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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 3, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 3, 1972 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 3, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 3, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Timmermann |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 50,835 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Bill Deegan |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Left Fielder |
Johnny Oates | Catcher |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Tom Timmermann | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 3, 1972
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Timmermann
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oates vs. Timmermann
Oates bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Timmermann
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Timmermann
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Palmer
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Palmer
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Palmer
Brown 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
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Timmermann
Crowley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Timmermann
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Timmermann
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Timmermann
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Palmer
Freehan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rettenmund. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Palmer
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Palmer
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Palmer
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Palmer
Brinkman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Timmermann
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Timmermann
Buford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Timmermann
Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmermann vs. Palmer
Timmermann strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Palmer
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Palmer
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Palmer
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Timmermann
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Timmermann covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Timmermann
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Timmermann
Crowley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Timmermann
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Palmer
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Palmer
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Palmer
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Palmer
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Palmer
Brinkman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Timmermann
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Timmermann
Belanger hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Timmermann
Palmer bunts towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Timmermann
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmermann vs. Palmer
Timmermann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Palmer
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Palmer
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Timmermann
Oates hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Timmermann
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash juggles the ball. That's an error on Cash. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Timmermann
Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowley vs. Timmermann
Crowley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Powell moves to third. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Seelbach
Chuck Seelbach now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell scores. Rettenmund scores. Crowley moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Seelbach
Grich hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Northrup. Grich reaches second base with a double. Crowley scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Belanger vs. Seelbach
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Seelbach
Palmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Grich scores. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Buford hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan scoops up the ball and tags Buford for the out. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oates vs. Scherman
Oates hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Freehan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Freehan. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oates vs. Scherman
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Palmer
Paul Blair now playing center field. Merv Rettenmund now playing right field.
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Palmer
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Palmer
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Palmer
Northrup 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
Top 7
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Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Scherman
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Scherman
Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Scherman
Blair hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Scherman
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Palmer
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Palmer
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Palmer
Tom Haller pinch hits for Fred Scherman.
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haller for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Grich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Perranoski
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Perranoski
There goes Belanger. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Belanger steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Perranoski
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Perranoski
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Belanger scores. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oates vs. Perranoski
Oates hits a line drive into right field. Kaline picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Buford scores. Oates moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Perranoski
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oates scores. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Niekro
Joe Niekro now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Niekro
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Niekro
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. Powell scores. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Niekro
Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belanger vs. Zachary
Chris Zachary now pitching.
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson scores. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Zachary
Palmer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Palmer
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Palmer
Kaline 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 -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Palmer
Brown hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Zachary
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Zachary
Oates hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Oates reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Zachary
Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Zachary
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Zachary
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Palmer
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Palmer
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Palmer
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Palmer
Rodriguez hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Palmer
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/3/1972 -- Baltimore at Detroit (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Buford D, lf 6 1 2 1 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 3 0 Oates J, c 5 3 3 2 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 6 3 2 3 Brown G, lf 4 1 1 1 Rettenmund M, cf-rf 6 1 4 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 1 0 Crowley T, rf 3 1 2 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 3 1 0 1 Northrup J, cf 4 1 3 2 Robinson B, 3b 5 2 2 2 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 5 2 4 3 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 4 1 1 1 Timmermann T, p 2 0 0 0 Palmer J, p 5 0 1 2 Seelbach C, p 0 0 0 0 Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 Haller T, ph 1 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0 Zachary C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 48 15 21 15 34 3 9 3 Baltimore 000 006 072 -- 15 Detroit 020 001 000 -- 3 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Palmer J (W) 9.0 9 3 3 1 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Timmermann T (L)* 5.0 7 4 3 0 4 Seelbach C 0.1 3 2 2 0 1 Scherman F 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Perranoski R 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 Niekro J 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 Zachary C 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th E -- Cash N, Freehan B, Kaline A DP -- Baltimore 2 LOB -- Baltimore 8, Detroit 5 2B -- Freehan B, Grich B, Oates J HR -- Northrup J, Oates J, Brown G, Grich B, Powell B SB -- Belanger M SH -- Oates J WP -- Niekro J T -- 2:57 A -- 50835
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