An unearned run in the fourth inning proved decisive as the Orioles defeated the Indians, 4-3. The Orioles put together consecutive singles by Reggie Jackson, Lee May and Ken Singleton for a run in the first inning and added two in the second on a single by Andres Mora, double by Paul Blair and single by Bobby Grich. Then in the fourth, Mark Belanger singled, stole second and scored the deciding run on an error by Buddy Bell. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Friday, September 10, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  1
Orioles      1  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              3   0   0   1     0   0   .219      Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
  Kuiper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Grich 2b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .275
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      R. Jackson rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
Blanks 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .281      L. May 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .243
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .301        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .271      Singleton lf          2   0   1   1     2   0   .265
Fosse c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .309      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Lis 1b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Mora dh               3   1   1   0     0   1   .211
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Crowley ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .180
Spikes rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .243        Harper pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Pruitt lf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .292      Blair cf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .205
  Powell ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Griffin pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   8   3     1   0             Totals               31   4   9   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  7,081
Left on Base: Indians 7, Orioles 8
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Bell, DeCinces
Doubles: Fosse (9), Blair (15)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (23), Blair (13)
Caught Stealing: Harper (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (12), Blair (10)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(7-6)            2     6   3   3   0   1   0  12   3.66
Brown                   5     3   1   0   4   3   0  22   4.31
Kern                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.45
Totals                  8     9   4   3   4   4   0  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(8-6)         7     6   3   3   1   0   0  29   3.78
Miller SV(7)            2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.01
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   0   0  37

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
flied out to right; R. Jackson singled; L. May singled to right
[R. Jackson to third]; Singleton singled to right [R. Jackson
scored, L. May to third]; DeCinces grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Mora singled to center; Blair doubled [Mora to
third]; Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Grich singled to left [Mora
scored, Blair scored]; R. Jackson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Lis flied out to left; Spikes grounded out (pitcher
to first); Pruitt reached on an error by DeCinces; Duffy flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: BROWN REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); L. May struck out;
Singleton walked; DeCinces forced Singleton (shortstop to
second); Mora struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell made an out to third; Blanks walked; Carty
singled to right [Blanks to second]; Hendrick singled to left
[Blanks scored, Carty to second]; Fosse popped to second; Lis
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair grounded out (second to first); Dempsey flied
out to center; Belanger singled; Belanger stole second; Grich
reached on an error by Bell [Belanger scored (unearned)]; R.
Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes made an out to second; Pruitt singled; Duffy
made an out to first; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: L. May walked; Singleton forced L. May (third to
second); DeCinces forced Singleton (third to second); Mora
forced DeCinces (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Carty flied
out to left; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair singled to left; Blair stole second; Dempsey
singled to left [Blair to third]; Belanger flied into a double
play (left to left to catcher) [Blair out at home]; Grich forced
Dempsey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse doubled; Lis made an out to second; Spikes
singled to center [Fosse to third]; Pruitt singled [Fosse
scored, Spikes to third]; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Spikes scored, Pruitt to second]; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles
4.

ORIOLES 7TH: R. Jackson lined to left; L. May grounded out
(third to first); Singleton walked; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); MILLER REPLACED
GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Blanks singled to right; Carty lined to
right; Hendrick lined to left; Fosse flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR MORA; Crowley walked; HARPER RAN
FOR CROWLEY; KERN REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Blair out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Harper to second]; Harper was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles
4.

INDIANS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR LIS; Lowenstein flied out to
left; Spikes grounded out (second to first); POWELL BATTED FOR
PRUITT; Powell singled to right; GRIFFIN RAN FOR POWELL; KUIPER
BATTED FOR DUFFY; Kuiper forced Griffin (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 4.