Gaylord Perry, Indians' star righthander, posted his seventh straight victory, shutting out the Orioles on three hits, 2-0. Jim Palmer, who lost his fifth straight start, was the victim of two unearned runs. In the fifth inning, Mark Belanger threw wildly on a grounder by Oscar Gamble, allowing the batter to reach second, and George Hendrick followed with a run-scoring single. Charlie Spikes singled in the sixth, raced to third on a single by Leron Lee and scored the Indians' second run on a throwing error by Al Bumbry. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       23, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .213      Bumbry lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .170
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .329      Coggins rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Lowenstein 3b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .311
  Heidemann 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Williams c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Ellis 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .272
  Blanco 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Gamble dh             4   1   0   0     0   0   .320      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Spikes rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .302      Reinbach dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .276      Belanger ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Lee lf                3   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .375
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .186      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   1     2   7             Totals               28   0   3   0     0   7

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  4,483
Left on Base: Indians 5, Orioles 2
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Bumbry, Belanger
Doubles: Robinson (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry W(7-1)         9     3   0   0   0   7   0  29   1.55
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   7   0  29

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(2-5)           8     5   2   0   2   6   0  31   3.27
Reynolds                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.23
Totals                  9     5   2   0   2   7   0  34

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy walked; Duffy was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Brohamer singled to right; Lowenstein flied out to
left; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Spikes
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams flied out to left; Powell grounded out
(second to first); Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lee flied out to left; Duncan flied out to center;
Duffy made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson flied out to center; Reinbach singled to
second; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Reinbach to second]; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Lowenstein lined to
second; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 0.

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

INDIANS 5TH: Gamble reached on an error by Belanger [Gamble to
second]; Spikes flied out to right; Hendrick singled to right
[Gamble scored (unearned)]; Lee struck out; Duncan struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair was
called out on strikes; Robinson doubled to left; Reinbach flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy singled to third; Brohamer flied out to
right; Lowenstein walked [Duffy to second]; Ellis popped to
first in foul territory; Gamble grounded out (catcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger struck out; Bumbry struck out; Coggins
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes singled to center; Hendrick popped to third
in foul territory; Lee singled to left [Spikes scored (error by
Bumbry) (unearned), Lee to third]; Duncan struck out; Duffy
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Williams
struck out; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Brohamer lined to pitcher; Lowenstein flied out to
left; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson
flied out to left; Reinbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Spikes grounded out (first
unassisted); Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING 3B); BLANCO
REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); HENDRICKS BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Hendricks struck out; Bumbry struck out; Coggins made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.