Although held to four hits, the Orioles were able to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2, but they collected only three hits off Luis Tiant in the second game and lost to the Red Sox, 5-3.

Merv Rettenmund had a hand in all of the Orioles' scoring in the opener. Passes to Rettenmund and Terry Crowley, a bunt by Bobby Grich and sacrifice fly by Boog Powell produced a run in the first inning. A homer by Rico Petrocelli in the second, double by Danny Cater and single by John Kennedy in the seventh put the Red Sox ahead, but Rettenmund tied the score with a circuit clout in the Orioles' half of the seventh. Brooks Robinson walked in the ninth and advanced on a sacrifice. Paul Blair ran for Robinson and, after an intentional pass to Don Buford with two out, Rettenmund singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, August    12, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  4  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Rettenmund cf         4   2   2   2     1   1   .246
Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Crowley lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .236
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   1     0   0   .256      Powell 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .235
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Baylor rf             2   0   0   0     2   2   .254
Cater 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .249      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Oglivie rf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .259        Blair pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .211
Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .257      Hendricks c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .159
Pattin p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .189
                                                          Dobson p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .141
                                                            Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
                                                            Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Buford ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .220

Totals               32   2   5   2     1   1             Totals               26   3   4   3     7   8

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 24,297
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Orioles 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Cater 2 (17)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (12), Rettenmund (6)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (3), Dobson (7), Hendricks (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(10-11)         8.2   4   3   3   7   8   1  37   3.47
Totals                  8.2   4   3   3   7   8   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  7     5   2   2   1   1   1  27   2.54
Harrison W(1-4)         2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.19
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   1   1  33

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips


RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
lined to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund walked; Crowley walked [Rettenmund to
second]; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher)
[Rettenmund to third, Crowley to second]; Powell hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Rettenmund scored, Crowley to third]; Baylor
walked; Robinson flied out to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli homered; Fisk flied out to center; Cater
doubled to right; Oglivie walked; Kennedy struck out; Pattin
forced Oglivie (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks walked; Belanger flied out to center;
Dobson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hendricks to
second]; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper popped to catcher in foul territory;
Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Crowley popped to catcher in foul territory; Grich
was called out on strikes; Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Cater grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor was called out on strikes; Robinson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hendricks singled to right; Belanger
singled to left [Hendricks to second]; Dobson struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Oglivie singled to shortstop; Kennedy grounded out
(second to first) [Oglivie to second]; Pattin grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Oglivie to third]; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); Crowley
struck out; Grich grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio popped to first; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
walked; Baylor stole second; Robinson reached on a fielder's
choice [Baylor out at third (shortstop to third)]; Hendricks
forced Robinson (first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk flied out to center; Cater doubled to right;
Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted) [Cater to third];
Kennedy singled to center [Cater scored]; Pattin flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger struck out; SHOPAY BATTED FOR DOBSON;
Shopay struck out; Rettenmund homered; Crowley grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 8TH: HARRISON REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Harper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio grounded out
(pitcher to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich flied out to left; Powell grounded out
(second to first); Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli flied out to right; Fisk made an out to
second; Cater flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson walked; BLAIR RAN FOR ROBINSON; Hendricks
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Blair to second];
Belanger flied out to center; BUFORD BATTED FOR HARRISON; Buford
was walked intentionally; Rettenmund singled to left [Blair
scored, Buford to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 3.