After being given a two-run lead by his Orioles' teammates in the first inning, Wayne Garland defeated the Indians, 2-1, for his eighth win without a loss. The Orioles capitalized on three stolen bases in their scoring. Al Bumbry led off with a single and pilfered second. After Paul Blair walked, both runners pulled a double steal. Reggie Jackson then grounded out, scoring Bumbry, and Lee May singled to drive in Blair. The Indians' run came in the sixth and was batted in by Buddy Bell. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      26, 1976 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .232      Bumbry lf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .247
Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Blair cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .210
Manning cf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .283      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .265
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      R. Jackson rf         3   0   1   1     0   1   .238
Lowenstein lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      L. May 1b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .238
Bell 3b               4   0   0   1     0   0   .314        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Gonzalez 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .300      Singleton dh          3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .216      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .210
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .125
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     1   4             Totals               27   2   5   2     2   7

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 21,431
Left on Base: Indians 7, Orioles 4
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Lowenstein (5), Dempsey (1), R. Jackson (11)
Stolen Bases: Manning (10), Bumbry 2 (15), Blair (9)
Caught Stealing: Gonzalez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(3-7)        4     4   2   2   2   3   0  18   4.40
Bibby                   4     1   0   0   0   4   0  12   3.97
Totals                  8     5   2   2   2   7   0  30

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(8-0)          9     8   1   1   1   4   0  35   1.82
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   4   0  35

Passed Balls: Dempsey (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to left; Blanks singled to third;
Manning singled to left [Blanks to second]; Carty flied out to
center; Lowenstein flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Bumbry stole second; Blair
walked; Grich struck out; Bumbry stole third and Blair stole
second; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry
scored, Blair to third]; L. May singled to left [Blair scored];
Singleton flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell flied out to right; Gonzalez singled to left;
Spikes flied out to left; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger popped to catcher; DeCinces flied out to
right; Dempsey doubled to left; Bumbry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to center; Blanks grounded out
(third to first); Manning singled to left; Manning stole second;
Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair flied out to left; Grich lined to left; R.
Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Bell
made an out to second; Gonzalez lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May walked; Singleton singled to center [L. May
to second]; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[L. May to third, Singleton to second]; DeCinces flied out to
left; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes popped to third; Ashby grounded out (first
to pitcher); On a bunt Kuiper singled; Blanks flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: BIBBY REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Bumbry struck
out; Blair grounded out (third to first); Grich flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning singled to left; Carty made an out to
third; Lowenstein doubled to right [Manning to third]; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Manning scored]; Dempsey
allowed a passed ball [Lowenstein to third]; Gonzalez walked;
Spikes made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson doubled to center [R. Jackson out at
third (left to shortstop to third)]; L. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Ashby struck out; Kuiper struck out; Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first);
DeCinces was called out on strikes; Dempsey flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry struck out; Blair flied out to right; Grich
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell flied out to left; Gonzalez singled to left;
POWELL BATTED FOR SPIKES; Powell struck out while Gonzalez was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.