White Sox @ Orioles
August 17, 1972

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Bottom 7	R	H	E
White Sox	6	11	0
Orioles	0	6	1

Bottom 7	R	H	E
White Sox	6	11	0
Orioles	0	6	1

Johnny Oates Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.293
OBP	.000	.369
At Bats	0	157
Hits	0	46
• Singles	0	32
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	19
RBI’s	0	17

Cy Acosta Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	0	4

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Memorial Stadium - August 17, 1972

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Out

Cy Acosta

Ed Herrmann

Dick Allen

Rich Morales

Ed Spiezio

Luis Alvarado

Carlos May

Jay Johnstone

Pat Kelly

Johnny Oates

Don Baylor

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Johnny Oates pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren. Oates hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 7 Cy Acosta now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Baylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Baylor reaches second base with a double.

Top 7 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrison fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Johnstone bunts towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Allen moves to third. May moves to second.

Top 7 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen moves to second.

Top 7 Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Powell strikes out.

Bottom 6 Robinson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Jay Johnstone now playing center field. Rich Morales now playing second base. Blair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Blair reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Andrews hits a line drive towards short. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Herrmann scores. Alvarado goes all the way around to score.

Top 6 Lemonds strikes out.

Top 6 Roric Harrison now pitching. Alvarado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnstone scores. Spiezio scores. Herrmann moves to second.

Top 6 Herrmann is walked intentionally.

Top 6 Jay Johnstone pinch runs for Rick Reichardt. Spiezio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Spiezio reaches second base with a double. Johnstone moves to third.

Top 6 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 May takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Buford hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Dobson bunts towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Etchebarren hits a fly ball into center field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Allen strikes out.

Top 5 Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly scores.

Top 5 Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Kelly reaches second base with a double.

Top 5 Lemonds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Alvarado hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Baylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Powell hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Herrmann hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Blair hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Buford hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Dobson strikes out.

Top 3 May hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson catches it and throws to second with Grich covering, to double up Allen.

Top 3 Allen hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Allen reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Andrews is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Etchebarren hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Johnson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Lemonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Powell. Spiezio scores. Alvarado moves to third. Lemonds moves to second.

Top 2 Alvarado hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Alvarado reaches second base with a double. Spiezio moves to third.

Top 2 Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Spiezio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Reichardt is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Powell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to third.

Bottom 1 Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Buford hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out.

Top 1 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third.

Top 1 Andrews bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second.

Top 1 Kelly takes first base on ball four.

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Johnny Oates pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren. Oates hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

White Sox @ Orioles
August 17, 1972