| Although outhit, 11-5, the Orioles turned a three-run second inning into a 6-3 victory over the Indians that ended their three-game losing streak. A walk, hit batsman and two wild pitches by Jim Bibby opened the door to the Orioles' big inning. Larvell Blanks had five hits, including three doubles, for the Tribe. [The Sporting News] |
Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Monday, August 8, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 1 Orioles 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 x - 6 5 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .281 Smith 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .238 Dade cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .301 Maddox cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .229 Blanks ss 5 1 5 1 0 0 .279 Singleton rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .323 Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .254 L. May 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .241 Carty dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Muser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Melton 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Murray dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .272 Pruitt lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .298 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Spikes rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .253 Mora lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .232 Lowenstein ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Shopay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Fosse c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .271 Belanger ss 2 0 1 1 1 0 .185 Bochte ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Rudolph c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .182 Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 11 3 5 8 Totals 30 6 5 4 3 8 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 11,431 Left on Base: Indians 10, Orioles 4 DP: Indians 0, Orioles 3 Errors: Bibby Doubles: Blanks 3 (8), Pruitt (6), Melton (9), Carty (15), Murray (18) Home Runs: Mora (6) Stolen Bases: Melton (1), Pruitt (1), Belanger (13) GIDP: Dade (8), Kuiper (7), Thornton (6) Hit by Pitch: Maddox (2,by Bibby) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby L(9-8) 8 5 6 4 3 8 1 34 3.84 Totals 8 5 6 4 3 8 1 34 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan 4.2 7 2 2 1 4 0 21 3.65 D. Martinez W(10-6) 4.1 4 1 1 4 4 0 19 3.38 Totals 9 11 3 3 5 8 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Bibby (3) Wild Pitches: Bibby 2 (9) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Fred Spenn INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to pitcher; Dade grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kuiper out at second]; Blanks singled to right; Thornton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Smith singled to right; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first) [Smith to second]; Singleton walked; L. May reached on an error by Bibby [Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI), Singleton scored (unearned) (no RBI), L. May to second]; Murray struck out; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 1:24 rain delay; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Melton walked; Pruitt grounded out (pitcher to third to first) [Melton to second]; Spikes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Mora flied out to center; Belanger walked; Belanger stole second; Rudolph struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. INDIANS 3RD: Fosse flied out to center; Kuiper struck out; Dade struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Maddox was hit by a pitch; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Maddox to second]; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third]; L. May singled to left [Maddox scored]; Murray doubled to left [L. May scored]; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Murray to third]; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Mora walked; Belanger singled to left [Murray scored, Mora to second]; Rudolph flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 5. INDIANS 4TH: Blanks doubled; Thornton popped to catcher in foul territory; Carty grounded out (second to first) [Blanks to third]; Melton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 5. INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt doubled to left; Spikes struck out; Fosse singled to center [Pruitt scored]; Kuiper flied out to left; Dade singled to left [Fosse to second]; Blanks doubled to left [Fosse scored, Dade to third]; D. MARTINEZ REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Thornton walked; Carty flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 5TH: L. May flied out to center; Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 5. INDIANS 6TH: Melton doubled to right; Pruitt walked; Melton stole third and Pruitt stole second; Spikes struck out; Fosse grounded out (third to first); Kuiper walked; Dade popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 6TH: Mora homered; Belanger made an out to shortstop; Rudolph struck out; Smith flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 6. INDIANS 7TH: Blanks doubled to right; Thornton struck out; Carty doubled to right [Blanks scored]; Melton lined to left; Pruitt struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 7TH: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton lined to left; L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 6. INDIANS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR SPIKES; Lowenstein struck out; BOCHTE BATTED FOR FOSSE; Bochte walked; Kuiper grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KENDALL REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING C ); Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces struck out; Mora struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 6. INDIANS 9TH: SHOPAY REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Dade lined to second; Blanks singled; Thornton grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Blanks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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