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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 25, 1969
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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 September 25, 1969 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 25, 1969 |
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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 | September 25, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 3,620 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Ed Runge |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Left Fielder |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Dave McNally | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
Frank Baker | Left Fielder |
Larry Brown | Third Baseman |
Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
Tony Horton | First Baseman |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
Vern Fuller | Second Baseman |
Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 25, 1969
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Tiant
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball 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: ---
Cardenal vs. McNally
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McNally
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McNally
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball 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: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Tiant
There goes Robinson. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Tiant
Hendricks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. McNally
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. McNally
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Belanger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNally vs. Tiant
McNally bunts in front of the plate. Fosse fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buford vs. Tiant
Buford hits a ball on the ground for an out. Buford moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Tiant
There goes Blair. The throw from Fosse and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. McNally
Leon strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. McNally
Fuller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. McNally
Tiant bunts towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. Fuller moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. McNally
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Fuller scores. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. McNally
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Tiant
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Tiant
There goes Hendricks. The throw from Fosse and he is out, Fuller applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McNally
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. McNally
Harrelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. McNally
Fosse strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Tiant
McNally takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Tiant
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McNally moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair hits a fly ball towards cemter. Cardenal catches it and throws to home to double up McNally. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. McNally
Leon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. McNally
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tiant vs. McNally
Tiant strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. McNally
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Tiant
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McNally
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McNally
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. McNally
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Belanger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNally vs. Tiant
McNally hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Tiant
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. McNally
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. McNally
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. McNally
Fuller hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. McNally
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Luis Tiant.
Hinton 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 8
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Law
Ron Law now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Harrelson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harrelson. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Law
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fuller. Robinson scores. Powell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Law
Bobby Floyd pinch runs for Brooks Robinson.
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendricks vs. Law
Hendricks hits a line drive towards first. Horton catches it and steps on first to double up Floyd. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McNally
Bobby Floyd now playing third base.
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McNally
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McNally
Brown takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. McNally
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Law
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Law
McNally hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Law
Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Law
There goes Buford. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Buford steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Law
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. McNally
Fosse is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. McNally
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. McNally
Fuller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. McNally
Cap Peterson pinch hits for Ron Law.
Peterson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/25/1969 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Buford D, lf 5 1 2 0 Cardenal J, cf 4 0 1 1 Blair P, cf 5 0 1 1 Baker F, lf 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf 2 2 1 0 Brown L, 3b 3 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Harrelson K, rf 4 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 2 0 1 0 Horton T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Floyd B, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 4 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 2 Leon E, ss 4 0 1 0 Hendricks E, c 3 0 0 0 Fuller V, 2b 2 1 1 0 Belanger M, ss 4 0 2 0 Tiant L, p 1 0 0 0 McNally D, p 2 0 0 0 Hinton C, ph 1 0 0 0 Law R, p 0 0 0 0 Peterson C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 4 8 3 32 1 6 1 Baltimore 001 002 010 -- 4 Cleveland 001 000 000 -- 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO McNally D (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 8 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (L) 7.0 6 3 3 5 2 Law R 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 E -- Fosse R, Johnson D, Harrelson K, Fuller V DP -- Baltimore 1, Cleveland 3 LOB -- Baltimore 7, Cleveland 8 2B -- Belanger M 2 HR -- Johnson D SB -- Robinson B, Blair P, Buford D CS -- Hendricks E SH -- McNally D, Tiant L HBP -- by Law R (Robinson B) T -- 2:41 A -- 3620
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