A homer by Dave Duncan with one out in the ninth inning deprived Jim Palmer of what would have been his third straight shutout when the Orioles' righthander defeated the Indians, 4-1. Palmer allowed only two other hits. The Orioles' attack included a two-run double by Rich Coggins. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       17, 1973 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   4 12  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .250      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .220
Coggins cf,rf         3   0   2   2     1   0   .237      Torres rf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .186
Grich 2b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .252      Gamble dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .219      Spikes lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Williams c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .196      Duncan c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .228
Crowley rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Hendrick cf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .246
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .165
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .197      Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .213
Hendricks dh          3   1   0   0     0   0   .133      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Baker ss              3   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Belanger ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .221        Cardenas ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  12   3     2   4             Totals               28   1   3   1     5   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  3,196
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Indians 6
DP: Orioles 2, Indians 3
Doubles: Coggins (1)
Home Runs: Duncan (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (1), Hendricks (1)
GIDP: Williams 2 (3), Coggins (1), Brohamer (2), Williams (3)
Hit by Pitch: Gamble (1,by Palmer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(4-2)           9     3   1   1   5   4   1  34   1.93
Totals                  9     3   1   1   5   4   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(5-5)            6.2  10   4   4   2   2   0  30   2.50
Hilgendorf              1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.69
Farmer                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   9.39
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Coggins
walked; Grich flied out to center; Powell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell walked; Torres forced Bell (second to
shortstop); Gamble forced Torres (second unassisted); Spikes
forced Gamble (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams singled to right; Crowley singled to left
[Williams to second]; On a bunt Robinson forced Williams
(pitcher to third) [Crowley to second]; Hendricks forced
Robinson (second to shortstop) [Crowley to third]; Baker flied
to left in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Duncan struck out; Hendrick walked; Chambliss
grounded out (third to first) [Hendrick to second]; Brohamer
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry singled to center; Coggins out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bumbry to second]; Grich
singled to right [Bumbry scored]; Powell singled to right [Grich
to third]; Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Powell out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy struck out; Bell flied out to center; Torres
walked; Gamble was hit by a pitch [Torres to second]; Spikes was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians
0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley struck out; Robinson struck out; Hendricks
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Duncan popped to third in foul territory; Hendrick
walked; Chambliss singled to left [Hendrick to second]; Brohamer
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Bumbry singled; Coggins grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Bumbry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy flied out to left; Bell struck out; Torres
walked; Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich singled to right; Powell singled to right
[Grich to third]; Williams grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Grich scored, Powell out at
second]; Crowley flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes made an out to shortstop; Duncan popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson singled to right; Hendricks reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Robinson to second]; On a
bunt Baker forced Robinson (third to shortstop) [Hendricks to
second]; Bumbry grounded out (second to first) [Hendricks to
third, Baker to second]; Coggins doubled [Hendricks scored,
Baker scored]; Grich walked; HILGENDORF REPLACED PERRY
(PITCHING); Powell was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING CF); COGGINS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BELANGER REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING
SS); Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
singled to center; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Williams grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: CARDENAS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS); Williams
struck out; Blair grounded out (third to first); Robinson flied
to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell flied out to center; Torres grounded out
(first unassisted); Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: FARMER REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Hendricks
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Belanger singled;
Bumbry forced Belanger (second to shortstop); Coggins singled to
right [Bumbry to third, Coggins to second (on throw)]; Grich
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Duncan
homered; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Indians 1.