Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers
July 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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
Buford lf 2 2 0 0
Oates c 5 0 1 0
Grich ss,1b 3 0 1 1
Powell 1b 4 0 1 0
  Belanger ss 0 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 2 1
Crowley rf 3 0 0 0
  Baylor pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 0 0 0
  Rettenmund cf 0 0 0 0
Dobson p 3 0 0 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 3 0 0 0
Kubiak ss 4 1 1 0
Mincher 1b 2 0 1 0
  Maddox pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Billings c 3 0 0 0
Biittner lf,1b 4 0 1 1
Ford rf 3 0 0 0
Lovitto cf 4 0 2 0
Randle 2b 3 0 1 0
Panther p 1 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Baltimore 101 000 001350
Texas 000 001 000162
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (11-8) 7.0 6 1 1 4 5
  Harrison  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Panther  L (4-5) 5.0 4 2 1 2 1
  Cox   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Pina   1.2 0 1 0 3 1
  Lindblad   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
6
2

  E–Mincher (3), Billings (10).  DP–Baltimore 1.  PB–Billings (7).  2B–Texas Randle (13,off Dobson).  SH–Harrison (1,off Pina); Randle (3,off Dobson); Billings (2,off Harrison).  SB–Grich (5,2nd base off Pina/Billings); Nelson (25,2nd base off Dobson/Oates).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:35.  A–8,471.
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