MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/14/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 8248 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (85-62) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 10 0
Baltimore Orioles (73-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 0
Guardians Turn Away Orioles, 4-3
The Cleveland Guardians topped the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3, in AL action at Memorial Stadium 1959-1975. The standout performance belonged to Cleveland pitcher and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native Sam McDowell. The winning pitcher was McDowell, now 7-7. He tossed 5 innings of 1-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 2. The third-place Guardians have won 4 in a row.

Graig Nettles, the 30-year old shortstop , had a direct impact on the outcome. Nettles contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning to put Cleveland up, 1-0.

"Good pitching, clutch hitting," said Cleveland skipper Bobby McGrew. "I can't complain."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bostock DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 7 54
M. Adams 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .249 9 56
L. Hisle LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .277 19 90
L. Stanton RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .286 10 67
G. Nettles SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 .270 18 61
S. Ontiveros 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .278 4 80
C. Fisk C 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .291 12 51
D. Evans 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 1 5
B. Coluccio CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .291 3 10
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 3 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Coluccio (3, 7th Inning off B. Maneely, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Adams 2 , L. Hisle , L. Stanton 3 , G. Nettles 2 , B. Coluccio 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Nettles , S. Ontiveros , D. Evans
Sac Fly: G. Nettles , C. Fisk
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Adams (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Meoli SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .215 5 47
R. Lanier 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284 5 52
L. Douglas DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272 15 37
J. Milner CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 21 81
N. Colbert LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 24 79
   a-R. Coggins PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .279 18 60
B. Powell 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .252 20 78
T. Kubiak 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227 1 4
   b-J. Orta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 18 105
R. Dempsey C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 1 20
   c-M. Jorgensen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 11 62
P. Ranneberger RF 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .250 3 13
Totals 32 3 5 3 3 3 9      
a - R. Coggins pinch hit for N. Colbert in the 9th
b - J. Orta pinch hit for T. Kubiak in the 9th
c - M. Jorgensen pinch hit for R. Dempsey in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Coggins (4, 9th Inning off F. Callahan, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Powell (20, 9th Inning off F. Callahan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Meoli , L. Douglas , R. Coggins 3 , B. Powell 4 , R. Dempsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Meoli , R. Lanier
Team LOB: 5
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. McDowell W (7-7) 5.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 86 4.20   
L. McDaniel H (2) 3.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 46 3.22   
F. Callahan 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. McDowell 64
Batters Faced: S. McDowell 19, L. McDaniel 12, F. Callahan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. McDowell 5-8, L. McDaniel 3-6, F. Callahan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. McDowell 86-48, L. McDaniel 46-29, F. Callahan 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Callahan 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Maneely L (11-9) 7.0 10 4 4 2 3 1 112 3.60   
R. Fingers 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Maneely 42
Batters Faced: B. Maneely 32, R. Fingers 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Maneely 12-5, R. Fingers 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Maneely 112-68, R. Fingers 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Fingers 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam McDowell
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium 1959-1975
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 9176
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