The Orioles won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader with the Indians, 3-2, and were leading in the second game, 8-6, when play was suspended because of a 1 a.m. curfew. The contest was resumed preceding the following night's regularly-scheduled game.

The Orioles gained their 3-2 victory on homers by Paul Blair and Boog Powell. Blair hit for the circuit after a single by Powell in the second inning. The Indians picked up a run in the third on a walk to Angel Hermoso, double by Frank Duffy and sacrifice fly by Oscar Gamble before Powell's poke in the sixth provided the Orioles' deciding run. The Indians fell short with their final tally in the eighth on a double by Gamble and single by George Hendrick.

Rain delayed the nightcap on two different occasions for a total of two hours, seven minutes. Tommy McCraw hit a two-run homer to put the Indians ahead in the sixth, 6-5, but Tommy Davis tied the score with a solo homer in the Orioles' half. Run-scoring singles by Al Bumbry and Rich Coggins then gave the Orioles their lead in the seventh. When play resumed the next day, Bob Reynolds retired the first two batters in the ninth before Charlie Spikes reached second on a throwing error by Brooks Robinson. Grant Jackson then relieved and retired Rico Carty. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 13, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  0
Orioles      0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Bumbry lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Gamble lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .295      Coggins rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Hendrick cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .293      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
  Jeter pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Davis dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Robinson dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Powell 1b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .260
Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Blair cf              3   1   2   2     0   0   .256
Ellis c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Carty 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .422      Hendricks c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .210
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Hermoso 2b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .206        Nordbrook ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     1   2             Totals               32   3  11   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:08
Left on Base: Indians 5, Orioles 5
DP: Indians 2, Orioles 0
Doubles: Duffy (18), Spikes (22), Gamble (14)
Home Runs: Blair (16), Powell (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Gamble (2)
GIDP: Grich (15)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(6-4)           5.1  10   3   3   0   2   2  24   4.06
Beene                   2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.08
Totals                  8    11   3   3   0   3   2  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(19-10)        9     6   2   2   1   2   0  34   3.20
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   2   0  34

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - George Maloney


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy popped to first in foul territory; Gamble
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to center;
Robinson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Coggins flied out to left; Grich
singled to left; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Ellis flied
out to right; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell singled to center; Blair homered [Powell
scored]; Robinson singled to left; Hendricks flied out to
center; Belanger made an out to first; Bumbry singled to left
[Robinson to third, Bumbry to second (on throw to 3b)]; Coggins
flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell flied out to left; Hermoso walked; Duffy
doubled to left [Hermoso to third]; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Hermoso scored, Duffy to third]; Hendrick grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles
2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich was called out on strikes; Davis singled to
right; Powell made an out to shortstop; Blair grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
doubled to left; Ellis was called out on strikes; Carty popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson made an out to shortstop; Hendricks
singled to right; Belanger made an out to pitcher; Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Hermoso singled
to center; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Hermoso to second]; Gamble made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Coggins singled to center; Grich grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Coggins out at second];
Davis made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Robinson was called
out on strikes; Spikes grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell homered; Blair singled to center [Blair out
at second (center to second)]; BEENE REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING);
Robinson flied out to center; Hendricks grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 7TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED BELANGER (PLAYING SS); Ellis
flied out to center; Debut game for Tim Nordbrook; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Nordbrook grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Coggins was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Hermoso flied out to center; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gamble doubled; Hendrick singled [Gamble
scored]; JETER RAN FOR HENDRICK; Robinson flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: JETER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Grich flied out
to left; Davis singled to right; Powell lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Davis out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 2, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Spikes grounded out (first unassisted); Ellis flied
out to center; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 3.