Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
May 26, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 0, Baltimore Orioles 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Duffy ss 4 0 0 0
McCraw cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Foster rf 3 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0
Leon 2b 3 0 0 0
Wilcox p 2 0 0 0
  Brohamer ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 4 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 1 2 0
Crowley rf 2 0 0 0
  Rettenmund rf 0 0 0 0
Baylor lf 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 3 1 1 1
Powell 1b 2 0 0 1
Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0
Hendricks c 1 0 0 0
Cuellar p 3 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 3 2
Cleveland 000 000 000041
Baltimore 011 000 00x231
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  L (4-4) 7.0 2 2 2 4 6
  Lamb   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
3
2
2
4
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  W (2-3) 9.0 4 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
6

  E–A Johnson (1), Belanger (4).  2B–Cleveland Foster (2,off Cuellar); Fosse (7,off Cuellar).  3B–Baltimore Blair (2,off Wilcox).  SH–Rettenmund (2,off Lamb).  SF–Powell (3,off Wilcox); Blair (3,off Wilcox).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:02.  A–9,253.
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