The Indians, after defeating the Orioles, 7-1, in the opener of a doubleheader for their seventh straight victory, were stopped on their streak when they lost the nightcap, 6-5, in 13 innings. The Indians decided the lidlifter in the first inning, scoring two runs on a single by Duane Kuiper, triple by Frank Duffy and single by Rico Carty. Dennis Eckersley gained his 12th victory with help from Dave LaRoche, who relieved in the eighth.

The Orioles decided the second game in the 13th when Ken Singleton doubled and, after an intentional pass to Don Baylor, Bobby Grich singled, scoring Singleton. Baylor also crossed the plate on a wild throw by Rick Manning from center field and that run proved conclusive when the Indians counted once in their half of the 13th. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 10, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Indians      2  0  1    1  1  0    0  2  x  -   7 11  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          3   0   2   0     2   0   .305      Kuiper 2b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .308
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .209      Duffy ss              5   2   2   1     0   0   .237
  Bumbry ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
  Hutto ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Powell 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .296
Davis dh              5   0   2   0     0   1   .286      Carty dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .307
May 1b                5   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Hendrick rf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .260
Baylor lf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .277      Spikes lf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .224
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .262      Bell 3b               3   1   1   1     1   0   .261
DeCinces 3b,ss        4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Ashby c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .218
Hendricks c           2   0   1   1     1   0   .197      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Duncan ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .210        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Stillman ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nordbrook ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .097
  Robinson ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   1   9   1     5  10             Totals               36   7  11   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Orioles 13, Indians 7
DP: Orioles 0, Indians 0
Errors: DeCinces
Doubles: Duffy (21), Kuiper (10), Bell (16)
Triples: Duffy (1)
Stolen Bases: Duffy (9), Spikes (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(14-11)        4.1   7   5   4   2   3   0  23   3.52
Garland                 3.2   4   2   2   0   0   0  15   3.75
Totals                  8    11   7   6   2   3   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(12-5)       7.1   8   1   1   4   6   0  34   2.30
LaRoche SV(15)          1.2   1   0   0   1   4   0   7   2.18
Totals                  9     9   1   1   5  10   0  41

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Russ Goetz


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton singled; Blair struck out; Davis struck
out; May singled [Singleton to second]; Baylor walked [Singleton
to third, May to second]; Grich struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled; Duffy tripled to right [Kuiper
scored]; Manning made an out to second; Powell grounded out
(third to first); Carty singled to center [Duffy scored];
Hendrick flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces made an out to shortstop; Hendricks flied
out to right; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes flied out to right; Bell walked; Ashby
grounded out (third to first) [Bell to second]; Kuiper flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton flied out to center; Blair flied out to
center; Davis singled to center; May forced Davis (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy doubled to left; Duffy stole third; Manning
was called out on strikes; Powell struck out; Carty reached on
an error by DeCinces [Duffy scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Hendrick forced Carty (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor singled to center; Grich walked [Baylor to
second]; DeCinces flied out to left; Hendricks singled to right
[Baylor scored, Grich to third]; Belanger made an out to first;
Singleton walked [Hendricks to second]; Blair struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes singled to center; Spikes stole second; Bell
flied out to left; Ashby struck out; Kuiper doubled to right
[Spikes scored]; Duffy flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis flied out to center; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning made an out to third; Powell walked; Carty
singled to right [Powell to third]; GARLAND REPLACED CUELLAR
(PITCHING); Hendrick forced Carty (shortstop to second) [Powell
scored]; Spikes forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich flied out to left; DeCinces flied out to
center; Hendricks walked; STILLMAN BATTED FOR BELANGER; Stillman
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED STILLMAN (PLAYING SS); Bell
grounded out (second to first); Ashby flied out to right; Kuiper
singled to center; Duffy forced Kuiper (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton singled to center; BUMBRY BATTED FOR
BLAIR; Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted) [Singleton to
second]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians
5.

INDIANS 7TH: BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (second to
first); Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Baylor singled to left; Grich made an out to
shortstop; DeCinces singled to left [Baylor to second]; LAROCHE
REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); DUNCAN BATTED FOR HENDRICKS;
Duncan struck out; ROBINSON BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DECINCES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DUNCAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C
); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes singled to
left; Bell doubled to left [Spikes scored]; Ashby singled to
right [Bell scored]; Kuiper forced Ashby (second to shortstop);
Duffy flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Indians 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton walked; HUTTO BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Hutto
struck out; Davis singled to right [Singleton to third]; May
struck out; Baylor popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 7.