MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/07/1984
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1459 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1984 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (61-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Cleveland Guardians (52-61) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 11 0
Hurst Schools Baltimore in 3-0 Cleveland Triumph
Cleveland turned a good effort from starter Bruce Hurst into a win over the Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Stadium. The Guardians won the game, 3-0. Cleveland is now 52-61, Baltimore 61-51.

Hurst, a native of The United States, was dealing all game. He kept Baltimore hitters off-balance, while giving the Guardians 7.1 quality innings. Hurst threw 97 pitches, allowing 3 hits and striking out 5.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Hurst told the Cleveland Observer.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Young LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .310 23 62
D. DeCinces 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 12 53
C. Ripken Jr. 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .306 17 74
E. Murray 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301 17 72
G. Roenicke RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 10 45
D. Valle C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .321 3 19
J. Lowenstein DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 15 43
A. Bumbry CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 0 30
K. Garcia SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 2 35
Totals 27 0 3 0 2 6 5      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Valle (7, 2nd Inning off B. Hurst, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Murray , D. Valle 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowenstein
GIDP: D. DeCinces , G. Roenicke , J. Lowenstein
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (DeCinces-Ripken Jr.-Murray)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nichols CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 8 39
K. Gruber SS 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .300 10 62
V. Hayes 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .262 13 67
D. Gallagher 3B, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 2 20
C. Bando DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .224 7 40
B. McBride RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .323 6 45
   a-W. Boggs 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 1 19
R. Hassey C 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .280 7 62
R. Clark 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .245 3 44
D. Collins LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 1 13
Totals 33 3 11 3 1 2 12      
a - W. Boggs substituted for B. McBride in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hassey (16, 2nd Inning off M. Flanagan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Hayes (13, 5th Inning off M. Flanagan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Gruber 3 , V. Hayes 5 , D. Gallagher , C. Bando 2 , B. McBride , R. Hassey 3
2-out RBI: V. Hayes , R. Hassey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gallagher , R. Hassey , R. Clark
GIDP: R. Clark
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Gruber (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hayes-Gruber-Hurst, Gruber-Clark-Hayes, Boggs-Clark-Hayes)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Flanagan L (4-11) 7.1 11 3 3 1 2 1 106 4.30   
R. Fuson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Flanagan 45
Batters Faced: M. Flanagan 32, R. Fuson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Flanagan 10-8, R. Fuson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Flanagan 106-64, R. Fuson 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Fuson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hurst W (7-8) 7.1 3 0 0 1 5 0 97 5.10   
M. Fidrych SV (6) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 5.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurst 76
Batters Faced: B. Hurst 24, M. Fidrych 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurst 7-8, M. Fidrych 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurst 97-60, M. Fidrych 21-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Hurst
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 15929
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