Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
September 26, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1970 at Cleveland Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 4 4 3 0
Blair cf 5 1 1 2
Robinson F. 1b 3 1 1 3
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Rettenmund rf 5 0 2 1
Robinson B. 3b 5 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Motton lf 4 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 4 0 0 0
Palmer p 3 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Powell ph 0 0 0 0
  Baylor pr 0 1 0 0
  Crowley 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 7 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bradford cf 5 0 0 0
Uhlaender lf 5 0 2 0
Pinson rf 5 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 3
Sims 1b 4 0 1 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
Hinton c 4 1 1 1
Leon 2b 4 0 0 0
Brown ss 4 0 0 0
Paul p 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Colbert p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 1 1 0
  Austin p 0 0 0 0
  Camilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 7 4
Baltimore 100 002 001 03770
Cleveland 000 000 013 00472
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   8.2 6 4 4 0 2
  Watt  W (6-7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Richert  SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
7
4
4
1
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paul   6.0 3 3 3 0 2
  Colbert   3.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Austin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lasher  L (2-10) 0.0 0 2 1 1 0
  Mingori   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
7
7
6
2
6

  E–Colbert (1), Lasher (4).  PB–Hinton (2).  2B–Cleveland Uhlaender (20,off Palmer); Pinson (28,off Palmer).  3B–Baltimore Belanger (5,off Paul).  HR–Baltimore Blair (18,6th inning off Paul 1 on, 2 out); F Robinson (24,11th inning off Mingori 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland Hinton (8,8th inning off Palmer 0 on, 1 out); Nettles (26,9th inning off Palmer 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Belanger (8,off Lasher).  SF–F Robinson (6,off Paul).  IBB–F Robinson (9,by Colbert).  SB–Belanger (13,2nd base off Paul/Hinton); Baylor (1,2nd base off Lasher/Hinton).  CS–Rettenmund (6,2nd base by Mingori/Hinton).  WP–Richert (4).  IBB–Colbert (2,F Robinson).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:49.  A–5,397.
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