A two-run double by Don Baylor in the sixth inning and two-run homer by Terry Crowley in the eighth gave the Orioles a 4-2 victory over the Indians. Graig Nettles scored one run and batted in another for the Indians before the Orioles struck back to enable Dave McNally to triumph over Gaylord Perry, who was stopped on his personal six-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       27, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  x  -   4  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .208      Belanger ss           2   1   0   0     2   0   .173
McCraw cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .316      Grich 2b              4   2   1   0     0   2   .278
A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Crowley rf            4   1   3   2     0   0   .421
Nettles 3b            2   1   1   1     1   0   .217        Rettenmund rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Fosse c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .261      Baylor lf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .356
Foster rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .254
  Unser rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .152
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   1     0   1   .238      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     1   0   .164
Perry p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .161      McNally p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Moses ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .294

Totals               31   2   6   2     4   8             Totals               30   4   6   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 39,714
Left on Base: Indians 7, Orioles 5
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Nettles, Robinson
Doubles: McCraw (3), Crowley (4), Baylor (4)
Home Runs: Crowley (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (1)
GIDP: Robinson (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(8-3)            8     6   4   4   3   5   1  33   1.91
Totals                  8     6   4   4   3   5   1  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(5-3)          9     6   2   2   4   8   0  36   2.31
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   8   0  36

Passed Balls: Fosse (5)

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


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to right; Grich struck out;
Crowley singled to first; Fosse allowed a passed ball [Crowley
to second]; Baylor popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles singled to center; Fosse flied out to
center [Nettles to second]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first); Chambliss singled [Nettles scored]; Leon flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Robinson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Perry flied out to right; Duffy singled to center;
McCraw doubled to left [Duffy to third]; A. Johnson was walked
intentionally; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to shortstop [Duffy
scored, McCraw to third (error by Robinson)]; Fosse was walked
intentionally [A. Johnson to second]; Foster popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren flied out to right; McNally struck out;
Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Leon lined to first;
Perry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich struck out; Crowley doubled to right; Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Blair grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy flied out to left; McCraw flied out to
center; A. Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Powell singled to right; Robinson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Powell out at
second]; Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles flied out to left; Fosse was called out on
strikes; Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: UNSER REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING RF); McNally
grounded out (third to first); Belanger walked; Grich singled to
right [Belanger to second]; Crowley grounded out (second to
first) [Belanger to third, Grich to second]; Baylor doubled to
left [Belanger scored, Grich scored]; Blair struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss singled to right; Chambliss was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Leon grounded out (first
unassisted); Perry singled to right; Duffy was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Etchebarren walked; McNally
forced Etchebarren (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 8TH: McCraw struck out; A. Johnson grounded out (second
to first); Nettles walked; Fosse walked [Nettles to second];
Unser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger walked; Grich forced Belanger (shortstop
to second); Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by 2B umpire
Red Flaherty for piling dirt on 2B during argument; Crowley
homered [Grich scored]; Baylor reached on an error by Nettles
[Baylor to first]; Blair struck out; Powell made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 9TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING RF); Chambliss
struck out; Leon made an out to second; MOSES BATTED FOR PERRY;
Moses grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 4.