Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
September 8, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1974 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 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 5 0 2 0
Coggins cf 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 5 0 1 0
Davis dh 3 0 0 0
Baylor rf 3 1 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0
Cabell 1b 4 1 2 2
Hendricks c 4 1 2 0
Belanger ss 2 0 1 1
  Powell ph 0 0 0 0
  Hood pr 0 1 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein lf 3 1 2 0
  Torres lf 1 0 0 0
Gamble dh 4 1 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 1 2
Spikes rf 4 1 3 2
Ellis c 4 0 0 0
McCraw 1b 4 1 1 1
Brohamer 2b 3 0 1 0
  Alvarado pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Bell 3b 2 0 0 0
Duffy ss 3 1 1 1
Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
Baltimore 000 300 001491
Cleveland 211 000 21x792
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (6-11) 6.1 8 6 5 0 2
  Jackson   1.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
0
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (15-10) 6.1 8 3 3 1 1
  Buskey  SV (15) 2.2 1 1 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
3

  E–Grich (18), McCraw (2), Alvarado (8).  DP–Cleveland 1.  PB–Ellis (2).  2B–Cleveland Spikes 2 (20,off Palmer 2); Duffy (17,off Palmer).  3B–Baltimore Hendricks (2,off J Perry).  HR–Baltimore Cabell (2,4th inning off J Perry 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Hendrick (19,1st inning off Palmer 1 on, 1 out); McCraw (5,2nd inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out); Spikes (20,8th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Coggins (5,off J Perry); Belanger (18,off J Perry); Bell (7,off Palmer).  CS–Belanger (7,2nd base by J Perry/Ellis).  SB–Gamble (5,2nd base off Palmer/Hendricks).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:30.  A–15,985.
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