The Orioles beat the Indians for the eighth straight time this season, posting a 3-0 victory behind the eight-hit pitching of Jim Palmer. Brooks Robinson cracked three doubles and scored two of the Orioles' runs. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      1, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1
Orioles      0  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Heidemann ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Buford lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .287
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .216      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .172
Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Powell 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .317
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .313      F. Robinson rf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .320
Sims lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Blair cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .256
Horton 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .253      B. Robinson 3b        4   2   3   0     0   1   .284
Uhlaender cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Johnson 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .280
Leon 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .224      Etchebarren c         2   0   1   1     0   0   .209
Austin p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .204
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .181
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Klimchock ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .167

Totals               35   0   8   0     1   5             Totals               28   3  11   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  7,489
Left on Base: Indians 9, Orioles 7
DP: Indians 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Sims
Doubles: B. Robinson 3 (19), Powell (18)
Caught Stealing: Etchebarren (1), Blair 2 (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (5), Palmer (2)
GIDP: F. Robinson (8), Blair (4)
Hit by Pitch: Etchebarren (2,by Austin)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Austin L(1-1)           6     9   3   3   2   3   0  26   4.15
Hennigan                2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.25
Totals                  8    11   3   3   3   4   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(11-5)          9     8   0   0   1   5   0  36   2.84
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   5   0  36

Passed Balls: Fosse (8)
Hit by Pitch: Austin (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Honochick


INDIANS 1ST: Heidemann flied out to right; Nettles lined to
center; Pinson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to left; Fosse allowed a passed ball
[Buford to second]; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Buford to third]; Powell walked; F. Robinson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Powell
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Sims
grounded out (second to first); Horton made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair struck out; B. Robinson doubled to center;
Johnson singled to left [B. Robinson scored]; Etchebarren was
hit by a pitch [Johnson to second]; On a bunt Palmer struck out;
Buford grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender flied out to left; Leon walked; Austin
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Leon to second]; Heidemann
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to left; Powell doubled; F.
Robinson singled to center [Powell scored]; Blair grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [F. Robinson out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles singled; Pinson grounded out (second to
first) [Nettles to second]; Fosse struck out; Sims grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson doubled to left; Johnson grounded out
(first to pitcher) [B. Robinson to third]; Etchebarren singled
to center [B. Robinson scored]; Palmer out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Etchebarren to second]; Buford singled to
second [Etchebarren to third]; Etchebarren was picked off and
caught stealing home (pitcher to first to catcher to first to
pitcher to third); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Horton singled; Uhlaender forced Horton (shortstop
unassisted); Leon made an out to second; Austin made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger flied out to left; Powell flied out to
right; F. Robinson reached on an error by Sims [F. Robinson out
at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Pinson singled to
right; Fosse singled to left [Pinson to second]; Sims grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles
3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair walked; Blair was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); B. Robinson struck out; Johnson singled
to center; Etchebarren made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Uhlaender
grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon singled to center;
BRADFORD BATTED FOR AUSTIN; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Palmer
struck out; Buford grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger
walked; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Heidemann flied out to right; Nettles singled to
second; Pinson forced Nettles (shortstop to second); Fosse flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: F. Robinson lined to center; Blair singled to
right; Blair was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to second); B. Robinson doubled; Johnson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Sims singled to right; Horton singled to center
[Sims to second]; Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted)
[Sims to third, Horton to second]; Leon was called out on
strikes; KLIMCHOCK BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Klimchock was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.