Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
June 4, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 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 2, Baltimore Orioles 0

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Martinez ss 3 1 1 0
Rudi lf 4 1 2 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 1
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Epstein 1b 3 0 1 0
  Odom pr 0 0 0 0
  Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0
Tenace c 4 0 0 0
Brown O. cf 4 0 1 0
Brown L. 2b 4 0 2 0
Hamilton p 2 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 4 0 3 0
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 0 1 0
Baylor lf 4 0 0 0
Grich 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Salmon 3b 2 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Buford ph 1 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 2 0 1 0
  Oates ph,c 1 0 1 0
Alexander p 2 0 0 0
  Powell ph 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 8 0
Oakland 200 000 000291
Baltimore 000 000 000080
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  W (2-0) 6.0 6 0 0 0 1
  Fingers   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Knowles  SV (2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
0
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (3-2) 7.0 8 2 2 3 2
  Jackson   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
4

  E–Bando (3).  DP–Oakland 2, Baltimore 3.  2B–Oakland L Brown (1,off Alexander), Baltimore Oates (3,off Fingers).  SH–Belanger (1,off Hamilton).  WP–Alexander (4).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:11.  A–22,381.
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