   2.54
Totals                  9    11   4   3   3   2   1  40

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan


ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins grounded out (first unassisted); Blair
flied out to center; Grich made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach singled to center; Auerbach stole second;
Rodriguez walked; Lahoud flied out to center [Auerbach to
third]; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Auerbach scored,
Rodriguez to second]; Briggs singled to center [Rodriguez
scored, Briggs out at second (center to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell singled to center; Crowley singled to right
[Powell to second]; Robinson flied out to left; Oates grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Crowley out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Brown grounded out (second to first); Ferraro
grounded out (third to first); Heise flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson flied out to left; Palmer struck out;
Coggins made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Lockwood popped to first in foul territory;
Auerbach popped to catcher in foul territory; Rodriguez singled
to right; Lahoud made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair homered; Grich walked; Powell doubled to
right [Grich to third]; Crowley hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Grich scored]; Robinson flied out to center [Powell to third];
Oates flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Briggs forced Scott
(second to shortstop); Brown walked [Briggs to second]; Ferraro
singled to right [Briggs to third, Brown to second]; Heise made
an out to second; Lockwood struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 2, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson doubled to left; Palmer walked; Coggins out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnson to third,
Palmer to second]; Blair popped to catcher in foul territory;
Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Auerbach popped to first in foul territory;
Rodriguez walked; Rodriguez stole second; Lahoud made an out to
second; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell flied out to center; Crowley popped to
catcher in foul territory; Robinson singled to left; Oates flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Briggs made an out to second; Brown made an out to
shortstop; Ferraro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson struck out; Palmer reached on an error by
Auerbach; Coggins singled to right [Palmer to third]; Blair hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Palmer scored (unearned)]; Coggins
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR HEISE; Davis popped to catcher in
foul territory; MAY BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; May grounded out
(second to first); Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: THEOBALD REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING 2B); LINZY
REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); Powell walked; Crowley flied out to center; Robinson
singled to center [Powell to third]; Oates forced Robinson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers
2.

BREWERS 8TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Lahoud
grounded out (third to first); Scott made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Palmer
singled to left; Coggins made an out to third; Blair singled to
right [Palmer to second]; Grich singled to center [Palmer
scored, Blair to third]; Powell grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Brown
singled to left [Brown to second (error by Crowley)]; Ferraro
singled to center [Brown to third]; BRETT RAN FOR FERRARO; WATT
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Theobald singled to center [Brown
scored, Brett to second]; O'BRIEN BATTED FOR LINZY; O'Brien
grounded out (first unassisted) [Brett to third, Theobald to
second]; Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Brewers 3.