Saturday April 22, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A sensational day for Buddy Bell, the son of former N. L. star Gus Bell, marked the Indians' 9-2 victory over the Orioles. The young outfielder doubled in the fourth inning to drive in the first run of his major league career, but that was small potatoes alongside the grand slam for his first homer in the seventh.

Eddie Watt, relieving Grant Jackson for the Orioles with the bases loaded in the seventh, threw a wild pitch to allow a run to score. Then, after an intentional pass to Ray Fosse reloaded the sacks, Bell came up and hit his grand slam. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 9, Baltimore Orioles 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Indians 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 x - 9 13 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .192 Unser cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .240 Rettenmund rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .208 Brohamer 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .667 Blair cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .222 A. Johnson lf 5 1 3 2 0 1 .240 Powell 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Nettles 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .208 Crowley pr,1b 2 1 1 2 0 0 .333 McCraw 1b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .313 Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Fosse c 4 3 3 1 1 0 .333 Hendricks c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell rf 5 1 2 5 0 0 .250 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Duffy ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .348 Tidrow p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Palmer p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Camilli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonhard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Farmer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Shopay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Watt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 4 2 2 7 Totals 37 9 13 8 6 3 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 2,683 Left on Base: Orioles 5, Indians 10 DP: Orioles 0, Indians 0 Doubles: Robinson (2), Bell (1), Fosse (1) Home Runs: Crowley (1), Fosse (1), A. Johnson (1), Bell (1) Stolen Bases: Buford (2), Fosse (1) Hit by Pitch: Powell (1,by Tidrow) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(0-2) 4.2 8 4 4 2 2 2 24 7.45 Leonhard 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Jackson 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 4 81.00 Watt 1.2 3 2 2 3 1 1 11 10.80 Totals 8 13 9 9 6 3 3 43 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow W(1-1) 6 4 2 2 2 4 1 25 7.71 Farmer SV(1) 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 0.00 Totals 9 4 2 2 2 7 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (1) Wild Pitches: Palmer (1), Watt (1) Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney ORIOLES 1ST: Buford struck out; Rettenmund flied to right in foul territory; Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Unser walked; Brohamer grounded out (second to first) [Unser to second]; A. Johnson struck out; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Powell made an out to first; Robinson grounded out (third to first); Hendricks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: McCraw flied out to center; Fosse homered; Bell made an out to first; Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson singled to third; Belanger flied out to right; Palmer singled to center [Johnson to second]; Buford forced Palmer (second to shortstop) [Johnson to third]; Buford stole second; Rettenmund walked; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Tidrow was called out on strikes; Unser flied out to left; Brohamer singled; A. Johnson singled to right [Brohamer to third]; Palmer threw a wild pitch [A. Johnson to second]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Powell was hit by a pitch; CROWLEY RAN FOR POWELL; Robinson struck out; Hendricks flied out to left; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); McCraw flied out to center; Fosse singled to left; Fosse stole second; Bell doubled to left [Fosse scored]; Duffy walked; On a bunt Tidrow made an out to first; Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Palmer flied out to right; Buford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer singled to left; A. Johnson homered [Brohamer scored]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); McCraw flied out to left; Fosse doubled to left; LEONHARD REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Bell made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 4. ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund flied out to center; Blair walked; Crowley homered [Blair scored]; Robinson doubled; Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher) [Robinson to third]; Johnson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4. INDIANS 6TH: Duffy flied out to left; CAMILLI BATTED FOR TIDROW; Camilli grounded out (first unassisted); Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4. ORIOLES 7TH: FARMER REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); Belanger struck out; SHOPAY BATTED FOR LEONHARD; Shopay grounded out (second to first); Buford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4. INDIANS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Brohamer singled to left; A. Johnson made an out to first; Nettles singled to center [Brohamer to third]; McCraw walked [Nettles to second]; WATT REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Watt threw a wild pitch [Brohamer scored, Nettles to third, McCraw to second]; Fosse was walked intentionally; Bell homered [Nettles scored, McCraw scored, Fosse scored]; Duffy walked; On a bunt Farmer struck out; Unser singled to left [Duffy to second]; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9. ORIOLES 8TH: Rettenmund flied out to right; Blair flied out to center; Crowley lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9. INDIANS 8TH: A. Johnson singled to left; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [A. Johnson to second]; McCraw walked; Fosse lined to third; Bell forced McCraw (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9. ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson made an out to shortstop; Hendricks grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9.

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