Returning to action after missing two starts because of back trouble, Mike Cuellar pitched the Orioles to a 2-0 victory over the Indians. Cuellar yielded four hits. Milt Wilcox was the loser, although giving up only two hits in seven innings on the mound.

The Orioles scored initially in the second on a triple by Paul Blair and sacrifice fly by Boog Powell. Bobby Grich and Terry Crowley walked in the third. Grich advanced to third after the catch on a long fly by Don Baylor and scored on a sacrifice fly by Blair. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Friday, May       26, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Orioles      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  3  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .177
McCraw cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .319      Grich 2b              3   1   2   0     1   1   .281
A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Crowley rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .382
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .265        Rettenmund rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .212      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .366
Foster rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Blair cf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .264
Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .176      Powell 1b             2   0   0   1     0   1   .148
Leon 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Wilcox p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .158      Hendricks c           1   0   0   0     2   1   .074
  Brohamer ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Cuellar p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   4   0     0   6             Totals               25   2   3   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  9,253
Left on Base: Indians 5, Orioles 6
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 0
Errors: A. Johnson, Belanger
Doubles: Foster (2), Fosse (7)
Triples: Blair (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rettenmund (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (3), Blair (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(4-4)           7     2   2   2   4   6   0  28   1.40
Lamb                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.07
Totals                  8     3   2   2   4   6   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(2-3)          9     4   0   0   0   6   0  32   3.16
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   6   0  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy grounded out (third to first); McCraw popped
to third in foul territory; A. Johnson made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger was called out on strikes; Grich singled
to center; Crowley forced Grich (first to shortstop); Baylor
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse struck out; Nettles flied out to left; Foster
reached on an error by Belanger; Chambliss singled to center
[Foster to third, Chambliss to second (on throw)]; Leon flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair tripled to right; Powell reached on an error
by A. Johnson on a sacrifice fly [Blair scored, Powell to
second]; Robinson flied out to center; Hendricks walked; Cuellar
was called out on strikes; Belanger forced Hendricks (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Wilcox was called out on strikes; Duffy grounded
out (third to first); McCraw flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich walked; Crowley walked [Grich to second];
Baylor flied out to right [Grich to third]; Blair hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored]; Powell flied out to
left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 4TH: A. Johnson struck out; Fosse made an out to first;
Nettles singled to center; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson made an out to shortstop; Hendricks
walked; Cuellar flied out to center; Belanger flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Leon flied out to
left; Wilcox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich struck out; Crowley flied out to center;
Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 2.

INDIANS 6TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING RF); Duffy
grounded out (pitcher to first); McCraw made an out to second;
A. Johnson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair struck out; Powell was called out on strikes;
Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse flied out to right; Nettles struck out;
Foster doubled to left; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks was called out on strikes; Cuellar popped
to third in foul territory; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Leon flied out to center; BROHAMER BATTED FOR
WILCOX; Brohamer grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Duffy made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: LAMB REPLACED BROHAMER (PITCHING); Grich singled to
left; Rettenmund out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Grich to second]; Baylor popped to first in foul territory;
Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 9TH: On a bunt McCraw made an out to pitcher; A. Johnson
flied out to center; Fosse doubled to left; Nettles struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.