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Baltimore Orioles @ Cleveland Guardians

1966-08-31 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 18771 · night · 3:15

Baltimore Orioles defeated Cleveland Indians 5–1. Baltimore Orioles put up 3 in the 9th. John Miller earned the win and Stu Miller picked up the save. Frank Robinson went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	8
CLE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6

W: John Miller L: Luis Tiant SV: Stu Miller

Umpires — HP: Johnny Stevens · 1B: Bob Stewart · 2B: Bill Haller · 3B: Emmett Ashford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luis Aparicio	5	0	2	1	0	1
Curt Blefary	3	1	0	0	1	2
Frank Robinson	5	1	4	2	0	1
Brooks Robinson	5	0	0	0	0	2
Sam Bowens	2	0	0	0	1	1
Paul Blair	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Andy Etchebarren	4	0	0	0	0	3
John Miller	2	0	0	0	0	0
Woodie Held	1	0	1	0	0	0
Stu Miller	1	1	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Howser	5	0	0	0	0	1
Vic Davalillo	5	0	3	0	0	0
Leon Wagner	4	0	1	1	1	0
Rocky Colavito	4	0	1	0	0	2
Fred Whitfield	2	0	0	0	2	1
Max Alvis	4	0	0	0	0	2
Larry Brown	2	0	0	0	1	1
Del Crandall	2	0	0	0	1	0
Sam McDowell	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Gentile	1	0	0	0	0	0
Duke Sims	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chuck Hinton	1	0	0	0	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Miller	7.0	5	4	7
Eddie Fisher	0.2	1	2	0
Stu Miller	1.1	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam McDowell	7.2	4	1	8
Luis Tiant	0.1	1	0	1
Dick Radatz	0.2	2	1	2
Jack Kralick	0.1	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Luis Aparicio: S
Curt Blefary: SB2
Curt Blefary: K
Frank Robinson: S.2-3
Brooks Robinson: SB2
Brooks Robinson: K
Sam Bowens: W
Paul Blair: 12(3)/FO

Bot 1

Dick Howser: K/C
Vic Davalillo: S9
Leon Wagner: E3/TH2.1-3;B-1
Rocky Colavito: SB2
Rocky Colavito: K
Fred Whitfield: 6/P

Top 2

Bob Johnson: 43
Andy Etchebarren: 13
John Miller: 53

Bot 2

Max Alvis: K
Larry Brown: W
Del Crandall: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Luis Aparicio: 63
Curt Blefary: 9
Frank Robinson: K

Bot 3

Sam McDowell: 13/BG
Dick Howser: 9
Vic Davalillo: S
Leon Wagner: W.1-2
Rocky Colavito: 8

Top 4

Brooks Robinson: E6
Sam Bowens: 13/SH.1-2
Paul Blair: 53
Bob Johnson: K

Bot 4

Fred Whitfield: K
Max Alvis: 8
Larry Brown: 4/P

Top 5

Andy Etchebarren: K
John Miller: 43
Luis Aparicio: K

Bot 5

Del Crandall: 2/FL/P
Sam McDowell: S9
Dick Howser: 2/FL/P
Vic Davalillo: S7.1-2
Leon Wagner: S.2-H;1-3
Rocky Colavito: K

Top 6

Curt Blefary: K/C
Frank Robinson: S8
Brooks Robinson: 64(1)/FO
Sam Bowens: 8

Bot 6

Fred Whitfield: W
Max Alvis: WP.1-2
Max Alvis: K
Larry Brown: K
Del Crandall: IW
Sam McDowell: 43

Top 7

Paul Blair: 8
Bob Johnson: 13
Andy Etchebarren: K

Bot 7

Dick Howser: 7
Vic Davalillo: 6/P
Leon Wagner: 63

Top 8

Woodie Held: S7
Luis Aparicio: 6(1)3/GDP
Curt Blefary: HP
Frank Robinson: HR.1-H
Brooks Robinson: K

Bot 8

Rocky Colavito: S7
Fred Whitfield: W.1-2
Max Alvis: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Jim Gentile: 4/P/IF
Duke Sims: W.2-3;1-2
Chuck Hinton: K

Top 9

Sam Bowens: K
Paul Blair: W
Bob Johnson: S6.1-2
Andy Etchebarren: K
Stu Miller: E3.2-H(UR);1-3
Luis Aparicio: WP.3-H(UR);1-2
Luis Aparicio: S9.2-H(UR)
Curt Blefary: W.1-2
Frank Robinson: S6.2-3;1-2
Brooks Robinson: 9

Bot 9

Dick Howser: 7
Vic Davalillo: 7
Leon Wagner: 7/7D

Notes & reviews

Protest=V
Curt Blefary hit Vic Davalillo in back with throw
Infield fly called; Bob Johnson dropped the ball and Chico Salmon ran to 3B; Johnson threw to 3B for forceout; time called; HP umpire Johnny Stevens returned the runners to their original bases; the Orioles protested the game

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