Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
September 1, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1972 at Anaheim 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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Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Grich ss 3 0 0 1
Blair cf 4 0 1 0
Davis lf,1b 5 0 1 1
  Crowley 1b 0 0 0 0
Baylor rf,lf 5 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 1 0
Powell 1b 4 0 2 0
  Coggins pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 0 0
Etchebarren c 3 1 1 1
McNally p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 1
Berry cf 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Stanton rf 3 1 1 1
Hiatt c 3 0 0 0
Parker lf,3b 2 1 0 0
Wright p 1 0 0 0
  Motton lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 2
Baltimore 000 000 210380
California 001 000 010231
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (13-13) 9.0 3 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
1
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  L (14-8) 7.1 8 3 1 5 3
  Allen   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
5
5

  E–Cardenas (20).  DP–Baltimore 1, California 1.  2B–Baltimore Baylor (13,off Wright); Powell (14,off Wright), California Alomar (18,off McNally).  HR–California Stanton (11,8th inning off McNally 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Grich (4,off Wright).  IBB–Robinson (2,by Wright); Johnson (7,by Wright).  SH–Wright (4,off McNally).  SB–Blair (6,2nd base off Wright/Hiatt).  IBB–Wright 2 (7,Robinson,Johnson).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:17.  A–7,586.
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