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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 21, 1969
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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 April 21, 1969 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 3,176 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Jake O'Donnell 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Russ Snyder | Right Fielder |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Zoilo Versalles | Third Baseman |
| Vern Fuller | Second Baseman |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 21, 1969
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Palmer
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Palmer
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Palmer
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Palmer
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Palmer
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McDowell
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Versalles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Palmer
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Palmer
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Cardenal steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Palmer
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuller vs. Palmer
Fuller strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDowell vs. Palmer
McDowell bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Palmer
Snyder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. McDowell
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McDowell
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Palmer
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Palmer
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Palmer
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. McDowell
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. McDowell
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belanger for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. McDowell
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Palmer
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sims for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Palmer
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Palmer
Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Palmer
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McDowell
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. McDowell
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton juggles the ball. That's an error on Horton. Buford scores. Robinson moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Powell scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. McDowell
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etchebarren vs. McDowell
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Palmer
McDowell 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 -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Palmer
Snyder hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Palmer
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. McDowell
Belanger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sims fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. McDowell
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McDowell
Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. McDowell
Buford is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Palmer
Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Palmer
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Palmer
Sims hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McDowell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blair for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. McDowell
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. McDowell
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etchebarren vs. McDowell
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Palmer
Merv Rettenmund now playing center field.
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Palmer
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Palmer
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching. Chuck Hinton now playing third base. Zoilo Versalles now playing second base.
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Hargan
Palmer bunts towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Hargan
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Hargan
Rettenmund hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hargan
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Hargan
Powell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cardenal. Powell reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Hargan
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Hargan
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Robinson scores. Powell moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etchebarren vs. Hargan
Etchebarren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Powell scores. Robinson scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Hargan
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Hargan
Palmer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Palmer
Dave May now playing right field.
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Palmer
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Palmer
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maye vs. Palmer
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Palmer
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hargan
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Hargan
Rettenmund hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Hargan
May strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Hargan
Powell takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hargan
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. Buford scores. Powell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Hargan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Versalles fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Palmer
Sims hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Palmer
Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Palmer
Versalles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Palmer
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Steve Hargan.
Scheinblum strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1969 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Snyder R, rf 4 0 1 0 Buford D, lf 3 3 2 0
Brown L, ss 4 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 3 0 0 0
Maye L, lf 2 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, cf 2 1 1 3
Horton T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf 3 3 2 0
Sims D, c 4 0 0 0 May D, rf 1 0 0 0
Cardenal J, cf 3 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 2 2 0
Versalles Z, 3b-2b 3 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 1 1 2
Fuller V, 2b 3 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 2 0 0 2
Hargan S, p 0 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 4 0 1 2
Scheinblum R, ph 1 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 3 1 0 0
McDowell S, p 2 0 0 0 Palmer J, p 3 0 0 0
Hinton C, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 31 11 9 9
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore 000 301 61x -- 11
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (L) 6.0 4 4 2 4 1
Hargan S 2.0 5 7 6 5 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 5
E -- Belanger M, Horton T, Brown L
DP -- Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Baltimore 7
2B -- Robinson B, Powell B
HR -- Rettenmund M
SB -- Cardenal J
CS -- Buford D
SH -- Palmer J
SF -- Johnson D
T -- 2:45
A -- 3176
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