May 27, 1972 Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CLE 2 BOS 9
MIL 3 CAL 4
KCR 2 TEX 16
@MIN 2 DET 2
@NYY 1 OAK 6
CHW 3 SFG 11
@ATL 9 CHC 5
MON 3 CIN 9
SDP 4 LAD 7
@HOU 3 PHI 2
@PIT 1
(12) NYM 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 39,714

Saturday, May 27, 1972, 7:03PM
Time of Game: 2:17

Indians

18-14

Lost 4

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  1
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  X    4  6  1

W: D McNally (5-3), L: G Perry (8-3)

Orioles

18-15

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Duffy SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .208  .563    0    2   5   
T McCraw CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .316  .840    0    1   0   2B
A Johnson LF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .223  .611    0    0   0   IW
G Nettles 3B                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .217  .596    0    0   4   SF
R Fosse C                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .261  .699    0    5   0   IW
R Foster RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .472    0    2   0   
  D Unser RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .560    0    0   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   2   1    0   1  .238  .654    0   11   0   
E Leon 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .468    0    2   3   
G Perry P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .161  .455    0    1   2   
  J Moses PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .647    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    4   8                    24  14

BATTING

2B: T McCraw (3, off D McNally).

SF: G Nettles (1, off D McNally).

IBB: A Johnson (4, by D McNally); R Fosse (5, by D McNally).

TB: T McCraw 2; C Chambliss 2; G Nettles; G Perry; F Duffy.

RBI: C Chambliss (2); G Nettles (8).

2-out RBI: C Chambliss.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Perry-F Duffy-C Chambliss.

PB: R Fosse (5).

E: G Nettles (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: C Chambliss (1st base by D McNally).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Belanger SS                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .173  .467    0    1   1   
B Grich 2B                    4   2   1   0    0   2  .278  .705    0    1   1   
T Crowley RF                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .421 1.278    0    2   0   HR,2B
  M Rettenmund RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .694         0   0   
D Baylor LF                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .356 1.209    0    5   0   2B
P Blair CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .639    0    2   0   
B Powell 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .152  .579    0    8   0   
B Robinson 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .627    0    0   2   GDP
A Etchebarren C               2   0   0   0    1   0  .164  .428    0    8   0   
D McNally P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .266    0    0   1   
Totals                       30   4   6   4    3   5                    27   5

BATTING

2B: T Crowley (4, off G Perry); D Baylor (4, off G Perry).

HR: T Crowley (4, off G Perry; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: T Crowley 7; D Baylor 2; B Powell; B Grich.

GIDP: B Robinson (2).

RBI: D Baylor 2 (11); T Crowley 2 (10).

2-out RBI: D Baylor 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: B Robinson (6).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perry, L (8-3)               8     6   4   4    3   5   1   1.91   33     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 6     56    -     1.24  -0.30
Totals                         8     6   4   4    3   5   1          33     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 6           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McNally, W (5-3)             9     6   2   2    4   8   0   2.31   36     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1· 6     71    -     1.15   0.20
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   8   0          36     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D McNally 2 (5; A Johnson, R Fosse).

PO: D McNally (4; C Chambliss, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 39,714.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. F Duffy              SS    1. M Belanger           SS 
2. T McCraw             CF    2. B Grich              2B 
3. A Johnson            LF    3. T Crowley            RF 
4. G Nettles            3B    4. D Baylor             LF 
5. R Fosse              C     5. P Blair              CF 
6. R Foster             RF    6. B Powell             1B 
7. C Chambliss          1B    7. B Robinson           3B 
8. E Leon               2B    8. A Etchebarren        C  
9. G Perry              P     9. D McNally            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  2-2  1--      35%  95% T Crowley       G Perry         Home Run; Grich Scores
   b 6   2  2-0  -23      31%  55% D Baylor        G Perry         Double to LF; Belanger Scores; Grich Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-     -11%  40% C Chambliss     D McNally       Single; Nettles Scores
   b 5   0  2-0  1--     -10%  20% B Robinson      G Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 7   0  2-2  1--      10%  54% E Leon          D McNally       Chambliss Picked off 1B (P-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      53%  T McCraw        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  A Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  B Grich         Strikeout
          ---      52%  T Crowley       Single to 1B
          1--      53%  D Baylor        Passed Ball; Crowley to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  G Nettles       Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  R Fosse         Flyball: CF; Nettles to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  R Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      40%  C Chambliss     Single; Nettles Scores
   O      1--      42%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      39%  P Blair         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      38%  B Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave McNally facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      39%  G Perry         Flyball: RF
          ---      36%  F Duffy         Single to CF
          1--      28%  T McCraw        Double to LF; Duffy to 3B
          -23      27%  A Johnson       Intentional Walk
   RO     123      25%  G Nettles       Flyball: SS/Sacrifice Fly; Duffy Scores; McCraw to 3B/Adv on E5
          1-3      24%  R Fosse         Intentional Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      123      29%  R Foster        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      26%  A Etchebarren   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      25%  D McNally       Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      25%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  E Leon          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      27%  G Perry         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      24%  B Grich         Strikeout
          ---      29%  T Crowley       Double to RF
   O      -2-      25%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      21%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  F Duffy         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      24%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  A Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
          ---      30%  B Powell        Single to RF
   OO     1--      20%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  A Etchebarren   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave McNally facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      20%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      21%  R Fosse         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      21%  R Foster        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
                  Del Unser replaces Roy Foster playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      18%  D McNally       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      22%  M Belanger      Walk
          1--      28%  B Grich         Single to RF; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-      24%  T Crowley       Groundout: 2B-1B; Belanger to 3B; Grich to 2B
   RR     -23      55%  D Baylor        Double to LF; Belanger Scores; Grich Scores
   O      -2-      50%  P Blair         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
          ---      44%  C Chambliss     Single to RF
   O      1--      54%  E Leon          Chambliss Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      56%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      54%  G Perry         Single to RF
   O      1--      58%  F Duffy         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  B Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      52%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      54%  A Etchebarren   Walk
   O      1--      50%  D McNally       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  T McCraw        Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  A Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  G Nettles       Walk
          1--      51%  R Fosse         Walk; Nettles to 2B
   O      12-      59%  D Unser         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      66%  M Belanger      Walk
   O      1--      60%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      95%  T Crowley       Home Run; Grich Scores
          ---      95%  D Baylor        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Baylor to 1B
   O      1--      95%  P Blair         Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  B Powell        Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
                  Merv Rettenmund replaces Terry Crowley playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      97%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  E Leon          Flyball: 2B
                  Jerry Moses pinch hits for Gaylord Perry batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Moses         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 4.

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