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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 29, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 29, 1972 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 29, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 29, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 10,184 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Left Fielder |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Don Baylor | Right Fielder |
Johnny Oates | Catcher |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 29, 1972
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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