The Orioles' 10-game winning streak came to an end with a 7-4 loss to the Indians, who gained their victory with the aid of three homers. The Indians, who had scored a total of only two runs in three previous games in this series with the Orioles, got that much in the first inning when John Lowenstein singled and George Hendrick homered. Tommy McCraw added a solo swat in the second. Charlie Spikes doubled in a run in the third and hit for the circuit in the eighth. The Orioles had a two-run homer by Enos Cabell. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 8, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  1
Indians      2  1  1    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   7  9  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .221      Lowenstein lf         3   1   2   0     0   0   .247
Coggins cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Torres lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Grich 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Gamble dh             4   1   0   0     0   0   .291
Davis dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .285      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .290
Baylor rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .249      Spikes rf             4   1   3   2     0   1   .279
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Ellis c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Cabell 1b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .269      McCraw 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Hendricks c           4   1   2   0     0   0   .212      Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Belanger ss           2   0   1   1     0   0   .229        Alvarado pr,2b      1   1   0   0     0   0   .187
  Powell ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Hood pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .236
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   3     3   3             Totals               33   7   9   6     0   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 15,985
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Indians 3
DP: Orioles 0, Indians 1
Errors: Grich, McCraw, Alvarado
Doubles: Spikes 2 (20), Duffy (17)
Triples: Hendricks (2)
Home Runs: Cabell (2), Hendrick (19), McCraw (5), Spikes (20)
Stolen Bases: Gamble (5)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (5), Belanger (18), Bell (7)
GIDP: Coggins (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(6-11)          6.1   8   6   5   0   2   2  27   3.67
Jackson                 1.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   7   2.61
Totals                  8     9   7   6   0   2   3  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry W(15-10)       6.1   8   3   3   1   1   1  28   2.86
Buskey SV(15)           2.2   1   1   0   2   2   0  11   3.24
Totals                  9     9   4   3   3   3   1  39

Passed Balls: Ellis (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Coggins
reached on an error by McCraw; Grich singled to left [Coggins to
second]; Davis struck out; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to center; Gamble grounded out
(third to first) [Lowenstein to second]; Hendrick homered
[Lowenstein scored]; Spikes struck out; Ellis grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
singled to center; Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted)
[Cabell to second]; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: McCraw homered; Brohamer flied out to center; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (first to pitcher); Coggins
grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein singled to left; Gamble forced
Lowenstein (shortstop to second); Gamble stole second; Hendrick
struck out; Spikes doubled to left [Gamble scored]; Ellis flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
walked; Ellis allowed a passed ball [Baylor to second]; Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell homered [Baylor
scored]; Hendricks tripled to right; Belanger singled to center
[Hendricks scored]; Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
flied out to left; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled to shortstop; Coggins out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bumbry to second]; Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy flied out to left; Lowenstein flied out to
center; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING LF); Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Robinson grounded out (third to
first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Spikes doubled; Ellis
grounded out (first unassisted) [Spikes to third]; McCraw made
an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks singled to right; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hendricks to second]; Bumbry
singled to left [Hendricks to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED J. PERRY
(PITCHING); Coggins grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bumbry out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Brohamer singled to center; ALVARADO RAN FOR
BROHAMER; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Alvarado to second]; Duffy doubled to left [Alvarado scored];
JACKSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Torres flied out to left;
Gamble reached on an error by Grich [Duffy scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Gamble to second]; Hendrick flied out to right; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Grich was
called out on strikes; Davis walked; Baylor singled to left
[Davis to second]; Robinson flied out to left; Cabell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Spikes homered; Ellis made an out to first; McCraw
made an out to shortstop; Alvarado flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Hendricks grounded out (third to first); POWELL
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Powell walked; HOOD RAN FOR POWELL; Bumbry
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hood to second]; Coggins
reached on an error by Alvarado [Hood scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Coggins to second]; Grich grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 7.