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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 27, 1973
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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 July 27, 1973 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 27, 1973 |
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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 | July 27, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brent Strom |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Jefferson |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 10,857 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Deegan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Rusty Torres | Right Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Charlie Spikes | Left Fielder |
George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
John Lowenstein | DH |
Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Tommy Davis | DH |
Earl Williams | First Baseman |
Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 27, 1973
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jefferson
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Jefferson
Torres strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Jefferson
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Strom
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Strom
Grich takes first base on ball four. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Strom
Blair hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Strom
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Strom
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Jefferson
Spikes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Jefferson
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Jefferson
Brohamer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Jefferson
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Strom
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Strom
Baylor is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Strom
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Strom
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Strom covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Jefferson
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jefferson
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Jefferson
There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Jefferson
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Jefferson
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Strom
Belanger hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Strom
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Strom
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Jefferson
Spikes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Jefferson
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
Lowenstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brohamer vs. Reynolds
Bob Reynolds now pitching.
Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Reynolds
Ashby strikes out. There goes Hendrick. The throw from Etchebarren and Hendrick is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Strom
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Strom
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Strom
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Strom
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Strom
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blair moves to third. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etchebarren vs. Strom
Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spikes. Etchebarren reaches second base with a double. Blair scores. Baylor scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Strom
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Reynolds
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Reynolds
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Reynolds
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Reynolds
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Strom
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Strom
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Strom
There's a wild pitch. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Strom
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grich moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Strom
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Reynolds
Spikes hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Reynolds
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Reynolds
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields the ball and throws to Reynolds covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Reynolds
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Strom
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Strom
Baylor bunts towards the mound. Strom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Williams scores. Baylor goes all the way around to score. Robinson moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etchebarren vs. Johnson
Etchebarren bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belanger vs. Johnson
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rettenmund vs. Johnson
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Reynolds
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Reynolds
Duffy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Reynolds
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Reynolds
Torres is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Johnson
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Johnson
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Reynolds
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spikes vs. Reynolds
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Reynolds
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Reynolds
Lowenstein 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, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Johnson
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Reynolds
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Reynolds
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Alan Ashby.
Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Reynolds
John Ellis pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds juggles the ball. That's an error on Reynolds. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Reynolds
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/27/1973, game 2 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Bell B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Rettenmund M, rf 3 0 0 0 Torres R, rf 3 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 2 0 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 4 1 1 0 Spikes C, lf 4 2 2 2 Davis T, dh 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 4 0 2 0 Williams E, 1b 3 1 0 0 Lowenstein J, dh 4 0 2 0 Baylor D, lf 3 2 2 0 Brohamer J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 2 0 1 3 Gamble O, ph 1 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 3 0 1 0 Ellis J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 11 2 28 5 6 3 Cleveland 010 100 000 -- 2 Baltimore 000 302 00x -- 5 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Strom B (L)* 5.0 5 5 3 5 5 Johnson J 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Jefferson J+ 3.0 6 2 2 2 2 Reynolds B (W) 6.0 5 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th + Pitched to 3 batters in 4th E -- Johnson J, Reynolds B DP -- Cleveland 1, Baltimore 4 LOB -- Cleveland 8, Baltimore 5 2B -- Etchebarren A, Chambliss C HR -- Spikes C 2 CS -- Baylor D, Hendrick G SH -- Etchebarren A WP -- Jefferson J, Strom B T -- 2:26 A -- 10857
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