George Hendrick and Buddy Bell had seven hits between them and drove in five runs to escort the Indians to a 6-3 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but Bobby Grich and Andres Mora helped bat the Orioles to a 6-2 triumph in the second game. Hendrick rapped 4-for-4, including a homer, and batted in two runs in the lidlifter, while Bell accounted for three RBIs with as many hits. Pat Dobson gained his sixth straight victory with help from Jim Kern.

In the nightcap, Grich knocked in a run with a double in the first inning and scored himself on a single by Lee May. Mora hit his homer in the third. Frank Robinson smashed the 585th homer of his career in the Indians' losing cause. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      27, 1976 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      3  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   6 11  0
Orioles      1  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .286      Bumbry lf,cf          5   1   3   2     0   1   .257
Blanks 2b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .287      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Robinson dh           4   1   1   0     1   0   .241        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carty 1b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .302        Belanger ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .282
  Gonzalez 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .260
Hendrick lf           4   2   4   2     1   0   .261      R. Jackson rf         4   0   0   0     0   3   .233
Bell 3b               5   0   3   3     0   0   .320      Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Singleton dh          3   1   2   1     1   1   .238
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .230      Robinson 3b           2   1   2   0     1   0   .205
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nordbrook ss          1   0   0   0     1   0   .167
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mora ph,lf          1   0   0   0     1   1   .262
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Flanagan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     6   3             Totals               33   3   8   3     5   8

Time of Game: 2:07
Left on Base: Indians 9, Orioles 9
DP: Indians 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Bumbry
Doubles: Blanks (2), Hendrick (9), Robinson (6)
Home Runs: Hendrick (10), Bumbry (3), Singleton (4)
Caught Stealing: Hendrick (3)
GIDP: Robinson (1), Grich 2 (5)
Hit by Pitch: Robinson (1,by Dobson)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(9-5)           6     5   3   3   4   4   2  27   2.80
Buskey                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.41
Kern SV(4)              3     2   0   0   1   4   0  11   2.37
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   8   2  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(5-4)           0.1   4   3   3   1   0   0   6   4.23
Miller                  6.1   6   3   3   4   2   1  27   3.18
Flanagan                2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.76
Totals                  9    11   6   6   6   3   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Dobson (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to left [Manning to second (error
by Bumbry)]; Blanks doubled to left [Manning scored]; Robinson
walked [Blanks stayed at second]; Carty flied out to left;
Hendrick singled to right [Blanks scored, Robinson to third];
Bell singled to center [Robinson scored, Hendrick to second];
MILLER REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); Spikes popped to catcher;
Fosse forced Bell (catcher to second); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry homered; Blair lined to second; Grich made
an out to shortstop; R. Jackson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Manning
walked; Blanks flied out to right; Robinson singled to right
[Manning to third]; Carty forced Robinson (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Muser lined to shortstop; Singleton homered; Duncan
grounded out (third to first); Robinson walked; Nordbrook forced
Robinson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Hendrick walked; Hendrick was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Bell singled to center; Spikes
struck out; Fosse forced Bell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Blair lined
to shortstop; Grich walked; R. Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Duffy was called out on strikes; Manning singled to
left; Blanks walked [Manning to second]; Robinson grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Blanks out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Muser grounded out (second to first); Singleton
struck out; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty lined to left; Hendrick homered; Bell flied
out to left; Spikes made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson was hit by a pitch; Nordbrook walked
[Robinson to second]; Bumbry singled to left [Robinson to third,
Nordbrook to second]; Blair flied out to right; Grich grounded
into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Robinson out
at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse flied out to left; Duffy grounded out (third
to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson struck out; Muser grounded out (third to
first); Singleton singled to center; Duncan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks flied out to left; Robinson popped to first;
Carty walked; Hendrick doubled to left [Carty to third]; Bell
singled to left [Carty scored, Hendrick scored]; FLANAGAN
REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Spikes popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING 1B); Robinson
doubled to right; MORA BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; BUSKEY REPLACED
DOBSON (PITCHING); Mora walked (walk was charged to Dobson);
Bumbry singled to center [Robinson scored, Mora to second]; KERN
REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BLAIR; Crowley
flied out to left; Grich grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Bumbry out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Orioles 3.

INDIANS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); MORA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Fosse grounded out (third to first); Duffy walked; Manning
grounded out (first unassisted) [Duffy to second]; Blanks struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: R. Jackson struck out; Muser grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton walked; Duncan flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Hendrick singled to
left; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson singled to center; Mora struck out; Bumbry
struck out; Belanger singled to center [Robinson to second];
Grich struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Orioles 3.