Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox
May 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1972 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 0 2 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Baylor rf 2 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 1 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 1
  Shopay pr 0 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 3 1 1 1
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
Cuellar p 1 0 0 0
  Leonhard p 0 0 0 0
  Salmon ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Grich ph 1 0 1 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 2 1
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
May lf 4 1 1 0
Allen 1b 4 1 2 2
Melton 3b 4 1 2 1
Reichardt cf 2 0 0 0
  Johnstone cf 0 0 0 0
Herrmann c 2 0 0 0
Morales ss 3 1 1 0
Wood p 2 0 0 0
  Kealey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Baltimore 000 000 012360
Chicago 010 210 00x482
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  L (1-3) 4.1 6 4 4 1 2
  Leonhard   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Harrison   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Watt   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (5-2) 8.1 6 3 2 3 9
  Kealey  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
10

  E–Kelly (4), Morales (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  PB–Herrmann (3).  2B–Baltimore Etchebarren (3,off Wood), Chicago D Allen (4,off Harrison).  HR–Chicago Melton (1,2nd inning off Cuellar 0 on, 1 out); D Allen (5,4th inning off Cuellar 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Baylor (1,off Wood); Wood (3,off Cuellar).  IBB–Herrmann (1,by Harrison).  CS–Etchebarren (2,2nd base by Wood/Herrmann); Kelly (3,2nd base by Harrison/Etchebarren).  IBB–Harrison (1,Herrmann).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:09.  A–21,763.
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