Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers
June 11, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1972 at Arlington Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Texas Rangers 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 4 0 1 0
Blair cf 5 0 1 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Baylor lf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
  Shopay pr 0 1 0 0
  Grich 3b 0 0 0 0
Oates c 4 1 3 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 2 2
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0
Palmer p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 3 1 2 0
Lovitto rf 4 0 1 0
Mincher 1b 1 0 0 1
  Randle pr 0 0 0 0
  Biittner 1b 1 0 0 0
Billings c 4 0 0 0
Ford lf 4 0 0 0
Jones 2b 3 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 0 1 0
Maddox cf 2 0 0 0
Bosman p 2 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Baltimore 000 000 102380
Texas 000 100 000140
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (7-3) 9.0 4 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman   8.0 5 1 1 2 5
  Pina  L (0-2) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1, Texas 1.  2B–Baltimore Oates 2 (6,off Bosman 2); Johnson (9,off Pina).  HR–Baltimore Johnson (1,7th inning off Bosman 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Baylor (3,by Bosman).  IBB–Johnson (3,by Bosman).  SF–Mincher (1,off Palmer).  SB–Maddox (12,2nd base off Palmer/Oates).  WP–Pina (2).  HBP–Bosman (4,Baylor).  IBB–Bosman (3,Johnson).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:15.  A–20,078.
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