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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 9, 1970
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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 April 9, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 9, 1970 |
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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 | April 9, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Phoebus |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Hand |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 2,440 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Russ Goetz |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Left Fielder |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
Tom Phoebus | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Lou Klimchock | First Baseman |
Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Russ Nagelson | Left Fielder |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
Rich Hand | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 9, 1970
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hand
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klimchock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Hand
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Hand
Crowley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Klimchock settles under it 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: ---
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Phoebus
Klimchock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Phoebus
There's a wild pitch. Klimchock moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Phoebus
Pinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Phoebus
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
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hand
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hand
Blair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nagelson. Blair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hand
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Blair scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hand
Johnson hits a line drive towards right. Pinson catches it and throws to second to double up Robinson. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagelson vs. Phoebus
Nagelson hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Phoebus
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Phoebus
There goes Nettles. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Nettles steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Phoebus
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phoebus fields it and throws to first for the out. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heidemann vs. Phoebus
Heidemann is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Hand
Hendricks hits a fly ball into left field. Nagelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Hand
Phoebus strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hand
Buford hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Hand
Belanger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hand vs. Phoebus
Hand hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Uhlaender for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Phoebus
Klimchock 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 4
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Orioles, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Hand
Crowley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Hand
Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hand
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hand
There goes Blair. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Blair steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hand
Hand spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hand. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Hand
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blair tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hand
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Ellsworth
Dick Ellsworth now pitching.
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Ellsworth
Phoebus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klimchock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phoebus for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Phoebus
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Phoebus
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagelson vs. Phoebus
Nagelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Phoebus
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Ellsworth
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Ellsworth
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Ellsworth
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Terry Crowley.
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Phoebus
Merv Rettenmund now playing right field.
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phoebus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Phoebus
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. Phoebus
Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Phoebus covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Ellsworth
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Ellsworth
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ellsworth
There goes Blair. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Blair steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Ellsworth
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Ellsworth
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendricks vs. Ellsworth
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. Blair moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phoebus vs. Ellsworth
Phoebus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair scores. Johnson scores. Hendricks moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buford vs. Ellsworth
Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Ellsworth
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Phoebus
Klimchock 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 -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Phoebus
Pinson 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 7
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Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Ellsworth
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Ellsworth
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Ellsworth
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Phoebus
Sims is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagelson vs. Phoebus
Nagelson strikes out. Hendricks drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Nagelson out. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Phoebus
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Phoebus
Leon takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heidemann vs. Phoebus
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ellsworth
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ellsworth
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Uhlaender. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hendricks vs. Ellsworth
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth spins to throw to second. Safe. The throw to home, and Robinson is out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phoebus vs. Ellsworth
Phoebus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Hendricks moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buford vs. Ellsworth
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hendricks tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Ellsworth
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phoebus moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Ellsworth
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. Phoebus moves to third. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. Ellsworth
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Phoebus
Roy Foster pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth.
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Phoebus
Klimchock 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 9
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Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Miller
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Miller
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 13 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Phoebus
Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Phoebus
Sims 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 -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagelson vs. Phoebus
Nagelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Phoebus
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/9/1970 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Buford D, lf 4 2 2 5 Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 5 0 1 0 Klimchock L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Crowley T, rf 1 1 0 0 Pinson V, rf 4 1 2 1 Rettenmund M, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Sims D, c 4 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 5 1 1 2 Nagelson R, lf 4 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 4 3 3 0 Nettles G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 2 2 Leon E, 2b 2 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 3 2 1 Heidemann J, ss 3 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 4 2 0 0 Hand R, p 1 0 0 0 Phoebus T, p 4 1 2 3 Ellsworth D, p 1 0 0 0 Foster R, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 13 13 13 29 1 2 1 Baltimore 011 405 020 -- 13 Cleveland 000 000 001 -- 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Phoebus T (W) 9.0 2 1 1 4 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Hand R (L) 3.1 5 6 6 2 3 Ellsworth D 4.2 7 7 7 3 2 Miller B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Hand R DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Baltimore 4, Cleveland 5 2B -- Blair P, Robinson B, Johnson D HR -- Buford D 2, Powell B, Johnson D, Pinson V SB -- Nettles G, Blair P 2 SF -- Robinson B, Buford D WP -- Phoebus T T -- 2:26 A -- 2440
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