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.

With the score tied, 5-5, the Orioles drew three walks from Mark Ballinger in the eighth inning. Phil Hennigan, in relief, passed Davey Johnson to force in the tie-breaking run before Powell pounded his homer.

The Indians' run in the nightcap scored in the fourth inning on a double by Ken Suarez and single by Fred Stanley. In the Orioles' ninth, Elrod Hendricks and Brooks Robinson singled. Dunning, relieving Vince Colbert, struck out Jerry DaVanon but passed Johnson to fill the sacks. Then, with the game at stake, Dunning threw his double-play pitch to Robinson. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 10, Cleveland Indians 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians      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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