Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
June 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 5 1 2 2
Oates c 5 0 3 2
Blair cf 5 0 2 0
Powell 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0
Crowley rf 4 0 2 0
  Rettenmund ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 3 2 0
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson ss 4 0 2 0
Carew 2b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 1 1
Oliva lf 3 0 2 0
  Kaat pr 0 0 0 0
  Darwin lf 1 0 0 0
Nettles cf 3 0 0 0
Monzon 3b 3 0 2 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
  Norton p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
Baltimore 001 010 2004120
Minnesota 000 000 001191
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (8-6) 9.0 9 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (7-7) 6.1 8 4 4 1 5
  Norton   2.0 4 0 0 2 3
  LaRoche   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
4
8

  E–Carew (9).  DP–Baltimore 3.  2B–Baltimore Belanger (3,off Blyleven), Minnesota Oliva (1,off Dobson).  SH–Dobson 3 (5,off Blyleven 3).  SB–Belanger (4,2nd base off Blyleven/Mitterwald).  CS–Grich (2,2nd base by Norton/Mitterwald); Mitterwald (1,2nd base by Dobson/Oates).  WP–Dobson (4).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:39.  A–17,272.
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