Pinch-hitter Tommy McCraw, coming to bat after a single by Frank Duffy in the ninth inning, delivered a homer to lift the Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Orioles. John Lowenstein accounted for the Indians' two earlier runs with a bases-loaded single in the first inning. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      27, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  8  1
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3 10  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .215      Buford lf             3   2   1   0     2   1   .225
Brohamer 2b           5   1   2   0     0   2   .264      Grich ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .288
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Crowley rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .259
A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .221        Blair ph,cf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .210
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Powell 1b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .221
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .252        Belanger pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Lowenstein rf         4   0   1   2     0   2   .241      Baylor cf,rf          4   1   0   0     0   2   .264
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .245      Robinson 3b           5   0   2   1     0   0   .261
Duffy ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .239        Shopay pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Tidrow p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Johnson 2b            4   0   2   0     1   0   .239
  Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Oates c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .287
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Etchebarren ph,c    1   0   0   0     1   1   .192
  McCraw ph,lf        1   1   1   2     0   0   .283      Dobson p              3   0   2   0     0   1   .164

Totals               35   4   8   4     3   8             Totals               34   3  10   3     6   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 10,033
Left on Base: Indians 7, Orioles 13
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Fosse, Dobson
Doubles: Chambliss (12)
Triples: Buford (1)
Home Runs: McCraw (3)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (1), Baylor (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Grich (3)
GIDP: A. Johnson (10), Robinson (7)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (5,by Tidrow)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  5.1   5   2   2   2   3   0  25   3.40
Kilkenny                0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   4   4.34
Hennigan W(1-1)         2     2   0   0   2   1   0   9   3.08
Mingori SV(7)           1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.97
Totals                  9    10   3   3   6   6   0  43

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(12-9)          9     8   4   4   3   8   1  38   2.44
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   8   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (4)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Unser singled to center; Brohamer singled to right
[Unser to third]; Chambliss reached on a fielder's choice [Unser
out at home (first to catcher), Brohamer to second]; A. Johnson
walked [Brohamer to third, Chambliss to second]; Nettles struck
out; Lowenstein singled to center [Brohamer scored, Chambliss
scored, A. Johnson to third]; Lowenstein stole second; Fosse
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (first unassisted); Grich was
called out on strikes; Crowley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Duffy made an out to shortstop; Tidrow flied out to
right; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell reached on an error by Fosse; Baylor
grounded out (third to first) [Powell to second]; Robinson flied
out to center; Johnson walked; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer singled to right; Chambliss reached on an
error by Dobson [Brohamer to second]; A. Johnson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brohamer to third,
Chambliss out at second]; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson struck out; Buford tripled; Grich hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Buford scored]; Crowley walked; Powell
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein struck out; Fosse made an out to second;
Duffy walked; Tidrow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
lined to third; Johnson singled to center; Oates flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Unser singled; Brohamer flied out to left;
Chambliss doubled to right [Unser to third]; A. Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dobson singled; Buford struck out; Grich flied out
to left; Crowley lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein struck out; Fosse walked; Duffy flied
out to left; Tidrow was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor was
hit by a pitch; Baylor stole second; Robinson singled [Baylor
scored]; Johnson singled [Robinson to second]; KILKENNY REPLACED
TIDROW (PITCHING); ETCHEBARREN BATTED FOR OATES; Etchebarren
struck out; Dobson singled to right [Robinson out at home (right
to catcher), Johnson to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 7TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Unser
grounded out (second to first); Brohamer struck out; Chambliss
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Buford walked; Grich singled to second [Buford to
second]; BLAIR BATTED FOR CROWLEY; HENNIGAN REPLACED KILKENNY
(PITCHING); On a bunt Blair singled [Buford to third, Grich to
second]; Powell singled to right [Buford scored, Grich to third,
Blair to second]; Baylor struck out; Robinson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); A. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Nettles flied out to right; Lowenstein grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Johnson flied out to center; Etchebarren walked;
Dobson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Etchebarren to
second]; Buford was walked intentionally; Grich flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Fosse was called out on strikes; Duffy singled to
left; MCCRAW BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; McCraw homered [Duffy scored];
Unser flied out to center; Brohamer struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MINGORI
REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Blair popped to first in foul
territory; Powell walked; BELANGER RAN FOR POWELL; Baylor struck
out; Robinson singled to center [Belanger to second]; SHOPAY RAN
FOR ROBINSON; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 3.