Mike Cuellar pitched no-hit ball for 6 1/3 innings before wilting in the 95-degree heat, but the Orioles' veteran lefthander gained a 2-1 victory over the White Sox. Wilbur Wood, who started for the White Sox, did not allow a hit for the first five frames before the Orioles scored in the sixth on a single by Bobby Grich, a passed ball and single by Don Baylor. An infield single by Boog Powell, error by Dick Allen and sacrifice fly by Mark Belanger added what proved to be the deciding run in the seventh.

The White Sox picked up their tally in the home half of the seventh and could have tied the score except for a base-running blunder by Ken Henderson. Bill Melton reached second base when Baylor dropped his fly ball in left field. Henderson singled, moving Melton to third, but Henderson was caught in a rundown between first and second and was tagged out. As a result, the White Sox scored only one run when Brian Downing doubled. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      13, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  4  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .294      Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Davis dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .272      D. Allen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .296
Williams c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Melton 3b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .221
Baylor lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .242      K. Henderson cf       3   0   2   0     1   1   .290
Robinson 3b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .316      Downing lf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .278
Powell 1b             3   1   1   0     0   1   .278        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Cabell rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Santo dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Belanger ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .254      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Richard pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     4   3             Totals               31   1   4   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 25,593
Left on Base: Orioles 7, White Sox 5
DP: Orioles 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Baylor, D. Allen 2, Dent
Doubles: Downing (6)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (2)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Powell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(12-5)         8     3   1   0   2   4   0  29   2.94
Johnson                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.15
Jackson SV(6)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.41
Totals                  9     4   1   0   2   5   0  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(14-11)           9     4   2   1   4   3   0  36   3.74
Totals                  9     4   2   1   4   3   0  36

Passed Balls: Herrmann 2 (8)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Blair grounded out (third to first); Grich walked;
Davis walked [Grich to second]; Williams popped to first in foul
territory; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); D. Allen walked; Melton made an
out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson walked; Powell struck out; Cabell struck
out; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson walked; Downing was called out on
strikes; Santo flied out to center; Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair flied out to right; Grich flied out to left;
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly
grounded out (third to first); Orta was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams flied out to right; Baylor grounded out
(pitcher to first); Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Melton popped to first in foul territory; K. Henderson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White
Sox 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Cabell
reached on an error by Dent; Cabell stole second; Belanger
popped to catcher in foul territory; Blair grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing grounded out (first unassisted); Santo
flied out to center; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich singled to center; Herrmann allowed a passed
ball [Grich to third]; Davis made an out to second; Williams
grounded out (third to first); Baylor singled to center [Grich
scored]; Baylor was caught stealing second but was safe at
second (error by D. Allen; assist by Wood); Robinson popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent flied out to center; Kelly grounded out
(pitcher to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell singled; Cabell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Powell to third (error by D. Allen)]; Belanger hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Powell scored (unearned)]; Blair made
an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen made an out to second; Melton reached on
an error by Baylor [Melton to second]; K. Henderson singled to
left [Melton to third, K. Henderson out at second (left to
shortstop to second to first to second)]; Downing doubled to
left [Melton scored (unearned)]; Santo flied out to center; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Davis struck
out; Williams singled to left; Herrmann allowed a passed ball
[Williams to second]; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); Dent
singled; RICHARD RAN FOR DENT; Kelly struck out; Orta flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: RICHARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Robinson
walked; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Robinson to second]; Cabell made an out to third; Belanger
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); D. Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton flied out to center;
K. Henderson singled; MAY BATTED FOR DOWNING; JACKSON REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 1.