Dave McNally allowed only three hits in his second consecutive shutout and Boog Powell smashed a grand-slam homer in the ninth inning as the Orioles defeated the Indians, 6-0. Last season, McNally had only one shutout among his 21 victories. Milt Wilcox matched ciphers with McNally until the eighth inning when the Orioles broke the ice with a run on two walks and a double by Paul Blair.

In the ninth, with Steve Mingori on the mound for the Indians, a walk and singles by Don Buford and Mark Belanger added a tally. After another single by Merv Rettenmund loaded the bases, Powell hit his grand slam. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Friday, April     21, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  5  -   6  8  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .227      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Belanger ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .400      Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Rettenmund rf         4   2   2   0     1   0   .238      A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Powell 1b             3   1   1   4     2   1   .176      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Blair cf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Bell rf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .250      McCraw 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .385
Etchebarren c         3   1   0   0     1   1   .273      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
McNally p             3   0   0   0     1   3   .167      Wilcox p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   8   6     6   8             Totals               28   0   3   0     1   1

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  4,424
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Indians 3
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Johnson (2), Blair (1)
Home Runs: Powell (1)
Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (1)
GIDP: Fosse (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(2-0)          9     3   0   0   1   1   0  30   0.00
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   1   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(1-1)           7.2   4   1   1   5   6   0  32   0.54
Farmer                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Mingori                 0.2   4   5   5   1   2   1   7  19.29
Colbert                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     8   6   6   6   8   1  41

Passed Balls: Fosse (2)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford made an out to second; Belanger flied out to
left; Rettenmund flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon flied
to right in foul territory; A. Johnson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell struck out; Blair grounded out (first
unassisted); Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles made an out to second; Fosse made an out to
second; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson walked; Etchebarren flied out to center;
McNally struck out; Buford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: McCraw grounded out (pitcher to first); Duffy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilcox singled to right;
Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger made an out to third; Rettenmund popped to
third in foul territory; Powell grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Leon flied out to right; A. Johnson lined to
shortstop; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair grounded out (third to first); Robinson flied
out to center; Johnson doubled to left; Etchebarren struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse made an out to shortstop; Bell made an out to
first; McCraw singled to second; Duffy flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: McNally walked; Buford made an out to second;
Belanger flied out to left; Rettenmund singled to left [McNally
to third, Rettenmund to second (on throw)]; Powell was walked
intentionally; Blair forced Powell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Wilcox flied out to center; Unser flied out to
center; Leon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson singled to left; Johnson forced Robinson
(shortstop to second); Fosse allowed a passed ball [Johnson to
second]; Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to second to first)
[Johnson to third]; McNally struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: A. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Nettles
singled to right; Fosse grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Buford grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger
made an out to catcher; Rettenmund walked; Rettenmund stole
second; Powell walked; Blair doubled to center [Rettenmund
scored, Powell to third]; FARMER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING);
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell walked; McCraw forced Bell (third to
shortstop); Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[McCraw to second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR FARMER; Foster struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: MINGORI REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Johnson struck
out; Etchebarren walked; McNally was called out on strikes;
Buford singled to left [Etchebarren to second]; Belanger singled
to center [Etchebarren scored, Buford to second]; Rettenmund
singled to third [Buford to third, Belanger to second]; Powell
homered [Buford scored, Belanger scored, Rettenmund scored];
COLBERT REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians
0.

INDIANS 9TH: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Leon flied
out to right; A. Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 0.