The relief pitching of Jim Slaton, who yielded five hits and two runs in 6 1/3 innings, helped the Brewers defeat the Orioles, 8-6. Eleven of the game's runs, including Oriole homers by Earl Williams and Jim Fuller, were scored in the first three innings. Bill Travers, who started for the Brewers, was kayoed in the second before Slaton arrived.

After trailing, 5-3, the Brewers took the lead to stay with three runs in their half. Mike Cuellar, who was working on a string of nine straight victories for the Orioles, was chased when Bobby Mitchell doubled and scored on a single by Bob Coluccio. Wayne Garland relieved and drew the defeat by walking two batters to load the bases and then giving up a two-run single by Tim Johnson. The Brewers added a run on a wild pitch by Garland in the seventh. After Brooks Robinson brought the Orioles within one run with a scoring double in the eighth, Darrell Porter got that tally back for the Brewers with a circuit clout in their half. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 8, Baltimore Orioles 6
Game Played on Friday, June      21, 1974 (Night game) at County Stadium
Orioles      2  2  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   6 10  3
Brewers      2  1  3    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   8 12  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blair cf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .235      Money 3b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .292
  Bumbry ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .197      May rf                4   1   2   1     0   1   .219
Grich 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Scott 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Davis dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Fuller rf             5   2   2   2     0   0   .276      Mitchell dh           3   1   1   0     0   0   .209
Baylor lf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .240        Hegan ph,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .329        Berry ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Cabell pr,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Coluccio cf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .228
Williams 1b,c         4   1   2   1     0   1   .238      Porter c              3   2   2   1     1   0   .263
Etchebarren c         3   1   1   0     0   1   .206      Yount ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .234
  Powell ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .252      T. Johnson 2b         4   1   2   2     0   1   .233
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Slaton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baker ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   6     4   6             Totals               35   8  12   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 18,871
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Brewers 5
DP: Orioles 2, Brewers 1
Errors: Robinson, Etchebarren, Garland
Doubles: Baylor (6), Etchebarren (3), Williams (5), Robinson (17), Bumbry (6), Money (13), Scott (14), Mitchell (3)
Triples: T. Johnson (1)
Home Runs: Williams (3), Fuller (5), Porter (4)
Stolen Bases: Blair (9), Coluccio (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (10)
GIDP: Fuller (3), Money (5), Berry (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 2.1   7   5   4   0   0   0  15   3.27
Garland L(1-1)          4     3   2   1   2   2   0  16   2.42
Jackson                 1.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   5   3.33
Reynolds                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.18
Totals                  8    12   8   6   2   4   1  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers                 1     4   4   4   1   1   1   8   5.40
Slaton W(7-8)           6.1   5   2   2   2   4   1  25   4.33
Murphy SV(6)            1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.20
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   6   2  40

Wild Pitches: Garland (1), Travers (3), Slaton (10)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ORIOLES 1ST: Blair walked; Travers threw a wild pitch [Blair to
second]; Grich made an out to first; Davis flied out to center;
Fuller singled to center [Blair scored]; Baylor doubled to left
[Fuller scored]; Robinson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Money doubled to left; May popped to catcher in
foul territory; Scott doubled [Money scored]; Briggs grounded
out (first unassisted) [Scott to third]; Mitchell reached on an
error by Robinson [Scott scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mitchell to
first]; Coluccio forced Mitchell (third to second); 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams homered; Etchebarren doubled; SLATON
REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Etchebarren to third]; Blair singled to left
[Etchebarren scored]; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Blair to
second]; Grich struck out; Davis struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Porter singled to left; Yount lined to third; T.
Johnson forced Porter (third to second); Money singled to left
[T. Johnson to second]; May singled to left [T. Johnson scored,
Money to second]; Scott forced May (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Brewers 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Fuller homered; Baylor flied out to right; Robinson
flied out to left; Williams doubled to right; Etchebarren struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Briggs flied out to right; Mitchell doubled to
left; Coluccio singled to right [Mitchell scored]; Coluccio
stole second [Coluccio to third (error by Etchebarren)]; GARLAND
REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Porter walked; Yount walked [Porter
to second]; T. Johnson singled to right [Coluccio scored, Porter
scored, Yount to second]; Money grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [T. Johnson out at second]; 3 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger struck out; Blair flied out to center;
Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 4TH: May struck out; Scott flied out to center; Briggs
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis singled to center; Fuller grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Davis out at second];
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 5TH: Mitchell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Coluccio flied out to center; Porter grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson flied out to center; Williams flied out to
center; Etchebarren lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Yount flied out to right; T. Johnson struck out;
Money grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger flied out to left; Blair walked; Blair
stole second; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: May singled to left; May was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Garland [May to second]; Scott flied out
to right [May to third]; Garland threw a wild pitch [May scored
(unearned)]; Briggs singled to center; HEGAN BATTED FOR
MITCHELL; JACKSON REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); BERRY BATTED FOR
HEGAN; Berry grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Briggs out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: BERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fuller flied out
to left; Baylor walked; Robinson doubled to left [Baylor
scored]; CABELL RAN FOR ROBINSON; MURPHY REPLACED SLATON
(PITCHING); Williams struck out (catcher to first); POWELL
BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Powell was walked intentionally;
HENDRICKS BATTED FOR BELANGER; Hendricks flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 8TH: CABELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); BAKER REPLACED HENDRICKS (PLAYING SS); Coluccio struck out;
Porter homered; Yount grounded out (third to first); T. Johnson
tripled to center; REYNOLDS REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Money
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Brewers 8.

ORIOLES 9TH: BUMBRY BATTED FOR BLAIR; Bumbry doubled to left;
Grich grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded out (third
to first) [Bumbry to third]; Fuller grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Brewers 8.