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.