Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
July 21, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1964 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Baltimore Orioles 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 3 1 0 0
Davalillo cf 4 1 1 0
Romano lf 3 1 2 2
  Francona rf 0 0 0 0
Chance 1b 5 1 1 0
Azcue c 3 1 1 0
Smith rf,3b 3 1 1 0
Moran 2b 2 0 0 0
  Wagner ph,lf 2 1 1 2
Held 3b,2b 5 1 2 3
Ramos p 1 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Salmon ph 1 0 1 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Brandt cf 5 1 1 0
Aparicio ss 4 2 1 0
Siebern 1b 2 1 1 1
Powell lf 5 0 3 2
Robinson 3b 5 0 0 0
Bowens rf 3 0 0 1
Lau c 4 1 1 0
Adair 2b 4 0 2 0
Barber p 3 0 1 1
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Haddix p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Vineyard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Cleveland 000 000 0808103
Baltimore 112 000 1005101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos   2.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Siebert   2.0 0 0 0 0 5
  Abernathy   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Bell  W (5-3) 3.0 4 1 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
3
12
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Barber   7.0 5 3 3 6 2
  Miller  L (4-5) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Haddix   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Vineyard   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
8
5

  E–Howser 2 (13), Chance (3), Adair (5).  DP–Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1.  PB–Azcue 2 (9).  2B–Cleveland Held (7,off Barber); Chance (7,off Barber), Baltimore Brandt (16,off Ramos); Aparicio (10,off Ramos); Adair (8,off Bell).  HR–Cleveland Romano (14,8th inning off Barber 0 on, 0 out); Held (13,8th inning off Miller 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Howser (3,off Barber).  HBP–Azcue (1,by Barber).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Siebern (7,off Ramos); Bowens (3,off Siebert).  Team–9.  WP–Barber 2 (4), Haddix (2).  HBP–Barber (3,Azcue).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–3:01.  A–20,493.
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