In addition to pitching a four-hitter, Jim Palmer cracked a double and two singles as the Orioles defeated the Indians, 5-1. Palmer actually decided his own game, driving in the Orioles' first two runs with his double in the second inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       28, 1972 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Orioles      0  2  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .212      Belanger ss           4   1   0   0     1   2   .167
Brohamer 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Grich 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .275
McCraw cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .306      Crowley rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .390
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .218        Rettenmund ph,rf    1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Baylor lf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .388
Moses c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .147
Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .203      Robinson 3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .258
Colbert p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Hendricks c           2   2   1   0     2   0   .103
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              4   1   3   2     0   0   .318
  Leon ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     3   4             Totals               32   5  10   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 14,192
Left on Base: Indians 6, Orioles 9
DP: Indians 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Nettles, Powell
Doubles: Palmer (1)
Triples: Baylor (1)
Stolen Bases: Brohamer (2), Baylor (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Grich (2)
GIDP: McCraw (1), Baylor (4), Blair (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colbert L(0-2)          3.1   4   4   2   5   1   0  18   2.11
Hargan                  0.2   0   1   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Hennigan                2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.00
Riddleberger            2     4   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.46
Totals                  8    10   5   2   5   5   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(5-3)           9     4   1   1   3   4   0  34   2.06
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Hargan (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
singled to right; Brohamer stole second; McCraw grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles singled to left [Brohamer scored];
Chambliss forced Nettles (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger walked; Grich singled to third [Belanger
to second]; Crowley flied out to center [Belanger to third];
Baylor grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Moses grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell flied out to left; Blair was called out on
strikes; Robinson walked; Hendricks walked [Robinson to second];
Palmer doubled to right [Robinson scored, Hendricks scored];
Belanger flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Colbert grounded out (pitcher to first); Unser
singled to right; Brohamer singled to right [Unser to third];
McCraw grounded into a double play (second to first) [Brohamer
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Crowley
grounded out (second to first); Baylor tripled to left; Powell
was walked intentionally; Blair forced Powell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles lined to shortstop; Chambliss lined to
shortstop; Moses flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson flied out to center; Hendricks walked;
Palmer singled [Hendricks to second]; HARGAN REPLACED COLBERT
(PITCHING); Belanger reached on an error by Nettles [Hendricks
scored (unearned), Palmer to third, Belanger to second]; Hargan
threw a wild pitch [Palmer scored (unearned), Belanger to
third]; Grich hit a sacrifice fly to center [Belanger scored
(unearned)]; Crowley flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; Duffy walked; LEON
BATTED FOR HARGAN; Leon flied out to left; Unser flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Baylor singled
to center; Baylor stole second; Powell made an out to second;
Blair struck out; Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); McCraw
walked; Nettles flied out to left; Chambliss forced McCraw
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks singled to center; Palmer flied out to
right; Belanger struck out; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Moses walked; Lowenstein was called out on strikes;
Duffy struck out; FOSTER BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Foster made an out
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Rettenmund singled to left; Baylor singled
to left [Rettenmund to second]; Powell forced Baylor (second to
shortstop) [Rettenmund to third]; Blair grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 8TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Unser
struck out; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); McCraw made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson singled to center; Hendricks flied out to
center; On a bunt Palmer singled [Robinson to second]; Belanger
was called out on strikes; Grich made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Nettles reached on an error by Powell; Chambliss
forced Nettles (second to shortstop); Moses struck out;
Lowenstein popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.