BALTIMORE (44-53) @ CLEVELAND (51-48) game 1
STARTING PITCHERS
3Z (2-7 4.72) 8XYW (5-13 4.60)
The Indians jumped on Bill Dillman early posting a 4-0 after 2. The Birds crawled back within one in the sixth before Eddie Watt imploded putting this one out of reach. Sam McDowell with the help of three friends notched the W.
BAL 000 201 000 3 9 5
CLE 220 000 34x 11 15 1
2B BAL F. Robinson 18 Br. Robinson 25 Powell 9
HR BAL Powell 12 (4th off McDowell)
CLE Wagner 10 (1st off Dillman) T. Horton 8 (8th off Watt)
RBI BAL Powell 2(48) McGuire 3
CLE Maye 2(20) Davalillo 2(23) Wagner 3(25) T. Horton 2(34) Fuller 6 L. Brown 25
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Dillman 5 7 1 0 2 4 2 26 43
McDowell 6 9 1 3 8 3 3 28 47
WP McDowell 6-13 4.60) LP Dillman 2+8 4.64
SCORING PLAYS
BOTTOM 1 .. Davalillo singled. Wagner homered scoring two runs. BAL 0 CLE 2
BOTTOM 2 .. L. Brown reached on an error. McDowell sac bunt. Davalillo singled scoring a run then advanced on error by left fielder. Wagner singled scoring a run. BAL 0 CLE 4
TOP 4 .. Bowens walked. Powell homered scoring two runs. BAL 2 CLE 4
TOP 6 .. Powell doubled. Etchabarren walked. McGuire pinch hit a single scoring a run. BAL 3 CLE 4
BOTTOM 7 .. Alvis singled. T. Horton walked. Sims singled loading the bases. Fuller singled scoring a run. L. Brown walked forcing in a run. Maye singled scoring a run. BAL 3 CLE 7
BOTTOM 8 .. Alvis walked. T. Horton homered scoring two runs. Fuller singled. L. Brown walked. Maye singled scoring a run. Davalillo singled scoring a run. BAL 3 CLE 11
NOTES: The Indians had 25 baserunners with 15 hits, 5 walks and 5 reaching in errors. With 8 K’s, Sudden Sam tied Jom Lonborg for lead lead in whiffs at 183. Jim Kaat trails by 1. Larry Brown was the only Tribesman left out of the hits party, but he did reach base 3 times (2walks and an error). Bill Dillman made his first start in July as he recovers from a chest muscle strain. Brooks Robinson ripped his league leading 25th double.
STAR OF THE GAME: 2-6 HR 3RBIs
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