California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
April 28, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 2, Baltimore Orioles 12

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Rivers rf 5 1 2 0
Pinson lf 5 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 0 0
Torborg c 3 0 1 1
  Azcue c 0 0 0 0
Berry cf 4 0 2 1
Ryan p 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Silverio ph 1 0 0 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Kosco ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 2 3 1
Rettenmund rf 4 2 1 0
Powell 1b 4 2 1 2
Robinson 3b 3 3 2 2
Blair cf 5 1 2 2
Johnson 2b 5 0 3 3
Etchebarren c 4 0 1 0
Belanger ss 3 1 1 2
Palmer p 5 1 2 0
Totals 37 12 16 12
California 000 002 000290
Baltimore 014 070 00x12161
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (1-2) 2.0 1 4 4 5 3
  Murphy   2.0 4 1 1 2 0
  Queen   3.0 9 7 7 2 3
  Fisher   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
12
12
9
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (1-2) 9.0 9 2 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
9
2
0
3
5

  E–Powell (3).  PB–Etchebarren (1).  2B–Baltimore Johnson (5,off Queen).  SF–Belanger 2 (2,off Ryan,off Murphy).  IBB–Powell (2,by Murphy).  SB–Pinson (2,2nd base off Palmer/Etchebarren).  CS–Johnson (1,2nd base by Murphy/Torborg).  IBB–Murphy (1,Powell).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:42.  A–7,769.
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