California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
August 23, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, Baltimore Orioles 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Berry cf 3 0 2 0
Pinson rf 4 0 1 1
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Spencer lf 3 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 1 0
  Parker pr 0 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Stephenson c 3 1 0 0
  Kusnyer c 1 0 0 0
May p 1 0 0 0
  Motton ph 1 0 0 0
  Clark p 0 0 0 0
  Coletta ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 5 2 2 1
Blair cf 4 1 2 3
Davis lf 4 0 2 1
  Rettenmund lf 1 0 0 0
Powell 1b 3 0 1 0
Baylor rf 3 1 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 3 1 1 1
Palmer p 3 1 0 1
Totals 34 7 10 7
California 000 010 000151
Baltimore 000 601 00x7102
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May  L (5-10) 4.0 6 6 6 3 6
  Clark   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Allen   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
6
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (17-6) 9.0 5 1 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
2
9

  E–May (5), Grich 2 (14).  DP–Baltimore 1.  HR–Baltimore Blair (6,4th inning off May 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Palmer (6,off May).  SB–Pinson (16,2nd base off Palmer/Etchebarren); Grich (9,2nd base off Clark/Stephenson).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–2:31.  A–8,515.
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