Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
August 14, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 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 5, Baltimore Orioles 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 2 2 0
Voss cf 5 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 1 1 2
Epstein 1b 2 1 2 1
  Hegan pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 1
Alyea rf 2 0 1 0
  Mangual pr,rf 2 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 0 0 0
Cullen 2b 4 0 1 0
Holtzman p 2 0 0 0
  Fingers p 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 5 0 2 0
Blair cf 4 0 2 0
Grich ss 4 0 1 1
Baylor rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 2 0
Powell 1b 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 2 0 0 0
  Oates ph,c 1 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 1 2 1
Palmer p 1 0 0 0
  Salmon ph 1 1 1 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Shopay ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 12 2
Oakland 100 120 010590
Baltimore 000 020 0002121
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   4.1 10 2 2 0 2
  Fingers  W (6-5) 4.2 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
1
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (15-6) 5.0 7 4 4 1 6
  Harrison   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   2.0 1 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
9

  E–Etchebarren (3).  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Oakland Bando (17,off Jackson), Baltimore Salmon (1,off Holtzman).  3B–Baltimore Baylor (3,off Fingers).  HR–Oakland Epstein (19,4th inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out); Rudi (16,5th inning off Palmer 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Johnson (4,5th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Campaneris (16,off Harrison).  SB–Campaneris 3 (32,2nd base off Palmer/Etchebarren 2,3rd base off Palmer/Etchebarren).  BK–Palmer (1).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:19.  A–16,205.
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