August 6, 1972 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Jim PalmerL: John Curtis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
RF3-3H-ABHR · 2B · 3 RBI · 3 RTop hitterCF
Carlton FiskC1-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP2 ER · 6 K · WWinning pitcherP6.1IP5 ER · 5 K · LBiggest lead BAL by 9
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | — |
| 2BORed Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 |
| 3BAOrioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5.0 |
4NY Yankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 |
5CL Guardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14.0 |
6MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21.0 |
2B: Rettenmund, Blair, Belanger, Palmer
3B: Robinson
HR: Rettenmund, Powell
RBI: Rettenmund 3, Blair 3, Grich, Robinson, Baylor, Powell 2
LOB: 15
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCarlton FiskC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DCDanny Cater1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RMRick MillerCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JCJohn CurtisP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BOBen OgliviePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LKLew Krausse Jr.P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DNDon NewhauserP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGPhil GaglianoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KTKen TatumP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBob BurdaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JKJohn KennedySS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
HR: Fisk
RBI: Fisk 2
LOB: 21
Top 1 · BAL batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
The Orioles routed the Red Sox 11-2 at Fenway Park.
Jim Palmer got the win and John Curtis took the loss. Merv Rettenmund went 3-for-3 for the Orioles, while Carlton Fisk went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
