Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
July 27, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 0 2 0
Brohamer 2b 5 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Lowenstein rf 4 0 1 2
Fosse c 3 0 0 0
Duffy ss 3 1 1 0
Tidrow p 3 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  McCraw ph,lf 1 1 1 2
Totals 35 4 8 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 2 1 0
Grich ss 4 0 1 1
Crowley rf 2 0 0 0
  Blair ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Powell 1b 4 0 1 1
  Belanger pr 0 0 0 0
Baylor cf,rf 4 1 0 0
Robinson 3b 5 0 2 1
  Shopay pr 0 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 2 0
Oates c 2 0 0 0
  Etchebarren ph,c 1 0 0 0
Dobson p 3 0 2 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Cleveland 200 000 002481
Baltimore 001 001 1003101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow   5.1 5 2 2 2 3
  Kilkenny   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Hennigan  W (1-1) 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Mingori  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
6
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (12-9) 9.0 8 4 4 3 8
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
8

  E–Fosse (8), Dobson (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Cleveland Chambliss (12,off Dobson).  3B–Baltimore Buford (1,off Tidrow).  HR–Cleveland McCraw (3,9th inning off Dobson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Dobson (6,off Hennigan).  SF–Grich (3,off Tidrow).  HBP–Baylor (5,by Tidrow).  IBB–Buford (5,by Hennigan).  SB–Lowenstein (1,2nd base off Dobson/Oates); Baylor (15,2nd base off Tidrow/Fosse).  HBP–Tidrow (4,Baylor).  IBB–Hennigan (2,Buford).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:53.  A–10,033.
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