Piling up 18 hits, the Indians overwhelmed the White Sox, 12-0, behind the pitching of Gaylord Perry. The run total was the largest for the Tribe since a 13-4 victory over the Senators September 10, 1970, and the winning margin was their biggest since beating the Angels, 14-1, August 29, 1970. [The Sporting News]
Cleveland Indians 12, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  4
Indians      3  3  2    2  2  0    0  0  x  -  12 18  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .341      Unser cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Orta ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Brohamer 2b           4   2   3   3     0   0   .324
D. Allen 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .333        Leon 2b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .133
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      A. Johnson lf         4   2   3   3     0   0   .328
May lf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .321        Foster lf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Johnstone cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Nettles 3b            3   3   3   1     2   0   .262
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .161      McCraw 1b             4   1   3   2     1   0   .365
Herrmann c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Fosse c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .311
  Egan c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .091        Moses c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Bradley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Bell rf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .246
  Johnson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              4   1   2   0     1   1   .184
  Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Perry p               3   2   0   0     1   1   .067
  Lemonds p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .129
  Geddes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     3   4             Totals               39  12  18  11     5   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  4,239
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Indians 9
DP: White Sox 2, Indians 1
Errors: Kelly, Orta, Melton, Andrews
Doubles: Nettles 3 (5), Unser (4), Duffy (2)
Home Runs: A. Johnson (2)
Caught Stealing: Bell (1)
GIDP: Melton (2), Perry (1)
Hit by Pitch: Perry (1,by Johnson)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(2-1)          0.1   5   3   3   0   0   1   6   4.91
Johnson                 2.2   7   6   5   3   1   0  16   8.22
Gossage                 3     4   3   0   0   3   0  14   0.00
Lemonds                 1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.91
Geddes                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3  19.29
Totals                  8    18  12   8   5   5   1  45

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(4-2)            9     3   0   0   3   4   0  32   2.02
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   4   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Johnson (1)
Wild Pitches: Gossage (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); D. Allen singled to center;
Melton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Unser flied out to left; Brohamer singled to left;
A. Johnson homered [Brohamer scored]; Nettles doubled to left;
McCraw singled to left [Nettles scored]; Fosse singled to left
[McCraw to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); Bell
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Fosse out at
first]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnstone
singled to left; Andrews flied out to center; Herrmann walked
[Johnstone to second]; Johnson grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Duffy struck out; Perry walked; Unser doubled to
left [Perry to third]; Brohamer singled to center [Perry scored,
Unser scored, Brohamer to second]; A. Johnson singled to left
[Brohamer to third]; Nettles walked [A. Johnson to second];
Brohamer was picked off third (catcher to third); McCraw reached
on an error by Andrews [A. Johnson scored (error by Kelly)
(unearned) (no RBI), Nettles to third, McCraw to second]; Fosse
made an out to shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Indians 6.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly flied out to left; Orta was called out on
strikes; D. Allen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 6.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell singled to left; Bell was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Duffy doubled to left; Perry was
hit by a pitch; Unser flied out to center [Duffy to third];
Brohamer singled to center [Duffy scored, Perry to second]; A.
Johnson singled to center [Perry scored, Brohamer out at home
(center to third to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Indians 8.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (second to first); Johnstone grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 8.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); McCraw singled [Nettles to third]; Fosse reached on
an error by Melton [Nettles scored (RBI), McCraw to third]; Bell
grounded out (second to first) [McCraw scored (unearned), Fosse
to second]; Duffy flied out to left; Perry flied out to right; 2
R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 10.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews flied out to center; Herrmann flied out
to right; Gossage was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 10.

INDIANS 5TH: EGAN REPLACED HERRMANN (PLAYING C ); Unser grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brohamer reached on an error by Orta;
Gossage threw a wild pitch [Brohamer to second]; A. Johnson
grounded out (second to first) [Brohamer to third]; Nettles
doubled to left [Brohamer scored (unearned)]; McCraw singled to
left [Nettles scored (unearned), McCraw out at second (left to
third to second)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 12.

WHITE SOX 6TH: FOSTER REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); MOSES
REPLACED FOSSE (PLAYING C ); Kelly singled to left; Orta forced
Kelly (third to second); D. Allen walked [Orta to second];
Melton grounded into a double play (second to first) [D. Allen
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 12.

INDIANS 6TH: Moses was called out on strikes; Bell struck out;
Duffy singled to left; Perry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 12.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LEON REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING 2B); May flied
out to left; Johnstone made an out to second; Andrews flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 12.

INDIANS 7TH: LEMONDS REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Unser grounded
out (second to first); Leon was called out on strikes; Foster
singled to left; Nettles doubled to center [Foster to third];
McCraw walked; Moses flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 12.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Egan struck out; REICHARDT BATTED FOR LEMONDS;
Reichardt flied out to right; Kelly walked; Orta flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 12.

INDIANS 8TH: GEDDES REPLACED REICHARDT (PITCHING); Bell grounded
out (second to first); Duffy walked; Perry grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Duffy out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 12.

WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Melton grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 12.
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