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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 24, 1971
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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 September 24, 1971 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1971 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 24, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Dave Phillips |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Merv Rettenmund | Left Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Right Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | First Baseman |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 24, 1971
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McDowell
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. McDowell
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pinson. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Cuellar
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Cuellar
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Cuellar
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Cuellar
Fosse hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Cuellar
Hinton takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Cuellar
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. McDowell
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. McDowell
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Cuellar
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Cuellar
McDowell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Cuellar
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Cuellar
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. Stanley moves to third. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Cuellar
Foster hits a line drive towards first. Powell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. McDowell
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. McDowell
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McDowell
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. McDowell
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Cuellar
Fosse hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell throws towards second. Johnson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Fosse moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hinton vs. Cuellar
Hinton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leon vs. Cuellar
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. McDowell
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Cuellar
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Cuellar
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Cuellar
Uhlaender hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. McDowell
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Etchebarren for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. McDowell
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. McDowell
Cuellar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a line drive into center field. Pinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pinson. Cuellar moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. McDowell
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cuellar scores. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. McDowell
Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Cuellar
Elrod Hendricks now catching.
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Cuellar
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Cuellar
Fosse hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hargan
Powell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Hargan
Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Hargan
Belanger 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, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Hargan
Cuellar hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Don Buford now playing left field. Merv Rettenmund now playing right field.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Cuellar
Hinton hits a line drive into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Cuellar
Leon hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hargan
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hargan
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Hargan
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Hargan
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Cuellar
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Cuellar
Ted Ford pinch hits for Steve Hargan.
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Cuellar
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Cuellar
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ballinger
Mark Ballinger now pitching. John Lowenstein now playing center field.
Robinson hits a fly ball towards left. Foster settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Foster. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Ballinger
Jerry DaVanon pinch runs for Brooks Robinson.
The ball gets by Fosse for a passed ball. DaVanon moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Ballinger
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DaVanon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Ballinger
Hendricks hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Ballinger
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuellar vs. Ballinger
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Ballinger
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Cuellar
Jerry DaVanon now playing third base.
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Cuellar
Fosse hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Fosse reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinton vs. Cuellar
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ballinger
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Ballinger
Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Ballinger
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Ballinger
DaVanon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Cuellar
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. DaVanon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodge vs. Cuellar
Gomer Hodge pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Hodge hits a ball on the ground towards third. DaVanon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Cuellar
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Mark Ballinger.
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Cuellar
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1971, game 1 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Blair P, cf 5 1 1 0 Uhlaender T, rf 5 1 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 5 2 2 3 Pinson V, cf 4 0 0 0
Rettenmund M, lf-rf 5 1 4 1 Lowenstein J, cf 0 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf 3 1 1 3 Foster R, lf 4 0 0 0
Buford D, lf 2 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 4 1 3 2
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 1 0
DaVanon J, pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Hinton C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Powell B, 1b 4 1 2 2 Leon E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Etchebarren A, c 2 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 2 0 0 0
Hendricks E, c 2 0 0 0 Hodge G, ph 1 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 3 1 1 0 McDowell S, p 2 0 1 0
Cuellar M, p 4 1 1 0 Hargan S, p 0 0 0 0
Ford T, ph 1 0 1 0
Ballinger M, p 0 0 0 0
Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 12 9 34 2 8 2
Baltimore 002 051 010 -- 9
Cleveland 200 000 000 -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (L) 4.2 7 7 7 1 3
Hargan S 2.1 2 1 1 0 2
Ballinger M 2.0 3 1 0 0 4
E -- Johnson D, Pinson V, Foster R
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 5, Cleveland 8
2B -- Rettenmund M, Fosse R
HR -- Fosse R, Johnson D, Robinson F, Powell B
PB -- Fosse R
T -- 2:29
A -- 0
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