Dean Chance posted his first shutout in an Indians' uniform, the 33rd of his career, to win the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-0, before Jim Hardin celebrated his 27th birthday by pitching the Orioles to a 7-1 victory in the nightcap. Chance allowed four hits in stopping the Orioles on their five-game winning streak. Tony Horton decided the outcome by smashing a homer off Mike Cuellar with two men on base in the first inning. Graig Nettles added a circuit clout in the sixth.

Hardin helped himself to the nightcap victory with a two-run triple in the second inning and picked up credit for another RBI by drawing a pass with the bases loaded in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Thursday, August 6, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Indians 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 4 7 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Pinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Rettenmund cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Nettles 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .236 Powell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .312 Bradford cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .197 B. Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Fosse c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .318 Hendricks c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .237 Horton 1b 2 1 2 3 1 0 .264 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Sims lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Crowley rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Uhlaender lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Belanger ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .195 Leon 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Salmon ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Heidemann ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Cuellar p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .091 Chance p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .088 Motton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 30 0 4 0 3 5 Totals 30 4 7 4 1 7 Time of Game: 1:51 Left on Base: Orioles 6, Indians 3 DP: Orioles 1, Indians 1 Errors: Nettles Doubles: Buford (8), Horton (18), Fosse (14) Home Runs: Horton (16), Nettles (17) GIDP: B. Robinson (13), Bradford (7) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cuellar L(15-7) 6 7 4 4 1 5 2 25 3.97 Drabowsky 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.19 Totals 8 7 4 4 1 7 2 31 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Chance W(7-5) 9 4 0 0 3 5 0 33 3.99 Totals 9 4 0 0 3 5 0 33 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Ed Runge ORIOLES 1ST: Buford doubled to left; On a bunt Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first) [Buford stayed at second]; Powell walked; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: On a bunt Pinson made an out to catcher; Nettles singled to center; Bradford singled to left [Nettles to second]; Fosse was called out on strikes; Horton homered [Nettles scored, Bradford scored]; Sims flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3. ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks made an out to second; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Crowley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 2ND: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Heidemann grounded out (third to first); Chance was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger lined to right; Cuellar struck out; Buford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 3RD: Pinson made an out to second; Nettles singled to right; Bradford grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3. ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson singled to left; Hendricks singled to left [B. Robinson to second]; Johnson lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton doubled to left; Sims grounded out (first to pitcher) [Horton to third]; Leon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Crowley walked; Belanger singled to left [Crowley to second]; Crowley was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Cuellar struck out; Buford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 5TH: Heidemann lined to third; On a bunt Chance struck out; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 6TH: Nettles homered; Bradford struck out; Fosse doubled; Horton was walked intentionally; Sims made an out to second; Leon flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 4. ORIOLES 7TH: UHLAENDER REPLACED SIMS (PLAYING LF); Hendricks walked; Johnson flied out to center; Crowley was called out on strikes; SALMON BATTED FOR BELANGER; Salmon reached on an error by Nettles [Hendricks to second, Salmon to first]; MOTTON BATTED FOR CUELLAR; Motton forced Hendricks (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 4. INDIANS 7TH: SALMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DRABOWSKY REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); Chance struck out; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 4. ORIOLES 8TH: Buford struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 4. INDIANS 8TH: Nettles lined to shortstop; Bradford struck out; Fosse flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 4. ORIOLES 9TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Hendricks flied out to right; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 4.

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