Continuing a comeback from arm trouble, Jim Palmer brought his record to 3-1 by pitching the Orioles to a 6-1 victory over the Indians. The Orioles backed Palmer with an 11-hit attack that included Ken Singleton's first A. L. homer. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     27, 1975 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2
Orioles      3  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McCraw 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .296      Bumbry lf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .333
Berry lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .111        DeCinces ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Northrup cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
Powell dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .450      Singleton rf          5   1   2   1     0   1   .250
Ellis c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Davis dh              4   1   0   1     0   0   .167
Spikes rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .119      May 1b                3   1   1   1     0   0   .204
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     0   1   .132      Baylor cf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Lowenstein ph,3b    1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Robinson 3b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .216
Duffy ss              3   0   1   1     0   1   .231      Hendricks c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .235
J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .108
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     1   6             Totals               32   6  11   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 14,191
Left on Base: Indians 6, Orioles 8
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Berry, Spikes
Doubles: Spikes (2), Bumbry (2), Grich (2)
Home Runs: Singleton (1)
Caught Stealing: McCraw (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (4), Hendricks (1)
Hit by Pitch: May (1,by Kern)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry L(1-3)         4.2   8   5   3   1   0   1  23   5.18
Kern                    2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0  10   1.23
LaRoche                 1     1   1   1   2   0   0   5   4.50
Totals                  8    11   6   4   3   2   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(3-1)           9     7   1   1   1   6   0  34   0.78
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   6   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Kern (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


INDIANS 1ST: McCraw singled to left; Berry grounded out (first
to pitcher) [McCraw to second]; McCraw was caught stealing third
(pitcher to third to second); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to left [Bumbry to third (error by
Berry)]; Singleton flied out to left; Davis reached on an error
by Spikes [Bumbry scored (no RBI), Davis to second]; May singled
to center [Davis scored (unearned)]; On a bunt Grich singled
[May to second]; Baylor flied out to center; Robinson singled to
right [May scored (unearned), Grich to third]; Hendricks
grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell singled to right; Ellis forced Powell
(shortstop to second); Spikes forced Ellis (shortstop to
second); Brohamer singled to left [Spikes to second]; Bell flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
singled to left; Singleton singled to right [Bumbry to third];
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bumbry scored,
Singleton to second]; May flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy struck out; McCraw grounded out (second to
first); Berry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
made an out to third; Robinson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hendricks walked; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Hendricks to second]; Bumbry grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hendricks to third]; Hendricks was out
trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes doubled to right; Brohamer grounded out
(second to first) [Spikes to third]; Bell struck out; Duffy
singled to center [Spikes scored]; McCraw walked [Duffy to
second]; Berry forced McCraw (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton homered; Davis flied out to center; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich doubled to left; KERN
REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING); Baylor flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
singled to left; Ellis made an out to second; Spikes struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson made an out to second; Hendricks singled
to left; Belanger singled to center [Hendricks to second];
Bumbry struck out; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Brohamer popped to first in foul territory;
LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR BELL; Lowenstein grounded out (first to
pitcher); Duffy popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Davis
grounded out (third to first); May was hit by a pitch; Grich
grounded out (second to first) [May to second]; Baylor popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 5.

INDIANS 8TH: McCraw grounded out (third to first); Berry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to right;
Powell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Robinson walked;
Hendricks out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Robinson to
second]; Belanger walked; DECINCES BATTED FOR BUMBRY; DeCinces
singled to left [Robinson scored, Belanger to second]; Singleton
lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Belanger out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 9TH: NORTHRUP REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING CF); BAYLOR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ellis struck out; Spikes struck
out; Brohamer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.