David Clyde spaced seven hits and posted his third straight victory, pitching the Indians to a 6-2 decision over the Orioles. Buddy Bell batted in two runs with a double and single, Willie Horton accounted for two RBIs with a single and Johnny Grubb added the Indians' final pair with a homer. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 1 Orioles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .238 Harlow cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .301 Bell 3b 5 1 3 2 0 1 .297 Smith 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .280 Vail rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Murray 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .259 Norris ph,rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Mora lf 3 0 0 1 0 3 .176 Horton dh 5 0 1 2 0 0 .259 May dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .253 Cox 1b 2 1 0 0 3 0 .146 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Grubb lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .274 Lopez rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Pruitt c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Belanger ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .241 Veryzer ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 .277 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 10 6 6 3 Totals 31 2 7 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 8,920 Left on Base: Indians 8, Orioles 6 DP: Indians 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Kuiper Doubles: Bell (11), Kuiper (5), May (6) Home Runs: Grubb (5) Stolen Bases: Lopez (2) Caught Stealing: Manning (8) Sacrifice Flies: Murray (2), Mora (1) GIDP: Bell (10), Lopez (3) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde W(3-0) 9 7 2 1 2 5 0 35 1.36 Totals 9 7 2 1 2 5 0 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan L(5-4) 3.2 6 4 4 4 2 0 20 3.35 Kerrigan 5.1 4 2 2 2 1 1 21 5.87 Totals 9 10 6 6 6 3 1 41 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead INDIANS 1ST: Manning walked; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Manning out at second]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); Murray singled to first; Mora was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. INDIANS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Cox walked; Grubb struck out; Pruitt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: May struck out; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopez singled to left; Lopez stole second; Dempsey walked; Belanger made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper struck out; Veryzer singled to center; Manning singled to left [Veryzer to second]; Bell doubled to right [Veryzer scored, Manning to third]; Vail was walked intentionally; Horton singled to left [Manning scored, Bell scored, Vail to second]; Cox forced Horton (third to second) [Vail to third]; Grubb grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Harlow grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); Murray grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 0. INDIANS 4TH: Pruitt flied out to left; Kuiper lined to center; Veryzer walked; Manning singled to right [Veryzer to third]; Bell singled to right [Veryzer scored, Manning to third]; KERRIGAN REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); NORRIS BATTED FOR VAIL; Manning was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to third to catcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mora struck out; May doubled to left; DeCinces singled to center [May to third]; Lopez grounded into a double play (second to first) [DeCinces out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 0. INDIANS 5TH: Norris flied out to center; Horton flied out to right; Cox walked; Grubb homered [Cox scored]; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Belanger singled to center; Harlow walked [Belanger to second]; Smith singled to second [Belanger to third, Harlow to second]; Murray hit a sacrifice fly to center [Belanger scored, Harlow to third]; Mora struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Orioles 1. INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper doubled to left; Veryzer grounded out (second to first) [Kuiper to third]; Manning grounded out (second to first); Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Lopez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Orioles 1. INDIANS 7TH: Norris grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Cox walked; Grubb singled to left [Cox to second]; Pruitt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Belanger flied out to left; Harlow flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Orioles 1. INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer flied out to right; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Smith singled to second [Smith to second (error by Kuiper)]; Murray grounded out (second to first) [Smith to third]; Mora hit a sacrifice fly to left [Smith scored (unearned)]; May struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Orioles 2. INDIANS 9TH: Bell singled to third; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bell to second]; Horton made an out to second; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces grounded out (second to first); Lopez flied out to left; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Orioles 2.

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