The clutch relief pitching of Steve Dunning, who induced Frank Robinson to ground into a double play with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning, saved a 1-0 victory for the Indians after the Orioles won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 10-5, with the aid of a grand-slam by Boog Powell. Baltimore Orioles 10, Cleveland Indians 5 (Game 1)Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumIndians 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 11 1 Orioles 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 x - 10 13 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Uhlaender lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .291 Belanger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Pinson cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .265 Blair cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .250 R. Foster rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .255 B. Robinson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Nettles 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .274 F. Robinson rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .284 Chambliss 1b 4 2 1 1 0 1 .300 Motton lf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .143 Fosse c 3 1 2 2 1 1 .259 Rettenmund lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .313 Lowenstein pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Johnson 2b 3 2 3 2 1 0 .287 Suarez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Etchebarren c 4 2 2 2 0 1 .281 Leon 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .253 Salmon 1b 2 0 2 1 0 0 .176 Stanley ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Powell 1b 2 1 2 4 0 0 .241 Hinton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Dobson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Camilli ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Watt p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Paul p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .053 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069 Hodge ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Ballinger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hennigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Totals 39 5 11 4 1 9 Totals 30 10 13 10 4 2 Time of Game: 2:39 Left on Base: Indians 8, Orioles 2 DP: Indians 3, Orioles 0 Errors: R. Foster, Belanger Doubles: Pinson (21), Johnson (24) Home Runs: Chambliss (9), Fosse (9), Etchebarren (8), Motton (3), Powell (18) Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (13), B. Robinson (1) GIDP: Blair (8), F. Robinson (20), Belanger (7) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paul 5.2 11 5 5 0 0 2 24 6.11 Hargan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.01 Ballinger L(1-1) 1.1 1 3 3 3 0 0 7 4.91 Hennigan 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 4.75 Totals 8 13 10 10 4 2 3 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson 7.2 8 5 2 1 7 2 33 2.93 Watt W(3-1) 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.06 Totals 9 11 5 2 1 9 2 40 Wild Pitches: Dobson (5), Watt (5) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson doubled to right; R. Foster flied out to center; Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to right; Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); B. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss homered; Fosse walked; Leon struck out; Stanley forced Fosse (third to second); Paul grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: F. Robinson flied out to center; Motton singled to center; Johnson doubled [Motton scored]; Etchebarren singled to center [Johnson out at home (center to catcher), Etchebarren to second (on throw)]; Salmon singled to left [Etchebarren scored, Salmon out at second (left to third to second)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 2. INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); R. Foster singled to left; Nettles singled to right [R. Foster to second]; Dobson threw a wild pitch [R. Foster to third, Nettles to second]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson flied out to center; Belanger singled to left; Blair grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Belanger out at second]; Orioles manager Earl Weaver complained about check swing non-call on Ray Fosse; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 2. INDIANS 4TH: Fosse homered; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire Larry Barnett after Weaver threw a bat and a helmet out of the dugout; Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley was called out on strikes; Paul grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); F. Robinson flied out to center; Motton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 2. INDIANS 5TH: Uhlaender made an out to shortstop; Pinson flied out to left; R. Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson singled to left; Etchebarren homered [Johnson scored]; Salmon singled to left; Dobson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Salmon to second]; Belanger reached on a fielder's choice [Salmon out at third (shortstop to third)]; Blair flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 4. INDIANS 6TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Chambliss flied out to right; Fosse was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 6TH: B. Robinson singled to left; F. Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; Motton homered; Johnson singled to center; HARGAN REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 5. INDIANS 7TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED MOTTON (PLAYING LF); POWELL REPLACED SALMON (PLAYING 1B); Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley lined to second; HODGE BATTED FOR HARGAN; Hodge struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: BALLINGER REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Powell singled to center; Dobson flied out to right; Belanger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 5. INDIANS 8TH: Uhlaender singled to center; Pinson singled to left [Uhlaender to second]; R. Foster popped to first in foul territory; Nettles forced Pinson (second to shortstop) [Uhlaender to third]; Chambliss reached on an error by Belanger [Uhlaender scored (unearned) (no RBI), Nettles to second]; Fosse singled to left [Nettles scored (unearned), Chambliss to second]; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR FOSSE; WATT REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Watt threw a wild pitch [Chambliss to third]; Leon singled to left [Chambliss scored (unearned), Lowenstein to second]; HINTON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Hinton struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 8TH: SUAREZ REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING C ); CAMILLI REPLACED HINTON (PLAYING SS); Blair walked; B. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Blair to second]; F. Robinson was walked intentionally; Rettenmund walked [Blair to third, F. Robinson to second]; HENNIGAN REPLACED BALLINGER (PITCHING); Johnson walked [Blair scored, F. Robinson to third, Rettenmund to second]; R. Foster dropped a foul fly hit by Etchebarren for an error; Etchebarren struck out; Powell homered [F. Robinson scored, Rettenmund scored, Johnson scored]; Watt was called out on strikes; 5 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 10. INDIANS 9TH: BAKER BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Baker struck out; Uhlaender singled to left; Pinson flied out to center; R. Foster singled to left [Uhlaender to second]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 10. |
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