The Orioles clinched their third straight East division title by beating the Indians, 9-2, in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, but delayed their celebration until after they went back on the field and also won the nightcap, 7-0. In the sweep, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson each racked up his 20th victory of the season. Baltimore Orioles 9, Cleveland Indians 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumOrioles 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 1 0 - 9 12 1 Indians 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blair cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .262 Uhlaender rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .288 Johnson 2b 5 2 2 3 0 2 .286 Pinson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Rettenmund lf,rf 5 1 4 1 0 0 .314 Lowenstein cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 F. Robinson rf 3 1 1 3 0 0 .282 R. Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Buford lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Fosse c 4 1 3 2 0 0 .271 B. Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .264 DaVanon pr,3b 1 1 0 0 0 1 .227 Hinton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Powell 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .254 Leon 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Etchebarren c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Stanley ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .209 Hendricks c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Hodge ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Belanger ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .266 McDowell p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .178 Cuellar p 4 1 1 0 0 2 .105 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Ford ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .194 Ballinger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Bevacqua ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Totals 40 9 12 9 1 9 Totals 34 2 8 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:29 Left on Base: Orioles 5, Indians 8 DP: Orioles 1, Indians 0 Errors: Johnson, Pinson, R. Foster Doubles: Rettenmund (21), Fosse (21) Home Runs: Johnson (18), F. Robinson (28), Powell (22), Fosse (12) GIDP: Leon (17) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cuellar W(20-9) 9 8 2 2 3 6 1 37 3.06 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 6 1 37 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McDowell L(13-17) 4.2 7 7 7 1 3 2 22 3.40 Hargan 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 9 6.28 Ballinger 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 10 4.54 Totals 9 12 9 8 1 9 3 41 Passed Balls: Fosse (13) Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dave Phillips ORIOLES 1ST: Blair made an out to second; Johnson was called out on strikes; Rettenmund doubled; F. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender singled; Pinson struck out; R. Foster flied out to right; Fosse homered [Uhlaender scored]; Nettles walked; Hinton walked [Nettles to second]; Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson made an out to second; Powell was called out on strikes; Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 2ND: Stanley walked; McDowell singled to right [Stanley to second]; Uhlaender struck out; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted) [Stanley to third, McDowell to second]; R. Foster lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger walked; Cuellar struck out; Blair made an out to second; Johnson homered [Belanger scored]; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2. INDIANS 3RD: Fosse singled to right; Nettles singled to first [Fosse to third (error by Johnson)]; Hinton made an out to second; Leon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2. ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2. INDIANS 4TH: Stanley struck out; McDowell struck out; Uhlaender made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger flied out to center; Cuellar singled to center; Blair singled to center [Cuellar to third (error by Pinson)]; Johnson singled to right [Cuellar scored, Blair to second]; Rettenmund singled to center [Blair scored, Johnson to second]; F. Robinson homered [Johnson scored, Rettenmund scored]; HARGAN REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED ETCHEBARREN (PLAYING C ); Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Foster made an out to second; Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Powell homered; Hendricks flied out to right; Belanger grounded out (second to first); Cuellar flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: BUFORD REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PLAYING LF); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Hinton lined to left; Leon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Blair was called out on strikes; Johnson was called out on strikes; Rettenmund singled to shortstop; Buford flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: Stanley flied out to center; FORD BATTED FOR HARGAN; Ford singled to second; Uhlaender forced Ford (shortstop to second); Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 2. ORIOLES 8TH: BALLINGER REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING CF); B. Robinson reached on an error by R. Foster [B. Robinson to first]; DAVANON RAN FOR B. ROBINSON; Fosse allowed a passed ball [DaVanon to second]; Powell singled to right [DaVanon scored (unearned)]; Hendricks made an out to third; Belanger singled to right [Powell to second]; Cuellar struck out; Blair was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 9, Indians 2. INDIANS 8TH: DAVANON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); R. Foster was called out on strikes; Fosse doubled to left; Nettles was called out on strikes; Hinton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Indians 2. ORIOLES 9TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund singled to center; Buford struck out; DaVanon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Indians 2. INDIANS 9TH: Leon grounded out (third to first); HODGE BATTED FOR STANLEY; Hodge grounded out (third to first); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR BALLINGER; Bevacqua singled to center; Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Indians 2. |
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