Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
August 19, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1972 at Memorial 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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Minnesota Twins 1, Baltimore Orioles 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nettles cf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 5 0 2 0
Braun 3b 3 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 1 0
Reese lf 4 0 1 0
Darwin rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson ss 3 0 0 0
Borgmann c 4 1 2 1
Blyleven p 1 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Shopay lf 4 0 1 0
  Blair cf 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 2 1 0 0
Baylor cf,lf 3 1 1 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 2
Crowley rf 3 0 1 0
Oates c 4 0 1 0
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0
Palmer p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Minnesota 000 000 100171
Baltimore 200 000 00x261
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (10-15) 6.2 6 2 2 3 10
  Strickland   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
4
11
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (16-6) 9.0 7 1 1 4 11
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
11

  E–Carew (12), Powell (11).  HR–Minnesota Borgmann (1,7th inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Blyleven (9,off Palmer).  HBP–Grich (5,by Blyleven).  SB–Oates (4,2nd base off Blyleven/Borgmann).  WP–Blyleven (6).  HBP–Blyleven (7,Grich).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:32.  A–13,712.
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