After tying the score with a homer in the eighth inning, Billy Smith knocked in the Orioles' winning run with a double in the ninth to beat the Indians, 4-3. Smith also had another double earlier in the game. In his last 11 official at-bats, Smith had rapped nine hits.

The Indians staked Rick Wise to a 3-0 lead before the Orioles began their comeback with two runs in the fifth on a single by Lee May, double by Mark Belanger and single by Terry Crowley. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Friday, May 26, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 1 Orioles 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 - 4 8 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .230 Harlow cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .309 Kuiper 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .245 Smith 2b 4 1 3 2 1 1 .271 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Kelly lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .327 Grubb rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .305 Norris dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .298 Murray 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Cage 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .250 May dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .253 Cox lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .154 Dempsey c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Hassey c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Belanger ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .239 Pruitt ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Dauer 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Crowley ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .353 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DeCinces pr,3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 7 Totals 33 4 8 4 5 6 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 29,215 Left on Base: Indians 7, Orioles 8 DP: Indians 2, Orioles 0 Errors: Kuiper Doubles: Manning (6), Norris (3), Smith 2 (7), Belanger (8) Home Runs: Manning (1), Smith (1) Stolen Bases: DeCinces (2) Caught Stealing: Manning (7) GIDP: Singleton (3), Murray (6) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(2-8) 8.2 8 4 4 5 6 1 38 3.33 Totals 8.2 8 4 4 5 6 1 38 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles 4.2 7 3 3 1 2 1 21 3.63 T. Martinez W(1-1) 4.1 2 0 0 1 5 0 16 6.65 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 7 1 37 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill INDIANS 1ST: Manning doubled; Kuiper made an out to catcher; Bell flied out to right; Grubb lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Smith struck out; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. INDIANS 2ND: Norris flied out to right; Cage struck out; Cox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton flied out to center; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. INDIANS 3RD: Hassey was called out on strikes; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning walked; Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper singled to right; Bell grounded out (third to first) [Kuiper to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); Norris doubled to left [Kuiper scored]; Cage singled to center [Norris scored]; Cox singled to center [Cage to second]; Hassey grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith doubled; Kelly walked; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0. INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning homered; Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell singled to left; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Grubb singled to center [Bell to third]; Norris forced Grubb (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Murray flied out to center; May singled to left; Dempsey was called out on strikes; Belanger doubled to left [May scored]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DAUER; Crowley singled to left [Belanger scored]; DECINCES RAN FOR CROWLEY; DeCinces stole second; Harlow struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 2. INDIANS 6TH: DECINCES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Cage struck out; Cox struck out; Hassey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Smith walked; Kelly reached on an error by Kuiper [Smith to third, Kelly to first]; Singleton walked [Kelly to second]; Murray grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Kelly to third, Singleton to second, Smith out at home]; May was walked intentionally; Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 2. INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Manning flied out to left; Kuiper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 2. INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Grubb was called out on strikes; Norris walked; Cage grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Smith homered; Kelly flied out to right; Singleton struck out; Murray singled to second; May forced Murray (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3. INDIANS 9TH: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); PRUITT BATTED FOR HASSEY; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer singled to center; Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 9TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger was called out on strikes; DeCinces singled to left; Harlow walked [DeCinces to second]; Smith doubled to right [DeCinces scored, Harlow to third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 4.

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