Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
August 30, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 1, Minnesota Twins 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 1 2 1
Coggins cf 4 0 2 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Powell 1b 4 0 0 0
Crowley rf 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Oates c 2 0 1 0
Belanger ss 2 0 1 0
Dobson p 2 0 0 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Shopay ph 1 0 0 0
  Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf,lf 4 1 1 2
Carew 2b 4 1 3 2
Braun 3b 4 0 1 1
Killebrew 1b 3 0 1 0
  Reese pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Darwin rf 4 1 1 0
Manuel lf 2 0 1 0
  Nettles pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Thompson ss 4 1 1 1
Roof c 2 0 1 0
  Soderholm pr 0 0 0 0
  Borgmann c 1 1 1 1
Blyleven p 3 1 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 7
Baltimore 000 000 001170
Minnesota 000 000 70x7111
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (15-13) 6.2 8 4 4 0 4
  Harrison   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Scott   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Alexander   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
3
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (11-15) 9.0 7 1 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
9

  E–Carew (13).  DP–Baltimore 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Roof (9,off Dobson); Tovar (17,off Harrison); Carew (18,off Scott).  HR–Baltimore Buford (4,9th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Borgmann (7,by Alexander).  CS–Oates 2 (6,2nd base by Blyleven/Roof 2); Belanger (3,Home by Blyleven/Roof).  WP–Alexander (7).  IBB–Alexander (7,Borgmann).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:32.  A–8,923.
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