Gaylord Perry struck out six and reached the 2,000 mark for his major league career while pitching the Indians to a 6-0 victory over the Orioles. Boog Powell was Perry's 2,000th victim in the ninth inning. Chris Chambliss and Walt Williams led the Indians' attack with three hits apiece. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    2, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3
Indians      1  1  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Coggins rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Bell 3b               3   1   0   0     0   0   .279
Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .235      Williams dh           4   1   3   0     0   0   .269
Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   1     0   0   .242
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Ellis c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .276
Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .299      Spikes lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Crowley lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .191      Hendrick cf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .262
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .231      Lolich rf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .207
Williams c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .227        Torres rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Duffy ss              3   0   1   1     0   1   .229
Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ragland 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     3   6             Totals               33   6  11   5     0   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  3,980
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Indians 5
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 1
Errors: Crowley, Williams, Hood, Bell
Doubles: Belanger (8), Chambliss (17), Lolich (2), Williams (7)
Triples: Grich (5)
Stolen Bases: Bell (4), Hendrick (6)
Caught Stealing: Duffy (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (4)
GIDP: Crowley (3), Bell (11)
Hit by Pitch: Bell (4,by Hood)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood L(2-2)             2     6   5   5   0   1   0  13   6.11
Watt                    6     5   1   1   0   4   0  22   3.38
Totals                  8    11   6   6   0   5   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(10-15)          9     5   0   0   3   6   0  34   3.58
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   6   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Hood (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins flied out to right; Grich grounded out
(second to first); Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell was hit by a pitch; Bell stole second;
Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss doubled to
center [Bell scored]; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first);
Spikes flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell flied out to left; Blair was called out on
strikes; Crowley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; Lolich doubled
[Hendrick scored]; Duffy reached on an error by Hood on a
sacrifice bunt [Lolich to third]; Ragland struck out; Bell
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Duffy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians
2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson was called out on strikes; Williams
walked; Belanger forced Williams (first to shortstop); Belanger
was picked off first (pitcher to shortstop to first to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Williams singled to left [Williams to second (error
by Crowley)]; Chambliss singled to right [Williams to third];
Ellis singled to center [Williams scored, Chambliss to second];
WATT REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Spikes flied out to center;
Hendrick singled to center [Chambliss scored, Ellis to third];
Hendrick stole second [Hendrick to third (error by Williams),
Ellis scored]; Lolich popped to first in foul territory; Duffy
singled to center [Hendrick scored]; Duffy was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 4 R, 5 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: Coggins grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
singled to left; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grich
to second]; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Ragland lined to shortstop; Bell flied out to
center; Williams singled to center; Chambliss singled to right
[Williams to third]; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair singled; Crowley grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Blair out at second]; Robinson
walked; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
flied out to left; Lolich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger made an out to third; Coggins grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grich tripled to left; Davis was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Ragland
flied out to left; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair
reached on an error by Bell [Blair to second]; Crowley walked;
Robinson struck out; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Williams doubled to left; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first) [Williams to third]; Ellis made an out to
second; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: TORRES REPLACED LOLICH (PLAYING RF); Belanger
doubled; Coggins grounded out (second to first) [Belanger to
third]; Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick popped to pitcher in foul territory;
Torres grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: Powell struck out; Blair singled; Crowley flied out
to center; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 6.