Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Palmer
  
  Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  Aparicio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Palmer
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Tiant
  
  Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blair vs. Tiant
  
  Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws to second. Griffin drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Griffin. Blair moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Powell vs. Tiant
  
  Powell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harper. Powell reaches second base with a double. Blair scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baylor vs. Tiant
  
  Baylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oates vs. Tiant
  
  Oates hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Palmer
  
  Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Palmer
  
  Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Palmer
  
  Evans hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Tiant
  
  Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Tiant
  
  Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Belanger vs. Tiant
  
  Belanger strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Palmer vs. Tiant
  
  Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Palmer
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tiant vs. Palmer
  
  Tiant is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Palmer
  
  Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Tiant
  
  Buford strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Tiant
  
  Blair hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Tiant
  
  Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baylor vs. Tiant
  
  Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Palmer
  
  There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Oates, and Grich drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Smith vs. Palmer
  
  Smith hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Petrocelli vs. Palmer
  
  Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oates vs. Tiant
  
  Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Tiant
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, 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 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Palmer
  
  Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Palmer
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Griffin vs. Palmer
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Tiant
  
  Belanger hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Tiant
  
  Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Tiant
  
  Buford is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tiant vs. Palmer
  
  Tiant strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Palmer
  
  Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Tiant
  
  Blair hits a popup, foul, towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Tiant
  
  Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Tiant
  
  Baylor strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oates vs. Tiant
  
  Oates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Tiant
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oates moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  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 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Palmer
  
  Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Palmer
  
  Petrocelli strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Palmer
  
  Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Palmer
  
  Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Griffin vs. Palmer
  
  Griffin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baylor. Griffin reaches second base with a double. Fisk scores. Evans moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Tiant vs. Palmer
  
  Tiant hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Tiant
  
  Belanger strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Tiant
  
  Palmer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Tiant
  
  Buford 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 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Palmer
  
  Harper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  Aparicio hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Tiant
  
  Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Tiant
  
  Powell strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Tiant
  
  Baylor hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Palmer
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Petrocelli vs. Palmer
  
  Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fisk vs. Palmer
  
  Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Evans vs. Palmer
  
  Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Griffin vs. Palmer
  
  Griffin strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oates vs. Tiant
  
  Oates 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 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Tiant
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Tiant
  
  Grich strikes out. View Play 

Top 10

• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tiant vs. Palmer
  
  Tiant hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Palmer
  
  Harper hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Harper reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Aparicio vs. Palmer
  
  Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
  
  Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Palmer
  
  Smith hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shopay vs. Tiant
  
  Rick Miller now playing center field. Tom Shopay pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
  
  Shopay hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crowley vs. Tiant
  
  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Jim Palmer.
  
  Crowley is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Tiant
  
  Buford 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 

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         Game of 9/29/1972 -- Boston at Baltimore (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Harper T, cf          5  1  1  0   Buford D, lf          4  0  0  0   
Miller R, cf          0  0  0  0   Blair P, cf           4  1  0  0   
Aparicio L, ss        5  1  2  1   Powell B, 1b          4  1  3  2   
Yastrzemski C, 1b     5  1  2  2   Baylor D, rf          4  0  0  0   
Smith R, rf           5  0  1  0   Oates J, c            4  0  1  0   
Petrocelli R, 3b      4  0  0  0   Robinson B, 3b        4  0  1  0   
Fisk C, c             4  1  2  0   Grich B, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Evans D, lf           4  0  1  0   Belanger M, ss        3  0  0  0   
Griffin D, 2b         4  0  1  1   Shopay T, ph          1  0  0  0   
Tiant L, p            4  0  0  0   Palmer J, p           3  0  0  0   
                                   Crowley T, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  4 10  4                        35  2  5  2

Boston           100 000 100 2 --  4
Baltimore        100 001 000 0 --  2

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W)          10.0  5  2  1  2  8

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Palmer J (L)         10.0 10  4  4  0  6

E -- Griffin D, Grich B, Belanger M
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Baltimore 5
2B -- Powell B, Griffin D, Harper T
HR -- Aparicio L, Powell B, Yastrzemski C
SB -- Yastrzemski C
T -- 2:32
A -- 10184

    

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