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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 10, 1971
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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 10, 1971 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 10, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 10, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Grant Jackson |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Roy Foster | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
| Ken Suarez | Catcher |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Chico Salmon | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Curt Motton | Right Fielder |
| Jerry DaVanon | Shortstop |
| Grant Jackson | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 10, 1971
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Jackson
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Jackson
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Jackson
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Jackson
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Rettenmund fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rettenmund. Uhlaender scores. Nettles goes all the way around to score. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hinton vs. Jackson
Hinton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leon vs. Jackson
Leon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Leon reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heidemann vs. Leonhard
Dave Leonhard now pitching.
Heidemann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suarez vs. Leonhard
Suarez hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McDowell
Frank Baker now playing left field.
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. McDowell
Salmon hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. McDowell
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Leonhard
McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Leonhard
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Uhlaender for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonhard
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonhard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. McDowell
Etchebarren is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motton vs. McDowell
Motton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Leonhard
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonhard
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonhard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Leonhard
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. McDowell
DaVanon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonhard vs. McDowell
Leonhard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McDowell
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. McDowell
Salmon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Leonhard
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Leonhard
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Leonhard
Suarez hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Suarez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. McDowell
Rettenmund hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Uhlaender who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Etchebarren vs. McDowell
Etchebarren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Motton vs. McDowell
Motton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to home to get Robinson. Etchebarren moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DaVanon vs. McDowell
DaVanon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Leonhard
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonhard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Leonhard
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Leonhard
There goes Uhlaender. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Uhlaender steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Leonhard
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Leonhard
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonhard vs. McDowell
Leonhard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. McDowell
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonhard moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salmon vs. McDowell
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to third for the out. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to third. Salmon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rettenmund vs. McDowell
Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford scores. Salmon moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. McDowell
There's a wild pitch. Salmon scores. Robinson moves to third. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Etchebarren vs. McDowell
Etchebarren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Motton vs. McDowell
Motton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. McDowell
DaVanon hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonhard
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Leonhard
Baker hits a popup towards short. DaVanon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Leonhard
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonhard vs. Colbert
Vince Colbert now pitching. Kurt Bevacqua now playing second base.
Leonhard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Colbert
Buford is hit by the pitch. Leonhard moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salmon vs. Colbert
Salmon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Colbert
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Colbert
Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Foster. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Colbert
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Colbert
Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren.
Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rettenmund scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motton vs. Colbert
Motton hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Leonhard
Chico Salmon now playing first base. Paul Blair now playing center field. Merv Rettenmund now playing right field. Elrod Hendricks now catching.
Heidemann hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Leonhard
Suarez hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Leonhard
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Colbert
DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonhard vs. Colbert
Leonhard strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Colbert
Buford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Buford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salmon vs. Colbert
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Leonhard
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonhard
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Salmon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Leonhard
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Colbert
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Colbert
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Colbert
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonhard
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Leonhard
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodge vs. Leonhard
Gomer Hodge pinch hits for Vince Colbert.
Hodge hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heidemann vs. Leonhard
Heidemann strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/10/1971, game 1 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Uhlaender T, cf 3 1 1 0 Buford D, lf 3 2 2 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Salmon C, 2b-1b 5 1 0 0
Foster R, rf 4 0 0 0 Robinson F, 1b 3 2 2 3
Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 2 2 Blair P, cf 1 0 0 0
Hinton C, lf 1 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, cf-rf 5 3 3 2
Baker F, lf 3 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Leon E, 2b 3 0 1 1 Etchebarren A, c 1 1 0 0
Colbert V, p 0 0 0 0 Hendricks E, ph-c 1 0 1 1
Hodge G, ph 1 0 0 0 Motton C, rf 4 1 1 4
Heidemann J, ss 3 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0
Suarez K, c 3 0 0 0 DaVanon J, ss-2b 4 0 0 0
McDowell S, p 2 0 0 0 Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0
Bevacqua K, 2b 1 0 0 0 Leonhard D, p 4 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 35 11 12 10
Cleveland 300 000 000 -- 3
Baltimore 000 164 00x -- 11
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (L) 5.0 7 7 7 5 6
Colbert V 3.0 5 4 4 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson G 0.2 4 3 3 0 0
Leonhard D (W) 8.1 1 0 0 2 2
E -- Rettenmund M
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Baltimore 6
2B -- Chambliss C, Leon E, Rettenmund M, Buford D
3B -- Robinson B
HR -- Rettenmund M, Motton C, Robinson F
SB -- Uhlaender T
HBP -- by Colbert V (Buford D)
WP -- McDowell S
T -- 2:27
A -- 0
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