Backing up the shutout pitching of Mike Paxton, the Indians pounded out 16 hits and defeated the Orioles, 9-0. Paul Dade and Andre Thornton singled in the first inning and Gary Alexander tripled to start the scoring. The Indians then exploded for six runs in the third. Larvell Blanks, batting twice, homered on his first trip and drove in two runs with a single his next time at bat. Thornton capped the Indians' attack with a homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 9, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Monday, July 3, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Indians 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 x - 9 16 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Dade rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .281 Dauer 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Blanks ss 5 1 3 3 0 0 .241 Murray 1b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .274 Bell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .304 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Thornton 1b 4 3 3 1 0 0 .266 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Norris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Kelly lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Alexander dh 4 1 2 2 1 2 .236 DeCinces 3b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .232 Speed cf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .273 Garcia ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Cox lf,1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .222 Dempsey c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Kuiper 2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 .258 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Diaz c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .200 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 6 0 2 6 Totals 36 9 16 9 2 5 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 9,302 Left on Base: Orioles 7, Indians 8 DP: Orioles 2, Indians 2 Errors: Blanks, Cox Doubles: DeCinces (11), Murray (15) Triples: Alexander (3) Home Runs: Blanks (2), Thornton (13) Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (7) Sacrifice Flies: Speed (1) GIDP: Harlow (3), Speed (3), Diaz (1) Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (3,by Kerrigan) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor L(8-7) 2.1 8 7 7 1 1 1 16 3.95 Kerrigan 5.2 8 2 2 1 4 1 25 7.01 Totals 8 16 9 9 2 5 2 41 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton W(6-4) 9 6 0 0 2 6 0 34 3.40 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 6 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Kerrigan (1) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher); Dauer grounded out (second to first); Murray walked; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to third; Blanks flied out to right; Bell flied out to center; Thornton singled to third [Dade to second]; Alexander tripled to right [Dade scored, Thornton scored]; Speed grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces doubled to right; Garcia popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 2ND: Cox singled to center; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cox to second]; Diaz grounded out (third to first) [Cox to third]; Dade struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 3RD: Blanks homered; Bell singled to center; Thornton singled to third [Bell to second]; Alexander walked [Bell to third, Thornton to second]; Speed hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bell scored, Thornton to third]; Cox singled to left [Thornton scored, Alexander to second]; KERRIGAN REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Kuiper forced Cox (second to shortstop) [Alexander to third, Kuiper to first]; Diaz singled to right [Alexander scored, Kuiper to third]; Dade walked [Diaz to second]; Blanks singled to left [Kuiper scored, Diaz scored, Dade to third]; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 8. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray singled to right; Singleton singled [Murray to second]; May lined into a double play (third to second) [Murray out at second]; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 8. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton homered; Alexander singled to shortstop; Speed grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alexander out at second]; Cox singled to left; Kuiper flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 9. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces singled to left [DeCinces to second (error by Cox)]; Garcia reached on an error by Blanks; Dempsey flied out to right [DeCinces to third]; Harlow grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 9. INDIANS 5TH: Diaz singled to right; Dade forced Diaz (third to second); Blanks singled to right [Dade to third]; Bell struck out; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 9. ORIOLES 6TH: COX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); NORRIS REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING LF); Dauer grounded out (third to first); Murray doubled to left; Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Murray to third]; May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 9. INDIANS 6TH: Alexander struck out; Speed struck out; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 9. ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly singled to left; DeCinces struck out; Garcia was called out on strikes; Dempsey walked [Kelly to second]; Harlow flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 9. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper was hit by a pitch; Diaz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at second]; Dade singled to right; Blanks forced Dade (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 9. ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer lined to second; Murray struck out; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 9. INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris grounded out (second to first); Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 9. ORIOLES 9TH: May flied out to center; Kelly struck out; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 9.

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