Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
September 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0
Stanley cf 4 0 0 0
Brown G. lf 3 1 1 1
  Kaline ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown I. lf 0 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 0 1 0
Northrup rf 3 1 0 0
Sims c 3 0 1 0
  Freehan ph,c 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 2 1
Fryman p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Blair cf 2 0 0 0
Davis lf 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Baylor rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 3 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Dobson p 2 0 0 0
  Buford ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Totals 29 1 2 1
Detroit 100 000 100260
Baltimore 000 000 100120
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  W (5-2) 9.0 2 1 1 5 8
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
5
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (15-15) 7.0 6 2 2 3 3
  Jackson   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Detroit Sims (1,off Dobson); Brinkman (19,off Dobson), Baltimore Robinson (20,off Fryman).  HR–Detroit G Brown (10,1st inning off Dobson 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Buford (5,7th inning off Fryman 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Fryman (3,off Dobson).  IBB–Brinkman (7,by Dobson).  HBP–Grich (6,by Fryman); Powell (4,by Fryman).  CS–Cash (2,2nd base by Dobson/Etchebarren).  SB–Grich (11,2nd base off Fryman/Sims); Baylor (19,2nd base off Fryman/Sims).  HBP–Fryman 2 (6,Grich,Powell).  IBB–Dobson (6,Brinkman).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:34.  A–19,469.
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