Breaking the hold of Sam McDowell, the Orioles rallied for two runs in the eighth inning and beat the Indians, 4-3, for their seventh straight victory. The Orioles had a two-run homer by Merv Rettenmund, but only one other hit through the first seven stanzas and trailed, 3-2. But Don Buford and Rettenmund singled in the eighth, Don Baylor tied the score with a sacrifice fly and Curt Motton singled to drive in the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  5  0
Indians      0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford 3b             4   2   1   0     1   1   .270      Bradford cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .195
Rettenmund cf         4   2   2   2     0   1   .318      Uhlaender lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Baylor rf             2   0   0   1     1   1   .214      Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Motton lf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .222      Sims 1b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Freed 1b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .154      Hinton c              4   2   3   1     0   0   .324
Salmon ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Leon 2b               4   0   2   2     0   1   .252
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .209      Brown ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Hardin p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .067        Harrelson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
  F. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      McDowell p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .124
  Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .083

Totals               30   4   5   4     6   8             Totals               35   3   9   3     0   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  6,718
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Indians 5
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 0
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: Leon (20)
Home Runs: Rettenmund (18), Hinton (9)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (1)
GIDP: Brown (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hardin                  6     9   3   3   0   3   1  26   3.55
Hall W(10-5)            3     0   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.08
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   4   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(20-12)       9     5   4   4   6   8   1  37   2.92
Totals                  9     5   4   4   6   8   1  37

Wild Pitches: Hardin (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Johnny Stevens


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (third
to first); Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bradford grounded out (second to first); Uhlaender
singled to center; Pinson flied out to left; Nettles grounded
out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Etchebarren flied out to center; Motton struck out;
Freed grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Sims flied out to center; Hinton homered; Leon
grounded out (second to first); Brown singled to center;
McDowell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Salmon grounded out (second to first); Grich flied
out to right; Hardin made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bradford struck out; Uhlaender popped to third in
foul territory; Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Buford walked; Rettenmund homered [Buford scored];
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Etchebarren flied out
to center; Motton walked; Freed walked [Motton to second];
Salmon grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Sims
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hinton singled to center; Leon
doubled to right [Hinton scored]; Brown grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich struck out; Hardin struck out; Buford flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: McDowell struck out; Bradford singled to center;
Uhlaender flied out to right; Pinson flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund struck out; Baylor walked; Baylor was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); Etchebarren grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles struck out; Sims singled to center; Hinton
singled to left [Sims to second]; Hardin threw a wild pitch
[Sims to third, Hinton to second]; Leon singled to center [Sims
scored, Hinton to third]; Brown grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Leon out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Motton flied out to left; Freed walked; Salmon made
an out to second; Grich singled to right [Freed to third (error
by Nettles)]; F. ROBINSON BATTED FOR HARDIN; F. Robinson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: HALL REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PITCHING); McDowell
flied out to left; Bradford made an out to second; Uhlaender
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Buford singled to right; Rettenmund singled to
right [Buford to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Buford scored]; Etchebarren walked [Rettenmund to second];
Motton singled to left [Rettenmund scored, Etchebarren to
second]; Freed struck out; Salmon grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Pinson flied out to right; Nettles flied out to
right; Sims grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich flied out to center; Hall was called out on
strikes; Buford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Hinton grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
struck out; HARRELSON BATTED FOR BROWN; Harrelson popped to
catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 3.