Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
September 9, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1973 at Cleveland 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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Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 3 1 1 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Blair cf 5 0 1 2
Davis dh 5 0 0 0
Baylor lf 4 1 1 1
Robinson 3b 3 1 2 0
  DeCinces pr,3b 0 0 0 0
  Coggins ph 1 0 0 0
Williams 1b,c 5 0 1 1
Etchebarren c 1 0 1 0
  Powell ph,1b 1 1 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
  Bumbry ph 1 0 1 0
  Baker ss 0 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Gamble dh 4 1 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1
Spikes rf 4 0 0 0
  Torres rf 0 0 0 0
Lowenstein 2b 4 0 1 1
  Ragland 2b 0 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 0
Smith cf 3 1 1 0
Duncan c 3 1 1 3
Duffy ss 2 0 1 0
Strom p 0 0 0 0
  Bosman p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Baltimore 010 021 000480
Cleveland 201 003 00x681
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (10-7) 6.0 8 6 6 1 1
  Jackson   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
1
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Strom   4.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Bosman   1.2 3 3 3 4 0
  Lamb  W (3-3) 3.1 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
4

  E–Duffy (7).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Baltimore Rettenmund (15,off Strom); Williams (16,off Bosman).  3B–Cleveland Gamble (3,off Alexander).  HR–Baltimore Baylor (10,2nd inning off Strom 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Chambliss (9,3rd inning off Alexander 0 on, 1 out); Duncan (14,6th inning off Alexander 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Rettenmund (4,by Bosman); Baylor (11,by Lamb).  IBB–Powell (7,by Bosman).  SB–Belanger (11,2nd base off Bosman/Duncan); Lowenstein (5,2nd base off Alexander/Etchebarren).  HBP–Bosman (7,Rettenmund); Lamb (2,Baylor).  IBB–Bosman (6,Powell).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:32.
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