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Wednesday April 14, 1971
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Mike Cuellar pitched a shutout in his first complete game of the season and Boog Powell smashed a two-run homer as the Orioles defeated the Indians, 3-0. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Wednesday, April 14, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Orioles      0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund lf         3   1   0   0     1   1   .200      Brown ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .389      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .188
Powell 1b             2   1   1   2     2   1   .217      Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
F. Robinson rf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .368      Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Blair cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .182      Harrelson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .105
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      R. Foster lf          3   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     1   2   .100      Leon 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Bradford cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Cuellar p             4   0   1   0     0   2   .167      McDowell p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hinton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     5   6             Totals               31   0   4   0     1   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  4,676
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Indians 5
DP: Orioles 0, Indians 1
Errors: Brown, Harrelson
Doubles: Johnson (1), Blair (1)
Home Runs: Powell (2)
Stolen Bases: R. Foster (1)
Caught Stealing: Etchebarren (1)
GIDP: F. Robinson (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(1-0)          9     4   0   0   1   2   0  32   2.25
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   2   0  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(0-1)         6     4   3   3   3   2   1  24   3.46
Colbert                 2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   3.18
Lamb                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.40
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   6   1  36

Wild Pitches: McDowell (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson
doubled to left; Powell walked; F. Robinson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Brown flied out to right; Nettles walked; Pinson
flied out to center; Fosse forced Nettles (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair flied out to center; B. Robinson reached on
an error by Brown; Etchebarren forced B. Robinson (third to
second); Belanger lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); R.
Foster singled to left; R. Foster stole second; Leon struck out;
Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Cuellar struck out; Rettenmund walked; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rettenmund to second]; Powell
homered [Rettenmund scored]; F. Robinson popped to shortstop; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: McDowell struck out; Brown popped to catcher in
foul territory; Nettles grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson
flied out to left; Etchebarren walked; Etchebarren was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Pinson flied out to center; Fosse grounded out
(third to first); Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger popped to second; Cuellar grounded out
(second to first); Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: R. Foster flied out to left; Leon grounded out
(second to first); Bradford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Johnson lined to shortstop; Powell struck out; F.
Robinson singled to left; McDowell threw a wild pitch [F.
Robinson to second]; Blair doubled to left [F. Robinson scored];
B. Robinson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: FORD BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Ford grounded out (first
unassisted); Brown flied out to left; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: COLBERT REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Etchebarren
struck out; Belanger walked; Cuellar singled to right [Belanger
to third]; Rettenmund struck out; Johnson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Pinson singled to second; Fosse flied out to
center; Harrelson popped to shortstop; R. Foster singled to left
[Pinson to second]; Leon flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell walked; F. Robinson flied out to right;
Blair grounded out (first unassisted) [Powell to third (error by
Harrelson)]; B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Bradford singled to left; HINTON BATTED FOR
COLBERT; Hinton forced Bradford (third to second); Brown forced
Hinton (pitcher to second); Nettles popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: LAMB REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Etchebarren struck
out; Belanger flied out to right; Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Pinson flied out to right; Fosse popped to second;
Harrelson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Indians 0.



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