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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 29, 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 August 29, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 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 | August 29, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| 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 | 10,563 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Jim Honochick |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Rich Coggins | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 29, 1972
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perry
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Perry
Coggins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Darwin. Coggins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Perry
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Perry
Powell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Cuellar
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Cuellar
Darwin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Cuellar
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Cuellar
Soderholm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Perry
Crowley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Perry
Grich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Darwin who is chasing the ball. Grich reaches third base with a triple. Crowley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oates vs. Perry
Oates hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grich tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Perry
Cuellar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Cuellar
Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Cuellar
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Cuellar
Perry hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perry
Buford hits a line drive towards first. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Perry
Coggins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brye. Coggins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Perry
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Perry
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coggins scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crowley vs. Perry
Crowley hits a fly ball towards right. Darwin catches it and throws to home to double up Robinson. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Cuellar
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Cuellar
Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Perry
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Perry
Oates bunts towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Cuellar
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Cuellar
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Cuellar
Brye hits a line drive into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Perry
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perry
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Perry
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coggins for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Cuellar
Paul Blair now playing center field.
Borgmann hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Cuellar
Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Perry
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Perry
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crowley vs. Perry
Crowley takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grich vs. Perry
Grich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Oates hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Borgmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. LaRoche
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. LaRoche
Cuellar strikes out. Borgmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cuellar out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Cuellar
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Cuellar
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. LaRoche
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. LaRoche
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. LaRoche
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. LaRoche
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Cuellar
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Cuellar
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Cuellar
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. LaRoche
Crowley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. LaRoche
Grich takes first base on ball four. Crowley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oates vs. LaRoche
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oates for the out. Crowley moves to third. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. LaRoche
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuellar vs. LaRoche
Cuellar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crowley scores. Grich scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buford vs. LaRoche
Buford takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Cuellar moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blair vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Cuellar
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Cuellar
Rick Renick pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
Renick hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Cuellar
Carew hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Strickland
Jim Strickland now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Strickland
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Strickland
Crowley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Don Baylor now playing right field.
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Cuellar
Jim Nettles pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Darwin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Cuellar
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1972 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Buford D, lf 4 0 0 0 Tovar C, lf 4 0 1 0
Coggins R, cf 3 1 2 0 Carew R, 2b 4 1 0 0
Blair P, cf 2 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 2 1 1 2
Robinson B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Nettles J, pr 0 0 0 0
Powell B, 1b 5 1 2 1 Darwin B, rf 4 1 1 1
Crowley T, rf 3 3 1 0 Thompson D, ss 4 0 0 0
Baylor D, rf 0 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Grich B, ss 3 3 2 5 Brye S, cf 3 0 0 0
Oates J, c 3 0 1 1 Borgmann G, c 3 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Perry J, p 2 0 0 0
Cuellar M, p 4 0 1 2 LaRoche D, p 0 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Renick R, ph 1 1 1 1
Strickland J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 9 10 9 30 4 4 4
Baltimore 021 004 020 -- 9
Minnesota 300 000 010 -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (W) 9.0 4 4 4 2 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (L)* 5.0 8 7 7 3 4
LaRoche D 2.1 2 2 2 4 2
Granger W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Strickland J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
DP -- Baltimore 1, Minnesota 3
LOB -- Baltimore 5, Minnesota 1
2B -- Coggins R 2
3B -- Grich B
HR -- Killebrew H, Darwin B, Grich B, Renick R
SF -- Oates J
T -- 2:34
A -- 10563
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