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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 6, 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 August 6, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 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 | August 6, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hardin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Dunning |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 18,562 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Left Fielder |
Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
Jim Hardin | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Duke Sims | Left Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Tony Horton | First Baseman |
Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
Steve Dunning | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 6, 1970
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Dunning
Buford 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: ---
Grich vs. Dunning
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Dunning
Powell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hardin
Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Hardin
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Hardin
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich misplays the ball. That's an error on Grich. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Hardin
Fosse 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: ---
Robinson vs. Dunning
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Dunning
Crowley takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Dunning
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Crowley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Dunning
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etchebarren vs. Dunning
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardin vs. Dunning
Hardin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Hardin reaches third base with a triple. Crowley scores. Blair goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buford vs. Dunning
Buford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hardin
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Hardin
Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Hardin
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Dunning
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Dunning
There goes Grich. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Grich steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Dunning
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Dunning
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowley vs. Dunning
Crowley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Dunning
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Hardin
Heidemann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dunning vs. Hardin
Dunning bunts towards the mound. Hardin fields it and throws to first for the out. Heidemann moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Hardin
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heidemann scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Hardin
Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Hardin
Sims hits a line drive into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dunning
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Dunning
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardin vs. Dunning
Hardin bunts towards the mound. Dunning fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Dunning
Buford takes first base on ball four. Hardin moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Dunning
There's a wild pitch. Hardin moves to third. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grich vs. Dunning
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Hardin
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: ---
Horton vs. Hardin
Horton hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Hardin
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Hardin
Leon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heidemann vs. Hardin
Heidemann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Dunning
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, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dunning
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Dunning
Crowley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Dunning
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Hardin
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Steve Dunning.
Hinton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hardin
Pinson 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: ---
Nettles vs. Hardin
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Hardin
Sims takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Hardin
Fosse strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Colbert
Vince Colbert now pitching.
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Colbert
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardin vs. Colbert
Hardin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Colbert
The umpire calls a balk on Colbert Hardin moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Colbert
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hardin
Horton hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Hardin
Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Hardin
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball 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: ---
Grich vs. Colbert
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Colbert
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Colbert
Robinson 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 7
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Hardin
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hardin
Larry Brown pinch hits for Vince Colbert.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hardin
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 8
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching. Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Terry Crowley.
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Mingori
Blair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sims. Blair reaches second base with a double. Rettenmund moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Mingori
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etchebarren vs. Mingori
Etchebarren hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hardin vs. Mingori
Hardin takes first base on ball four. Rettenmund scores. Blair moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buford vs. Mingori
Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair scores. Johnson scores. Hardin moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Mingori
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Mingori
Powell takes first base on ball four. Hardin moves to third. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Mingori
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hardin
Merv Rettenmund now playing right field. Mark Belanger now playing shortstop.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Hardin
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Hardin covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Hardin
Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Mingori
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Mingori
Blair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mingori
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon misplays the ball. That's an error on Leon. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Mingori
Etchebarren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardin vs. Mingori
Hardin bunts towards third. Nettles catches it and throws to second to double up Johnson. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hardin
Horton 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, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Hardin
Uhlaender 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, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Hardin
Leon hits a line drive into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1970, game 2 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Buford D, lf 4 0 1 2 Pinson V, rf 4 0 2 1 Grich B, ss 4 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0 Sims D, lf 3 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 4 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 5 1 1 0 Horton T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Crowley T, rf 1 1 1 0 Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 1 0 Rettenmund M, ph-rf 2 1 1 0 Leon E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 5 3 3 2 Heidemann J, ss 2 1 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Dunning S, p 0 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 5 0 1 0 Hinton C, ph 1 0 0 0 Hardin J, p 3 0 1 3 Colbert V, p 0 0 0 0 Brown L, ph 1 0 0 0 Mingori S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 10 7 31 1 5 1 Baltimore 030 000 031 -- 7 Cleveland 001 000 000 -- 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Hardin J (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Dunning S (L) 5.0 5 3 3 4 6 Colbert V 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 Mingori S 2.0 5 4 4 3 1 E -- Grich B, Leon E DP -- Baltimore 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Baltimore 11, Cleveland 6 2B -- Blair P 3B -- Hardin J HR -- Blair P SB -- Grich B SH -- Dunning S WP -- Dunning S Balk -- Colbert V T -- 2:32 A -- 18562
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