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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		7
11
KCR
@CHW		0
1
KCR
@CHW		2
3
BAL
@CLE		2
9
DET
@MIL		8
2
CAL
@TEX		0
5
CIN
@ATL		7
11
SDP
@LAD		0
1
STL
@MON		5
6		 
(10)
HOU
@SFG		6
0
Saturday, April 22, 1972
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 2,683, Time of Game: 2:17
Orioles
2
5-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Indians
9
3-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
W: Dick Tidrow (1-1)
L: Jim Palmer (0-2)
S: Ed Farmer (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  4  0
Indians         0  1  0   1  2  0   5  0  X    9 13  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .192 .584 -0.074 1.30 0.014 -0.088 -0.6 3 0 SB
Merv Rettenmund RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .208 .546 -0.009 0.93 0.019 -0.028 -0.3 0 0
Paul Blair CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .222 .620 -0.084 1.12 0.015 -0.100 -0.7 3 0
Boog Powell 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .749 0.029 1.04 0.051 -0.022 0.2 4 1 HBP
   Terry Crowley PR-1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .333 1.667 0.096 0.36 0.097 0.000 1.7 6 1 HR
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .641 -0.006 0.87 0.054 -0.060 -0.3 1 0 2B
Elrod Hendricks C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.087 0.93 0.000 -0.087 -0.7 3 0
Davey Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .641 -0.023 0.92 0.046 -0.069 -0.2 2 2
Mark Belanger SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .348 .766 -0.096 1.41 0.000 -0.096 -0.7 0 1
Jim Palmer P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.167 0.029 1.08 0.046 -0.017 0.2 2 1
   Dave Leonhard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Shopay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 -0.019 0.80 0.000 -0.019 -0.1
   Grant Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eddie Watt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 4 2 2 7 .129 .464 -0.244 1.02 0.342 -0.586 -1.6 24 6
2B: B Robinson (2, off D Tidrow).
HR: T Crowley (1, off D Tidrow; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
HBP: B Powell (1, by D Tidrow).
TB: T Crowley 4; B Robinson 2; D Johnson; J Palmer.
RBI: T Crowley 2 (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Baserunning
SB: D Buford (2, 2nd base off D Tidrow/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Del Unser CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .240 .576 -0.004 0.52 0.037 -0.042 -0.0 4 0
Jack Brohamer 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.057 0.61 0.073 -0.015 1.1 0 2
Alex Johnson LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 .240 .591 0.077 0.83 0.123 -0.046 1.7 1 0 HR
Graig Nettles 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .208 .458 -0.060 0.72 0.027 -0.087 -0.5 0 2
Tommy McCraw 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .313 .921 -0.036 0.52 0.007 -0.043 0.0 5 1
Ray Fosse C 4 3 3 1 1 0 .333 .940 0.171 0.43 0.172 0.000 1.3 7 0 HR,2B,SB,IW
Buddy Bell RF 5 1 2 5 0 0 .250 .736 0.110 0.48 0.128 -0.019 3.0 6 0 HR,2B
Frank Duffy SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .667 -0.009 0.38 0.009 -0.018 0.2 3 0
Dick Tidrow P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.043 0.96 0.000 -0.043 -0.6 1 0
   Lou Camilli PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.007 0.29 0.000 -0.007 -0.1
   Ed Farmer P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 37 9 13 8 6 3 .351 1.091 0.256 0.57 0.576 -0.320 5.8 27 6
2B: R Fosse (1, off J Palmer); B Bell (1, off J Palmer).
HR: A Johnson (1, off J Palmer; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); B Bell (1, off E Watt; 7th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF); R Fosse (1, off J Palmer; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
IBB: R Fosse (2, by E Watt).
TB: R Fosse 7; B Bell 6; A Johnson 6; J Brohamer 3; G Nettles; D Unser.
RBI: B Bell 5 (5); A Johnson 2 (3); R Fosse (2).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: R Fosse (1, 2nd base off J Palmer/E Hendricks).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Palmer, L (0-2) 4.2 8 4 4 2 2 2 7.45 24 32 -0.194 0.82 -2.3
Dave Leonhard 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 1 0 0.028 0.28 0.7
Grant Jackson 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 81.00 4 0 0 -0.035 0.51 -1.0
Eddie Watt 1.2 3 2 2 3 1 1 10.80 11 3 3 -0.056 0.14 -3.1
Team Totals 8 13 9 9 6 3 3 10.12 43 32 4 3 -0.257 1.02 -5.8

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Tidrow, W (1-1) 6 4 2 2 2 4 1 7.71 25 58 0.182 1.27 0.4
Ed Farmer, S (1) 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.062 0.29 1.2
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 2 7 1 2.00 34 58 0 0 0.244 0.57 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: J Palmer (1); E Watt (1).
HBP: D Tidrow (1; B Powell).
IBB: E Watt (1; R Fosse).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 2,683.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Cleveland Indians
1 Don Buford LF 1 Del Unser CF
2 Merv Rettenmund RF 2 Jack Brohamer 2B
3 Paul Blair CF 3 Alex Johnson LF
4 Boog Powell 1B 4 Graig Nettles 3B
5 Brooks Robinson 3B 5 Tommy McCraw 1B
6 Elrod Hendricks C 6 Ray Fosse C
7 Davey Johnson 2B 7 Buddy Bell RF
8 Mark Belanger SS 8 Frank Duffy SS
9 Jim Palmer P 9 Dick Tidrow P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 1 --- R CLE R. Fosse J. Palmer 13% 65% Home Run
b4 1-0 1 -2- R CLE B. Bell J. Palmer 10% 83% Double to LF; Fosse Scores
t6 0-4 1 1-- RR BAL T. Crowley D. Tidrow -10% 84% Home Run; Blair Scores
b5 2-0 0 1-- RR CLE A. Johnson J. Palmer 9% 95% Home Run (CF-RF); Brohamer Scores
t3 0-1 2 123 O BAL P. Blair D. Tidrow 9% 68% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Buford D. Tidrow 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL M. Rettenmund D. Tidrow 1% 53% Foul Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O BAL P. Blair D. Tidrow 1% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CLE D. Unser J. Palmer 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CLE J. Brohamer J. Palmer -1% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Unser to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O CLE A. Johnson J. Palmer -3% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CLE G. Nettles J. Palmer -3% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Powell D. Tidrow 2% 52% Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson D. Tidrow 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O BAL E. Hendricks D. Tidrow 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE T. McCraw J. Palmer -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- R CLE R. Fosse J. Palmer 13% 65% Home Run
b2 1-0 1 --- O CLE B. Bell J. Palmer -1% 64% Flyball: 1B
b2 1-0 2 --- O CLE F. Duffy J. Palmer -1% 63% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- BAL D. Johnson D. Tidrow -5% 59% Single to 3B
t3 0-1 0 1-- O BAL M. Belanger D. Tidrow 4% 63% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 1 1-- BAL J. Palmer D. Tidrow -5% 58% Single to CF; Johnson to 2B
t3 0-1 1 12- O BAL D. Buford D. Tidrow 5% 63% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Johnson to 3B
t3 0-1 2 1-3 BAL M. Rettenmund D. Tidrow -1% 61% Buford Steals 2B
t3 0-1 2 -23 BAL M. Rettenmund D. Tidrow -2% 59% Walk
t3 0-1 2 123 O BAL P. Blair D. Tidrow 9% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O CLE D. Tidrow J. Palmer -2% 67% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-0 1 --- O CLE D. Unser J. Palmer -1% 65% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 2 --- CLE J. Brohamer J. Palmer 1% 66% Single (LF-CF)
b3 1-0 2 1-- CLE A. Johnson J. Palmer 2% 69% Single to RF; Brohamer to 3B
b3 1-0 2 1-3 CLE G. Nettles J. Palmer 1% 70% Wild Pitch; Johnson to 2B
b3 1-0 2 -23 O CLE G. Nettles J. Palmer -5% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- BAL B. Powell D. Tidrow -5% 59% Hit By Pitch
Terry Crowley pinch runs for Boog Powell (1B) batting 4th
t4 0-1 0 1-- O BAL B. Robinson D. Tidrow 4% 64% Strikeout
t4 0-1 1 1-- O BAL E. Hendricks D. Tidrow 4% 68% Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 2 1-- O BAL D. Johnson D. Tidrow 3% 70% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
Terry Crowley moves from PR to 1B
b4 1-0 0 --- O CLE T. McCraw J. Palmer -2% 68% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 1 --- CLE R. Fosse J. Palmer 2% 71% Single to LF
b4 1-0 1 1-- CLE B. Bell J. Palmer 2% 72% Fosse Steals 2B
b4 1-0 1 -2- R CLE B. Bell J. Palmer 10% 83% Double to LF; Fosse Scores
b4 2-0 1 -2- CLE F. Duffy J. Palmer 1% 83% Walk
b4 2-0 1 12- O CLE D. Tidrow J. Palmer -2% 81% Bunt Popfly: 1B
b4 2-0 2 12- O CLE D. Unser J. Palmer -2% 79% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
t5 0-2 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger D. Tidrow 3% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O BAL J. Palmer D. Tidrow 2% 83% Flyball: RF
t5 0-2 2 --- O BAL D. Buford D. Tidrow 1% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 2-3-4
b5 2-0 0 --- CLE J. Brohamer J. Palmer 2% 86% Single to LF
b5 2-0 0 1-- RR CLE A. Johnson J. Palmer 9% 95% Home Run (CF-RF); Brohamer Scores
b5 4-0 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Palmer -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-0 1 --- O CLE T. McCraw J. Palmer -0% 94% Flyball: LF
b5 4-0 2 --- CLE R. Fosse J. Palmer 0% 95% Double to LF
Dave Leonhard replaces Jim Palmer pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-0 2 -2- O CLE B. Bell D. Leonhard -1% 94% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 4.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 2-3-4
t6 0-4 0 --- O BAL M. Rettenmund D. Tidrow 1% 95% Flyball: CF
t6 0-4 1 --- BAL P. Blair D. Tidrow -2% 94% Walk
t6 0-4 1 1-- RR BAL T. Crowley D. Tidrow -10% 84% Home Run; Blair Scores
t6 2-4 1 --- BAL B. Robinson D. Tidrow -5% 79% Double (LF-CF)
t6 2-4 1 -2- O BAL E. Hendricks D. Tidrow 4% 83% Groundout: 1B-P; Robinson to 3B
t6 2-4 2 --3 O BAL D. Johnson D. Tidrow 4% 87% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 8-9-1
b6 4-2 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy D. Leonhard -1% 86% Flyball: LF
Lou Camilli pinch hits for Dick Tidrow (P) batting 9th
b6 4-2 1 --- O CLE L. Camilli D. Leonhard -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 4-2 2 --- O CLE D. Unser D. Leonhard -0% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Ed Farmer facing 8-9-1
Ed Farmer replaces Lou Camilli (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-4 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger E. Farmer 3% 88% Strikeout
Tom Shopay pinch hits for Dave Leonhard (P) batting 9th
t7 2-4 1 --- O BAL T. Shopay E. Farmer 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-4 2 --- O BAL D. Buford E. Farmer 1% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Orioles' Grant Jackson facing 2-3-4
Grant Jackson replaces Tom Shopay (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-2 0 --- CLE J. Brohamer G. Jackson 1% 92% Single to LF
b7 4-2 0 1-- O CLE A. Johnson G. Jackson -1% 91% Flyball: 1B
b7 4-2 1 1-- CLE G. Nettles G. Jackson 3% 94% Single to CF; Brohamer to 3B
b7 4-2 1 1-3 CLE T. McCraw G. Jackson 1% 94% Walk; Nettles to 2B
Eddie Watt replaces Grant Jackson pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-2 1 123 R CLE R. Fosse E. Watt 3% 97% Wild Pitch; Brohamer Scores; Nettles to 3B; McCraw to 2B
b7 5-2 1 -23 CLE R. Fosse E. Watt 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b7 5-2 1 123 RRRR CLE B. Bell E. Watt 3% 100% Home Run; Nettles Scores; McCraw Scores; Fosse Scores
b7 9-2 1 --- CLE F. Duffy E. Watt 0% 100% Walk
b7 9-2 1 1-- O CLE E. Farmer E. Watt -0% 100% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b7 9-2 2 1-- CLE D. Unser E. Watt 0% 100% Single to LF; Duffy to 2B
b7 9-2 2 12- O CLE J. Brohamer E. Watt -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-9, Indians' Ed Farmer facing 2-3-4
t8 2-9 0 --- O BAL M. Rettenmund E. Farmer 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 2-9 1 --- O BAL P. Blair E. Farmer 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 2-9 2 --- O BAL T. Crowley E. Farmer 0% 100% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Orioles' Eddie Watt facing 3-4-5
b8 9-2 0 --- CLE A. Johnson E. Watt 0% 100% Single to LF
b8 9-2 0 1-- O CLE G. Nettles E. Watt -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Johnson to 2B
b8 9-2 1 -2- CLE T. McCraw E. Watt 0% 100% Walk
b8 9-2 1 12- O CLE R. Fosse E. Watt -0% 100% Lineout: 3B
b8 9-2 2 12- O CLE B. Bell E. Watt -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-9, Indians' Ed Farmer facing 5-6-7
t9 2-9 0 --- O BAL B. Robinson E. Farmer 0% 100% Flyball: SS
t9 2-9 1 --- O BAL E. Hendricks E. Farmer 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 2-9 2 --- O BAL D. Johnson E. Farmer 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9.

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