Orlando Pena, pitching in relief of Mike Cuellar, gained his first A. L. victory since 1966 when the Orioles defeated the Indians, 6-2. Bobby Grich homered for the Orioles and Earl Williams batted in two runs with a double. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Friday, May       18, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    2  1  2    0  0  0  -   6 11  2
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .221
  Blair ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Coggins cf,rf         4   1   2   1     1   0   .262      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Grich 2b              3   2   1   1     2   0   .254      Spikes lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .230
Powell 1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .216      Duncan c              3   1   2   1     1   0   .238
Williams c            3   1   1   2     1   1   .200      Ellis 1b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .250
  Etchebarren pr,c    1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Lolich rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Baylor lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .241        Lowenstein ph,rf    2   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .198      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .171
Crowley dh            2   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Brohamer ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Davis ph,dh         3   0   2   1     0   0   .263      Ragland 2b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Belanger ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .222        Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cardenas ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lamb 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   6  11   6     8   4             Totals               34   2   7   2     4   2

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance:  6,064
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Indians 9
DP: Orioles 0, Indians 1
Errors: Grich, Belanger
Doubles: Davis (5), Williams (4), Spikes (5), Duncan (3)
Home Runs: Grich (3)
Stolen Bases: Coggins 2 (3), Baylor 2 (6)
Caught Stealing: Lolich (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Powell (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 4     4   2   2   4   1   0  19   5.19
Pena W(1-1)             5     3   0   0   0   1   0  19   2.61
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   2   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(4-5)           3.2   4   3   3   5   1   1  20   4.15
Lamb                    0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1.54
Hilgendorf              1.2   3   3   3   2   2   0  10   2.45
Farmer                  3.2   4   0   0   0   1   0  14   6.35
Totals                  9    11   6   6   8   4   1  45

Wild Pitches: Cuellar (5)
Balks: Tidrow (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Coggins
walked; Coggins stole second; Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Coggins to third]; Powell walked; Williams struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to right; Williams flied out to
center; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
singled to center; Crowley flied out to right; Belanger grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes flied out to left; Duncan walked; Ellis made
an out to second; Lolich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry flied out to left; Coggins grounded out
(second to first); Grich homered; Powell walked; Williams made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy flied out to center; Ragland flied out to
left; Bell singled to second [Bell to second (error by Grich)];
Williams walked; Hendrick made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor walked; Baylor stole second; Robinson
walked; Tidrow balked [Baylor to third, Robinson to second];
Crowley grounded out (second to first); Belanger hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Baylor scored]; Bumbry singled to pitcher [Robinson
to third]; Coggins singled to right [Robinson scored, Bumbry to
third]; LAMB REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Coggins stole second;
Grich walked; HILGENDORF REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Powell struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes doubled to left; Duncan doubled to left
[Spikes scored]; Ellis singled to right [Duncan scored]; Cuellar
threw a wild pitch [Ellis to second]; Lolich reached on a
fielder's choice [Ellis out at third (pitcher to third)]; Lolich
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Duffy struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Williams walked; Baylor flied out to left; Robinson
lined to right; DAVIS BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Davis doubled to right
[Williams scored]; Belanger singled to third [Davis to third];
BLAIR BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Blair struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BLAIR STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); COGGINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Ragland walked; Bell walked [Ragland to second]; PENA REPLACED
CUELLAR (PITCHING); On a bunt Williams forced Ragland (pitcher
to third) [Bell to second]; Hendrick was called out on strikes;
Spikes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Coggins singled to right; Grich walked [Coggins to
second]; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Coggins to third, Grich to second]; FARMER REPLACED HILGENDORF
(PITCHING); Williams doubled to left [Coggins scored, Grich
scored]; Earl Williams suffered slight strain of left ankle
coming into 2B; ETCHEBARREN RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Baylor singled
to left [Etchebarren to third]; Baylor stole second; Robinson
hit into a double play (second to first) [Etchebarren out at
home (first to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Duncan
singled to left; Ellis reached on an error by Belanger [Duncan
to second]; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR LOLICH; Lowenstein made an out
to third; BROHAMER BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer flied to left in
foul territory; GAMBLE BATTED FOR RAGLAND; Gamble grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BROHAMER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CARDENAS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING
SS); Davis grounded out (second to first); Belanger popped to
first in foul territory; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Williams popped
to catcher in foul territory; Hendrick singled to center; Spikes
forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Coggins grounded out (second to first); Grich flied
out to left; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Duncan popped to shortstop in foul territory; Ellis
singled to center; Lowenstein forced Ellis (second to
shortstop); Brohamer forced Lowenstein (pitcher to shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Etchebarren singled to center; Baylor struck out;
Robinson flied out to right; Davis singled to center
[Etchebarren to second]; Belanger grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Cardenas flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 2.