The Orioles missed a chance to gain ground in the East Division race by losing to the Indians, 3-2. Chris Chambliss and Ray Fosse started the Indians' scoring with back-to-back homers off Mike Cuellar in the fourth inning. The Orioles picked up a run in the fifth on singles by Johnny Oates and Don Buford and a sacrifice fly by Bobby Grich. Cleveland Indians 3, Baltimore Orioles 2Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumIndians 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 10 1 Orioles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bell cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Grich ss 2 0 0 1 1 0 .276 Brohamer 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Blair cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .288 Davis lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Fosse c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .244 Powell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Crowley rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Bevacqua lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .083 Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Unser lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Oates c 4 2 2 1 0 0 .255 Duffy ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .230 Johnson 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .225 McCraw rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .251 Belanger pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Tidrow p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .104 Cuellar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .119 Hennigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Buford ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Dobson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Baylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Totals 31 3 10 3 0 5 Totals 33 2 7 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 4,974 Left on Base: Indians 2, Orioles 7 DP: Indians 1, Orioles 4 Errors: Bevacqua Doubles: Bell (20), Blair (20), Johnson (22) Home Runs: Chambliss (6), Fosse (9), Oates (4) Stolen Bases: Buford (8), Oates (5) Caught Stealing: Chambliss (4) Sacrifice Hits: Brohamer (9) Sacrifice Flies: Grich (5) GIDP: Tidrow (2), McCraw (10), Fosse (18), Davis (3) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow W(14-15) 8.2 7 2 2 2 4 1 35 2.75 Hennigan SV(5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.71 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 1 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cuellar L(17-12) 5 6 2 2 0 2 2 18 2.63 Dobson 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7 2.65 Jackson 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.37 Totals 9 10 3 3 0 5 2 32 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Nestor Chylak INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to center; Brohamer singled to center; Chambliss hit into a double play (center to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Grich walked; Blair reached on an error by Bevacqua [Grich to second]; Davis grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grich to third, Blair out at second]; Powell walked; Crowley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. INDIANS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles singled to right; Bevacqua flied out to left; Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson made an out to second; Oates flied out to right; Johnson singled to center; Cuellar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. INDIANS 3RD: McCraw singled to center; Tidrow grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [McCraw out at second]; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair flied out to right; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Chambliss homered; Fosse homered; Nettles flied out to left; Bevacqua struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Powell flied out to center; Crowley made an out to shortstop; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0. INDIANS 5TH: Duffy singled to left; McCraw grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Duffy out at second]; Tidrow struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Oates singled to left; Johnson was called out on strikes; BUFORD BATTED FOR CUELLAR; Buford singled to right [Oates to third]; Buford stole second; Grich hit a sacrifice fly to left [Oates scored]; Blair struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 1. INDIANS 6TH: DOBSON REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Bell doubled to left; Brohamer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bell to third]; Chambliss singled to center [Bell scored]; Fosse grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Powell flied out to center; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1. INDIANS 7TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua struck out; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: UNSER REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING LF); Robinson singled to center; Oates forced Robinson (third to shortstop); Oates stole second; Johnson was called out on strikes; BAYLOR BATTED FOR DOBSON; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1. INDIANS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED BAYLOR (PITCHING); McCraw singled to right; On a bunt Tidrow struck out; Bell forced McCraw (pitcher to second); Brohamer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Grich made an out to third; Blair doubled to right; Davis flied out to left; Powell lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1. INDIANS 9TH: Chambliss singled to left; Chambliss was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Fosse grounded out (third to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Crowley flied out to right; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Oates homered; Johnson doubled to left; BELANGER RAN FOR JOHNSON; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR JACKSON; HENNIGAN REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Rettenmund flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 2. |
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