Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
August 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 1 2 2
Andrews 2b 3 0 1 1
  Morales 2b 1 0 0 0
Allen 1b 5 0 2 0
  Muser 1b 0 0 0 0
May lf 3 0 1 0
Reichardt cf 3 0 0 0
  Johnstone pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 2 2 0
Herrmann c 3 1 0 0
Alvarado ss 4 1 3 2
Lemonds p 3 0 1 1
  Acosta p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 0 2 0
Grich ss 3 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Powell 1b 4 0 0 0
Baylor rf 4 1 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 2 0 0 0
  Oates ph,c 2 0 0 0
Dobson p 2 0 0 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Shopay ph 1 0 1 1
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Chicago 010 014 0006120
Baltimore 000 000 100171
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lemonds  W (3-4) 6.0 6 1 1 0 5
  Acosta  SV (5) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (13-12) 5.1 7 5 5 3 3
  Harrison   1.2 4 1 1 0 1
  Scott   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
4

  E–Powell (10).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Chicago Alvarado 2 (4,off Dobson,off Scott); D Allen (18,off Dobson); Kelly 2 (10,off Dobson,off Harrison); Spiezio (7,off Dobson), Baltimore Blair (12,off Lemonds); Baylor (11,off Lemonds).  SH–Andrews (15,off Dobson); Johnstone (4,off Harrison).  HBP–May (7,by Scott).  IBB–Herrmann (10,by Dobson).  CS–May (9,2nd base by Scott/Oates).  HBP–Scott (1,May).  IBB–Dobson (5,Herrmann).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:28.  A–655.
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