The Orioles snapped their six-game losing streak with an 11-1 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Indians came back to win the nightcap, 4-3, in 11 innings. Mike Torrez limited the Indians to six hits in the lidlifter, while the Orioles pounded out 17, including four each by Al Bumbry and Doug DeCinces. Bumbry drove in four runs and DeCinces accounted for three. Bumbry homered with two men on base in the fifth inning and DeCinces hit his first major league homer in the ninth, connecting with a mate aboard.

In the nightcap, Dave Duncan homered for the Orioles in the seventh inning to tie the score at 3-3. The Indians put over their winning run in the 11th when Frank Duffy doubled and George Hendrick singled. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 11, Cleveland Indians 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       4, 1975 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  1  0    0  3  3    1  0  3  -  11 17  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             6   1   4   4     0   0   .387      Lowenstein lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .143
Shopay cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Blair cf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Hendrick cf           3   0   0   1     1   0   .267
Grich 2b              6   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .361
May 1b                5   2   2   0     1   0   .238      Gamble dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .303
Northrup dh           5   1   2   1     0   1   .545        Berry pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Singleton rf          4   2   2   1     1   0   .247      Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .147
DeCinces 3b           4   2   4   3     1   0   .370      Ellis c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .211
Hendricks c           2   2   1   1     3   0   .273      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Belanger ss           5   0   1   0     0   3   .158      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  11  17  10     6   5             Totals               31   1   6   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:44
Left on Base: Orioles 11, Indians 6
DP: Orioles 2, Indians 2
Errors: Torrez, Spikes, Brohamer, Kern
Doubles: Northrup (3), Grich (3), Lowenstein (1)
Home Runs: Bumbry (1), DeCinces (1)
GIDP: Shopay (1), Gamble (2), Ellis (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(3-1)           9     6   1   1   3   2   0  34   3.62
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   2   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(4-3)         5.1  10   7   6   1   2   1  25   3.34
Kern                    1.1   1   1   1   3   0   0   9   2.50
LaRoche                 1.1   1   0   0   2   2   0   7   1.93
Buskey                  1     5   3   3   0   1   1   8   4.15
Totals                  9    17  11  10   6   5   2  49

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Shopay grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Bumbry out at second];
Grich made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein flied out to center; Duffy grounded out
(third to first); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May singled to left; Northrup singled [May to
third]; Singleton popped to third in foul territory; DeCinces
singled to right [May scored (RBI), Northrup to third (error by
Spikes)]; Hendricks lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[DeCinces out at first]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell walked; Gamble forced Powell (right to
shortstop); Spikes made an out to second; Ellis singled to right
[Gamble to second]; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop
to first); Shopay grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
flied out to left; Duffy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich flied out to right; May made an out to first;
Northrup flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Powell singled to
right; Gamble grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces
singled; Hendricks walked [DeCinces to second]; Belanger struck
out; Bumbry homered [DeCinces scored, Hendricks scored]; Shopay
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes grounded out (first unassisted); Ellis flied
out to left; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); May singled
to left; Northrup doubled to right [May scored]; Singleton
singled to right [Northrup scored, Singleton to second (on throw
to home)]; DeCinces singled to left [Singleton to third,
DeCinces to second (on throw to home)]; KERN REPLACED G. PERRY
(PITCHING); Hendricks was walked intentionally; Belanger reached
on a fielder's choice [Singleton scored (error by Kern)
(unearned) (no RBI), DeCinces to third, Hendricks to second];
Bumbry forced DeCinces (shortstop to catcher) [Hendricks to
third, Belanger to second]; Shopay flied out to center; 3 R (2
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 7, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: BLAIR REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING CF); Brohamer flied
out to center; Lowenstein doubled to left; Lowenstein was picked
off second but was safe on an error by Torrez [Lowenstein to
third]; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7,
Indians 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich doubled to right; May popped to first in foul
territory [Grich to third]; Northrup grounded out (pitcher to
first); Singleton was walked intentionally; DeCinces walked
[Singleton to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING);
Hendricks walked [Grich scored, Singleton to third, DeCinces to
second]; Belanger struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 8,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Powell flied out to left; Gamble struck out; Spikes
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
8, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry singled to center; Blair forced Bumbry
(third to second) [Blair to second (error by Brohamer)]; Grich
made an out to second; May was walked intentionally; Northrup
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 8,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Ellis singled to center; Bell singled to center
[Ellis to second]; Brohamer flied out to right; Lowenstein
forced Bell (shortstop to second) [Ellis to third]; Duffy walked
[Lowenstein to second]; Hendrick walked [Ellis scored,
Lowenstein to third, Duffy to second]; Powell was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 8, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: BUSKEY REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Singleton
singled to center; DeCinces homered [Singleton scored];
Hendricks singled to right; Belanger singled to left [Hendricks
to second]; Bumbry singled to center [Hendricks scored, Belanger
to second]; Blair struck out; Grich flied out to right; May
forced Belanger (third unassisted); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 11, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Gamble singled to right; BERRY RAN FOR GAMBLE;
Spikes flied out to right; Ellis grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Berry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 11, Indians 1.