Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
July 27, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1973 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 2, Baltimore Orioles 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 5 0 2 0
Torres rf 3 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Spikes lf 4 2 2 2
Hendrick cf 4 0 2 0
Lowenstein dh 4 0 2 0
Brohamer 2b 3 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 1 0
Duffy ss 3 0 1 0
  Ellis ph 1 0 0 0
Strom p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 11 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 3 0 0 0
Grich 2b 2 0 1 0
Blair cf 4 1 1 0
Davis dh 4 0 0 0
Williams 1b 3 1 0 0
Baylor lf 3 2 2 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0
Etchebarren c 2 0 1 3
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 3
Cleveland 010 100 0002111
Baltimore 000 302 00x561
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Strom  L (1-10) 5.0 5 5 3 5 5
  Johnson   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
3
5
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson   3.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Reynolds  W (6-5) 6.0 5 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
5

  E–Johnson (1), Reynolds (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, Baltimore 4.  2B–Cleveland Chambliss (15,off Reynolds), Baltimore Etchebarren (4,off Strom).  HR–Cleveland Spikes 2 (18,2nd inning off Jefferson 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Jefferson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Etchebarren (1,off Johnson).  CS–Hendrick (5,3rd base by Reynolds/Etchebarren); Baylor (6,2nd base by Strom/Ashby).  WP–Strom (12), Jefferson (7).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:26.  A–10,857.
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