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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 31, 1973
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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 July 31, 1973 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1973 |
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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 | July 31, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Tidrow |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 17,912 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Odom |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
Rich Coggins | Right Fielder |
Tommy Davis | DH |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Earl Williams | Catcher |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Oscar Gamble | DH |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
John Ellis | Catcher |
Charlie Spikes | Left Fielder |
George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
John Lowenstein | Right Fielder |
Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 31, 1973
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Tidrow
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spikes. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coggins vs. Tidrow
Coggins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Coggins reaches second base with a double. Bumbry scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Tidrow
Davis bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. Coggins moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Tidrow
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Tidrow
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Coggins scores. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Tidrow
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bell. Powell scores. Blair moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Tidrow
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Spikes picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Spikes. Blair scores. Robinson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Tidrow
Williams hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Palmer
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Palmer
Gamble hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Palmer
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Palmer
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tidrow
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Tidrow
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Tidrow
Coggins 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
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Palmer
Spikes strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Palmer
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Palmer
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tidrow
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tidrow
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Tidrow
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Palmer
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Palmer
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Palmer
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Tidrow
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Tidrow
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tidrow
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Palmer
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Palmer
Chambliss hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Palmer
Ellis hits a line drive into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tidrow
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Tidrow
Bumbry 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 -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Tidrow
Coggins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Tidrow
There goes Coggins. The throw from Ellis and he is safe. Coggins steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Tidrow
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Palmer
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Palmer
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Palmer
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tidrow
Powell 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 -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tidrow
Grich hits a line drive towards short. Duffy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Tidrow
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Palmer
Merv Rettenmund now playing left field.
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Palmer
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Palmer
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tidrow
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tidrow
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tidrow
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Tidrow
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Tidrow
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coggins for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Palmer
Gamble hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Palmer
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Palmer
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tidrow
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Tidrow
Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Tidrow
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Chambliss. Davis moves to third. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Tidrow
Blair is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Tidrow
Robinson hits a fly ball towards center. Hendrick catches it and throws to third to double up Davis. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Palmer
Spikes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Palmer
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Palmer
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Palmer
Brohamer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tidrow
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tidrow
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Tidrow
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coggins vs. Tidrow
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to second for the out. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Tidrow
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Palmer
Rusty Torres pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
Torres is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Palmer
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Palmer
Gamble hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1973 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Bumbry A, lf 3 1 1 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, lf 0 0 0 0 Gamble O, dh 4 0 0 0 Coggins R, rf 5 1 2 1 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Davis T, dh 4 0 1 0 Ellis J, c 3 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 3 1 1 0 Spikes C, lf 3 1 1 1 Grich B, 2b 4 0 0 1 Hendrick G, cf 3 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 3 1 1 0 Lowenstein J, rf 3 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Brohamer J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Williams E, c 4 1 1 1 Duffy F, ss 2 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 4 0 1 0 Torres R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 9 4 29 1 3 1 Baltimore 400 000 100 -- 5 Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Palmer J (W) 9.0 3 1 1 0 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Tidrow D (L) 9.0 9 5 3 4 3 E -- Bell B, Spikes C, Chambliss C DP -- Baltimore 1, Cleveland 3 LOB -- Baltimore 7, Cleveland 1 2B -- Bumbry A, Coggins R HR -- Williams E, Spikes C SB -- Coggins R SH -- Davis T T -- 2:02 A -- 17912
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