Orioles @ Indians
August 3, 1972

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Top 7	R	H	E
Orioles	3	6	0
Indians	4	7	1

Top 7	R	H	E
Orioles	3	6	0
Indians	4	7	1

Paul Blair Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.211
OBP	.333	.240
At Bats	3	323
Hits	1	68
• Singles	1	48
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	6
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	14
RBI’s	0	32

Tom Hilgendorf Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	0	0

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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 3, 1972

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Out

Tom Hilgendorf

Ray Fosse

Chris Chambliss

Jack Brohamer

Graig Nettles

Frank Duffy

Roy Foster

Del Unser

Tommy McCraw

Paul Blair

Merv Rettenmund

Andy Etchebarren

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hilgendorf fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 7 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. Etchebarren moves to third.

Top 7 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.

Top 7 Etchebarren is hit by the pitch.

Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Johnson reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 6 Hilgendorf strikes out.

Bottom 6 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.

Bottom 6 Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hilgendorf fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 6 Grich strikes out.

Top 6 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles.

Bottom 5 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.

Bottom 5 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster scores.

Bottom 5 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Foster reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores.

Bottom 5 Chambliss hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Chambliss reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 5 Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Rettenmund strikes out.

Top 5 Cuellar bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Etchebarren moves to second.

Top 5 Etchebarren takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Hilgendorf strikes out.

Bottom 4 Unser is called out on strikes.

Bottom 4 Duffy is walked intentionally.

Bottom 4 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.

Bottom 4 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.

Bottom 4 Foster takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 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.

Bottom 4 Brohamer bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out.

Top 4 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuellar covering, for the out.

Bottom 3 Hilgendorf strikes out.

Bottom 3 Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 There goes Blair. The throw from Fosse and he is out, Brohamer applying the tag.

Top 3 Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hilgendorf fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Duffy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cuellar for the out.

Top 2 Etchebarren is walked intentionally.

Top 2 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.

Top 2 Powell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Baylor moves to second.

Top 2 Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.

Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Foster hits a popup towards short. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out.

Bottom 1 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCraw for the out.

Top 1 Grich hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Blair is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hilgendorf fields it and throws to first for the out.

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Orioles @ Indians
August 3, 1972