California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
April 29, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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California Angels 1, Baltimore Orioles 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Berry cf 4 0 2 0
Pinson lf 4 1 1 0
Kosco rf 4 0 1 1
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 2 0
  Silverio pr 0 0 0 0
Torborg c 3 0 0 0
Messersmith p 3 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 5 2 3 0
Grich ss 4 1 1 0
Powell 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 2 3
Johnson 2b 4 1 1 0
Baylor rf 3 1 3 3
Blair cf 3 0 1 0
Hendricks c 3 0 0 0
Cuellar p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
California 100 000 000180
Baltimore 100 020 30x6110
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (1-3) 7.0 10 6 6 6 4
  Fisher   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
6
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  W (1-1) 9.0 8 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–California Pinson (5,off Cuellar); McMullen (1,off Cuellar), Baltimore Buford (1,off Messersmith); Robinson (3,off Messersmith); Baylor (1,off Messersmith); Grich (1,off Messersmith); Johnson (6,off Messersmith); Blair (2,off Messersmith).  HR–Baltimore Baylor (1,7th inning off Messersmith 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Torborg (1,by Cuellar); Powell (3,by Messersmith); Hendricks (1,by Messersmith).  SB–Pinson (3,2nd base off Cuellar/Hendricks); Baylor (1,2nd base off Messersmith/Torborg); Buford (3,2nd base off Fisher/Torborg).  CS–Grich (1,2nd base by Messersmith/Torborg).  IBB–Messersmith 2 (3,Powell,Hendricks); Cuellar (1,Torborg).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:12.  A–17,620.
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