Completing the three-game series sweep, the Orioles edged the Indians, 3-2, behind the combined four-hit pitching of Jim Palmer and Don Stanhouse. The first Oriole run came in the opening inning on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Murray. Doug DeCinces, hitting safely in his 18th straight game, homered in the fourth frame and Ken Singleton added an RBI single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Thursday, September 28, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 4 0 Orioles 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 3 6 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Lopez cf,rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Norris lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .283 Roenicke lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094 Thornton 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .265 Singleton rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .290 Cage dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .256 Harlow cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Murray 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .287 Briggs rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 DeCinces 3b 2 1 1 1 1 1 .283 Diaz c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .236 May dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Pruitt ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Dempsey c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Griffin ss 1 1 1 0 2 0 .500 Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 2 4 2 3 4 Totals 27 3 6 3 2 2 Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 5,143 Left on Base: Indians 4, Orioles 3 DP: Indians 1, Orioles 1 Doubles: Dempsey (25), Belanger (13) Home Runs: DeCinces (27) Sacrifice Hits: Bell (8) Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (8), Murray (8) GIDP: Briggs (2), Dauer (16) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood L(5-6) 8 6 3 3 2 2 1 30 4.48 Totals 8 6 3 3 2 2 1 30 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(21-12) 8 4 2 2 2 4 0 29 2.46 Stanhouse SV(24) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.89 Totals 9 4 2 2 3 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Norris grounded out (second to first); Bell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Lopez singled to center; Roenicke singled to center [Lopez to third]; Singleton grounded out (third to first) [Roenicke to second]; Murray hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lopez scored, Roenicke to third]; DeCinces walked; May flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 1. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to center; Cage flied out to center; Kuiper made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey walked; Dauer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dempsey out at second]; Belanger popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 1. INDIANS 3RD: Briggs made an out to shortstop; Diaz flied out to center; Griffin singled to left; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Roenicke made an out to second; Singleton lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 1. INDIANS 4TH: Norris flied out to right; Bell lined to center; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (third to first); DeCinces homered; May grounded out (catcher to first); Dempsey doubled to left; Dauer flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. INDIANS 5TH: Cage struck out; Kuiper singled to left; Briggs grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger lined to third; Lopez grounded out (third to first); Roenicke flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. INDIANS 6TH: Diaz struck out; Griffin walked; Manning flied out to center; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Murray grounded out (third to first); DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied out to right; Thornton grounded out (third to first); Cage grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: May struck out; Dempsey flied out to right; Dauer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Briggs flied out to center; PRUITT BATTED FOR DIAZ; Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Belanger doubled to left; Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke grounded out (third to first) [Belanger to third]; Singleton singled to left [Belanger scored, Singleton out at second (left to third to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3. INDIANS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED ROENICKE (PLAYING LF); HARLOW REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Griffin walked; Manning singled to left [Griffin to second]; Norris singled to center [Griffin scored, Manning to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Manning to third, Norris to second]; Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Manning scored]; Cage walked; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 3.

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