Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
September 28, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 18

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Williams lf 4 0 1 1
Gamble dh 4 0 1 0
  Lolich ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 2 1
Ellis c 3 1 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 4 0 1 0
Ford rf 3 0 0 1
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Duffy ss 4 2 3 0
Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Bosman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Grich 2b 1 0 0 0
  Baker 2b 5 2 2 6
Coggins cf 5 1 3 3
Cabell 1b 4 2 2 1
Baylor lf 3 2 1 0
Rettenmund rf 3 1 0 0
Crowley dh 3 2 1 2
DeCinces 3b 4 2 1 2
Etchebarren c 4 3 4 3
Belanger ss 2 3 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 18 14 17
Cleveland 000 012 100491
Baltimore 000 703 26x18142
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  L (8-10) 3.1 5 7 7 5 2
  Lamb   2.2 4 3 3 4 2
  Johnson   1.0 3 6 6 5 0
  Bosman   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
18
18
15
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (12-8) 7.0 8 4 1 1 2
  Jackson  SV (9) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
1
1
3

  E–Chambliss (13), DeCinces (2), Alexander (2).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Chambliss (30,off Alexander), Baltimore Cabell 2 (2,off Wilcox,off Lamb); Coggins (19,off Johnson).  3B–Cleveland Duffy (3,off Alexander).  HR–Baltimore Baker (1,8th inning off Bosman 3 on, 0 out).  SF–Williams (2,off Alexander); Ford (2,off Alexander); Chambliss (2,off Alexander); Cabell (2,off Lamb).  IBB–Crowley (1,by Wilcox).  SB–Baylor 3 (31,2nd base off Wilcox/Ellis 2,2nd base off Lamb/Ellis).  CS–Etchebarren (1,2nd base by Wilcox/Ellis).  WP–Lamb (6), Johnson (9).  IBB–Wilcox (9,Crowley).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:58.  A–9,630.
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