With Chris Chambliss taking the lead role for the second straight game, the Indians defeated the Orioles, 3-0, behind the pitching of Gaylord Perry, who racked up his 23rd victory. The Indians jumped on Dave McNally for all their runs in the first inning. Buddy Bell led off with a single and Jack Brohamer was safe on an error by Boog Powell. Chambliss tripled to knock in two runs and scored himself on a single by Ray Fosse. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .261      Buford lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .208
Brohamer 2b           5   1   0   0     0   0   .238      Oates c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .256
Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   2     1   0   .290      Grich ss              3   0   2   0     1   0   .278
Fosse c               5   0   2   1     0   0   .245      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Crowley rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Bevacqua lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .074      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .251
  Unser lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .225
McCraw rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .251      McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Perry p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .160        Harrison p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .071
                                                            Shopay ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
                                                            Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .043
                                                            Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .262

Totals               34   3   7   3     3   5             Totals               32   0   7   0     5   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  3,130
Left on Base: Indians 10, Orioles 10
DP: Indians 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Powell
Doubles: Chambliss (27)
Triples: Chambliss (2), Blair (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (14)
GIDP: Blair (16)
Hit by Pitch: Bell (3,by Harrison), Duffy (1,by Watt)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(23-16)          9     7   0   0   5   5   0  37   1.96
Totals                  9     7   0   0   5   5   0  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(13-17)        0     3   3   2   0   0   0   4   2.95
Harrison                5     2   0   0   2   5   0  20   2.35
Alexander               2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.33
Watt                    2     1   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.14
Totals                  9     7   3   2   3   5   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Harrison (4), Watt (2)
Wild Pitches: Watt (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to left; Brohamer reached on an error
by Powell [Bell to second]; Chambliss tripled [Bell scored,
Brohamer scored (unearned)]; Fosse singled to center [Chambliss
scored]; HARRISON REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Nettles flied out
to left; Bevacqua struck out; Duffy forced Fosse (shortstop to
second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to right; Oates lined into a double
play (second to first) [Buford out at first]; Grich singled to
left; Powell singled to right [Grich to third]; Crowley grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: On a bunt McCraw singled; Perry out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [McCraw to second]; Bell struck out;
Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to second;
Harrison struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Chambliss walked; Fosse grounded out (third to
first) [Chambliss to second]; Nettles was walked intentionally;
Bevacqua made an out to second; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford flied out to left; Oates walked; Grich
forced Oates (first to shortstop); Powell grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: McCraw struck out; Perry struck out; Bell was hit
by a pitch; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley struck out; Robinson popped to first in
foul territory; Blair tripled; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Fosse singled to
right; Nettles grounded out (third to first) [Fosse to second];
Bevacqua flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: SHOPAY BATTED FOR HARRISON; UNSER REPLACED BEVACQUA
(PLAYING LF); Shopay walked; Buford forced Shopay (shortstop to
second); Oates forced Buford (second to shortstop); Grich
singled to left [Oates to second]; Powell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 6TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Duffy
grounded out (third to first); McCraw grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perry singled to center; Bell popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley made an out to shortstop; Robinson walked;
Blair grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Chambliss grounded
out (shortstop to first); Fosse grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson struck out; BUMBRY BATTED FOR ALEXANDER;
Bumbry made an out to shortstop; Buford walked; Oates singled to
center [Buford to second]; Grich walked [Buford to third, Oates
to second]; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 8TH: WATT REPLACED BUMBRY (PITCHING); Nettles flied out
to left; Unser made an out to second; Duffy was hit by a pitch;
McCraw walked [Duffy to second]; Perry forced McCraw (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Crowley grounded out (second to first); Robinson
flied out to right; Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Chambliss doubled; Watt threw a
wild pitch [Chambliss to third]; Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Johnson flied out to center; DAVIS BATTED FOR WATT;
Davis was called out on strikes; Buford grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.