Don Baylor and Paul Blair each hit a two-run double in the Orioles' support of Mike Cuellar, who gained his seventh straight victory by defeating the Brewers, 7-1. Coming after the Yankees beat the Indians in an afternoon doubleheader, the triumph enabled the Orioles to cling to a lead of one-half game in the East Division race. The Orioles ran their way to two runs in the first inning. Blair and Bobby Grich singled and when catcher Charlie Moore threw wildly into left field on a double steal attempt, both Oriole runners scored.

Baylor hit his double in third after a walk to Grich, forceout by Tommy Davis and pass to Boog Powell. Singles by Elrod Hendricks and Mark Belanger preceded Blair's double in the fourth. Pedro Garcia homered for the Brewers in the fifth to spoil Cuellar's shutout. Powell homered to account for the Orioles' last run in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 28, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Orioles      2  0  2    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   7 12  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Money 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .285      Coggins rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Blair cf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .261
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .261
Mitchell dh           4   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Davis dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Thomas lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .238      Powell 1b             3   2   1   1     1   0   .270
Moore c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Baylor lf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .268
Coluccio cf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .223      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .290
T. Johnson ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Hendricks c           4   1   2   0     0   1   .217
  Lind ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Belanger ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .222
Garcia 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .202      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Champion p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Anderson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     3   1             Totals               32   7  12   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 12,093
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Orioles 4
DP: Brewers 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Moore
Doubles: Scott (36), Money (32), Baylor (20), Blair (26)
Home Runs: Garcia (12), Powell (12)
Stolen Bases: Blair 2 (23), Grich (17)
Caught Stealing: Moore (4)
GIDP: Powell (15), Coggins (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion L(11-4)        3.2   9   6   5   2   0   0  20   3.62
Castro                  2.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   8   4.50
Anderson                2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8    12   7   6   3   3   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(22-10)        9     6   1   1   3   1   1  35   3.08
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   1   1  35

Wild Pitches: Anderson (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Haller


BREWERS 1ST: Money flied out to center; Lezcano grounded out
(third to shortstop to first); Scott doubled; Mitchell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair
singled to center; On a bunt Grich singled [Blair to second];
Blair stole third and Grich stole second [Blair scored (error by
Moore), Grich scored (unearned)]; Davis singled to center;
Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Davis out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas walked; Moore forced Thomas (third to
second); Moore was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second to first to shortstop); Coluccio walked; T. Johnson flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor flied out to left; Robinson singled to left;
Hendricks flied out to center; Belanger singled to center
[Robinson to second]; Coggins flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Garcia made an out to second; Money singled to
left; Lezcano forced Money (pitcher to second); Scott flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair flied out to left; Grich walked; Davis forced
Grich (shortstop to second); Powell walked [Davis to second];
Baylor doubled to right [Davis scored, Powell scored, Baylor out
at third (right to second to first to third to shortstop)]; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Mitchell singled to left; Thomas flied out to
center; Moore forced Mitchell (shortstop to second); Coluccio
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson made an out to first; Hendricks singled to
left; Belanger singled to left [Hendricks to second]; Coggins
flied out to center; Blair doubled to right [Hendricks scored,
Belanger scored]; CASTRO REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Grich
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 6.

BREWERS 5TH: T. Johnson flied out to center; Garcia homered;
Money doubled to left; Lezcano grounded out (pitcher to first);
Scott grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: LIND REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell homered; Baylor made
an out to second; Robinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 7.

BREWERS 6TH: Mitchell lined to shortstop; Thomas struck out;
Moore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks singled to right; On a bunt Belanger made
an out to first; Coggins grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Hendricks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 7.

BREWERS 7TH: Coluccio walked; Lind flied out to left; Garcia
made an out to shortstop; Money flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Blair walked;
Blair stole second; Grich flied out to center; Davis singled to
third [Blair to third]; Anderson threw a wild pitch [Davis to
second, Blair out at home (catcher unassisted)]; Powell grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles
7.

BREWERS 8TH: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Mitchell singled to center;
Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Baylor flied out to right; Robinson struck out;
Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles
7.

BREWERS 9TH: Moore lined to third; Coluccio popped to catcher in
foul territory; Lind grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 7.