The Orioles, led by Rich Coggins' five hits, including the tie-breaker in the 11th inning, handed Gaylord Perry his third straight defeat as they downed the Indians, 9-5. Perry carried a three-run lead into the bottom of the ninth but a sacrifice fly by Earl Williams and Paul Blair's two-run homer sent the game into overtime.

In the 11th, a pair of walks, Coggins' double, Blair's sacrifice fly and Tommy Davis' homer broke the contest open. The Indians had taken a 5-2 lead in the third with a four-run outburst highlighted by John Ellis' homer. The loss kept the Indians from taking over first place in the A. L. East. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Friday, July      26, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  4  -   9 13  0
Indians      0  1  4    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   5 11  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Coggins rf            6   2   5   1     0   0   .244      Lowenstein lf         3   1   1   0     2   0   .253
Blair cf              5   1   1   3     0   1   .249      Duffy ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .225
Davis dh              5   2   1   2     1   1   .280        Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Grich 2b              6   1   1   2     0   2   .284        Alvarado ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .153
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .278      Hendrick cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .309
  Cabell pr,1b,3b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Spikes rf             5   2   3   2     0   0   .283
Baylor lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Ellis 1b              4   1   3   2     1   0   .294
Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .306      Bell 3b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Bumbry pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .206      Lis dh                2   0   1   1     0   1   .208
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Gamble ph,dh        3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Williams c,1b         3   0   2   1     0   0   .268      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .192
Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .241        Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   9  13   9     4   6             Totals               40   5  11   5     4   6

Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance: 42,818
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Indians 6
DP: Orioles 3, Indians 1
Doubles: Robinson (21), Coggins (9), Spikes (13)
Home Runs: Grich (16), Blair (10), Davis (6), Ellis (8)
Stolen Bases: Spikes (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Williams (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (3), Blair (2)
GIDP: Baylor (5), Spikes (10), Gamble (7), Lowenstein (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 2.1   7   5   5   0   1   1  14   3.08
Jefferson               6.1   4   0   0   4   4   0  23   4.57
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.60
Johnson W(1-1)          2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.70
Totals                 11    11   5   5   4   6   1  44

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(15-4)       10.2  13   9   9   4   6   3  48   1.81
Beene                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.94
Totals                 11    13   9   9   4   6   3  49

Wild Pitches: G. Perry (2)

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


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

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy
lined to shortstop; Hendrick made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson lined to third; Williams singled to third;
Belanger flied out to right; On a bunt Coggins singled [Williams
to second]; Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes singled to third; Ellis singled to right
[Spikes to third]; Bell forced Ellis (pitcher to second); Lis
singled to left [Spikes scored, Bell to second]; Duncan struck
out; Brohamer made an out to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Davis grounded out (second to first); Grich flied
out to left; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein singled to right; Duffy singled to left
[Lowenstein to second]; Hendrick flied out to center; Spikes
doubled to left [Lowenstein scored, Duffy scored]; Ellis homered
[Spikes scored]; JEFFERSON REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Bell
flied out to center; Lis was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor struck out; Robinson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Williams singled to left; Belanger singled to center
[Williams to second]; Coggins singled to right [Williams to
third, Belanger to second]; Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Duncan struck out; Brohamer made an out to second;
Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Grich struck
out; Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy singled to left; Hendrick was called out on
strikes; Spikes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor made an out to third; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Ellis singled to center; Bell flied out to left;
GAMBLE BATTED FOR LIS; Gamble grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Belanger made
an out to second; Coggins singled to right; Blair struck out;
Davis forced Coggins (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
singled to left; Lowenstein grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to pitcher) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Powell flied
out to center; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Hendrick flied
out to center; Spikes singled to left; Spikes stole second;
Ellis walked; Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson doubled to left; G. Perry threw a wild
pitch [Robinson to third]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Robinson scored]; Belanger grounded out (second to first);
Coggins singled to center; Blair homered [Coggins scored]; Davis
was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Gamble struck out; Duncan walked; Brohamer forced
Duncan (third to second); Lowenstein walked [Brohamer to
second]; LEE BATTED FOR DUFFY; JACKSON REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Indians 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: ALVARADO REPLACED LEE (PLAYING SS); Grich struck
out; Powell singled to right; CABELL RAN FOR POWELL; Baylor
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 10TH: CABELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Hendrick made an out to second;
Spikes flied out to right; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 11TH: Robinson walked; BUMBRY RAN FOR ROBINSON; Williams
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bumbry to second];
Belanger walked; Coggins doubled to right [Bumbry scored,
Belanger to third]; Blair hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Belanger scored, Coggins to third]; Davis homered [Coggins
scored]; BEENE REPLACED G. PERRY (PITCHING); Grich made an out
to second; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Indians 5.

INDIANS 11TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); TORRES BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Torres
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
9, Indians 5.