Ripping into Gaylord Perry for five runs in the first inning, the Orioles defeated the Indians, 7-4. The loss was the fourth in a row for Perry, who had not been able to win since reeling off a string of 15 straight victories. Perry walked Rich Coggins, gave up a single by Paul Blair and hit Tommy Davis with a pitch. Bobby Grich drove in two runs with a single and, after Boog Powell walked to fill the sacks again, Don Baylor singled to add two more runs. A walk to Earl Williams and pair of infield outs enabled Baylor to cross the plate with the fifth run.

The Orioles picked up another tally off Perry in the second on singles by Blair and Davis and sacrifice fly by Grich. Steve Kline, in relief, yielded a run in the sixth. Enos Cabell walked, stole second and scored on Blair's third single of the game. Dave McNally gained his first victory since July 7 but needed help from Grant Jackson after Dave Duncan homered with two men on base for the Indians in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      31, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  5  1
Orioles      5  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   7  8  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         2   0   1   0     1   0   .260      Coggins rf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .247
  Torres lf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .192      Blair cf              4   2   3   1     0   0   .251
Duffy ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .233      Davis dh              3   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .301      Grich 2b              3   1   1   3     0   1   .284
Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Powell 1b             1   0   0   0     3   0   .271
Ellis dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .284      Baylor lf             3   1   1   2     1   0   .248
Bell 3b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .241      Williams c            3   0   0   0     1   2   .261
McCraw 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Cabell 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .257
  Lis ph,1b           1   1   0   0     1   0   .198      Belanger ss           4   0   0   1     0   1   .240
Duncan c              3   1   1   3     1   0   .193      McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alvarado 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .141        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kline p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   4   5   4     7   2             Totals               28   7   8   7     7   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 12,781
Left on Base: Indians 6, Orioles 7
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 3
Errors: Hendrick
Doubles: Davis (15)
Home Runs: Duncan (15)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Blair (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Grich (7)
GIDP: Duncan (9), Spikes (12), Baylor (6)
Hit by Pitch: McCraw (1,by McNally), Davis (1,by G. Perry)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(15-5)        4     6   6   6   4   1   0  22   2.04
Kline                   2     1   1   1   1   0   0   8   4.40
Hilgendorf              2     1   0   0   2   4   0   8   4.04
Totals                  8     8   7   7   7   5   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(9-8)          8.1   5   4   4   7   2   1  35   4.22
Jackson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.00
Totals                  9     5   4   4   7   2   1  37

Hit by Pitch: G. Perry (6), McNally (7)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to left; Duffy lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Lowenstein out at first];
Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins walked; On a bunt Blair singled [Coggins to
second]; Davis was hit by a pitch [Coggins to third, Blair to
second]; Grich singled to center [Coggins scored, Blair scored,
Davis to third]; Powell walked [Grich to second]; Baylor singled
to center [Davis scored, Grich scored, Powell to third, Baylor
to second (error by Hendrick)]; Williams was walked
intentionally; Cabell forced Powell (second to catcher) [Baylor
to third, Williams to second]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Baylor scored, Williams to third, Cabell to second];
Coggins made an out to shortstop; 5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (second to first); Ellis
grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair singled to left; Davis doubled [Blair to
third]; Grich hit a sacrifice fly to left [Blair scored]; Powell
was walked intentionally; Baylor grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 3RD: McCraw was hit by a pitch; Duncan grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [McCraw out at second];
Alvarado flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 3RD: Williams struck out; Cabell grounded out (second to
first); Belanger made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Duffy
singled; Hendrick walked [Duffy to second]; Spikes walked [Duffy
to third, Hendrick to second]; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Duffy scored, Hendrick to third, Spikes to second]; Bell
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: Coggins singled to second; Blair out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Coggins to second]; Davis grounded out
(second to first) [Coggins to third]; Grich grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 5TH: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Duncan lined
to shortstop; Alvarado grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: KLINE REPLACED G. PERRY (PITCHING); Powell grounded
out (second to first); Baylor flied out to left; Williams
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein walked; Duffy forced Lowenstein (third
to second); Hendrick forced Duffy (second unassisted); Spikes
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING LF); Cabell
walked; Cabell stole second; Belanger flied out to right;
Coggins flied out to left; Blair singled to left [Cabell
scored]; Davis forced Blair (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Ellis singled to center; Bell forced Ellis (pitcher
to second); LIS BATTED FOR MCCRAW; Lis flied out to center;
Duncan walked [Bell to second]; Alvarado flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: LIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HILGENDORF
REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Grich was called out on strikes;
Powell walked; Baylor walked [Powell to second]; Williams struck
out; Cabell singled to left [Powell out at home (left to
catcher), Baylor to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Torres walked; On a bunt Duffy singled [Torres to
third]; Hendrick struck out; Spikes grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger was called out on strikes; Coggins struck
out; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Orioles 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Ellis struck out; Bell walked; Lis walked [Bell to
second]; Duncan homered [Bell scored, Lis scored]; JACKSON
REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Alvarado made an out to shortstop;
Torres flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Orioles 7.