Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
August 2, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1972 at Cleveland 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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Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 5 0 0 0
Crowley rf 1 1 1 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
  Leonhard p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Salmon ph 1 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Oates c 4 0 3 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Baylor lf,rf 3 0 0 1
Grich 3b 4 1 2 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 1 2 2
Harrison p 1 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Buford ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 1 1 0
Brohamer 2b 4 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 3
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
McCraw rf 4 1 1 0
Foster lf 4 2 2 2
Duffy ss 3 0 1 0
Moses c 3 0 1 0
Wilcox p 1 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 5
Baltimore 110 100 000382
Cleveland 023 010 00x6110
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Harrison  L (0-4) 2.0 6 5 5 0 0
  Scott   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Leonhard   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Jackson   2.1 2 1 0 1 1
  Watt   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
4
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox   3.1 6 3 3 2 3
  Kilkenny  W (4-1) 5.2 2 0 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
6

  E–Baylor (3), Johnson (4).  2B–Baltimore Oates (8,off Wilcox); Grich 2 (16,off Wilcox,off Kilkenny); Blair (9,off Wilcox).  HR–Baltimore Blair (5,2nd inning off Wilcox 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Foster (1,2nd inning off Harrison 1 on, 0 out); Chambliss (3,3rd inning off Harrison 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Baylor (2,off Wilcox).  IBB–Powell (6,by Wilcox).  SH–Kilkenny (2,off Leonhard).  IBB–Wilcox (6,Powell).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:28.  A–14,148.
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