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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 19, 1970
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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 September 19, 1970 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 19, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 19, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rittwage |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 7,857 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Emmett Ashford 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Bradford | Center Fielder |
Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Chuck Hinton | First Baseman |
Larry Brown | Shortstop |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Jim Rittwage | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Curt Motton | Left Fielder |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Chico Salmon | Third Baseman |
Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
Dave McNally | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 19, 1970
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. McNally
Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. McNally
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McNally
Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. McNally
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. McNally
Sims takes first base on ball four. Leon moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hinton vs. McNally
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Rittwage
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Rittwage
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Rittwage
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Rittwage
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball 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: ---
Brown vs. McNally
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crowley. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. McNally
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards second. Johnson throws to first for one, and Powell throws back to second, and Grich drops the ball. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rittwage vs. McNally
Rittwage bunts, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bradford vs. McNally
Bradford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leon vs. McNally
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Rittwage
Motton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rittwage
There goes Motton. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Motton steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Rittwage
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salmon vs. Rittwage
Salmon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etchebarren vs. Rittwage
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into left field. Foster 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: ---
Pinson vs. McNally
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. McNally
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. McNally
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
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Rittwage
McNally hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Rittwage
Grich takes first base on ball four. McNally moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Rittwage
Blair bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. McNally moves to third. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crowley vs. Rittwage
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rittwage, and towards Leon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. McNally scores. Grich moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Rittwage
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. McNally
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McNally
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. McNally
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Rittwage
Motton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rittwage
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Rittwage
Salmon strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rittwage vs. McNally
Rittwage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradford vs. McNally
There's a wild pitch. Rittwage moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bradford vs. McNally
Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rittwage moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leon vs. McNally
Leon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rittwage scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McNally
Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. McNally
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. McNally
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. McNally
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Rittwage
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Rittwage
McNally is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Rittwage
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McNally
Brown 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, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. McNally
Nettles 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, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rittwage vs. McNally
Rittwage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradford vs. McNally
Bradford hits a line drive into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Rittwage
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Rittwage
Crowley hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Rittwage
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. McNally
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McNally
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 -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. McNally
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Rittwage
Motton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Motton for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rittwage
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rittwage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Rittwage
Salmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Rittwage
Etchebarren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Salmon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buford vs. Rittwage
Don Buford pinch hits for Dave McNally.
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Sims hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Drabowsky
Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Drabowsky
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Larry Brown.
Lowenstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Drabowsky
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rittwage vs. Drabowsky
Rittwage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salmon juggles the ball. That's an error on Salmon. Hinton scores. Nettles moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bradford vs. Drabowsky
Bradford hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Rittwage
Vern Fuller now playing second base. Eddie Leon now playing shortstop.
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Rittwage
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Rittwage
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowley for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Beene
Fred Beene now pitching.
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Beene
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Beene
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Beene
Sims hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Rittwage
Ted Uhlaender now playing left field.
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motton vs. Rittwage
Don Baylor pinch runs for Boog Powell.
Motton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rittwage
There's a wild pitch. Motton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Rittwage
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Motton scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Rittwage
Salmon hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Rittwage
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon misplays the ball. That's an error on Leon. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Rittwage
Frank Robinson pinch hits for Fred Beene.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Rittwage
Brooks Robinson pinch hits for Bobby Grich.
Robinson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/19/1970 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Bradford B, cf 4 0 0 0 Grich B, ss 3 0 0 0 Leon E, 2b-ss 4 1 1 1 Robinson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Pinson V, rf 5 1 2 2 Blair P, cf 3 0 1 0 Foster R, lf 4 0 0 0 Crowley T, rf 4 0 0 1 Uhlaender T, lf 0 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sims D, c 4 0 1 0 Baylor D, pr 0 0 0 0 Hinton C, 1b 4 1 1 0 Motton C, lf 4 1 1 0 Brown L, ss 3 0 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Lowenstein J, ph 1 0 0 0 Salmon C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fuller V, 2b 0 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 4 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 0 McNally D, p 2 1 1 0 Rittwage J, p 4 1 2 0 Buford D, ph 1 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Beene F, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson F, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 9 3 33 2 6 2 Cleveland 000 030 010 -- 4 Baltimore 001 000 001 -- 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Rittwage J (W) 9.0 6 2 2 3 7 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO McNally D (L) 7.0 7 3 3 3 5 Drabowsky M 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 Beene F 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Grich B, Salmon C, Leon E LOB -- Cleveland 10, Baltimore 8 2B -- Brown L HR -- Pinson V SB -- Motton C SH -- Blair P WP -- McNally D, Rittwage J T -- 2:42 A -- 7857
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