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@MIL		12
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@NYY		4
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@WSA		4
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5
Tuesday, April 7, 1970,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 38,180, Time of Game: 3:00
Orioles
8
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
 at Indians
2
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
W: Dave McNally (1-0)
L: Sam McDowell (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  1  0   0  0  0   2  4  1    8  8  0
Indians         1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  1

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 -0.025 1.31 0.060 -0.085 -0.3 0 0 CS
   Curt Motton LF 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .500 0.184 2.48 0.187 -0.003 0.6 0 0
Mark Belanger SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.163 1.35 0.000 -0.163 -1.6 0 0
Frank Robinson RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 .500 2.100 0.001 0.74 0.059 -0.058 1.2 2 0 HR,2B
Boog Powell 1B 3 2 1 0 2 2 .333 .933 0.100 1.06 0.159 -0.059 1.1 6 1
Paul Blair CF 3 3 1 2 2 2 .333 1.267 0.287 1.43 0.306 -0.019 2.8 1 0 2B,2·SB
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .250 .650 -0.100 1.17 0.005 -0.105 -0.3 1 4 SB
Davey Johnson 2B 4 0 2 3 1 1 .500 1.350 0.054 1.02 0.087 -0.033 1.4 4 3 2B
Andy Etchebarren C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.005 0.85 0.027 -0.022 0.1 7 1
   Elrod Hendricks PH-C 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .500 0.166 2.53 0.169 -0.003 0.5 6 0
Dave McNally P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.182 1.59 0.000 -0.182 -1.8 0 1
Team Totals 33 8 8 8 10 14 .242 .843 0.327 1.28 1.059 -0.732 3.7 27 10
2B: F Robinson (1, off S McDowell); D Johnson (1, off D Higgins); P Blair (1, off D Higgins).
HR: F Robinson (1, off B Miller; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: F Robinson 6; D Johnson 3; P Blair 2; B Robinson; A Etchebarren; B Powell.
RBI: D Johnson 3 (3); P Blair 2 (2); E Hendricks (1); C Motton (1); F Robinson (1).
2-out RBI: C Motton.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Robinson-D Johnson-B Powell.
Baserunning
SB: B Robinson (1, 2nd base off D Higgins/R Fosse); P Blair 2 (2, 2nd base off P Hennigan/R Fosse, 3rd base off D Higgins/R Fosse).
CS: D Buford (1, 2nd base by S McDowell/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ted Ford RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 -0.003 0.81 0.035 -0.038 -0.2 0 0 SH
Ted Uhlaender CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.065 0.81 0.000 -0.065 -0.8 2 0 SH
Roy Foster LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 .500 1.750 0.181 0.88 0.216 -0.035 1.4 0 1 HR
Tony Horton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 -0.033 0.68 0.032 -0.065 -0.6 6 0 GDP
Ray Fosse C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.052 0.72 0.000 -0.052 -0.7 15 2 SH
Jack Heidemann SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.017 0.56 0.026 -0.043 -0.3 1 4
Graig Nettles 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 -0.070 1.43 0.008 -0.077 -0.4 1 1
Eddie Leon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.098 1.27 0.000 -0.098 -0.8 2 1
Sam McDowell P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.008 0.91 0.032 -0.025 0.2 0 0
   Phil Hennigan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Paul P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dennis Higgins P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.024 0.93 0.000 -0.024 -0.1 0 0
   Bob Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 2 4 2 3 13 .148 .493 -0.173 0.87 0.349 -0.522 -2.3 27 9
HR: R Foster (1, off D McNally; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: T Ford (1, off D McNally); R Fosse (1, off D McNally); T Uhlaender (1, off D McNally).
TB: R Foster 5; S McDowell; J Heidemann.
GIDP: T Horton (1).
RBI: R Foster 2 (2).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Fosse-E Leon.
PB: R Fosse (1).
E: T Uhlaender (1).
Outfield Assists: R Foster (D Johnson at 2nd base).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave McNally, W (1-0) 9 4 2 2 3 13 1 2.00 33 81 0.174 0.87 2.3
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 3 13 1 2.00 33 81 0.174 1.28 2.3

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sam McDowell, L (0-1) 6.1 3 3 3 5 11 0 4.26 25 61 0.103 1.32 1.0
Phil Hennigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.043 3.65 -0.2
Mike Paul, BS (1) 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 3 3 2 -0.231 4.66 -1.2
Dennis Higgins 1.1 3 4 4 2 1 0 27.00 9 3 0 -0.153 0.73 -2.8
Bob Miller 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 9.00 6 0 0 -0.003 0.01 -0.5
Team Totals 9 8 8 8 10 14 1 8.00 43 61 8 2 -0.327 0.87 -3.7
Balks: None.
WP: S McDowell (1); D Higgins (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 38,180.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Cleveland Indians
1 Don Buford LF 1 Ted Ford RF
2 Mark Belanger SS 2 Ted Uhlaender CF
3 Frank Robinson RF 3 Roy Foster LF
4 Boog Powell 1B 4 Tony Horton 1B
5 Paul Blair CF 5 Ray Fosse C
6 Brooks Robinson 3B 6 Jack Heidemann SS
7 Davey Johnson 2B 7 Graig Nettles 3B
8 Andy Etchebarren C 8 Eddie Leon 2B
9 Dave McNally P 9 Sam McDowell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 2-2 2 123 R BAL C. Motton M. Paul 19% 72% Walk; Blair Scores; Johnson to 3B; Hendricks to 2B
t7 1-2 1 123 R BAL E. Hendricks M. Paul 17% 66% Walk; Powell Scores; Blair to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b4 1-1 0 --- R CLE R. Foster D. McNally -13% 31% Home Run
t7 2-2 1 123 O BAL D. McNally M. Paul -12% 53% Strikeout
t7 1-2 0 1-- BAL P. Blair S. McDowell 11% 48% Walk; Powell to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Buford S. McDowell -2% 48% Strikeout (C-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger S. McDowell -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- BAL F. Robinson S. McDowell 2% 48% Double (LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 -2- O BAL B. Powell S. McDowell -3% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CLE T. Ford D. McNally -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CLE T. Uhlaender D. McNally 2% 43% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ford to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- R CLE R. Foster D. McNally -8% 35% Single to LF; Ford Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- OO CLE T. Horton D. McNally 4% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- BAL P. Blair S. McDowell 4% 43% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- BAL B. Robinson S. McDowell 3% 46% Passed Ball; Blair to 2B
t2 0-1 0 -2- O BAL B. Robinson S. McDowell -5% 41% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 -2- RO BAL D. Johnson S. McDowell 5% 46% Single to LF; Blair Scores; Johnson out at 2B/LF-3B-2B-1B
t2 1-1 2 --- BAL A. Etchebarren S. McDowell 2% 48% Single to CF; Etchebarren to 2B/Adv on E8
t2 1-1 2 -2- BAL D. McNally S. McDowell 0% 49% Wild Pitch; Etchebarren to 3B
t2 1-1 2 --3 O BAL D. McNally S. McDowell -4% 45% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- O CLE R. Fosse D. McNally 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- CLE J. Heidemann D. McNally -3% 45% Single
b2 1-1 1 1-- O CLE G. Nettles D. McNally 3% 48% Strikeout
b2 1-1 2 1-- O CLE E. Leon D. McNally 2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- O BAL D. Buford S. McDowell -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger S. McDowell -2% 46% Strikeout
t3 1-1 2 --- O BAL F. Robinson S. McDowell -1% 45% Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- O CLE S. McDowell D. McNally 2% 47% Bunt Popfly: 3B
b3 1-1 1 --- O CLE T. Ford D. McNally 2% 49% Strikeout
b3 1-1 2 --- O CLE T. Uhlaender D. McNally 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- O BAL B. Powell S. McDowell -3% 47% Strikeout
t4 1-1 1 --- O BAL P. Blair S. McDowell -2% 45% Strikeout
t4 1-1 2 --- O BAL B. Robinson S. McDowell -1% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- R CLE R. Foster D. McNally -13% 31% Home Run
b4 2-1 0 --- CLE T. Horton D. McNally -3% 28% Walk
b4 2-1 0 1-- O CLE R. Fosse D. McNally 1% 29% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Horton to 2B
b4 2-1 1 -2- O CLE J. Heidemann D. McNally 3% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-1 2 -2- CLE G. Nettles D. McNally -1% 32% Walk
b4 2-1 2 12- O CLE E. Leon D. McNally 4% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 7-8-9
t5 1-2 0 --- O BAL D. Johnson S. McDowell -3% 32% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-2 1 --- O BAL A. Etchebarren S. McDowell -2% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- O BAL D. McNally S. McDowell -1% 29% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 9-1-2
b5 2-1 0 --- CLE S. McDowell D. McNally -3% 25% Single
b5 2-1 0 1-- O CLE T. Ford D. McNally 1% 27% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; McDowell to 2B
b5 2-1 1 -2- O CLE T. Uhlaender D. McNally 3% 30% Strikeout
b5 2-1 2 -2- O CLE R. Foster D. McNally 3% 33% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
t6 1-2 0 --- BAL D. Buford S. McDowell 6% 39% Walk
t6 1-2 0 1-- O BAL M. Belanger S. McDowell -6% 34% Foul Flyball: C
t6 1-2 1 1-- OO BAL F. Robinson S. McDowell -8% 25% Double Play: Strikeout, Buford Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 4-5-6
Curt Motton replaces Don Buford playing LF batting 1st
b6 2-1 0 --- O CLE T. Horton D. McNally 2% 27% Strikeout
b6 2-1 1 --- O CLE R. Fosse D. McNally 1% 29% Strikeout
b6 2-1 2 --- O CLE J. Heidemann D. McNally 1% 30% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
t7 1-2 0 --- BAL B. Powell S. McDowell 7% 37% Walk
t7 1-2 0 1-- BAL P. Blair S. McDowell 11% 48% Walk; Powell to 2B
t7 1-2 0 12- O BAL B. Robinson S. McDowell -5% 43% Flyball: CF; Powell to 3B
Phil Hennigan replaces Sam McDowell pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-2 1 1-3 BAL D. Johnson P. Hennigan 4% 47% Blair Steals 2B
t7 1-2 1 -23 BAL D. Johnson S. McDowell 2% 49% Walk
Mike Paul replaces Phil Hennigan pitching and batting 9th
Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren (C) batting 8th
t7 1-2 1 123 R BAL E. Hendricks M. Paul 17% 66% Walk; Powell Scores; Blair to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t7 2-2 1 123 O BAL D. McNally M. Paul -12% 53% Strikeout
t7 2-2 2 123 R BAL C. Motton M. Paul 19% 72% Walk; Blair Scores; Johnson to 3B; Hendricks to 2B
Dennis Higgins replaces Mike Paul pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-2 2 123 O BAL M. Belanger D. Higgins -7% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
Elrod Hendricks moves from PH to C
b7 2-3 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles D. McNally 5% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-3 1 --- O CLE E. Leon D. McNally 3% 73% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-3 2 --- O CLE D. Higgins D. McNally 2% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Dennis Higgins facing 3-4-5
t8 3-2 0 --- BAL F. Robinson D. Higgins 3% 79% Walk
t8 3-2 0 1-- BAL B. Powell D. Higgins 9% 87% Single to RF; Robinson to 3B
t8 3-2 0 1-3 RR BAL P. Blair D. Higgins 8% 95% Double (CF-RF); Robinson Scores; Powell Scores
t8 5-2 0 -2- BAL B. Robinson D. Higgins 0% 96% Walk
t8 5-2 0 12- BAL D. Johnson D. Higgins 1% 97% Blair Steals 3B; Robinson Steals 2B
t8 5-2 0 -23 RR BAL D. Johnson D. Higgins 2% 99% Double to RF; Blair Scores; Robinson Scores
t8 7-2 0 -2- BAL E. Hendricks D. Higgins 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Johnson to 3B
t8 7-2 0 --3 O BAL E. Hendricks D. Higgins -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 7-2 1 --3 O BAL D. McNally D. Higgins -0% 98% Flyball: SS
t8 7-2 2 --3 O BAL C. Motton D. Higgins -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
b8 2-7 0 --- O CLE T. Ford D. McNally 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-7 1 --- O CLE T. Uhlaender D. McNally 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-7 2 --- O CLE R. Foster D. McNally 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 2.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-2, Indians' Bob Miller facing 2-3-4
Bob Miller replaces Dennis Higgins pitching and batting 9th
t9 7-2 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger B. Miller -0% 99% Flyball: 1B
t9 7-2 1 --- R BAL F. Robinson B. Miller 0% 100% Home Run
t9 8-2 1 --- BAL B. Powell B. Miller 0% 100% Walk
t9 8-2 1 1-- O BAL P. Blair B. Miller -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 8-2 2 1-- BAL B. Robinson B. Miller 0% 100% Single to LF; Powell to 2B
t9 8-2 2 12- O BAL D. Johnson B. Miller -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-8, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 4-5-6
b9 2-8 0 --- O CLE T. Horton D. McNally 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 2-8 1 --- O CLE R. Fosse D. McNally 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 2-8 2 --- O CLE J. Heidemann D. McNally 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 2.

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