Rick Waits claimed his first major league victory, thanks to a two-run, two-out, 10th-inning single by Charlie Spikes, who earlier had contributed a solo homer in the Indians' 7-5 decision over the Orioles. Baltimore rallied with three runs in the ninth on a two-run single by Ken Singleton, the tying run scoring later when Cleveland could not complete what would have been a game-ending double play. Spikes homered in the third and Rico Carty in the eighth for the Indians. Bobby Grich connected with the bases empty for the Orioles in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Monday, July      28, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  1  1    0  2  0    0  1  0    2  -   7  9  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  3    0  -   5 10  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   1   0   0     0   2   .295      Singleton rf          4   0   3   2     1   0   .287
Bell 3b               5   1   1   1     0   1   .246        Shopay pr,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .136
Hendrick rf           4   0   0   1     0   1   .270      Grich 2b              4   2   1   1     1   0   .259
Carty 1b              4   2   1   1     1   0   .289      Davis dh              5   0   3   1     0   0   .277
  Powell 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .293      May 1b                2   0   0   1     2   0   .275
Robinson dh           2   0   0   0     1   1   .245      Northrup cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
  Gamble ph,dh        2   1   1   0     0   0   .254        Duncan ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Spikes lf             4   1   2   3     1   0   .207      Baylor lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Ellis c               5   0   2   0     0   0   .221      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Bumbry ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .269
Duffy ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .224        Nordbrook ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .077
Harrison p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hendricks c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DeCinces ph,3b      1   0   0   0     1   1   .253
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blair ph,cf         0   1   0   0     1   0   .206
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7   9   6     3   5             Totals               37   5  10   5     8   4

Time of Game: 3:23   Attendance: 15,300
Left on Base: Indians 6, Orioles 11
DP: Indians 2, Orioles 1
Errors: May, Robinson, Blair
Doubles: Ellis (10), Gamble (13), Davis 2 (12)
Triples: Ellis (1), Bell (2), Baylor (4)
Home Runs: Spikes (5), Carty (9), Grich (9)
Stolen Bases: Manning (10), Shopay (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (6), May (4)
GIDP: Spikes (7), Davis (7), Baylor (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison                7.1   7   2   2   3   1   1  30   4.35
Bibby                   0.2   1   2   2   1   0   0   4   4.60
LaRoche                 0.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   3   1.98
Brown                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.00
Waits W(1-0)            0.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   5   0.00
Beene SV(1)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.82
Totals                 10    10   5   5   8   4   1  46

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                7.1   7   5   4   1   4   2  31   3.99
Alexander L(3-7)        2.1   0   1   1   2   1   0   9   3.53
Jackson                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                 10     9   7   6   3   5   2  43

Passed Balls: Hendricks (1)
Wild Pitches: Grimsley (6)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Bell flied
out to center; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton singled to center; Grich flied out to
right; Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Robinson was
called out on strikes; Spikes homered; Ellis tripled to right;
Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Northrup made an
out to shortstop; Baylor made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Manning
reached on an error by Robinson; Manning stole second; Grimsley
threw a wild pitch [Manning to third]; Bell struck out; Hendrick
struck out but Manning advanced to home and Hendrick advanced to
first on a passed ball; Carty popped to first in foul territory;
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson made an out to third; Hendricks walked;
Belanger flied out to left; Singleton singled to center
[Hendricks to third]; Grich forced Singleton (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Robinson walked; Spikes grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Robinson out at second]; Ellis
doubled to left; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis doubled to left; May made an out to
shortstop; Northrup singled [Davis to third]; Baylor grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Northrup out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy singled to left; Manning struck out; Bell
tripled to right [Duffy scored]; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Bell scored]; Carty reached on an error by May; Robinson
forced Carty (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson made an out to shortstop; Hendricks made
an out to second; Belanger made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
made an out to second; Brohamer popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton flied out to center; Grich homered; Davis
singled to center; May walked [Davis to second]; Northrup
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Davis to third, May to second];
Baylor flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4,
Orioles 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy singled to right [Duffy out at second (right
to shortstop)]; Manning flied out to left; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson flied out to center; Hendricks grounded
out (first to pitcher); Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Carty homered;
ALEXANDER REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR
ROBINSON; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Spikes walked;
Ellis made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton
walked; Grich forced Singleton (shortstop to second); Davis
doubled to left [Grich to third]; BIBBY REPLACED HARRISON
(PITCHING); May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored,
Davis to third]; Northrup flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Brohamer made an out to second; Duffy flied out to
left; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor tripled to right; BUMBRY BATTED FOR
ROBINSON; Bumbry walked; LAROCHE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING);
DECINCES BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; DeCinces struck out; BLAIR BATTED
FOR BELANGER; Blair walked [Bumbry to second]; Singleton singled
to right [Baylor scored, Bumbry scored, Blair to third]; SHOPAY
RAN FOR SINGLETON; BROWN REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Shopay
stole second; Grich walked; Davis forced Grich (shortstop to
second) [Blair scored, Shopay to third]; WAITS REPLACED BROWN
(PITCHING); May was walked intentionally [Davis to second];
DUNCAN BATTED FOR NORTHRUP; Duncan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 10TH: SHOPAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DUNCAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); NORDBROOK REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING SS);
DECINCES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BLAIR STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING CF); Bell grounded out (third to first); Hendrick flied
out to left; Carty walked; JACKSON REPLACED ALEXANDER
(PITCHING); Gamble doubled to left [Carty to third]; Spikes
singled to center [Carty scored (RBI), Gamble scored (RBI),
Spikes to third (error by Blair)]; Ellis made an out to third; 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: POWELL REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING 1B); Baylor singled
to left; Nordbrook struck out; DeCinces walked [Baylor to
second]; BEENE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); MUSER BATTED FOR
BLAIR; Muser grounded out (second to first) [Baylor to third,
DeCinces to second]; Shopay struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 7, Orioles 5.