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 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     7, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      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.