Led by Tommy McCraw, the Indians won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-5, in 10 innings, before losing the second game to the Orioles, 4-3. McCraw singled home two runs in the second inning, doubled in another tally in the sixth and tied the score at 5-5 with a homer in the eighth. Graig Nettles singled in the 10th, stopped at third on a double by McCraw and scored the winning run on a single by Frank Duffy. Don Baylor batted in three runs for the Orioles with a homer and sacrifice fly.

In the nightcap, Roric Harrison hit his first major league homer for the Orioles and was the winner, with help from Grant Jackson. The deciding run crossed the plate in the eighth inning on a walk to Tom Shopay, single by Bobby Grich and a pair of infield outs. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, October   3, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  -   5 10  2
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  2    0  1  0    1  -   6 12  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry rf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .286      Bell cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Buford ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Brohamer 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Coggins cf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   0     0   1   .290
  Blair ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Fosse c               5   1   0   0     0   1   .242
Grich ss              5   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Nettles 3b            5   2   2   0     0   0   .255
Baylor 1b             3   1   2   3     0   0   .256      McCraw lf             5   2   4   4     0   0   .256
Rettenmund lf,rf      3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Unser rf              2   0   1   0     3   0   .237
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Duffy ss              5   0   3   2     0   0   .241
Matchick 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Tidrow p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .100
  Etchebarren ph,c    0   0   0   0     1   0   .205        Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .088
Oates c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .262        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Robinson ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Alexander p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .080
  Crowley ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .231
  Scott p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     3   4             Totals               41   6  12   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:48
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Indians 11
DP: Orioles 0, Indians 1
Errors: Grich, Matchick, Brohamer, Chambliss, Mingori
Doubles: Crowley (10), Oates (12), Nettles (28), McCraw 2 (11)
Home Runs: Baylor (11), McCraw (7)
Stolen Bases: Baylor 2 (24), Grich (13), McCraw (12)
Caught Stealing: Matchick (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (3), Rettenmund (4), Johnson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (3)
GIDP: Robinson (12)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (9,by Tidrow)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               6     5   4   3   2   4   0  27   2.45
Scott                   1.1   4   1   1   0   0   1   8   2.74
Watt L(2-3)             1.2   3   1   1   1   1   0   9   2.17
Totals                  9    12   6   5   3   5   1  44

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  8     9   5   3   2   4   1  36   2.77
Mingori                 1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.95
Farmer W(2-5)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.40
Totals                 10    10   5   3   3   4   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (6)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - John Rice


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to second; Coggins out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Bumbry to second]; Grich
struck out; Baylor homered [Bumbry scored]; Rettenmund walked;
Johnson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (second to first); Brohamer flied
out to center; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Matchick singled to left; Matchick was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oates flied out to left;
Alexander singled to center; Bumbry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse reached on an error by Grich; Nettles doubled
to right [Fosse to third]; McCraw singled to right [Fosse scored
(unearned), Nettles scored]; Unser walked [McCraw to second];
McCraw stole third; Duffy flied out to center; Tidrow was called
out on strikes; Bell forced Unser (shortstop to second); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Coggins singled to center; Grich flied out to
right; Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first) [Coggins to
second]; Rettenmund grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
reached on an error by Matchick; Fosse was called out on
strikes; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Johnson made an out to shortstop; Matchick flied
out to right; Oates walked; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: McCraw flied out to center; Unser flied out to
center; Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Coggins flied out to
right; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Tidrow was called out on strikes; Bell flied out to
center; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor was hit by a pitch; Baylor stole second;
Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Baylor stole third;
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Matchick flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss singled to center; Fosse flied out to
center; Nettles flied out to center; McCraw doubled [Chambliss
scored]; Unser was walked intentionally; Duffy singled to center
[McCraw scored, Unser to second]; Tidrow grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Oates reached on an error by Chambliss; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Crowley doubled [Oates scored (unearned)];
Bumbry singled to first [Crowley to third]; Coggins grounded out
(first unassisted) [Crowley scored, Bumbry to second (error by
Brohamer)]; Grich singled to center [Bumbry to third]; Grich
stole second; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bumbry
scored (unearned)]; Rettenmund popped to first in foul
territory; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: SCOTT REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Bell grounded
out (third to first); Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Chambliss singled to left; Fosse forced Chambliss
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians
4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Johnson flied out to left; Matchick flied out to
right; Oates doubled to right; Scott was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles flied out to left; McCraw homered; Unser
singled to left; Duffy singled to right [Unser to third];
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR TIDROW; WATT REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING);
Bevacqua struck out; Bell flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: MINGORI REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); BUFORD BATTED
FOR BUMBRY; Buford flied out to left; BLAIR BATTED FOR COGGINS;
Blair flied out to right; Grich grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: BUFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BLAIR STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Brohamer flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to center;
Fosse made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Indians 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: Baylor singled to third; Rettenmund reached on an
error by Mingori on a sacrifice bunt [Baylor to second,
Rettenmund to first]; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Baylor to third, Rettenmund to second]; ETCHEBARREN
BATTED FOR MATCHICK; Etchebarren was walked intentionally;
ROBINSON BATTED FOR OATES; FARMER REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING);
Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Etchebarren out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 5, Indians 5.

INDIANS 10TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ROBINSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Nettles singled to right; McCraw
doubled to right [Nettles to third]; Unser was walked
intentionally; Duffy singled to center [Nettles scored, McCraw
to third, Unser to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Indians 6.