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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 28, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 28, 1972 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vince Colbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 14,192 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Right Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Tommy McCraw | Center Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Jerry Moses | Catcher |
| John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Vince Colbert | Pitcher |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 28, 1972
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Palmer
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Palmer
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Palmer
There goes Brohamer. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Brohamer steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCraw vs. Palmer
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Palmer
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brohamer scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Palmer
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Colbert
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Colbert
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowley vs. Colbert
Crowley hits a fly ball into center field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Colbert
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Palmer
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Palmer
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Palmer
Duffy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Colbert
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Colbert
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Colbert
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Colbert
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Colbert
Palmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Unser. Palmer reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Hendricks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Colbert
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Palmer
Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Palmer
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Palmer
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCraw vs. Palmer
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grich scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Colbert
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Colbert
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Colbert
Baylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein who is chasing the ball. Baylor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Colbert
Powell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Colbert
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Palmer
Nettles hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Palmer
Chambliss hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Palmer
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Colbert
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Colbert
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Colbert
Palmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching.
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. Hendricks scores. Palmer moves to third. Belanger moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grich vs. Hargan
There's a wild pitch. Palmer scores. Belanger moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grich vs. Hargan
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Hargan
Crowley hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Palmer
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Palmer
Duffy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Palmer
Eddie Leon pinch hits for Steve Hargan.
Leon hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Palmer
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hennigan
Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Hennigan
There goes Baylor. The throw from Moses and he is safe. Baylor steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Hennigan
Powell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Hennigan
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hennigan
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Palmer
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Palmer
McCraw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Palmer
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Palmer
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Hennigan
Hendricks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Hennigan
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Hennigan
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Hennigan
Grich strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Palmer
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Palmer
Lowenstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Palmer
Duffy strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Palmer
Roy Foster pinch hits for Phil Hennigan.
Foster hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching. Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Terry Crowley.
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Riddleberger
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Riddleberger
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it and throws to second for the out. Rettenmund moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Riddleberger
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Palmer
Merv Rettenmund now playing right field.
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Palmer
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Palmer
McCraw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Riddleberger
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Riddleberger
Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Riddleberger
Palmer bunts towards the mound. Riddleberger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Riddleberger
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Riddleberger
Grich hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Palmer
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell juggles the ball. That's an error on Powell. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Palmer
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Palmer
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Palmer
Lowenstein hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1972 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Unser D, rf 4 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 4 1 0 0
Brohamer J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Grich B, 2b 4 0 1 1
McCraw T, cf 3 0 0 0 Crowley T, rf 3 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Rettenmund M, ph-rf 1 0 1 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Baylor D, lf 4 0 3 0
Moses J, c 3 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, lf 4 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 4 0 0 0
Duffy F, ss 2 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Colbert V, p 1 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 2 2 1 0
Hargan S, p 0 0 0 0 Palmer J, p 4 1 3 2
Leon E, ph 1 0 0 0
Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0
Foster R, ph 1 0 0 0
Riddleberger D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 4 1 32 5 10 3
Cleveland 100 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore 020 300 00x -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Colbert V (L) 3.1 4 4 2 5 1
Hargan S 0.2 0 1 0 0 0
Hennigan P 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Riddleberger D 2.0 4 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 4
E -- Nettles G, Powell B
DP -- Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Baltimore 9
2B -- Palmer J
3B -- Baylor D
SB -- Brohamer J, Baylor D
SF -- Grich B
WP -- Hargan S
T -- 2:14
A -- 14192
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