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Thursday July 2, 1970
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Tony Horton hit for the cycle as the Indians gained a 10-9 victory to snap a string of eight straight defeats at the hands of the Orioles this season. Horton doubled in the first inning, tripled in the fourth, singled in the seventh and led off the ninth with a homer. Ted Uhlaender followed with a single, Buddy Bradford doubled and Jack Heidemann hit a sacrifice fly for another run that proved decisive when Boog Powell hit for the circuit with two men on base in the Orioles' half of the final frame.

Ray Fosse batted in four runs for the Indians with a homer and a sacrifice fly. Eddie Leon also contributed a round-tripper to the Indians' attack, while Orioles hits included a circuit clout by Frank Robinson. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 10, Baltimore Orioles 9

Game Played on Thursday, July 2, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians      3  0  0    1  0  1    1  2  2  -  10 13  0
Orioles      1  0  4    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   9 10  4


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Heidemann ss          3   0   0   1     0   1   .217      Rettenmund lf         3   1   1   0     2   0   .265
Nettles 3b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .213      Grich ss              4   1   0   0     0   3   .091
  Brown ph,3b         2   0   0   0     1   1   .255        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Pinson rf,lf          5   2   2   0     0   0   .309        Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Fosse c               4   1   2   4     0   0   .316        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sims lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Hinton ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .348        Buford ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .287
  Chance p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      F. Robinson rf        3   3   2   1     1   0   .324
Horton 1b             5   2   4   2     0   0   .264      Powell 1b             4   1   2   3     1   1   .320
Uhlaender cf          5   1   2   1     0   0   .234      Blair cf              4   1   0   0     1   3   .251
Leon 2b               5   2   2   1     0   0   .228      B. Robinson 3b        5   1   2   3     0   0   .286
McDowell p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .186      Johnson 2b            5   0   1   1     0   2   .279
  Klimchock ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Hendricks c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
  Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hardin p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Bradford ph,rf      1   1   1   0     0   0   .189        Belanger ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .175

Totals               41  10  13   9     1   4             Totals               36   9  10   8     6  12

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance:  6,135
Left on Base: Indians 10, Orioles 7
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Grich 2, Lopez, Hendricks
Doubles: Horton (15), Uhlaender (12), Bradford (4)
Triples: Horton (3), B. Robinson (2)
Home Runs: Fosse (12), Leon (5), Horton (10), F. Robinson (15), Powell (21)
Caught Stealing: Rettenmund (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Heidemann (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Fosse (2), Heidemann (6)
Hit by Pitch: Heidemann (1,by Hardin), Bradford (1,by Drabowsky), F. Robinson (4,by McDowell)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell                5     6   6   6   4   9   1  25   2.64
Higgins W(1-3)          2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.71
Chance SV(3)            2     3   3   3   1   1   1  10   3.94
Totals                  9    10   9   9   6  12   2  43

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hardin                  6     7   5   5   0   2   2  28   3.48
Lopez                   0.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   3   2.42
Drabowsky L(2-3)        1     2   2   0   1   1   0   7   3.33
Richert                 0.2   2   2   2   0   0   1   5   1.98
Watt                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.30
Totals                  9    13  10   7   1   4   3  47

Hit by Pitch: McDowell (3), Hardin (1), Drabowsky (3)
Wild Pitches: McDowell (6)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Heidemann was hit by a pitch; Nettles forced
Heidemann (second to shortstop); Pinson singled to center
[Nettles to third]; Fosse homered [Nettles scored, Pinson
scored]; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire
Jake O'Donnell; Sims lined to second; Horton doubled to
center; Uhlaender flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled to second; Grich forced
Rettenmund (shortstop to second); F. Robinson walked [Grich to
second]; Powell singled to first [Grich to third, F. Robinson to
second]; McDowell threw a wild pitch [Grich scored, F. Robinson
to third, Powell to second]; Blair was called out on strikes; B.
Robinson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Leon reached on an error by Grich [Leon to second];
On a bunt McDowell struck out; Heidemann flied out to center;
Nettles lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson struck out; Hendricks struck out; Hardin
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Sims grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Rettenmund walked; Grich struck out; F. Robinson
was hit by a pitch [Rettenmund to second]; Powell popped to
third in foul territory; Blair walked [Rettenmund to third, F.
Robinson to second]; B. Robinson tripled to left [Rettenmund
scored, F. Robinson scored, Blair scored]; Johnson singled to
left [B. Robinson scored]; Hendricks made an out to third; 4 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Horton tripled to right; Uhlaender doubled to
center [Horton scored]; Leon grounded out (second to first)
[Uhlaender to third]; McDowell grounded out (second to first);
Heidemann was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hardin was called out on strikes; Rettenmund
walked; Rettenmund was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Orioles 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Nettles flied out to right; Pinson singled to
center; Fosse reached on an error by Grich [Pinson to second];
Sims flied out to center; Horton popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: F. Robinson homered; Powell struck out; Blair flied
out to center; B. Robinson singled to left; Johnson was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Leon
homered; KLIMCHOCK BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Klimchock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Heidemann flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: HIGGINS REPLACED KLIMCHOCK (PITCHING); Hendricks
singled to right; On a bunt Hardin made an out to first;
Rettenmund flied out to right; Grich was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 7TH: LOPEZ REPLACED GRICH (PITCHING); BELANGER REPLACED
HARDIN (PLAYING SS); BROWN BATTED FOR NETTLES; Brown was called
out on strikes; Pinson reached on an error by Lopez; Fosse
singled to center [Pinson to second]; HINTON BATTED FOR SIMS;
DRABOWSKY REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Hinton struck out; Horton
singled to left [Pinson scored (unearned), Fosse to second];
Uhlaender flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 6, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HINTON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); F. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Powell walked; Blair was called out on strikes; B.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Leon singled to left; BRADFORD BATTED FOR HIGGINS;
Bradford was hit by a pitch [Leon to second]; Heidemann out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Leon to third, Bradford to
second]; Brown walked; RICHERT REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING);
Pinson reached on a fielder's choice [Leon scored (error by
Hendricks; assist by Richert) (unearned), Bradford to third,
Brown to second]; Fosse hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bradford
scored (unearned), Brown to third]; Hinton flied out to right; 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CHANCE REPLACED HINTON
(PITCHING); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendricks
grounded out (second to first); Belanger singled to center;
Rettenmund forced Belanger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Horton homered; Uhlaender singled to left; WATT
REPLACED RICHERT (PITCHING); Leon flied out to right; Bradford
doubled to left [Uhlaender to third]; Heidemann hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Uhlaender scored]; Brown grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 10, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: BUFORD BATTED FOR WATT; Buford walked; F. Robinson
singled to center [Buford to third]; Powell homered [Buford
scored, F. Robinson scored]; Blair struck out; B. Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (third
to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 10, Orioles 9.



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