Gaylord Perry helped himself to his 17th victory with a squeeze bunt in the 10th inning as the Indians broke loose for three runs to defeat the Orioles, 4-1. Chris Chambliss opened that stanza with single and stopped at third on a double by Ray Fosse. After an intentional pass to Del Unser, Perry laid down his bunt to score Chambliss, breaking a 1-1 tie.

A walk to Frank Duffy reloaded the sacks. Jack Brohamer, trying to bunt, missed the pitch and Fosse was tagged out at home. Returning to the plate, Brohamer made up for his failure by hitting a single to drive in two insurance runs. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Friday, July 28, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   4  7  0
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              4   1   1   0     1   0   .239      Buford lf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .226
Brohamer 2b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .266      Grich ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
A. Johnson lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Crowley rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  McCraw lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Powell 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .222
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Baylor cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Bell rf               4   0   0   1     0   0   .232      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Oates c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .294
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Unser cf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .218      McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Perry p               1   0   0   1     0   1   .157        Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .278

Totals               32   4   7   4     3   2             Totals               34   1   6   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 12,372
Left on Base: Indians 5, Orioles 7
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Powell
Doubles: Fosse (14)
Caught Stealing: Fosse (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry 3 (8), A. Johnson (1), McNally (1)
GIDP: Brohamer (6), Crowley (7)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (4,by Perry)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(17-8)          10     6   1   1   2   6   0  38   1.70
Totals                 10     6   1   1   2   6   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(10-8)        10     7   4   4   3   2   0  39   2.53
Totals                 10     7   4   4   3   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Perry (7)
Wild Pitches: McNally (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy singled to left; Brohamer grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Duffy out at second]; A. Johnson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to right; Grich was hit by a pitch
[Buford to second]; Crowley grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Buford to third, Grich out at
second]; Powell singled to center [Buford scored]; Baylor forced
Powell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson singled to right; Oates singled to left
[Robinson to second]; Johnson grounded out (second to first)
[Robinson to third, Oates to second]; McNally grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buford walked; Grich struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Unser walked;
Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Unser to
second]; Duffy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Crowley flied out to center; Powell struck out;
Baylor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer singled to left; A. Johnson singled to
center [Brohamer to second]; Nettles flied out to center
[Brohamer to third]; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Brohamer scored, A. Johnson to second]; Chambliss grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson flied out to right; Oates grounded out
(pitcher to first); Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse flied out to center; Unser grounded out
(second to first); Perry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: McNally flied out to left; Buford flied out to
center; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy made an out to shortstop; Brohamer popped to
catcher in foul territory; A. Johnson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell
flied out to center; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Nettles was called out on strikes; Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson flied out to center; Oates singled to
right; Johnson singled to left [Oates to second]; McNally out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Oates to third, Johnson to
second]; Buford was walked intentionally; HP umpire Larry
McCoy inspected Gaylord Perry's glove at the request of Orioles
manager Earl Weaver; Grich forced Buford (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
singled to third; check-swing pop that Brooks Robinson lost
in lights; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Unser to second]; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); Powell
grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Brohamer reached on an error by Powell; A. Johnson
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brohamer to
second]; Indians Manager Ken Aspromonte ejected by 1B umpire
Jim Honochick; McNally threw a wild pitch [Brohamer to
third]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson struck out; Oates struck out; Johnson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 10TH: Chambliss singled to center; Fosse doubled to
right [Chambliss to third]; Unser was walked intentionally;
Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chambliss
scored, Fosse to third, Unser to second]; Duffy was walked
intentionally; Fosse was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted) [Unser to third, Duffy to second]; Brohamer singled
to right [Unser scored, Duffy scored, Brohamer to second (on
throw)]; A. Johnson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 10TH: MCCRAW REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); SHOPAY
BATTED FOR MCNALLY; Shopay was called out on strikes; Buford
flied out to left; Grich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 1.

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