The league leader in earned run average, Jim Palmer lowered his figure to 2.17 and posted his 21st victory as the Orioles defeated the Indians, 10-2. Ken Singleton and Tony Muser each hit a two-run double for the Orioles and Lee May contributed a homer. The Indians scored their runs on round-trippers by Oscar Gamble and Rico Carty. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  2  1    0  0  1    3  3  0  -  10 14  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  9  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry dh             4   0   1   1     1   0   .274      Lowenstein rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Stillman ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Kuiper 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .311
  Belanger pr,ss      3   2   2   0     1   0   .225      Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .285
Grich 2b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .264      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .268      Carty dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .308
  Muser 1b            1   0   1   2     0   0   .276      Gamble lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .270
Singleton rf          3   2   2   2     2   0   .308      Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Baylor lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Ashby c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .217
DeCinces 3b           3   2   1   1     0   0   .261      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Robinson 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Harrison p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blair cf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .213        Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duncan c              5   1   1   0     0   1   .209
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  10  14   8     4   3             Totals               31   2   9   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  3,116
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Indians 4
DP: Orioles 2, Indians 2
Errors: Grich, Lowenstein, Ashby 2
Doubles: Blair (9), Singleton (34), Muser (5)
Triples: Bumbry (4)
Home Runs: May (20), Gamble (14), Carty (17)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (15), Belanger (15), Grich (13)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (14), Lowenstein (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Blair (17)
Sacrifice Flies: DeCinces (2)
GIDP: Duncan (8), Baylor (11), Bell (10), Gamble (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(21-10)         9     9   2   2   2   1   2  33   2.17
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   1   2  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison L(7-6)         6.1  10   7   5   2   2   1  32   4.74
Andersen                2.2   4   3   3   2   1   0  13   7.36
Totals                  9    14  10   8   4   3   1  45

Wild Pitches: Harrison 2 (5), Andersen (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Stillman singled to
right; BELANGER RAN FOR STILLMAN; Harrison threw a wild pitch
[Belanger to second]; Grich made an out to third; May grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: BELANGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Lowenstein
lined to pitcher; Kuiper singled to center; Kuiper was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Manning walked; Powell
singled to second [Manning to third (error by Grich), Powell to
second]; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton singled to center; Baylor reached on an
error by Lowenstein [Singleton to second]; DeCinces forced
Baylor (third to second) [Singleton to third]; Harrison threw a
wild pitch [Singleton scored, DeCinces to second]; Blair doubled
to left [DeCinces scored (unearned)]; Duncan grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Blair to third]; Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole
second; Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble singled to left; Bell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Gamble out at second];
Ashby singled to left; Duffy flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (third to first); May homered;
Singleton grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Baylor
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein singled to right; Lowenstein was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Kuiper flied out to center;
Manning was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to right; Blair struck out;
Duncan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Carty
singled to center; Gamble grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Belanger singled to
center; Grich singled to left [Belanger to second]; Belanger
stole third and Grich stole second; May grounded out (third to
first); Singleton was walked intentionally; Baylor made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
grounded out (second to first); Duffy grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces singled to center; Blair reached on an
error by Ashby on a sacrifice bunt [DeCinces scored (error by
Ashby) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Duncan grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Blair out at second]; Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Kuiper grounded out
(second to first); Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger singled to left; Grich singled to left
[Belanger to second]; May flied out to center; Singleton doubled
to center [Belanger scored, Grich scored]; ANDERSEN REPLACED
HARRISON (PITCHING); Baylor singled to left [Singleton to
third]; DeCinces hit a sacrifice fly to center [Singleton
scored]; Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 7, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: MUSER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); ROBINSON REPLACED
DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Powell grounded out (first unassisted);
Carty flied out to right; Gamble homered; Bell walked; Ashby
forced Bell (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 7, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Duncan singled to center; Bumbry tripled to left
[Duncan scored]; Belanger walked; Grich reached on a fielder's
choice [Bumbry out at home (shortstop to catcher), Belanger to
second]; Muser doubled to center [Belanger scored, Grich
scored]; Andersen threw a wild pitch [Muser to third]; Singleton
walked; Baylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Singleton out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 10, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy popped to first in foul territory; Lowenstein
flied out to center; Kuiper singled to center [Kuiper out at
second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
10, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
struck out; Duncan made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 10, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning flied out to left; Powell flied out to
left; Carty homered; Gamble flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 10, Indians 2.