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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 25, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 25, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 14,834 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Dave Phillips |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
| Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Angel Mangual | Right Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 25, 1972
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hunter
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Hunter
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Hunter
Crowley hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Hunter
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Hunter
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buford scores. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a popup towards the mound. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cuellar
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cuellar
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cuellar
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Cuellar
Bando strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Hunter
Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Hunter
Cuellar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Cuellar
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Cuellar
Mangual hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rettenmund, who is chasing the ball. Mangual reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Duncan vs. Cuellar
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cullen vs. Cuellar
Cullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mangual scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Cuellar
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hunter
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hunter
Don Baylor pinch hits for Merv Rettenmund.
Baylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Hunter
Crowley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hunter
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Hunter
Grich takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cuellar
Don Baylor now playing center field.
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cuellar
Rudi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cuellar
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Hunter
Oates strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Hunter
Cuellar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Cuellar
Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Cuellar
Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Cuellar
Mangual hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hunter
Buford hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hunter
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Hunter
Crowley hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Cuellar
Duncan hits a line drive towards the mound. Cuellar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Cuellar
Cullen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Cuellar
Hunter bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Cullen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Cuellar
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hunter
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Hunter
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cuellar
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cuellar
Jackson 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, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Cuellar
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Cuellar
Epstein hits a line drive towards short. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Hunter
Oates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Hunter
Cuellar bunts towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Oates moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Hunter
Buford is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Hunter
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Cuellar
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Cuellar
Duncan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Cuellar
Cullen hits a fly ball into center field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Cuellar
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Cuellar
Campaneris 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, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Hunter
Crowley bunts between the mound and first base. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowley for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hunter
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Hunter
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cuellar
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cuellar
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Cuellar
Bando 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, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oates vs. Hunter
Mark Belanger pinch runs for Davey Johnson.
Oates bunts towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Cullen covering, for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Hunter
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Mike Cuellar.
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belanger scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Hunter
Tom Shopay pinch runs for Tommy Davis.
Buford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Buford reaches third base with a triple. Shopay goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baylor vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Buford scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Fingers
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Fingers
Crowley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Fingers
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching. Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Bobby Grich now playing second base.
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Watt
Mangual hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Watt
Duncan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Watt
Don Mincher pinch hits for Tim Cullen.
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1972 -- Baltimore at Oakland (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Buford D, lf 4 2 2 1 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0
Rettenmund M, cf 1 0 0 0 Rudi J, lf 4 0 0 0
Baylor D, ph-cf 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, cf 4 1 1 1
Crowley T, rf 4 1 1 1 Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Powell B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Epstein M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Grich B, ss-2b 3 0 1 1 Mangual A, rf 4 1 1 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Duncan D, c 4 1 1 1
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cullen T, 2b 3 0 2 1
Belanger M, pr-ss 0 1 0 0 Mincher D, ph 1 0 0 0
Oates J, c 3 0 1 0 Hunter J, p 2 0 1 0
Cuellar M, p 2 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0
Davis T, ph 1 0 1 1
Shopay T, pr 0 1 0 0
Watt E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 4 33 3 7 3
Baltimore 101 000 003 -- 5
Oakland 110 000 100 -- 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (W) 8.0 7 3 3 0 5
Watt E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter J (L) 8.1 8 5 5 4 7
Fingers R 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Oakland 5
3B -- Mangual A, Buford D
HR -- Jackson R, Crowley T, Duncan D
SH -- Hunter J, Cuellar M, Oates J
WP -- Fingers R
T -- 2:09
A -- 14834
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