Pat Dobson pitched his fourth complete game in a row in hurling the Indians to their fourth straight victory, turning back the Orioles' Palmer, 3-1. Alan Ashby and Frank Duffy stroked RBI singles in the second and DH Rco Carty logged his 24th RBI of the season for Cleveland with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Dave Duncan, Al Bumbry and Bobby Grich singled for the Oriole run in the third. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       25, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .221      Bumbry lf             3   0   2   0     1   1   .255
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .291      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Grich 2b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .222
Carty dh              3   0   0   1     0   0   .364      R. Jackson cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Powell 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .143      L. May dh             4   0   1   0     0   3   .237
Hendrick lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Muser 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .272
Spikes rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .211      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .177
Ashby c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .265      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Duffy ss              3   0   1   1     1   0   .240      Duncan c              3   1   2   0     0   0   .254
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   6   3     4   1             Totals               32   1   9   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  7,543
Left on Base: Indians 6, Orioles 6
DP: Indians 4, Orioles 1
Errors: Belanger
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Carty (3)
GIDP: Bell (3), Belanger (1), Singleton 2 (4), R. Jackson (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(4-5)           9     9   1   1   2   6   0  34   2.87
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   6   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(5-5)           9     6   3   2   4   1   0  36   3.65
Totals                  9     6   3   2   4   1   0  36

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to right; Bell grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Kuiper out at second]; Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Belanger grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bumbry out at second]; Grich
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to left; Powell walked; Hendrick
singled to center [Powell to second]; Spikes forced Hendrick
(second unassisted) [Powell to third, Spikes to first]; Ashby
singled [Powell scored, Spikes to third]; Duffy singled to
center [Spikes scored, Ashby to second]; Kuiper walked [Ashby to
third, Duffy to second]; Bell flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); L.
May singled to third; Muser singled to center [L. May to third];
Singleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Muser out at second]; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver
ejected by HP umpire Ron Luciano; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (second to first); Carty flied
out to center; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces flied out to right; Duncan singled to
left; Bumbry singled [Duncan to second]; Belanger popped to
catcher in foul territory; Grich singled [Duncan scored, Bumbry
to third]; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
singled to center; Ashby flied out to left; Duffy walked [Spikes
to second]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May struck out; Muser flied out to right;
Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 2, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell singled to shortstop [Bell to second (error by
Belanger)]; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Bell to third]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bell
scored (unearned)]; Powell grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces flied out to right; Duncan singled to
center; Bumbry struck out; Belanger was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Spikes
struck out; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich struck out; R. Jackson grounded out (second
to first); L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy grounded out (first to pitcher); Kuiper flied
out to left; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Muser grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); DeCinces singled to right;
Duncan forced DeCinces (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry singled to shortstop; Belanger flied out to
left; Grich singled [Bumbry to third]; R. Jackson grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grich out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
flied out to center; Ashby walked; Duffy flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: L. May was called out on strikes; Muser walked;
Singleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Muser out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 1.