The Orioles, who were held to two hits in the first 13 innings, broke loose in the 14th when Reggie Jackson singled with one out and Lee May smashed a homer to defeat the Indians, 2-0. Wayne Garland, who pitched the last two frames in relief of Jim Palmer, received credit for his fifth straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      2, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   2  4  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             6   0   1   0     0   2   .241      Kuiper 2b             6   0   1   0     0   1   .213
Belanger ss           6   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Bell 3b               5   0   3   0     0   0   .293
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .263      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     2   0   .282
R. Jackson cf,rf      6   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Carty dh              5   0   0   0     1   1   .324
L. May dh             5   1   1   2     1   1   .216      Powell 1b             6   0   2   0     0   0   .220
Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Hendrick lf           6   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .185      Lowenstein rf         5   0   1   0     1   2   .231
  Blair pr,cf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .178      Ashby c               6   0   1   0     0   0   .264
DeCinces 3b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .226      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  Stillman ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Blanks ph,ss        3   0   0   0     0   1   .326
  Harper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robinson 3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .152        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duncan c              5   0   0   0     0   2   .258        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   2   4   2     6   8             Totals               48   0   8   0     4   7

Time of Game: 3:38   Attendance:  7,447
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Indians 11
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Bell (4)
Home Runs: L. May (7)
Stolen Bases: DeCinces (2), Bumbry (10), Powell (1)
Caught Stealing: Grich (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Muser (4), Bell (3)
GIDP: Carty (8)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (2,by Brown)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                 11     5   0   0   4   6   0  41   3.11
Garland W(5-0)          3     3   0   0   0   1   0  12   1.66
Totals                 14     8   0   0   4   7   0  53

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown                   9.1   2   0   0   4   5   0  34   1.87
LaRoche                 2.2   0   0   0   2   3   0  10   2.00
Buskey L(2-3)           2     2   2   2   0   0   1   8   1.75
Totals                 14     4   2   2   6   8   1  52

Hit by Pitch: Brown (3)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger
popped to second; Grich singled to left; R. Jackson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to left; Bell doubled; Manning
walked; Carty grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May grounded out (third to first); Muser
grounded out (second to first); Singleton grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell popped to second; Hendrick struck out;
Lowenstein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces struck out; Duncan struck out; Bumbry
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby popped to shortstop; Duffy flied out to left;
Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell popped to third in foul territory; Manning
flied out to center; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: L. May flied out to center; Muser lined to first;
Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Hendrick
struck out; Lowenstein walked; Ashby singled to right
[Lowenstein to third]; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces walked; DeCinces stole second; Duncan
flied out to right; Bumbry struck out; Belanger grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell popped
to second; Manning walked; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich walked; Grich was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); R. Jackson flied out to left; L. May flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Powell singled to center; Hendrick flied out to
right; Powell stole second; Lowenstein struck out; Ashby flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Muser flied out to right; Singleton struck out;
DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Bell
singled to left; Manning popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Duncan popped
to shortstop; Bumbry singled to left; Bumbry stole second;
Belanger grounded out (third to first) [Bumbry to third]; Grich
was hit by a pitch; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Carty struck out; Powell grounded out (second to
first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 10TH: L. May struck out; Muser walked; Singleton walked
[Muser to second]; BLAIR RAN FOR SINGLETON; STILLMAN BATTED FOR
DECINCES; LAROCHE REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); HARPER BATTED FOR
STILLMAN; Harper flied out to left; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 10TH: R. JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BLAIR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ROBINSON REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING
3B); Lowenstein struck out; Ashby flied out to left; Blanks was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians
0.

ORIOLES 11TH: Bumbry struck out; Belanger grounded out (first
unassisted); Grich popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 11TH: Kuiper singled to left; Bell out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Kuiper to second]; Manning grounded out
(second to first) [Kuiper to third]; Carty walked; Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 12TH: R. Jackson popped to shortstop; L. May walked;
Muser out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [L. May to
second]; Blair was walked intentionally; Robinson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 12TH: GARLAND REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Hendrick
popped to shortstop; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first);
Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 13TH: BUSKEY REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Duncan popped
to second; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 13TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
was called out on strikes; Bell singled to right; Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 14TH: Grich flied out to center; R. Jackson singled to
left; L. May homered [R. Jackson scored]; Muser flied out to
left; Blair flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 14TH: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell
singled to left; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Powell to second]; Lowenstein singled to right [Powell to
third]; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
2, Indians 0.