June 29, 1972 · 3:33 AM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
 NYY | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Biggest lead BAL by 1 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 |
| 3BAOrioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 |
5CL Guardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14.0 |
6MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21.0 |
2B: Palmer
HR: Grich
RBI: Grich, Robinson
LOB: 19
3B: Murcer
HR: Blomberg
RBI: White, Blomberg, Kenney, Stottlemyre Sr.
LOB: 12
Top 1 · BAL batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees edged the Orioles 4-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Mel Stottlemyre Sr. got the win, Jim Palmer took the loss and Sparky Lyle earned the save. Bobby Murcer went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Bobby Grich went 1-for-5 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
