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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 16, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 16, 1972 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 18,781 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Dave Phillips |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Angel Mangual | Center Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Right Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 16, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cuellar
Campaneris hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Cuellar
Mangual is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cuellar
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Cuellar
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hunter
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hunter
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Tenace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Hunter
Grich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Grich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Hunter
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Cuellar
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuellar covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Cuellar
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Cuellar
Duncan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Duncan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Cuellar
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Cuellar
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Hunter
Crowley hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Hunter
Hendricks strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cuellar
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Cuellar
Mangual bunts towards the mound. Cuellar juggles the ball. That's an error on Cuellar. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Cuellar
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Cuellar
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Cuellar
Epstein hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Bando reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Hunter
Cuellar hits a fly ball into right field. Tenace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hunter
Buford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Cuellar
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Cuellar
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Cuellar
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Cuellar
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hunter
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Hunter
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Hunter
Powell hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Tenace chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Green. Green fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Green. Grich goes all the way around to score. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crowley vs. Hunter
Crowley hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Powell tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Hunter
Hendricks strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cuellar
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Cuellar
Mangual bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Cuellar
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Campaneris steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rudi vs. Cuellar
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. Cuellar
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Cuellar
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Hunter
Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hunter
Buford hits a popup in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Cuellar
Tenace hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Cuellar
Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Cuellar
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hunter
Tim Cullen now playing second base.
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Tenace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Hunter
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hunter
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Hunter
Crowley takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to third. Crowley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oates vs. Hunter
Johnny Oates pinch hits for Elrod Hendricks.
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Cuellar
Johnny Oates now catching.
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cuellar
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Cuellar
Mangual hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cuellar
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shopay vs. Hunter
Tom Shopay pinch hits for Mike Cuellar.
Shopay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buford vs. Hunter
Buford bunts towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Shopay moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Locker
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Alexander
Doyle Alexander now pitching.
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Alexander
Epstein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Alexander
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Alexander
Duncan strikes out. Oates drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Duncan out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Knowles
Bill Voss now playing center field. Mike Hegan now playing first base. Darold Knowles now pitching. Angel Mangual now playing right field.
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Knowles
Crowley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Knowles
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crowley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Horlen
Joe Horlen now pitching. Don Baylor pinch hits for Johnny Oates.
Baylor hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Horlen
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Alexander
Andy Etchebarren now catching.
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Alexander
Voss hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Alexander
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Alexander
Mangual hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Alexander
There's a wild pitch. Campaneris moves to third. Mangual moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rudi vs. Alexander
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Alexander
Bando hits a line drive towards short. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Horlen
Mark Belanger pinch hits for Doyle Alexander.
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Horlen
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops it up and throws to first, with Horlen covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Horlen
Blair hits a popup towards first. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1972 -- Oakland at Baltimore (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 2 3 1 Buford D, lf 4 0 0 0
Mangual A, cf-rf 3 1 2 1 Blair P, cf 4 0 0 1
Rudi J, lf 3 0 0 0 Grich B, ss 3 1 1 0
Bando S, 3b 4 0 0 1 Powell B, 1b 4 1 2 1
Epstein M, 1b 4 1 1 1 Crowley T, rf 2 0 1 1
Hegan M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Tenace G, rf 3 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 2 0 0 0
Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Oates J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Horlen J, p 0 0 0 0 Baylor D, ph 1 0 0 0
Duncan D, c 4 0 1 0 Etchebarren A, c 0 0 0 0
Green D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Cullen T, 2b 1 0 0 0 Cuellar M, p 2 0 0 0
Hunter J, p 3 0 0 0 Shopay T, ph 1 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Alexander D, p 0 0 0 0
Voss B, cf 1 0 0 0 Belanger M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 7 4 32 3 6 3
Oakland 100 010 110 -- 4
Baltimore 000 200 100 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter J 6.1 4 3 1 3 3
Locker B (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Knowles D 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Horlen J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M 7.0 4 3 3 4 4
Alexander D (L) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
E -- Cuellar M, Green D, Bando S 2
LOB -- Oakland 9, Baltimore 8
2B -- Grich B, Duncan D, Powell B
HR -- Campaneris B, Mangual A, Epstein M
SB -- Campaneris B
SH -- Mangual A 2, Buford D
SF -- Crowley T, Bando S, Blair P
WP -- Alexander D
T -- 2:36
A -- 18781
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