The Indians, who won the first game of a doubleheader, 5-4, with the aid of homers by Boog Powell and Tommy Smith, completed the sweep by defeating the Orioles in the second game, 3-2, in 13 innings. In the opener, Powell homered after a pass to Rico Carty in the sixth as the Indians scored three runs to take a 4-2 lead. Smith's circuit clout in the eighth enabled the Indians to stand off a two-run rally by the Orioles in the ninth.

The nightcap was forced into extra innings when Ken Singleton homered for the Orioles in the ninth to tie the score at 2-2. In the 13th, the Indians seemed to be stopped when George Hendrick bunted into a double play after a single by Carty, but Powell walked and Charlie Spikes and Ray Fosse followed with singles to produce the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1976 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  3    0  1  x  -   5 11  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .258      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     1   1   .269
  Dauer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Manning cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .274      Blanks ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Muser 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .224        Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
R. Jackson rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .282      Carty dh              3   1   2   1     1   0   .308
Singleton lf          4   1   2   0     0   2   .270      Powell 1b             4   1   1   2     0   2   .220
Crowley dh            4   0   2   1     0   0   .203      Hendrick lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  Bailor pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Belanger ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Smith rf              4   2   3   1     0   0   .222
  Mora ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .209        Pruitt rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Harper pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Ashby c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Waits pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DeCinces ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Fosse c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  L. May ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .255        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blair pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .202        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   3     2   7             Totals               34   5  11   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Indians 9
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 1
Doubles: Singleton (25)
Home Runs: Powell (9), Smith (2)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (37), Belanger (26), Carty (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (11)
GIDP: R. Jackson (15), Ashby (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(18-7)         7.1  11   5   5   4   3   2  36   2.71
McGregor                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8    11   5   5   4   4   2  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(15-12)         8.1   7   3   3   1   7   0  32   3.53
Kern                    0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.45
LaRoche SV(20)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.27
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   7   0  37

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Bumbry stole second;
Grich singled to left [Bumbry to third]; Muser singled to right
[Bumbry scored, Grich to third]; R. Jackson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grich scored, Muser
out at second]; Singleton was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Manning
lined to first; Blanks walked; Carty flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley singled to center; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Crowley to second]; Robinson
grounded out (second to first) [Crowley to third]; Duncan flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell popped to first; Hendrick struck out; Bell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Indians 0.

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

INDIANS 3RD: Smith singled to center; Ashby grounded into a
double play (second to second to first) [Smith out at second];
Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Crowley flied
out to right; Belanger singled to left; Belanger stole second;
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to second; Blanks singled to center
[Manning to third]; Carty singled to center [Manning scored,
Blanks to second]; Powell struck out; Hendrick popped to second;
Bell forced Carty (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Bumbry flied
out to right; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby popped
to third; Kuiper walked; Manning singled to center [Kuiper to
third]; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Muser grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson
struck out; Singleton singled to pitcher; Crowley flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty walked; Powell homered [Carty scored];
Hendrick made an out to third; Bell flied out to center; Smith
singled; Ashby walked [Smith to second]; WAITS RAN FOR ASHBY;
Kuiper singled to left [Smith scored, Waits to second]; Manning
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
2, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: FOSSE REPLACED WAITS (PLAYING C ); Belanger flied
out to right; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Duncan
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks flied out to left; Carty singled to third;
Carty stole second; Powell struck out; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians
4.

ORIOLES 8TH: DUFFY REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Bumbry struck
out; Grich grounded out (third to first); Muser flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell popped to shortstop; Smith homered; Fosse
singled to left; MCGREGOR REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Kuiper
struck out; Debut game for Scott McGregor; Manning popped
to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: PRUITT REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); R. Jackson
struck out; Singleton doubled to right; KERN REPLACED DOBSON
(PITCHING); Crowley singled to center [Singleton scored]; BAILOR
RAN FOR CROWLEY; MORA BATTED FOR BELANGER; Mora walked [Bailor
to second]; HARPER RAN FOR MORA; DECINCES BATTED FOR ROBINSON;
DeCinces flied out to center; L. MAY BATTED FOR DUNCAN; L. May
singled to right [Bailor scored, Harper to third]; BLAIR RAN FOR
L. MAY; LAROCHE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); DAUER BATTED FOR
BUMBRY; Dauer forced Blair (second unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 5.