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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 20, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on September 20, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 28,777 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Hank Soar |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Dwight Evans | Left Fielder |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 20, 1972
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Tiant
There goes Blair. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Cuellar
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cuellar
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cuellar
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich misplays the ball. That's an error on Grich. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Cuellar
Smith takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Cuellar
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fisk vs. Cuellar
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Tiant
Crowley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Cuellar
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Cuellar
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Cuellar
Tiant strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Tiant
Etchebarren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Tiant
Cuellar bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Cuellar
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cuellar
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cuellar
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Tiant
Crowley takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cuellar
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Cuellar
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Cuellar
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Cuellar
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Johnson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Tiant
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Tiant
Cuellar hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Cuellar
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. Cuellar
Tiant bunts towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Cuellar
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Cuellar
There goes Harper. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Cuellar
Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Cuellar
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Harper. Blair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cuellar
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Cuellar
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Cuellar
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Tiant
Crowley hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oates vs. Tiant
Al Bumbry pinch runs for Davey Johnson. Johnny Oates pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren.
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oates for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Cuellar
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Bobby Grich now playing second base. Johnny Oates now catching.
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crowley who is chasing the ball. Evans reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Cuellar
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tiant vs. Cuellar
Tiant bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harper vs. Cuellar
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Cuellar
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. Harper moves to third. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Cuellar
The ball gets by Oates for a passed ball. Harper scores. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Cuellar
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Cuellar
The ball gets by Oates for a passed ball. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Cuellar
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Petrocelli vs. Alexander
Doyle Alexander now pitching.
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shopay vs. Tiant
Rick Miller now playing center field. Tom Shopay pinch hits for Doyle Alexander.
Shopay is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Watt
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Watt
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Watt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Watt
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Watt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Tiant
Crowley hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Tiant
Enos Cabell pinch runs for Brooks Robinson. Don Buford pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Buford strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1972, game 2 -- Baltimore at Boston (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Grich B, ss-2b 3 0 0 0 Harper T, cf 3 1 1 1
Blair P, cf 4 0 2 0 Miller R, cf 0 0 0 0
Davis T, lf 4 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 1
Powell B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Crowley T, rf 3 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 2 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Cabell E, pr 0 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Evans D, lf 4 2 2 1
Bumbry A, pr 0 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0 Tiant L, p 3 0 0 0
Buford D, ph 1 0 0 0
Etchebarren A, c 1 0 0 0
Oates J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Cuellar M, p 1 0 0 0
Alexander D, p 0 0 0 0
Shopay T, ph 1 0 0 0
Watt E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 4 0 29 4 5 3
Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 000 010 21x -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (L) 6.2 4 3 3 6 9
Alexander D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Watt E 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 7
E -- Grich B
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Boston 8
2B -- Blair P
3B -- Evans D
HR -- Evans D
SB -- Harper T
CS -- Blair P
SH -- Cuellar M, Tiant L
PB -- Oates J 2
T -- 2:37
A -- 28777
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