The Indians scored five runs in the seventh inning with the aid of three errors and defeated the Orioles, 8-6. John Lowenstein homered for the Indians with a man on base in the third. Paul Blair rapped a round-tripper when the Orioles tied the score in the fifth. An infield hit by Tommy McCraw on which Enos Cabell threw wildly started the Indians on their tie-breaking spree in the seventh.

After Dave Duncan walked, Boog Powell committed two successive errors, dropping a pickoff throw to first and bobbling a bunt by Jack Brohamer, allowing McCraw to score. Lowenstein singled to drive in Duncan. Luis Alvarado, running for Brohamer, crossed the plate on a safe bunt by Frank Duffy. George Hendrick was retired, but Charlie Spikes singled to score Lowenstein and Duffy. Don Baylor homered with two men on base for the Orioles in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Baltimore Orioles 6
Game Played on Tuesday, July      30, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  2    0  0  0    5  0  1  -   8 11  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  4  0  -   6 10  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         5   2   2   3     0   1   .258      Coggins rf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .247
  Torres lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Blair cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .245
Duffy ss              5   2   3   1     0   0   .230      Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Hendrick cf           5   0   2   1     0   1   .304      Grich 2b              2   1   1   0     2   1   .284
Spikes rf             5   0   1   2     0   1   .283      Powell 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .272
Ellis dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Baylor lf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .247
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
McCraw 1b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .297      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .254
Duncan c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .191      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   1     0   1   .283      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alvarado pr,2b      1   1   0   0     0   0   .148        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  11   8     2   5             Totals               34   6  10   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 11,379
Left on Base: Indians 6, Orioles 4
DP: Indians 3, Orioles 0
Errors: Powell, Cabell
Doubles: Duffy (15)
Home Runs: Lowenstein (6), Blair (11), Baylor (6)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (26), Duffy (4), Baylor (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Brohamer (4)
GIDP: Davis 2 (15), Coggins (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(4-0)           7.2   9   5   5   3   4   1  32   3.94
Buskey                  1.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   5   3.67
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   4   2  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(13-7)         6.2   8   7   4   2   5   1  31   3.17
Reynolds                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.14
Alexander               1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   4.92
Johnson                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.32
Totals                  9    11   8   5   2   5   1  41

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Duffy popped to catcher in
foul territory; Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins singled; On a bunt Blair popped to catcher
in foul territory; Davis grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Coggins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes was called out on strikes; Ellis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich walked; Powell struck out; Baylor singled to
right [Grich to third]; Baylor stole second; Hendricks was
walked intentionally; Cabell was called out on strikes; Belanger
forced Hendricks (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: McCraw walked; Duncan grounded out (second to
first) [McCraw to second]; Brohamer was called out on strikes;
Lowenstein homered [McCraw scored]; Duffy singled to center;
Hendrick singled to left [Duffy to third]; Spikes flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Coggins singled to left; Blair flied out to right;
Davis grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Coggins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded
out (third to first); McCraw lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to left; Powell popped to catcher in
foul territory; Baylor flied out to center; Hendricks flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duncan singled to left; On a bunt Brohamer forced
Duncan (third to shortstop); Lowenstein flied out to left; On a
bunt Duffy made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Cabell singled to third; Belanger singled to right
[Cabell to third]; Coggins grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Cabell scored (no RBI), Belanger out at
second]; Blair homered; Davis popped to third in foul territory;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
grounded out (second to first); Ellis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich struck out; Powell grounded out (second to
first); Baylor popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); McCraw
singled [McCraw to third (error by Cabell)]; Duncan walked;
Brohamer reached on an error by Powell on a sacrifice bunt
[McCraw scored (RBI), Duncan to second]; ALVARADO RAN FOR
BROHAMER; Lowenstein singled to right [Duncan scored, Alvarado
to third]; On a bunt Duffy singled [Alvarado scored (unearned),
Lowenstein to second]; Lowenstein stole third and Duffy stole
second; Hendrick struck out; Spikes singled [Lowenstein scored
(unearned), Duffy scored (unearned)]; REYNOLDS REPLACED CUELLAR
(PITCHING); Ellis forced Spikes (second unassisted); 5 R (2 ER),
4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hendricks
made an out to shortstop; Cabell was called out on strikes;
Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 7, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 8TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); McCraw singled to center;
Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first) [McCraw to second];
Alvarado flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Coggins singled to right; Blair flied out to left;
Davis made an out to second; Grich walked [Coggins to second];
Powell singled to center [Coggins scored, Grich to second];
BUSKEY REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Baylor homered [Grich scored,
Powell scored]; Hendricks grounded out (shortstop to first); 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy
doubled to left; JOHNSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Hendrick
singled to center [Duffy scored]; Spikes flied out to center;
Ellis made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING LF); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger flied out to left;
Coggins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 8, Orioles 6.