Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
September 26, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 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 3, Baltimore Orioles 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell cf 4 1 1 0
Brohamer 2b 3 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 2
Fosse c 4 1 1 1
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Bevacqua lf 3 0 0 0
  Unser lf 0 0 0 0
Duffy ss 3 0 1 0
McCraw rf 3 0 2 0
Tidrow p 3 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 10 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Grich ss 2 0 0 1
Blair cf 4 0 1 0
Davis lf 4 0 0 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Crowley rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Oates c 4 2 2 1
Johnson 2b 4 0 2 0
  Belanger pr 0 0 0 0
Cuellar p 1 0 0 0
  Buford ph 1 0 1 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Baylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cleveland 000 201 0003101
Baltimore 000 010 001270
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow  W (14-15) 8.2 7 2 2 2 4
  Hennigan  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  L (17-12) 5.0 6 2 2 0 2
  Dobson   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Jackson   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
5

  E–Bevacqua (1).  DP–Cleveland 1, Baltimore 4.  2B–Cleveland Bell (20,off Dobson), Baltimore Blair (20,off Tidrow); Johnson (22,off Tidrow).  HR–Cleveland Chambliss (6,4th inning off Cuellar 0 on, 1 out); Fosse (9,4th inning off Cuellar 0 on, 1 out), Baltimore Oates (4,9th inning off Tidrow 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Brohamer (9,off Dobson).  SF–Grich (5,off Tidrow).  CS–Chambliss (4,2nd base by Jackson/Oates).  SB–Buford (8,2nd base off Tidrow/Fosse); Oates (5,2nd base off Tidrow/Fosse).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:19.  A–4,974.
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