Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
May 18, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1973 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 6, Cleveland Indians 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry rf 3 0 1 0
  Blair ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Coggins cf,rf 4 1 2 1
Grich 2b 3 2 1 1
Powell 1b 2 0 0 0
Williams c 3 1 1 2
  Etchebarren pr,c 1 0 1 0
Baylor lf 4 1 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0
Crowley dh 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph,dh 3 0 2 1
Belanger ss 4 0 1 1
Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams dh 4 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 0
Spikes lf 4 1 1 0
Duncan c 3 1 2 1
Ellis 1b 4 0 2 1
Lolich rf 2 0 0 0
  Lowenstein ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Duffy ss 2 0 0 0
  Brohamer ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Ragland 2b 1 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 0 0
  Cardenas ss 1 0 0 0
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Hilgendorf p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Baltimore 001 212 0006112
Cleveland 000 200 000270
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar   4.0 4 2 2 4 1
  Pena  W (1-1) 5.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow  L (4-5) 3.2 4 3 3 5 1
  Lamb   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hilgendorf   1.2 3 3 3 2 2
  Farmer   3.2 4 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
8
4

  E–Grich (1), Belanger (4).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Baltimore Davis (5,off Hilgendorf); Williams (4,off Farmer), Cleveland Spikes (5,off Cuellar); Duncan (3,off Cuellar).  HR–Baltimore Grich (3,3rd inning off Tidrow 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Powell (3,off Hilgendorf).  SF–Belanger (2,off Tidrow).  SB–Coggins 2 (3,2nd base off Tidrow/Duncan,2nd base off Lamb/Duncan); Baylor 2 (6,2nd base off Tidrow/Duncan,2nd base off Farmer/Duncan).  CS–Lolich (2,2nd base by Cuellar/Williams).  WP–Cuellar (5).  BK–Tidrow (1).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–3:15.  A–6,064.
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