Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
August 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 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 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 5 0 1 0
Blair cf 4 1 1 0
  Buford ph 1 0 0 0
Grich ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 3 2 2 2
  Belanger pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Baylor lf 4 0 1 0
Powell 1b 3 0 1 1
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 0 0 0 0
  Oates ph 1 0 0 0
Cuellar p 2 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
McCraw rf 4 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 4 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 2 3 0
Foster lf 2 1 1 1
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 2
Fosse c 4 0 1 1
Duffy ss 3 0 0 0
Unser cf 4 0 0 0
Hilgendorf p 3 0 0 0
  Lowenstein lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Baltimore 010 002 000370
Cleveland 000 220 00x481
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  L (10-9) 8.0 8 4 4 3 5
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
3
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hilgendorf  W (2-0) 7.0 6 3 2 2 3
  Hennigan  SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
4

  E–Nettles (16).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Baltimore Johnson (19,off Hilgendorf); Rettenmund (9,off Hennigan), Cleveland Chambliss 2 (14,off Cuellar 2); Fosse (15,off Cuellar); Foster (4,off Cuellar).  HR–Baltimore Robinson (6,6th inning off Hilgendorf 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Cuellar (4,off Hilgendorf).  HBP–Etchebarren (3,by Hilgendorf); Powell (3,by Hennigan).  IBB–Etchebarren (1,by Hilgendorf); Duffy (4,by Cuellar).  SF–Nettles (3,off Cuellar).  CS–Blair (6,2nd base by Hilgendorf/Fosse).  HBP–Hilgendorf (1,Etchebarren); Hennigan (2,Powell).  IBB–Cuellar (4,Duffy); Hilgendorf (2,Etchebarren).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:14.  A–12,449.
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