A homer by Rico Carty in the eighth inning enabled the Indians to gain a 2-1 victory in the second game for a split of a twi-night doubleheader with the Orioles, who won the first game, 3-2, in 10 innings. The Orioles faced defeat in the lidlifter until a pass to Mark Belanger and singles by Tommy Davis and Ken Singleton tied the score in the ninth. Then in the 10th, after a pass to Don Baylor, who stole second, the next two batters struck out.

Manager Frank Robinson of the Indians then changed pitchers, bringing in Don Hood to relieve Bob Reynolds, with disastrous results. Hood walked Doug DeCinces intentionally and also passed Tom Shopay to load the bases for Bobby Grich, who singled to drive in the Orioles' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 2, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2 11  0
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   3 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .295      Bumbry dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Duffy ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Davis ph,dh         1   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Manning cf            5   0   3   1     0   0   .289        Shopay pr,dh        0   0   0   0     1   0   .160
Carty 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Grich 2b              5   0   1   1     1   2   .264
  Powell 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Singleton rf          5   0   2   1     0   2   .305
Hendrick rf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .262      May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Spikes lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Northrup cf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Bell 3b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .251        Blair cf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Ellis dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Baylor lf             4   1   2   0     1   2   .284
  Lowenstein pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Hendricks c           2   0   0   1     0   1   .194
Ashby c               3   1   2   0     0   0   .195        Duncan ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   2   .211
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Robinson 3b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .201
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           2   1   1   0     2   1   .211
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Muser ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .285
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DeCinces ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
                                                          Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  11   2     1   4             Totals               38   3  10   3     7  12

Time of Game: 3:13
Left on Base: Indians 8, Orioles 15
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Ashby (5), Carty (15)
Stolen Bases: Baylor 2 (25)
Caught Stealing: Manning (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (4), Ashby (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Bell (4), Hendricks (2)
Hit by Pitch: May (5,by Eckersley)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               6     5   1   1   3   7   0  27   2.42
LaRoche                 2.2   3   1   1   1   3   0  12   1.91
Reynolds L(0-4)         1     1   1   1   1   2   0   5   5.31
Hood                    0     1   0   0   2   0   0   3   4.67
Totals                  9.2  10   3   3   7  12   0  47

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(14-10)       10    11   2   2   1   4   0  40   3.40
Totals                 10    11   2   2   1   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (7)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Duffy
grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning singled to center;
Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Grich struck out;
Singleton singled to center; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to center; Hendrick walked; Spikes
singled to center [Hendrick to third]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Hendrick scored]; Ellis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Northrup walked; Baylor was called out on strikes;
Hendricks struck out; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby doubled to left; Kuiper out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to third]; Duffy struck out;
Manning singled to right [Ashby scored]; Carty doubled to center
[Manning to third]; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Bumbry was called out on
strikes; Grich walked; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
flied out to left; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: May was hit by a pitch; Northrup forced May (third
to second); Baylor singled to center [Northrup to third]; Baylor
stole second; Hendricks hit a sacrifice fly to left [Northrup
scored]; Robinson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby singled to third; Kuiper singled to center
[Ashby to third, Kuiper to second]; Ashby was out trying to
advance to home and Kuiper advanced to third (catcher to
pitcher); Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger walked; Bumbry grounded out (first
unassisted) [Belanger to second]; Grich struck out; Singleton
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Orioles 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty grounded out (first to pitcher); Hendrick
lined to third; Spikes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: May grounded out (third to first); Northrup singled
to center; Baylor singled to center [Northrup to second];
Hendricks flied out to left; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied out to left; Ellis popped to third in
foul territory; Ashby grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger singled to second; LAROCHE REPLACED
ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Bumbry popped to third in foul territory;
Grich flied out to center; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED NORTHRUP (PLAYING CF); Kuiper
singled to center; Duffy flied out to center; Manning popped to
third in foul territory; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: POWELL REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING 1B); May made an out
to second; Blair singled to left; Baylor struck out; DUNCAN
BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 9TH: DUNCAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hendrick struck
out (catcher to first); Spikes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson flied out to center; Belanger walked;
DAVIS BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Davis singled to left [Belanger to
third]; SHOPAY RAN FOR DAVIS; Grich popped to first in foul
territory; Singleton singled to right [Belanger scored, Shopay
to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); May singled
[Shopay to third, Singleton to second]; Blair forced May
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles
2.

INDIANS 10TH: SHOPAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ellis singled
to left; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR ELLIS; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Lowenstein to second]; Kuiper singled to
left [Lowenstein to third]; Duffy reached on a fielder's choice
[Lowenstein out at home (third to catcher), Kuiper to second];
Manning singled [Kuiper to third, Duffy to second]; Powell lined
to third; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 10TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Baylor
walked; Baylor stole second; Duncan struck out; Robinson struck
out; MUSER BATTED FOR BELANGER; HOOD REPLACED REYNOLDS
(PITCHING); DECINCES BATTED FOR MUSER; DeCinces was walked
intentionally; Shopay walked [Baylor to third, DeCinces to
second]; Grich singled to left [Baylor scored, DeCinces to
third, Shopay to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2,
Orioles 3.