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After taking a 3-2 lead with two runs on five walks in the seventh inning, the Orioles proceeded to defeat the Indians, 8-2, before an opening-day crowd of 38,180 in Municipal Stadium. Davey Johnson batted in three runs for the Birds. Paul Blair and Johnson each accounted for a pair of RBIs with doubles in the eighth. Frank Robinson homered in the ninth. Roy Foster drove in the Indians' runs with a single and his first major league homer. [The Sporting News] Baltimore Orioles 8, Cleveland Indians 2Game Played on Tuesday, April 7, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland StadiumOrioles 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 - 8 8 0
Indians 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Buford lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Ford rf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .000
Motton lf 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 Uhlaender cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Belanger ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Foster lf 4 1 2 2 0 2 .500
F. Robinson rf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .500 Horton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Powell 1b 3 2 1 0 2 2 .333 Fosse c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Blair cf 3 3 1 2 2 2 .333 Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
B. Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .250 Nettles 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Johnson 2b 4 0 2 3 1 1 .500 Leon 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Etchebarren c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 McDowell p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Hendricks ph,c 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Hennigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McNally p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Paul p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Higgins p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 8 8 8 10 14 Totals 27 2 4 2 3 13
Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 38,180
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Indians 4
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 1
Errors: Uhlaender
Doubles: F. Robinson (1), Blair (1), Johnson (1)
Home Runs: F. Robinson (1), Foster (1)
Stolen Bases: Blair 2 (2), B. Robinson (1)
Caught Stealing: Buford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Uhlaender (1), Fosse (1), Ford (1)
GIDP: Horton (1)
Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
McNally W(1-0) 9 4 2 2 3 13 1 33 2.00
Totals 9 4 2 2 3 13 1 33
Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
McDowell L(0-1) 6.1 3 3 3 5 11 0 25 4.26
Hennigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Paul 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0.00
Higgins 1.1 3 4 4 2 1 0 9 27.00
Miller 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 6 9.00
Totals 9 8 8 8 10 14 1 43
Passed Balls: Fosse (1)
Wild Pitches: McDowell (1), Higgins (1)
Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz
ORIOLES 1ST: Buford struck out (catcher to first); Belanger was
called out on strikes; F. Robinson doubled; Powell was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
INDIANS 1ST: Ford walked; Debut game for Ted Ford;
Uhlaender out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ford to
second]; Foster singled to left [Ford scored]; Debut game for
Roy Foster; Horton grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Foster out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 1.
ORIOLES 2ND: Blair walked; Fosse allowed a passed ball [Blair to
second]; B. Robinson struck out; Johnson singled to left [Blair
scored, Johnson out at second (left to third to second to
first)]; Etchebarren singled to center [Etchebarren to second
(error by Uhlaender)]; McDowell threw a wild pitch [Etchebarren
to third]; McNally struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1,
Indians 1.
INDIANS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Heidemann
singled; Nettles struck out; Leon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.
ORIOLES 3RD: Buford grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
struck out; F. Robinson made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.
INDIANS 3RD: On a bunt McDowell made an out to third; Ford
struck out; Uhlaender flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Indians 1.
ORIOLES 4TH: Powell struck out; Blair struck out; B. Robinson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.
INDIANS 4TH: Foster homered; Horton walked; Fosse out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Horton to second]; Heidemann
grounded out (third to first); Nettles walked; Leon grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; Etchebarren
grounded out (shortstop to first); McNally was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
INDIANS 5TH: McDowell singled; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [McDowell to second]; Uhlaender struck out;
Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
ORIOLES 6TH: Buford walked; Belanger popped to catcher in foul
territory; F. Robinson was called out on strikes while Buford
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
INDIANS 6TH: MOTTON REPLACED BUFORD (PLAYING LF); Horton struck
out; Fosse struck out; Heidemann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
ORIOLES 7TH: Powell walked; Blair walked [Powell to second]; B.
Robinson flied out to center [Powell to third]; HENNIGAN
REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Blair stole second; Johnson walked
(walk was charged to McDowell); HENDRICKS BATTED FOR
ETCHEBARREN; PAUL REPLACED HENNIGAN (PITCHING); Hendricks walked
[Powell scored, Blair to third, Johnson to second]; McNally
struck out; Motton walked [Blair scored, Johnson to third,
Hendricks to second]; HIGGINS REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 3, Indians 2.
INDIANS 7TH: HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Leon was called out on strikes;
Higgins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 2.
ORIOLES 8TH: F. Robinson walked; Powell singled to right [F.
Robinson to third]; Blair doubled [F. Robinson scored, Powell
scored]; B. Robinson walked; Blair stole third and B. Robinson
stole second; Johnson doubled to right [Blair scored, B.
Robinson scored]; Higgins threw a wild pitch [Johnson to third];
Hendricks popped to third in foul territory; McNally made an out
to shortstop; Motton was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 2.
INDIANS 8TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Uhlaender was
called out on strikes; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 7, Indians 2.
ORIOLES 9TH: MILLER REPLACED HIGGINS (PITCHING); Belanger made
an out to first; F. Robinson homered; Powell walked; Blair was
called out on strikes; B. Robinson singled to left [Powell to
second]; Johnson forced B. Robinson (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 2.
INDIANS 9TH: Horton was called out on strikes; Fosse struck out;
Heidemann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8,
Indians 2.
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