Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
June 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 2 0
Rudi lf 4 1 2 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 1
Bando 3b 4 2 2 0
Epstein 1b 3 1 1 2
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 0
Duncan c 3 0 1 1
Brown 2b 4 0 0 0
Holtzman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 0 0 0
Rettenmund rf 4 0 2 0
Blair cf 4 0 0 0
Baylor 1b 4 1 1 1
Grich ss 4 1 2 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 1 1
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 3 0 2 0
Dobson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 2
Oakland 011 000 0204100
Baltimore 010 100 000290
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (8-3) 9.0 9 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (5-6) 9.0 10 4 4 1 6
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2.  PB–Duncan (4).  2B–Oakland Rudi (11,off Dobson).  3B–Baltimore Grich (1,off Holtzman).  HR–Oakland Epstein (6,8th inning off Dobson 1 on, 1 out), Baltimore Baylor (6,4th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Duncan (1,off Dobson).  IBB–Epstein (3,by Dobson).  SF–Johnson (1,off Holtzman).  CS–Campaneris (3,2nd base by Dobson/Etchebarren); Rettenmund (2,2nd base by Holtzman/Duncan); Buford (2,2nd base by Holtzman/Duncan).  IBB–Dobson (2,Epstein).  U-HP–Hank Morgenweck, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:15.  A–8,498.
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