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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 20, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on September 20, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Don Denkinger |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Marty Pattin | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 20, 1972
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Pattin
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Pattin
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Pattin
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pattin, and towards Griffin, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Harper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Pattin
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Pattin
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pattin
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evans. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oates vs. Pattin
Oates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Pattin
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Oates moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Pattin
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pattin vs. Palmer
Pattin strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Pattin
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Pattin
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Pattin
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Pattin
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
There's a wild pitch. Aparicio moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aparicio tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Pattin
Crowley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evans. Crowley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Pattin
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oates vs. Pattin
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. Crowley moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Pattin
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Pattin
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crowley scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Pattin
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pattin vs. Palmer
Pattin bunts towards the mound. Palmer juggles the ball. That's an error on Palmer. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Palmer
Harper bunts, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Pattin moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Pattin scores. Aparicio moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Harrison
Roric Harrison now pitching.
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Petrocelli vs. Harrison
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Aparicio scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fisk vs. Harrison
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Smith scores. Petrocelli moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Harrison
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Petrocelli scores. Fisk scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Reynolds
Bob Reynolds now pitching.
Griffin takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pattin vs. Reynolds
Pattin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Pattin
Grich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Pattin
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Pattin
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Pattin
Crowley hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Reynolds
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Reynolds
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Reynolds
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Reynolds
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pattin
Rick Miller now playing center field.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Pattin
Oates bunts towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oates for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pattin
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Reynolds
Tommy Matchick now playing third base.
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Reynolds
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Reynolds
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Reynolds
Griffin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pattin vs. Reynolds
Pattin hits a fly ball towards cemter. Rettenmund catches it and throws to home to double up Petrocelli. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shopay vs. Pattin
Tom Shopay pinch hits for Bob Reynolds.
Shopay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Pattin
Rettenmund is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Pattin
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Pattin
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Pattin
Powell 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
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonhard
Tom Shopay now playing left field. Don Baylor now playing right field. Terry Crowley now playing first base. Dave Leonhard now pitching.
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Leonhard
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Shopay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonhard
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Pattin
Crowley hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Pattin
Matchick strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Pattin
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Leonhard
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Leonhard
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Leonhard
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pattin
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shopay vs. Pattin
Shopay hits a fly ball into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Pattin
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1972, game 1 -- Baltimore at Boston (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Rettenmund M, cf 4 0 0 0 Harper T, cf 4 0 1 0
Grich B, ss 4 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 1 0 0 0
Baylor D, lf-rf 4 0 2 0 Aparicio L, ss 5 2 2 1
Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 1 1
Leonhard D, p 0 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 3 2 0 0
Crowley T, rf-1b 4 1 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 2 1 0 2
Robinson B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 4 1 3 3
Matchick T, 3b 1 0 0 0 Evans D, lf 4 0 2 2
Oates J, c 3 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 1 1 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Pattin M, p 3 1 0 0
Palmer J, p 2 0 1 1
Harrison R, p 0 0 0 0
Reynolds B, p 0 0 0 0
Shopay T, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 5 1 31 9 10 9
Baltimore 000 100 000 -- 1
Boston 002 700 00x -- 9
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (L) 3.1 7 6 5 3 5
Harrison R* 0.0 2 3 3 2 0
Reynolds B 2.2 1 0 0 4 1
Leonhard D 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin M (W) 9.0 5 1 1 4 6
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Palmer J, Aparicio L
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Boston 9
2B -- Harper T, Robinson B, Aparicio L, Crowley T, Yastrzemski C, Fisk C
SH -- Pattin M
SF -- Petrocelli R
WP -- Palmer J
T -- 2:39
A -- 0
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