Rd3-Game 4: “Baltimore Again Gets Off To A Fast Start”

Game 4

Fenway Park, Boston  68 degrees

Baltimore: Tom Phoebus

Cleveland: Juan Pizarro

 

Baltimore touched Boston starter Juan bizarre for 4 runs in the top of the third led by a two run home run by Don Buford, and RBI double by Brooks Robinson and an RBI single by Davey Johnson.  In the 5^th Baltimore added another run on a bases loaded walk to Andy Etchebarren.  Boston opened it’s coring with 1 run in the bottom half of the 5^th as Juan Pizarro opened the inning with a single, moved to second a another Mark Belanger error on a Mike Andrews ground ball and scored on a Carl Yastrzemski single before Ken Harrelson grounded out to end the inning.  Boston added another run in the 7^th as did Baltimore in the top of the 8^th.  In the ninth the teams traded 3 run innings against the tiring relief corps before the game came to an end with Baltimore on the winning side 9-5.

Orioles lead series 3-1

--submitted by Mark Nixon--