Top 1

• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. McDowell
  
  Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. McDowell
  
  Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McDowell
  
  Robinson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Phoebus
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Phoebus
  
  There's a wild pitch. Cardenal moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baker vs. Phoebus
  
  Baker strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sims vs. Phoebus
  
  Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrelson vs. Phoebus
  
  Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 2

• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. McDowell
  
  Powell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klimchock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McDowell
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. McDowell
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Phoebus
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klimchock vs. Phoebus
  
  Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Phoebus
  
  Leon hits a line drive towards center. Blair chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Blair. Leon moves to third. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Fuller vs. Phoebus
  
  Fuller strikes out. Etchebarren drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fuller out. View Play 

Top 3

• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Etchebarren vs. McDowell
  
  Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. McDowell
  
  Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phoebus vs. McDowell
  
  Phoebus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phoebus for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDowell vs. Phoebus
  
  McDowell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenal vs. Phoebus
  
  Cardenal bunts in front of the plate. Etchebarren picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Etchebarren. McDowell moves to third. Cardenal moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Baker vs. Phoebus
  
  Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Sims vs. Phoebus
  
  Sims hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Harrelson vs. Phoebus
  
  Harrelson takes first base on ball four. McDowell scores. Cardenal moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Horton vs. Phoebus
  
  Horton takes first base on ball four. Cardenal scores. Baker moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hinton vs. Bertaina
  
  Frank Bertaina now pitching. Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Lou Klimchock.
  
  Hinton hits a fly ball towards center. Blair catches it and throws to Powell who throws to second to double up Harrelson. Baker tags and scores. View Play 

Top 4

• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. McDowell
  
  Larry Brown now playing third base.
  
  Buford strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. McDowell
  
  Blair hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McDowell
  
  Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. McDowell
  
  Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Beene
  
  Fred Beene now pitching.
  
  Leon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fuller vs. Beene
  
  Fuller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDowell vs. Beene
  
  McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leon moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cardenal vs. Beene
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McDowell
  
  Robinson strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. McDowell
  
  Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Etchebarren vs. McDowell
  
  Etchebarren strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Beene
  
  Baker hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sims vs. Beene
  
  Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Beene covering, for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Beene
  
  Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Beene
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Johnson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. McDowell
  
  Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rettenmund vs. McDowell
  
  Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Fred Beene.
  
  Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Buford vs. McDowell
  
  Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Blair vs. McDowell
  
  Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Leonhard
  
  Dave Leonhard now pitching.
  
  Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leon vs. Leonhard
  
  Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonhard fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fuller vs. Leonhard
  
  Fuller hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McDowell vs. Leonhard
  
  McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonhard covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McDowell
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. McDowell
  
  Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McDowell
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. McDowell
  
  Johnson hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Leonhard
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Leonhard
  
  Baker strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sims vs. Leonhard
  
  Sims hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Etchebarren vs. McDowell
  
  Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. McDowell
  
  Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Motton vs. McDowell
  
  Curt Motton pinch hits for Dave Leonhard.
  
  Motton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Watt
  
  Eddie Watt now pitching.
  
  Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Watt
  
  Horton strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Watt
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leon vs. Watt
  
  Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. McDowell
  
  Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. McDowell
  
  Blair strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McDowell
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/23/1969 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (N)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Buford D, lf          4  0  0  0   Cardenal J, cf        4  1  2  0   
Blair P, cf           4  0  0  0   Baker F, lf           3  1  0  0   
Robinson F, rf        4  1  1  1   Sims D, c             4  0  0  0   
Powell B, 1b          3  0  0  0   Harrelson K, rf       2  0  0  1   
Robinson B, 3b        3  0  1  0   Horton T, 1b          3  0  0  1   
Johnson D, 2b         3  0  0  0   Klimchock L, 3b       1  0  0  0   
Etchebarren A, c      3  0  0  0   Hinton C, ph          0  0  0  1   
Belanger M, ss        3  0  0  0   Brown L, 3b           1  0  1  0   
Phoebus T, p          1  0  0  0   Leon E, ss            4  0  1  0   
Bertaina F, p         0  0  0  0   Fuller V, 2b          3  0  0  0   
Beene F, p            0  0  0  0   McDowell S, p         3  1  1  0   
Rettenmund M, ph      1  0  1  0                                      
Leonhard D, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Motton C, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Watt E, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  1  3  1                        28  3  5  3

Baltimore        000 100 000 --  1
Cleveland        003 000 00x --  3

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Phoebus T (L)         2.1  3  3  3  3  3
Bertaina F            0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Beene F               2.0  1  0  0  1  0
Leonhard D            2.0  0  0  0  1  1
Watt E                1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
McDowell S (W)        9.0  3  1  1  0  6

E -- Blair P, Etchebarren A
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 2, Cleveland 7
2B -- Rettenmund M
HR -- Robinson F
SF -- Hinton C
WP -- Phoebus T
T -- 2:16
A -- 3273

    

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