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Monday May 24, 1976
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With Dennis Eckersley and Stan Thomas collaborating on a one-hitter, the Indians beat the Orioles, 4-0. Al Bumbry's leadoff single in the first was the only hit off Eckersley, who breezed through eight innings before tiring in the ninth. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Monday, May 24, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians      2  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .218      Bumbry lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .242
Bell 3b               4   1   3   0     0   0   .292      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     2   2   .289
Manning cf            4   0   2   1     0   2   .286      R. Jackson cf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .214
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .373      L. May dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .236
Powell 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .154      Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .269
Hendrick lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Singleton rf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .183
Spikes rf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .209      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .263      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Duffy ss              3   1   1   1     0   1   .238      Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        G. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grimsley p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   9   4     2   8             Totals               27   0   1   0     5  10

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  7,835
Left on Base: Indians 4, Orioles 5
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 3
Triples: Duffy (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (5), Kuiper (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (3)
GIDP: Hendrick (4), Carty 2 (6), Singleton (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(3-2)        8     1   0   0   4   7   0  28   3.44
Thomas                  1     0   0   0   1   3   0   4   1.80
Totals                  9     1   0   0   5  10   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(2-4)          1.2   6   4   4   1   0   0  11   7.83
G. Jackson              4.1   2   0   0   0   4   0  14   3.00
Miller                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.17
Grimsley                1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.00
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   8   0  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled; Bell singled to right [Kuiper to
third]; Manning singled to right [Kuiper scored, Bell to third];
Carty was walked intentionally [Manning to second]; Powell hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Bell scored, Manning to third];
Hendrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Carty
out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to shortstop; Belanger walked
[Bumbry to second]; R. Jackson was called out on strikes; L. May
popped to catcher in foul territory; Muser made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes singled; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Spikes to second]; Duffy tripled [Spikes
scored]; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Duffy
scored]; Bell singled to left; G. JACKSON REPLACED CUELLAR
(PITCHING); Manning struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton was called out on strikes; Grich grounded
out (third to first); DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Carty flied out to right; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to second; Spikes flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks grounded out (pitcher to first); Bumbry
flied out to center; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ashby struck out; Duffy flied out to center; Kuiper
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: R. Jackson flied out to center; L. May grounded out
(third to first); Muser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
singled; Carty grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton walked; Grich flied out to left; DeCinces
forced Singleton (shortstop to second); Hendricks grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
lined to third; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger was
called out on strikes; R. Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED G. JACKSON (PITCHING); Ashby
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy was called out on
strikes; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: L. May struck out; Muser walked; Singleton grounded
into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Muser out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell singled; Manning struck out; Carty grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich flied out to left; DeCinces grounded out
(third to first); Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 9TH: GRIMSLEY REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Powell struck
out; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Spikes walked;
Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry walked; THOMAS REPLACED ECKERSLEY
(PITCHING); Belanger walked [Bumbry to second]; R. Jackson was
called out on strikes; L. May was called out on strikes; Muser
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.



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