Jim Palmer gained his 21st victory of the season and 100th of his major league career as the Orioles defeated the Brewers, 4-3. Palmer also scored two runs and his second tally in the ninth inning when he singled and crossed the plate on hits by Paul Blair and Bobby Grich proved decisive.

In the Brewers' half of the ninth, Palmer was lifted after giving up singles by Ollie Brown and Mike Ferraro. Eddie Watt relieved and yielded a run-scoring single by Ron Theobald before retiring the side. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1972 (Day game) at County Stadium

Orioles 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 11 1 Brewers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Coggins rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Auerbach ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Blair cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .235 Rodriguez c 2 1 1 0 2 0 .293 Grich ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 .277 Lahoud lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Powell 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .247 Scott 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .268 Crowley lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .237 Briggs cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .268 Robinson 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .253 Brown rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .248 Oates c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Ferraro 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Brett pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Palmer p 3 2 1 0 1 1 .232 Heise 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Watt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Theobald 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .226 Lockwood p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .122 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Linzy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 O'Brien ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 34 4 11 4 3 2 Totals 34 3 8 3 3 1 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 5,932 Left on Base: Orioles 9, Brewers 7 DP: Orioles 0, Brewers 1 Errors: Crowley, Auerbach Doubles: Powell (19), Johnson (21) Home Runs: Blair (8) Stolen Bases: Auerbach (24), Rodriguez (1) Caught Stealing: Coggins (2) Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (2) Sacrifice Flies: Crowley (2), Blair (7) GIDP: Oates (5) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(21-9) 8.1 7 3 3 3 1 0 34 2.01 Watt SV(7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.25 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 1 0 37 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lockwood L(7-14) 7 7 3 2 2 2 1 29 3.35 Linzy 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 11 2.54 Totals 9 11 4 3 3 2 1 40 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins grounded out (first unassisted); Blair flied out to center; Grich made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach singled to center; Auerbach stole second; Rodriguez walked; Lahoud flied out to center [Auerbach to third]; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Auerbach scored, Rodriguez to second]; Briggs singled to center [Rodriguez scored, Briggs out at second (center to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Brewers 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Powell singled to center; Crowley singled to right [Powell to second]; Robinson flied out to left; Oates grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Crowley out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 2ND: Brown grounded out (second to first); Ferraro grounded out (third to first); Heise flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Brewers 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson flied out to left; Palmer struck out; Coggins made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 3RD: Lockwood popped to first in foul territory; Auerbach popped to catcher in foul territory; Rodriguez singled to right; Lahoud made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Brewers 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Blair homered; Grich walked; Powell doubled to right [Grich to third]; Crowley hit a sacrifice fly to right [Grich scored]; Robinson flied out to center [Powell to third]; Oates flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Briggs forced Scott (second to shortstop); Brown walked [Briggs to second]; Ferraro singled to right [Briggs to third, Brown to second]; Heise made an out to second; Lockwood struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Brewers 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson doubled to left; Palmer walked; Coggins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnson to third, Palmer to second]; Blair popped to catcher in foul territory; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 5TH: Auerbach popped to first in foul territory; Rodriguez walked; Rodriguez stole second; Lahoud made an out to second; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Brewers 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Powell flied out to center; Crowley popped to catcher in foul territory; Robinson singled to left; Oates flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 6TH: Briggs made an out to second; Brown made an out to shortstop; Ferraro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Brewers 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson struck out; Palmer reached on an error by Auerbach; Coggins singled to right [Palmer to third]; Blair hit a sacrifice fly to center [Palmer scored (unearned)]; Coggins was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2. BREWERS 7TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR HEISE; Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; MAY BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; May grounded out (second to first); Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2. ORIOLES 8TH: THEOBALD REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING 2B); LINZY REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell walked; Crowley flied out to center; Robinson singled to center [Powell to third]; Oates forced Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2. BREWERS 8TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Lahoud grounded out (third to first); Scott made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2. ORIOLES 9TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Palmer singled to left; Coggins made an out to third; Blair singled to right [Palmer to second]; Grich singled to center [Palmer scored, Blair to third]; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Brewers 2. BREWERS 9TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Brown singled to left [Brown to second (error by Crowley)]; Ferraro singled to center [Brown to third]; BRETT RAN FOR FERRARO; WATT REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Theobald singled to center [Brown scored, Brett to second]; O'BRIEN BATTED FOR LINZY; O'Brien grounded out (first unassisted) [Brett to third, Theobald to second]; Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Brewers 3.

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