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Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 9, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 9, 1972 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 9, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 9, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Hand |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 12,471 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Merle Anthony 3B: George Maloney |
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 |
Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
Ted Ford | Right Fielder |
Dick Billings | Catcher |
Frank Howard | First Baseman |
Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Rich Hand | Pitcher |
Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 9, 1972
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hand
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Hand
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Hand
Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Hand
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buford scores. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Hand
Grich takes first base on ball four. Blair moves to third. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Hand
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blair tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Hand
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Cuellar
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich misplays the ball. That's an error on Grich. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Cuellar
Nelson strikes out. There goes Maddox. The throw from Hendricks to second, and Maddox is out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Cuellar
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Hand
Hendricks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Hand
Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hand
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Cuellar
Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Cuellar
Howard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Cuellar
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Cuellar
Randle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Cuellar
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Cuellar's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hand
Blair hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Blair reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Hand
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baylor vs. Hand
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Hand
There goes Baylor. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Baylor steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grich vs. Hand
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Hand
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Hand
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hand vs. Cuellar
Hand is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Cuellar
Maddox bunts towards the mound. Cuellar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Cuellar
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Hand
Hendricks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Hand
Cuellar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hand
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Hand
Blair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Blair reaches second base with a double. Buford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Hand
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Hand covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Cuellar
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Cuellar
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Cuellar
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Cuellar
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hand
Baylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Baylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Hand
Grich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nelson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Nelson. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Hand
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hand
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Hand
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson juggles the ball. That's an error on Nelson. Baylor moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etchebarren vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching. Andy Etchebarren pinch hits for Elrod Hendricks.
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuellar vs. Paul
Cuellar hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Cuellar
Andy Etchebarren now catching.
Randle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baylor. Randle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Cuellar
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kubiak vs. Cuellar
Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Mike Paul.
Kubiak hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randle tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Cuellar
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Cuellar
Nelson takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Cuellar
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Stanhouse
Don Stanhouse now pitching.
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Stanhouse
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Stanhouse
There's a wild pitch. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Stanhouse
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baylor vs. Stanhouse
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Stanhouse
Blair is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Cuellar
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Cuellar
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Cuellar
Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Stanhouse
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Stanhouse
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stanhouse
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etchebarren vs. Panther
Jim Panther now pitching.
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle misplays the ball. That's an error on Randle. Robinson scores. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuellar vs. Panther
Cuellar hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buford vs. Panther
Buford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Cuellar
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop.
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Cuellar
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Cuellar
Joe Lovitto pinch hits for Jim Panther.
Lovitto hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Cuellar
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Pina
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Pina
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Cuellar
Nelson hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Cuellar
Ford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Cuellar
Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Cuellar
Howard takes first base on ball four. Billings moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Cuellar
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Pina
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Pina
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrah. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Pina
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Belanger moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etchebarren vs. Pina
Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Belanger scores. Robinson scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuellar vs. Pina
Cuellar bunts towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buford vs. Pina
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson scores. Etchebarren moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blair vs. Pina
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Cuellar
Randle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Randle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Cuellar
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suarez vs. Cuellar
Ken Suarez pinch hits for Horacio Pina.
Suarez hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Cuellar
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/9/1972 -- Baltimore at TEX (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI TEX AB R H RBI Buford D, lf 4 2 0 1 Elliott Maddox, cf 5 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 5 1 3 1 Dave Nelson, 3b 3 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 5 0 0 0 Ted Ford, rf 4 0 0 0 Baylor D, rf 3 0 2 1 Dick Billings, c 4 0 1 0 Grich B, ss 3 0 0 0 Frank Howard, 1b 3 1 2 1 Belanger M, ss 0 1 0 0 Jeff Burroughs, lf 4 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 2 2 1 Len Randle, 2b 4 1 2 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Toby Harrah, ss 3 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 2 0 0 0 Rich Hand, p 1 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, ph-c 3 0 1 2 Mike Paul, p 0 0 0 0 Cuellar M, p 4 0 0 0 Ted Kubiak, ph 0 0 0 1 Don Stanhouse, p 0 0 0 0 Jim Panther, p 0 0 0 0 Joe Lovitto, ph 1 0 0 0 Horacio Pina, p 0 0 0 0 Ken Suarez, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 9 6 33 2 7 2 Baltimore 200 100 103 -- 7 TEX 010 010 000 -- 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Cuellar M (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 6 TEX IP H R ER BB SO Rich Hand (L) 4.1 6 3 3 5 2 Mike Paul 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Don Stanhouse 1.1 1 1 0 3 2 Jim Panther 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Horacio Pina 2.0 2 3 1 1 1 E -- Grich B, Dave Nelson 2, Len Randle, Toby Harrah DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Baltimore 13, TEX 8 2B -- Blair P, Baylor D, Len Randle 2 3B -- Blair P HR -- Frank Howard SB -- Baylor D CS -- Elliott Maddox, Blair P SH -- Cuellar M SF -- Robinson B, Ted Kubiak WP -- Don Stanhouse T -- 2:40 A -- 12471
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