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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 18, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 18, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 18, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 18, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 19,435 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Don Denkinger |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Rick Renick | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Dan Monzon | Second Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 18, 1972
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perry
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon misplays the ball. That's an error on Monzon. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oates vs. Perry
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Perry
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. Oates moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Perry
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon fields it and throws to second for the out. Oates moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Perry
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oates scores. Powell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowley vs. Perry
Crowley hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Cuellar
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. Cuellar
Renick strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Perry
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Perry
Cuellar hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Cuellar
Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Cuellar
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Soderholm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monzon vs. Cuellar
Monzon strikes out. Oates drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Monzon out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Cuellar
Mitterwald hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perry
Buford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Perry
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Perry
Paul Blair pinch hits for Merv Rettenmund.
Blair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Cuellar
Paul Blair now playing center field.
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Cuellar
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Tovar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. Cuellar
There's a wild pitch. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renick vs. Cuellar
Renick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Cuellar
Darwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Renick moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Cuellar
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Perry
Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Renick. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Perry
Robinson hits a line drive towards first. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowley vs. Perry
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belanger vs. Perry
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monzon vs. Cuellar
Monzon hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Cuellar
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Cuellar
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Perry
Cuellar hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perry
Buford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Monzon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Perry
Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Cuellar
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Alexander
Doyle Alexander now pitching. Steve Braun pinch hits for Rick Renick.
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Alexander
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soderholm vs. Alexander
Soderholm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monzon vs. Alexander
Monzon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Perry
Jim Nettles now playing left field.
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Perry
Powell is hit by the pitch. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Perry
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowley vs. Perry
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon fields it and throws to second for the out. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Alexander
Mitterwald hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Alexander
Perry 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 -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Alexander
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Alexander
There goes Tovar. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Alexander
Thompson 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
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Perry
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shopay vs. Perry
Tom Shopay pinch hits for Doyle Alexander.
Shopay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perry
Buford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Harrison
Roric Harrison now pitching.
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Harrison
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Harrison
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Harrison
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Perry
Rich Reese now playing first base.
Oates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Perry
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Perry
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oates moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Granger
Chico Salmon pinch runs for Boog Powell. Wayne Granger now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nettles. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Oates scores. Salmon moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crowley vs. Granger
Dave Leonhard pinch runs for Brooks Robinson.
Crowley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar throws the ball in to Thompson who tags Crowley trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Salmon scores. Leonhard moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Granger
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Harrison
Bobby Grich now playing third base. Chico Salmon now playing first base. Tony Oliva pinch hits for Dan Monzon.
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Harrison
Jim Kaat pinch runs for Tony Oliva. Rod Carew pinch hits for George Mitterwald.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Granger vs. Harrison
Granger strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Granger
Phil Roof now catching. Rod Carew now playing second base. Don Baylor pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Granger
Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Roric Harrison.
Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Granger
Buford hits a popup towards the mound. Granger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/18/1972 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Buford D, lf 5 0 0 0 Tovar C, rf 4 2 3 0
Oates J, c 3 2 0 0 Thompson D, ss 4 1 1 0
Rettenmund M, cf 0 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 1 2 2
Blair P, ph-cf 3 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Powell B, 1b 3 0 2 0 Renick R, lf 1 0 0 0
Salmon C, pr-1b 0 1 0 0 Braun S, ph 1 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 2 2 Nettles J, lf 0 0 0 0
Leonhard D, pr 0 0 0 0 Darwin B, cf 4 0 1 1
Grich B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 2 1
Crowley T, rf 4 0 1 1 Monzon D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Oliva T, ph 1 0 1 0
Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0 Kaat J, pr 0 0 0 0
Baylor D, ph 1 0 0 0 Roof P, c 0 0 0 0
Cuellar M, p 2 0 0 0 Mitterwald G, c 3 0 0 0
Alexander D, p 0 0 0 0 Carew R, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Shopay T, ph 1 0 0 0 Perry J, p 3 0 0 0
Harrison R, p 0 0 0 0 Granger W, p 1 0 0 0
Hendricks E, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 3 5 3 33 4 10 4
Baltimore 100 000 020 -- 3
Minnesota 002 020 00x -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (L)* 4.0 7 4 4 2 3
Alexander D 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Harrison R 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (W) 7.1 3 3 2 3 4
Granger W (S) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Monzon D
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Minnesota 8
2B -- Soderholm E, Powell B, Robinson B
SB -- Tovar C
HBP -- by Perry J (Powell B)
WP -- Cuellar M, Perry J
T -- 2:45
A -- 19435
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