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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 3, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 3, 1972 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Hilgendorf |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,449 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Jim Evans |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy McCraw | Right Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Tom Hilgendorf | Pitcher |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 3, 1972
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Hilgendorf
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hilgendorf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hilgendorf
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Hilgendorf
Grich hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Cuellar
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCraw for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Cuellar
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 -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Cuellar
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Cuellar
Foster hits a popup towards short. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hilgendorf
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Hilgendorf
Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Hilgendorf
Powell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Hilgendorf
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Etchebarren vs. Hilgendorf
Etchebarren is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuellar vs. Hilgendorf
Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cuellar for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Cuellar
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Cuellar
Duffy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Hilgendorf
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hilgendorf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hilgendorf
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Hilgendorf
There goes Blair. The throw from Fosse and he is out, Brohamer applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Hilgendorf
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Cuellar
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hilgendorf vs. Cuellar
Hilgendorf strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Cuellar
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuellar covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hilgendorf
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hilgendorf
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hilgendorf
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Cuellar
Brohamer bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Cuellar
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. Brohamer moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Cuellar
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brohamer tags and scores. Chambliss tags and moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fosse vs. Cuellar
Fosse hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Fosse reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duffy vs. Cuellar
Duffy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Unser vs. Cuellar
Unser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hilgendorf vs. Cuellar
Hilgendorf strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hilgendorf
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Hilgendorf
Etchebarren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Hilgendorf
Cuellar bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Hilgendorf
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Cuellar
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Cuellar
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Cuellar
Chambliss hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Cuellar
Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Foster reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Cuellar
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hilgendorf
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Hilgendorf
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hilgendorf
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hilgendorf
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hilgendorf
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hilgendorf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Cuellar
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Cuellar
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hilgendorf vs. Cuellar
Hilgendorf strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hilgendorf
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etchebarren vs. Hilgendorf
Etchebarren is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuellar vs. Hilgendorf
Cuellar bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Duffy who tags Johnson for the out. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Hilgendorf
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. Etchebarren moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Hilgendorf
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hilgendorf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Cuellar
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Cuellar
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Cuellar
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Cuellar
Foster takes first base on ball four. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Hennigan
Phil Hennigan now pitching. John Lowenstein now playing left field.
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hennigan
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Hennigan
Mark Belanger pinch runs for Brooks Robinson.
Baylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Hennigan
Powell is hit by the pitch. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Hennigan
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Cuellar
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Bobby Grich now playing third base.
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Cuellar
Duffy hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Cuellar
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Unser for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Hennigan
Johnny Oates pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren.
Oates hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Hennigan
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Mike Cuellar.
Crowley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Hennigan
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Unser. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Hennigan
Don Buford pinch hits for Paul Blair.
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1972 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Rettenmund M, rf 5 0 1 0 McCraw T, rf 4 0 0 0
Blair P, cf 4 1 1 0 Brohamer J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Buford D, ph 1 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 2 3 0
Grich B, ss-3b 4 0 0 0 Foster R, lf 2 1 1 1
Robinson B, 3b 3 2 2 2 Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0
Belanger M, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 1 2
Baylor D, lf 4 0 1 0 Fosse R, c 4 0 1 1
Powell B, 1b 3 0 1 1 Duffy F, ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Unser D, cf 4 0 0 0
Etchebarren A, c 0 0 0 0 Hilgendorf T, p 3 0 0 0
Oates J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lowenstein J, lf 0 0 0 0
Cuellar M, p 2 0 0 0
Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 3 7 3 31 4 8 4
Baltimore 010 002 000 -- 3
Cleveland 000 220 00x -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (L) 8.0 8 4 4 3 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hilgendorf T (W) 7.0 6 3 2 2 3
Hennigan P (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Nettles G
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Cleveland 7
2B -- Chambliss C 2, Fosse R, Foster R, Johnson D, Rettenmund M
HR -- Robinson B
CS -- Blair P
SH -- Cuellar M
SF -- Nettles G
HBP -- by Hilgendorf T (Etchebarren A), by Hennigan P (Powell B)
T -- 2:14
A -- 12449
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