The Orioles were within three outs of tying the 1903 Pirates' major league record of six straight shutouts, but then had to settle for a 3-2 victory over the Indians when Charlie Spikes homered with a man on base in the ninth inning. Ross Grimsley had the Indians under control on four hits until George Hendrick doubled and Spikes snapped the Orioles' shutout string with his round-tripper.

However, the Orioles set a new A. L. record for most consecutive scoreless innings, 54, breaking the old mark of 47 by the Indians in 1948. The Orioles scored on a sacrifice fly by Paul Blair in third, added an unearned run in the fourth and completed their triumph over Gaylord Perry when Mark Belanger walked in the seventh, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Rich Coggins. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 7, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Coggins rf            4   0   2   1     0   1   .248      Jeter lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Blair cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .252      Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .236
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Hendrick cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Davis dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .287      Spikes rf             4   1   1   2     0   2   .275
Williams c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Ellis 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Baylor lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .249      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .299        Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Cabell 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .262      Gamble dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Belanger ss           2   1   0   0     1   0   .228      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hermoso ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .194
                                                            Alvarado pr,2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                          G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   2     2   5             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  9,890
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Indians 5
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 1
Errors: Duffy, Brohamer, G. Perry
Doubles: Hendrick 2 (20), Gamble (12), Bell (13)
Home Runs: Spikes (19)
Stolen Bases: Blair (17), Belanger (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (17), Williams (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Blair (7)
GIDP: Grich (14), Hendrick (15)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(17-12)       8     6   2   2   2   7   1  31   3.12
Reynolds SV(6)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.02
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   8   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(18-10)       9     7   3   2   2   5   0  36   2.31
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   5   0  36

Wild Pitches: Grimsley (9)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins struck out; Blair singled to left; Blair
stole second; Grich struck out; Davis popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams made an out to third; Baylor struck out;
Robinson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 0.

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

ORIOLES 3RD: Cabell walked; Belanger reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Cabell to second]; On a bunt Coggins
singled [Cabell to third, Belanger to second]; Blair hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored]; Grich grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Belanger out at third]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Duncan
struck out; Brohamer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis singled to center; Williams out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Davis to second]; Baylor
singled to shortstop [Davis scored (error by Duffy) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Baylor to
second (error by Brohamer)]; Cabell flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Jeter was called out on strikes; Duffy walked;
Hendrick doubled [Duffy to third]; Spikes struck out; Ellis
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger made an out to shortstop; On a bunt
Coggins made an out to pitcher; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell lined to shortstop; Gamble doubled to center;
Duncan grounded out (third to first); Brohamer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich made an out to shortstop; Davis singled to
second; Williams struck out; Baylor made an out to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Jeter made an out to first; Duffy singled to right;
Hendrick grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians
0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson flied out to center; Cabell flied out to
center; Belanger walked; Belanger stole second; Coggins singled
to right [Belanger scored]; Coggins was picked off first but was
safe on an error by G. Perry [Coggins to third]; Blair flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes struck out; Ellis grounded out (third to
first); Bell doubled to left; Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich made an out to pitcher; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Duncan grounded out (pitcher to first); HERMOSO
BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Hermoso walked; ALVARADO RAN FOR HERMOSO;
Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Alvarado to second]; Jeter struck
out; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Baylor
singled to center; Robinson forced Baylor (third to second);
Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Belanger made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick doubled; Spikes homered [Hendrick scored];
REYNOLDS REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); John Ellis, Dave Duncan and Indians
Manager Ken Aspromonte ejected by 1B umpire Nick Bremigan;
LEE BATTED FOR BELL; Lee lined to left; Gamble struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 2.