Al Bumbry, Doug DeCinces and Eddie Murray hit home runs in a rare show of power that sent the Orioles to a 4-3 victory over the Indians. A three-run sixth inning, when DeCinces hit a two-run homer and Murray followed with a solo blast, decided the game. [The Sporting News]
Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Monday, April 18, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   4 10  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            2   2   0   0     2   0   .314      Bumbry lf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .276
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .364      Smith 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .538
Dade 3b               3   0   2   1     0   0   .500      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .308
Carty dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .185      DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   2     1   0   .250
Bell lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .357      Murray dh             4   1   3   1     0   1   .258
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .172      L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .120
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .571        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Spikes rf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .500      Harlow cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .333
  Norris ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .208      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .150
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .059      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blanks ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   2     3   2             Totals               32   4  10   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance:  6,466
Left on Base: Indians 5, Orioles 9
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Dempsey
Doubles: Dade (3), Carty (1)
Home Runs: Bumbry (1), DeCinces (2), Murray (1)
Stolen Bases: Manning (2), Belanger (2), Harlow 2 (3)
Caught Stealing: Spikes (1), Dade (1), Manning (1), Harlow (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Dade (1)
GIDP: Carty (1)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (1,by Kern)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(0-1)           5     7   4   4   1   1   3  23   3.65
Buskey                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5  11.81
Waits                   1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   6.75
Kern                    0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    10   4   4   3   5   3  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May W(1-2)           8     6   2   1   2   2   0  29   3.20
Holdsworth              0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   9.00
D. Miller SV(1)         0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   2   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Kern (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


INDIANS 1ST: Manning walked; Manning stole second; Kuiper
singled to center [Manning to third]; Dade hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Manning scored]; Carty grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Smith struck
out (catcher to first); Singleton popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell was called out on strikes; Thornton grounded
out (third to first); Spikes singled to center; Spikes was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to left; Murray singled to
center; L. May forced Murray (second to shortstop); Harlow
singled to right [L. May to second]; Dempsey forced L. May
(third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse singled; Duffy flied out to center; Manning
flied out to left; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
homered; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade doubled to right; Dade was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Carty grounded out (third to first);
Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces grounded out (second to first); Murray
singled to right; L. May grounded out (third to first) [Murray
to second]; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton flied out to left; Spikes grounded out
(catcher to first); Fosse was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Belanger
singled to left; Belanger stole second; Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Belanger to third]; Smith grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
walked; Kuiper flied out to center; Dade singled to left
[Manning to third]; Manning was caught stealing home but was
safe at home (error by Dempsey) [Dade to second]; Carty grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton walked; DeCinces homered [Singleton
scored]; Murray homered; BUSKEY REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); L.
May flied out to right; Harlow singled to center; Harlow stole
second; Dempsey flied out to left; Belanger struck out; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied out to right; Thornton grounded out
(third to first); Spikes singled to center; Fosse forced Spikes
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry walked; WAITS REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING);
Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bumbry to
second]; Singleton struck out; DeCinces was walked
intentionally; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 8TH: BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks popped to first in
foul territory; Manning popped to first in foul territory;
Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); L. May flied
out to right; Harlow singled to shortstop; KERN REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); Harlow stole second; Harlow was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Dempsey singled to center; Belanger
was hit by a pitch [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); HOLDSWORTH
REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); Dade flied out to center; Carty
doubled; Bell walked; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR THORNTON; D. MILLER
REPLACED HOLDSWORTH (PITCHING); Lowenstein popped to shortstop;
NORRIS BATTED FOR SPIKES; Norris singled to right [Carty scored,
Bell to third]; Fosse popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 4.
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