A homer by Frank Robinson with a man on base in the 11th inning capped a three-run rally and clinched the Orioles' 7-4 victory over the Indians. mark Belanger led off the game with a triple and counted the Orioles' first run on a sacrifice fly by Frank Robinson. Paul Blair hit a two-run homer in the sixth. Chuck Hinton started the Indians' comeback with a round-tripper in the eighth. Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 4Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland StadiumOrioles 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 - 7 7 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 4 7 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Belanger ss 4 4 3 0 0 0 .214 Bradford cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Blair cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .273 Uhlaender lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .267 F. Robinson 1b 3 1 1 3 1 0 .301 Pinson rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .287 Richert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 3 1 0 .237 Rettenmund rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .316 Sims 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 B. Robinson 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Rollins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Hinton c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .315 Motton lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .218 Leon 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Etchebarren c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Brown ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Palmer p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .155 Paul p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Watt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Harrelson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Powell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 Colbert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baylor pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Ford ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .190 Crowley 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Austin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Camilli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lasher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 7 7 6 2 6 Totals 40 4 7 4 1 2 Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 5,397 Left on Base: Orioles 1, Indians 4 DP: Orioles 0, Indians 0 Errors: Colbert, Lasher Doubles: Uhlaender (20), Pinson (28) Triples: Belanger (5) Home Runs: Blair (18), F. Robinson (24), Hinton (8), Nettles (26) Stolen Bases: Belanger (13), Baylor (1) Caught Stealing: Rettenmund (6) Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (8) Sacrifice Flies: F. Robinson (6) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer 8.2 6 4 4 0 2 2 32 2.73 Watt W(6-7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.38 Richert SV(13) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.01 Totals 11 7 4 4 1 2 2 41 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paul 6 3 3 3 0 2 1 21 5.11 Colbert 3 2 1 1 1 3 0 11 7.50 Austin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.93 Lasher L(2-10) 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 4.19 Mingori 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 2.79 Totals 11 7 7 6 2 6 2 41 Passed Balls: Hinton (2) Wild Pitches: Richert (4) Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Bill Kunkel ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger tripled; Blair lined to third; F. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Belanger scored]; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Bradford flied out to right; Uhlaender lined to first; Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0. ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Johnson lined to center; Motton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Nettles flied out to center; Sims grounded out (first unassisted); Hinton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren lined to third; On a bunt Palmer made an out to third; Belanger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Leon grounded out (third to first); Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Paul flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Blair flied out to left; F. Robinson made an out to second; Rettenmund made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Bradford flied out to center; Uhlaender grounded out (first to pitcher); Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0. ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson flied out to right; Johnson made an out to third; Motton popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Nettles flied out to center; Sims grounded out (third to first); Hinton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Etchebarren flied out to left; Palmer struck out; Belanger singled to left; Belanger stole second; Blair homered [Belanger scored]; F. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Leon flied out to right; Brown grounded out (second to first); HARRELSON BATTED FOR PAUL; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0. ORIOLES 7TH: COLBERT REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson struck out; Johnson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Bradford flied out to right; Uhlaender doubled to center; Pinson struck out; Nettles lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Motton struck out; Etchebarren was called out on strikes; Palmer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0. INDIANS 8TH: Sims grounded out (second to first); Hinton homered; Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Belanger singled to pitcher [Belanger to second (error by Colbert)]; Blair flied out to right; F. Robinson was walked intentionally; Rettenmund singled to right [Belanger scored, F. Robinson out at third (right to first to third)]; B. Robinson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 1. INDIANS 9TH: FORD BATTED FOR COLBERT; Ford singled to center; Bradford flied out to center; Uhlaender flied out to center; Pinson doubled to right [Ford to third]; Nettles homered [Ford scored, Pinson scored]; Sims singled to center; WATT REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Hinton flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 4. ORIOLES 10TH: AUSTIN REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Motton made an out to shortstop; Etchebarren flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 4. INDIANS 10TH: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown made an out to shortstop; CAMILLI BATTED FOR AUSTIN; Camilli popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 4. ORIOLES 11TH: LASHER REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR WATT; Powell walked; BAYLOR RAN FOR POWELL; Baylor stole second; Belanger reached on an error by Lasher on a sacrifice bunt [Baylor scored (no RBI), Belanger to second]; MINGORI REPLACED LASHER (PITCHING); Hinton allowed a passed ball [Belanger to third]; Blair grounded out (third to first); F. Robinson homered [Belanger scored (unearned)]; Rettenmund singled to right; Rettenmund was caught stealing second (catcher to second); B. Robinson flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 4. INDIANS 11TH: CROWLEY REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); RICHERT REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Bradford flied out to right; Uhlaender singled to center; Pinson flied out to left; Richert threw a wild pitch [Uhlaender to second]; Nettles walked; ROLLINS BATTED FOR SIMS; Rollins flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 4. |
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