Tuesday August 1, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Backed by Buddy Bell, who belted a two-run homer, Gaylord Perry pitched a two-hit shutout for his 18th victory of the season as the Indians defeated the Orioles, 2-0. Two were out in the fourth inning when Chris Chambliss singled and Bell hit his homer off Dave McNally. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 2, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Tuesday, August 1, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 Indians 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 7 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .227 Duffy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Rettenmund cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Brohamer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Oates c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Powell 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .221 Unser lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Robinson 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Fosse c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Crowley rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Nettles 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .252 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .269 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .187 Bell rf 2 1 1 2 1 0 .235 McNally p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 McCraw cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Shopay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Perry p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .164 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 27 0 2 0 2 6 Totals 29 2 7 2 1 2 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 30,543 Left on Base: Orioles 3, Indians 4 DP: Orioles 2, Indians 1 Home Runs: Bell (4) Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (3) GIDP: Foster (3), Duffy (6) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McNally L(10-9) 7 7 2 2 1 1 1 27 2.53 Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.54 Totals 8 7 2 2 1 2 1 30 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(18-8) 9 2 0 0 2 6 0 30 1.63 Totals 9 2 0 0 2 6 0 30 Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Barnett ORIOLES 1ST: Buford made an out to third; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Oates made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Duffy grounded out (second to first); Brohamer flied out to left; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Powell singled to center; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to second]; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted) [Powell to third]; Grich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Fosse was called out on strikes; Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss singled to left; Bell homered [Chambliss scored]; McCraw singled to center; Perry flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (second to first); McNally grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Brohamer singled; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates flied out to left; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles singled to right; Chambliss flied out to center; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Crowley walked; Grich struck out; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: McCraw grounded out (first to pitcher); Perry singled to left; Duffy grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Perry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 6TH: McNally grounded out (second to first); Buford walked; Rettenmund singled to right [Buford to second]; Oates lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Rettenmund out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Powell popped to second (second to first); Robinson made an out to shortstop; Crowley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: Nettles singled to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Nettles to second]; Bell was walked intentionally; McCraw forced Bell (shortstop to second) [Nettles to third]; Perry forced McCraw (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Grich popped to third in foul territory; Belanger was called out on strikes; SHOPAY BATTED FOR MCNALLY; Shopay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Duffy popped to first in foul territory; Brohamer struck out; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 9TH: UNSER REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Buford flied out to right; Rettenmund flied out to right; Oates grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2.

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