The Orioles, who split the mound duties between Mike Cuellar and Bob Reynolds, defeated the Indians, 4-2, and moved into first place in the Eastern Division by four percentage points over the Yankees. The Orioles loaded the bases in the third inning and scored their first two runs on a sacrifice fly by Paul Blair and single by Tommy Davis. Boog Powell homered for the deciding run in the sixth. Singles by Merv Rettenmund and Rich Coggins, plus an error, added an insurance counter in the seventh. Buddy Bell and Chris Chambliss hit run-scoring doubles for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    1, 1973 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  2    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  7  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund lf         4   2   1   0     1   1   .228      Bell 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .281
Coggins rf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .295      Williams dh           1   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Blair cf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .297        Gamble ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Davis dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .310      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .236
Powell 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .243      Ellis c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .232      Spikes lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .260
Williams c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .228      Lolich rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Lowenstein ph,rf    2   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   1   3   0     0   0   .227
                                                          Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   3     4   4             Totals               33   2   8   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  3,564
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Indians 5
DP: Orioles 2, Indians 0
Errors: Brohamer
Doubles: Bell (17), Duffy (6), Chambliss (16)
Home Runs: Powell (9)
Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (6), Blair (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Blair (4)
GIDP: Chambliss (7), Ellis (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(8-11)         5     4   2   2   1   0   0  18   3.58
Reynolds SV(4)          4     4   0   0   0   4   0  16   2.05
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   4   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(3-12)          6.2   6   4   4   4   3   1  30   5.01
Johnson                 2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.75
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   4   1  38

Wild Pitches: Bosman 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Honochick


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Coggins
grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (third to first); Williams
walked; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Davis grounded out (second to first); Powell flied
out to left; Grich walked; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); Spikes
popped to first in foul territory; Hendrick flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Williams singled to left; Belanger popped to third
in foul territory; Bosman threw a wild pitch [Williams to
second]; Rettenmund walked; Coggins singled to right [Williams
to third, Rettenmund to second]; Blair hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Williams scored]; Davis singled to center [Rettenmund
scored, Coggins to third]; Powell walked [Davis to second];
Grich struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lolich flied out to center; Brohamer flied out to
right; Duffy singled to left; Bell doubled to center [Duffy
scored]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson struck out; Williams popped to third in
foul territory; Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss singled to center; Ellis grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Chambliss out at
second]; Spikes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund flied out to left; Coggins made an out
to shortstop; Blair grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick made an out to third; Lolich flied out to
left; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
homered; Grich grounded out (third to first); Robinson lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy doubled to left; REYNOLDS REPLACED CUELLAR
(PITCHING); Bell reached on a fielder's choice [Duffy out at
third (shortstop to third)]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Gamble
flied out to left; Chambliss doubled to center [Bell scored];
Ellis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Williams made
an out to second; Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rettenmund singled to right; Rettenmund stole second; Coggins
singled to second [Rettenmund scored (error by Brohamer) (no
RBI), Coggins to second]; Bosman threw a wild pitch [Coggins to
third]; Blair walked; JOHNSON REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Blair
stole second; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes struck out; Hendrick struck out; LOWENSTEIN
BATTED FOR LOLICH; Lowenstein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Grich struck out; Robinson
singled to left; Williams popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
singled to right; Bell flied out to left; Gamble flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: On a bunt Belanger made an out to first; Rettenmund
made an out to second; Coggins grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Chambliss lined to shortstop; Ellis singled to
center; Spikes singled to center [Ellis to second]; Hendrick
struck out; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Indians 2.