Scott McGregor tossed the first major league shutout of his career as the Orioles won the first game of a doubleheader, 3-0, but the Indians came back for a 3-2 victory in the second game. In the opener, Andres Mora began the Oriole fifth with a single and took third on a single by Doug DeCinces. After Mark Belanger walked to fill the bases, Dave Skaggs bounced into a double play as one run scored. The second tally came across on a single by Carlos Lopez.

The Indians made three second-inning runs stand up in the nightcap. A leadoff triple by Johnny Grubb triggered the outburst. After Grubb's blow, Willie Horton walked and Ron Hassey hit a groundout on which Grubb scored. Successive two-out singles by Tom Veryzer, Rick Manning and Jim Norris then produced two more runs. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Orioles 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopez cf,rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .231 Manning cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Dauer 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .204 Blanks ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Singleton rf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .348 Norris cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Kelly lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Vail lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Thornton 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .244 Mora lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .167 Horton dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Smith 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Dade rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .246 DeCinces 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Pruitt c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Harlow cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Belanger ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Skaggs c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .103 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 6 2 2 7 Totals 31 0 4 0 0 5 Time of Game: 2:01 Left on Base: Orioles 4, Indians 4 DP: Orioles 0, Indians 1 Doubles: DeCinces (8), Thornton (6) Home Runs: Dauer (2) Stolen Bases: Lopez (1), Thornton (1) GIDP: Skaggs (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor W(3-3) 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 31 5.40 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 31 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(3-3) 9 6 3 3 2 7 1 34 2.67 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 7 1 34 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett ORIOLES 1ST: Lopez struck out; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning popped to third; Bell grounded out (third to first); Vail popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray struck out; May struck out; Mora struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Horton flied out to right; Dade struck out while Thornton stole second; Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Belanger struck out; Skaggs walked; Lopez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton singled to left; Murray forced Singleton (shortstop to second); May forced Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Bell flied out to right; Vail struck out; Thornton doubled to left; Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Mora singled to left; DeCinces singled to center [Mora to third]; Belanger walked [DeCinces to second]; Skaggs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mora scored (no RBI), DeCinces to third, Belanger out at second]; Lopez singled to left [DeCinces scored]; Lopez stole second; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Pruitt flied out to center; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Manning flied out to left; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Mora grounded out (third to first); DeCinces doubled to left; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SINGLETON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SMITH REPLACED MORA (PLAYING 2B); HARLOW REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING CF); Vail struck out; Thornton flied out to center; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer homered; Singleton flied out to center; Murray grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0. INDIANS 8TH: KELLY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); Dade was called out on strikes; Pruitt flied out to right; Kuiper singled to second; Veryzer singled to left [Kuiper to second]; BLANKS BATTED FOR MANNING; Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0. ORIOLES 9TH: NORRIS REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING CF); May popped to second; Smith was called out on strikes; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0. INDIANS 9TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Vail lined to shortstop; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0.

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