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 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 13, Cleveland Indians 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry dh 6 2 3 0
Coggins cf 5 1 1 0
Rettenmund rf 5 1 2 1
Powell 1b 5 2 2 3
Baylor lf 5 2 3 1
Robinson 3b 5 1 1 0
  Brown 3b 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 5 2 4 4
Hendricks c 2 1 0 0
  Etchebarren c 2 0 0 0
Belanger ss 5 1 1 1
Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 13 17 10
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 5 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 5 1 3 0
Ellis c 3 1 1 0
  Ashby c 0 0 0 0
Spikes rf 5 2 2 4
Duncan dh 4 0 1 0
Duffy ss 4 0 2 0
Torres cf 4 0 1 0
Ragland 2b 4 0 1 0
Timmermann p 0 0 0 0
  Kekich p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Baltimore 400 062 10013170
Cleveland 000 020 0204114
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  W (15-13) 8.0 10 4 4 2 4
  Watt  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Timmermann  L (8-6) 4.1 11 9 7 3 1
  Kekich   2.2 5 4 2 1 2
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sanders   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
13
9
4
5

  E–Ellis (10), Spikes (8), Duffy (8), Ragland (5).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Baltimore Robinson (16,off Timmermann); Grich (22,off Timmermann); Rettenmund (16,off Kekich), Cleveland Duncan (7,off Cuellar); Duffy (14,off Cuellar); Chambliss (28,off Watt).  3B–Baltimore Grich (7,off Kekich).  HR–Baltimore Powell (11,1st inning off Timmermann 2 on, 1 out), Cleveland Spikes 2 (22,5th inning off Cuellar 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Cuellar 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Hendricks (4,by Timmermann).  SB–Baylor 2 (21,2nd base off Timmermann/Ellis,3rd base off Timmermann/Ellis); Coggins (14,2nd base off Timmermann/Ellis).  WP–Kekich (5).  IBB–Timmermann (6,Hendricks).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:51.  A–7,120.
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