Completing a sweep of complete-game victories by the Orioles' Big Four, Pat Dobson pitched a five-hitter and beat the Indians, 6-1. Dobson's effort followed route-going performances by Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally and Jim Palmer. Merv Rettenmund, who had been in a slump, broke out with a single, double and triple to lead the Orioles' support of Dobson. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Monday, May       29, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Orioles      2  0  0    0  2  2    0  0  x  -   6 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McCraw cf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .324      Rettenmund cf,rf      5   2   3   0     0   0   .258
Brohamer 2b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .288      Grich 2b              4   1   1   1     1   2   .273
A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Crowley rf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .372
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Blair ph,cf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Baylor lf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .377
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Powell 1b             3   1   2   1     1   1   .163
Unser rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Robinson 3b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .260
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Oates c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .176
  Camilli ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     2   0   .163
Tidrow p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Dobson p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .136
  Leon ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .169
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     1   8             Totals               33   6  10   5     7   8

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 10,467
Left on Base: Indians 5, Orioles 10
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: McCraw (4), Oates (2), Rettenmund (6), Grich (3)
Triples: Rettenmund (1)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (3), Rettenmund (2), Powell (1)
Caught Stealing: Oates (1)
GIDP: Nettles (2)
Hit by Pitch: A. Johnson (1,by Dobson)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(4-5)           4     5   2   2   3   6   0  20   2.97
Lamb                    1.1   4   4   4   2   0   0   9   5.06
Riddleberger            1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.07
Farmer                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.38
Totals                  8    10   6   6   7   8   0  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(5-5)           9     5   1   1   1   8   0  33   2.51
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   8   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Dobson (3)
Wild Pitches: Lamb (1), Dobson (3)

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


INDIANS 1ST: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
struck out; A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund tripled to right; Grich struck out;
Crowley was called out on strikes; Baylor singled to left
[Rettenmund scored]; Baylor stole second; Powell singled to
center [Baylor scored]; Robinson walked [Powell to second];
Oates flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Fosse walked; Unser
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger walked; Dobson popped to first in foul
territory; Rettenmund singled to right [Belanger to third];
Rettenmund stole second; Grich flied out to right; Crowley was
walked intentionally; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Tidrow struck
out; McCraw singled to pitcher; Brohamer singled to center
[McCraw to second]; A. Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Powell singled to right; Powell stole second;
Robinson struck out; Oates grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Powell to third]; Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles grounded out (second to pitcher); Chambliss
grounded out (first unassisted); Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dobson struck out; Rettenmund flied out to right;
Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Unser lined to shortstop; Duffy grounded out (third
to first); LEON BATTED FOR TIDROW; Leon was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: LAMB REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Crowley popped to
first in foul territory; Baylor grounded out (first unassisted);
Powell walked; Robinson singled to right [Powell to third];
Oates doubled to right [Powell scored, Robinson to third]; Lamb
threw a wild pitch [Robinson scored, Oates to third]; Belanger
was walked intentionally; Oates was caught stealing home
(pitcher to catcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles
4.

INDIANS 6TH: McCraw doubled; Brohamer singled to right [McCraw
scored]; A. Johnson struck out; Nettles grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dobson flied out to center; Rettenmund doubled to
center; Grich doubled to left [Rettenmund scored]; RIDDLEBERGER
REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); BLAIR BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Blair
singled to center [Grich scored]; Baylor walked [Blair to
second]; Powell struck out; Robinson flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RETTENMUND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Chambliss was called out on
strikes; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Oates lined to first; Belanger grounded out (third
to first); Dobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 8TH: CAMILLI BATTED FOR DUFFY; Camilli struck out;
LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Lowenstein was called out on
strikes; McCraw singled; Brohamer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: CAMILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FARMER
REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PITCHING); Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher
to first); Grich walked; Blair forced Grich (second to
shortstop); Baylor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 9TH: A. Johnson was hit by a pitch; Nettles forced A.
Johnson (first to shortstop); Dobson threw a wild pitch [Nettles
to second]; Chambliss flied out to right; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles
6.