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.

The Indians added what proved to be the deciding run off reliever Pat Dobson in the sixth when Buddy Bell doubled and Chambliss singled. Oates homered for the Orioles in the ninth and when Davey Johnson followed with a two-out double, Phil Hennigan relieved Dick Tidrow and retired pinch-hitter Merv Rettenmund on a fly to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      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.