Eddie Murray hit a leadoff home run and Billy Smith stroked a run-producing single in the seventh inning when the Orioles broke a 3-3 tie and went on to defeat the Indians, 6-4. It was the Orioles' fifth straight victory and 11th in their last 12 games. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      19, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      2  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   6 10  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   4  6  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Norris lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .224
Garcia ss             4   1   0   0     1   2   .240      Harrah 3b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .264
Singleton rf          4   2   1   1     1   0   .306      Bonds rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .316
  Dauer 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Thornton dh           4   0   1   2     0   1   .231
Murray 1b             4   2   2   1     1   1   .273      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .257
May dh                5   0   2   2     0   2   .290      Hargrove 1b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .194
Roenicke lf           2   1   0   0     3   1   .296      Hassey c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
DeCinces 3b           3   0   2   1     1   1   .225      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Smith 2b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .228      Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .228
  Lowenstein rf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .319        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  10   6     8  10             Totals               32   4   6   3     4   4

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 21,819
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Indians 5
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 1
Errors: Bumbry, Hassey 2
Doubles: Singleton (12), Norris (4), Hargrove (1)
Home Runs: Murray (6), Harrah (7)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (3), Dempsey (2)
Sacrifice Flies: DeCinces (2)
GIDP: Dempsey (8), Johnson (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   5     2   3   3   3   2   0  20   4.34
Stoddard W(3-1)         4     4   1   1   1   2   1  16   1.69
Totals                  9     6   4   4   4   4   1  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker                  5.1   8   3   3   3   5   0  28   4.91
Paxton L(4-3)           2.2   2   3   2   3   3   1  12   6.25
Cruz                    1     0   0   0   2   2   0   5   3.72
Totals                  9    10   6   5   8  10   1  45

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Ted Hendry


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Garcia
walked; Singleton doubled to left [Garcia scored]; Murray struck
out; May singled to right [Singleton scored]; Roenicke walked
[May to second]; DeCinces struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Bonds walked; Thornton flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Smith was called out on strikes; Dempsey flied out
to center; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove
flied out to left; Hassey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Singleton
walked; Murray singled to right [Singleton to third]; May forced
Murray (shortstop to second) [Singleton scored]; Roenicke flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to
left; Norris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces singled to center; Smith reached on an
error by Hassey on a sacrifice bunt [DeCinces to second];
Dempsey out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [DeCinces to
third, Smith to second]; Bumbry was called out on strikes;
Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds
grounded out (third to first); Thornton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
grounded out (second to first); May singled to center; Roenicke
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning struck out; Hargrove walked; Hassey lined
to center; Kuiper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces singled to left; Smith popped to third in
foul territory; Dempsey singled to center [DeCinces to second];
Bumbry singled to left [DeCinces to third, Dempsey to second];
PAXTON REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Garcia struck out; Singleton
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer singled to center; Norris doubled to center
[Veryzer scored (error by Bumbry)]; Harrah walked; STODDARD
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Bonds forced Harrah (shortstop to
second) [Norris to third]; Bonds stole second; Thornton singled
to right [Norris scored, Bonds scored]; Manning struck out;
Hargrove walked [Thornton to second]; Hassey grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray homered; May struck out; Roenicke walked;
DeCinces walked [Roenicke to second]; Smith singled to right
[Roenicke scored, DeCinces to third]; Dempsey grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Smith out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: On a bunt Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first);
Veryzer flied out to right; Norris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Garcia struck out;
Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: DAUER REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING 2B); LOWENSTEIN
REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Harrah homered; Bonds flied out to
right; Thornton was called out on strikes; Manning grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray walked; CRUZ REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); May
struck out; Roenicke walked [Murray to third (error by Hassey)];
DeCinces hit a sacrifice fly to right [Murray scored (unearned),
Roenicke to second]; Lowenstein was walked intentionally;
Dempsey was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Hargrove doubled to right; Hassey flied out to
left; Kuiper singled to pitcher [Hargrove stayed at second];
JOHNSON BATTED FOR VERYZER; Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 4.