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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