Don Buford batted in five runs with two homers and a sacrifice fly as the Orioles defeated the Indians, 13-1, behind the two-hit pitching of Tom Phoebus. Boog Powell and Davey Johnson also homered for the Orioles. Vada Pinson accounted for the Indians' hits with a single in the fourth inning and a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 13, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     9, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  1  1    4  0  5    0  2  0  -  13 13  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  2  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   2   2   5     0   0   .222      Uhlaender cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           5   0   1   0     0   3   .143      Klimchock 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Crowley rf            1   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Pinson rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .500
  Rettenmund ph,rf    2   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Sims c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Powell 1b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .182      Nagelson lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Blair cf              4   3   3   0     1   0   .364      Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .000
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   2   2     0   1   .250      Leon 2b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .125
Johnson 2b            4   3   2   1     1   0   .500      Heidemann ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
Hendricks c           4   2   0   0     1   1   .000      Hand p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Phoebus p             4   1   2   3     0   1   .500        Ellsworth p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  13  13  13     5   6             Totals               29   1   2   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  2,440
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Indians 5
DP: Orioles 0, Indians 1
Errors: Hand
Doubles: Blair (2), B. Robinson (1), Johnson (2)
Home Runs: Buford 2 (2), Powell (1), Johnson (1), Pinson (1)
Stolen Bases: Blair 2 (4), Nettles (1)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (1), Buford (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Phoebus W(1-0)          9     2   1   1   4   4   1  33   1.00
Totals                  9     2   1   1   4   4   1  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(0-1)             3.1   5   6   6   2   3   3  16  16.20
Ellsworth               4.2   7   7   7   3   2   1  24  13.50
Miller                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9    13  13  13   5   6   4  44

Wild Pitches: Phoebus (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Russ Goetz


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (first unassisted); Debut
game for Rich Hand; Belanger was called out on strikes;
Crowley popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender made an out to shortstop; Klimchock
walked; Phoebus threw a wild pitch [Klimchock to second]; Pinson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Sims grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell grounded out (second to first); Blair
doubled to left; B. Robinson doubled to right [Blair scored];
Johnson lined into a double play (right to second) [B. Robinson
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nagelson flied out to left; Nettles walked; Nettles
stole second; Leon grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nettles to
third]; Heidemann was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks flied out to left; Phoebus struck out;
Buford homered; Belanger struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hand grounded out (third to first); Uhlaender
grounded out (first unassisted); Klimchock grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley walked; Powell homered [Crowley scored];
Blair walked; Blair stole second; Blair was picked off second
but was safe on an error by Hand [Blair to third]; B. Robinson
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Blair scored]; Johnson homered;
ELLSWORTH REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Hendricks struck out;
Phoebus grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Pinson singled to right; Sims struck out; Nagelson
forced Pinson (shortstop to second); Nettles flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
flied out to right; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Leon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Heidemann grounded out (third
to first); Ellsworth grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Blair
singled to left; Blair stole second; B. Robinson flied out to
center; Johnson was walked intentionally; Hendricks walked
[Blair to third, Johnson to second]; Phoebus singled to right
[Blair scored, Johnson scored, Hendricks to third]; Buford
homered [Hendricks scored, Phoebus scored]; Belanger was called
out on strikes; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 11, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender flied out to center; Klimchock grounded
out (second to first); Pinson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 11, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
Powell grounded out (second to first); Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 11, Indians
0.

INDIANS 7TH: Sims was called out on strikes; Nagelson struck out
(catcher to first); Nettles walked; Leon walked [Nettles to
second]; Heidemann forced Leon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 11, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson singled to third; Johnson doubled [B.
Robinson to third]; Hendricks reached on a fielder's choice [B.
Robinson out at home (pitcher to second to catcher)]; Phoebus
singled to center [Johnson scored, Hendricks to third]; Buford
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hendricks scored]; Belanger
singled to left [Phoebus to second]; Rettenmund walked [Phoebus
to third, Belanger to second]; Powell grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 13, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: FOSTER BATTED FOR ELLSWORTH; Foster flied out to
center; Uhlaender grounded out (third to first); Klimchock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
13, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: MILLER REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Blair singled to
left; B. Robinson struck out; Johnson flied out to right;
Hendricks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 13, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Pinson homered; Sims grounded out (second to
first); Nagelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 13, Indians
1.