Rico Carty drove in five runs with a homer, double and single to pace the Indians to an 11-8 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before the batting of Eddie Murray helped the Orioles win the second game, 5-3, in 11 innings. In the lidlifter, Carty sparked a five-run rally by the Indians in the third inning with a double that accounted for two RBIs. Carty whacked his homer in the fourth and left the game for a pinch-runner after hitting a two-run single in the fifth.

In the nightcap, Murray batted in the Orioles' first two runs with a single and homer. In the 11th, Murray doubled and Tony Muser walked. Doug DeCinces singled, driving in Murray with the tie-breaking run. Muser was out at the plate when Mark Belanger missed the pitch on an attempted squeeze bunt, but DeCinces moved up on the play and scored when Belanger singled. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 11, Baltimore Orioles 8 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, June      29, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  3  0    0  1  0    2  2  0  -   8 10  0
Indians      0  1  5    2  3  0    0  0  x  -  11 13  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Shopay cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .200      Kuiper 2b             5   2   3   1     0   1   .266
  Dauer ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .223      Norris cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .272
  Kelly cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Dade rf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .343
Belanger ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .199      Carty dh              4   2   3   5     0   0   .299
Muser 1b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .246        Grubb pr,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .304
  Murray ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Thornton 1b           2   2   0   0     3   1   .192
Singleton rf          5   1   2   2     0   1   .330      Bell 3b               3   0   1   2     1   0   .301
L. May dh             5   0   1   0     0   2   .240        Melton 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Mora lf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .237      Pruitt lf             4   1   2   2     1   1   .295
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .237      Fosse c               5   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .248      Duffy ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .199
Dempsey c             1   3   1   2     3   0   .220      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  10   7     5   9             Totals               36  11  13  11     8   5

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 23,286
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Indians 9
DP: Orioles 0, Indians 1
Errors: Thornton
Doubles: Shopay (2), Dauer (7), Carty (10)
Triples: Bell (2)
Home Runs: Mora (4), Carty (4)
Caught Stealing: Melton (2)
GIDP: Singleton (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(9-7)           2.1   3   5   5   3   1   0  13   3.61
Holdsworth              0     0   1   1   2   0   0   2   6.28
McGregor                2.1   6   5   5   3   1   1  16   4.41
T. Martinez             3.1   4   0   0   0   3   0  13   2.25
Totals                  8    13  11  11   8   5   1  44

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(8-4)            6.2   8   6   3   3   6   0  31   3.34
Monge                   1.1   2   2   2   2   2   1   8   6.00
Kern SV(11)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.36
Totals                  9    10   8   5   5   9   1  41

Wild Pitches: Bibby 2 (5), Monge (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Shopay flied out to center; Belanger was called out
on strikes; Muser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Norris struck
out; Dade grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton singled to center; L. May struck out;
Mora singled to left [Singleton to second]; DeCinces singled to
left [Singleton to third, Mora to second]; Bibby threw a wild
pitch [Singleton scored (unearned), Mora to third, DeCinces to
second (error by Thornton)]; Smith struck out; Dempsey singled
to center [Mora scored (unearned), DeCinces scored (unearned)];
Shopay walked [Dempsey to second]; Belanger flied out to right;
3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton
walked; Bell tripled to right [Thornton scored]; Pruitt reached
on a fielder's choice [Bell out at home (shortstop to catcher)];
Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Muser grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
struck out; L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy walked; Kuiper singled to center [Duffy to
second]; Norris walked [Duffy to third, Kuiper to second]; Dade
flied out to left; Carty doubled to center [Duffy scored, Kuiper
scored, Norris to third]; HOLDSWORTH REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING);
Thornton walked; Bell walked [Norris scored, Carty to third,
Thornton to second]; MCGREGOR REPLACED HOLDSWORTH (PITCHING);
Pruitt singled to left [Carty scored, Thornton scored, Bell to
second]; Fosse flied out to center; Duffy forced Bell (third
unassisted); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: Mora grounded out (third to first); DeCinces lined
to center; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Indians 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper struck out; Norris lined to third; Dade
walked; Carty homered [Dade scored]; Thornton walked; Bell flied
out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 8.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey walked; Shopay doubled to right [Dempsey to
third]; Belanger made an out to first; Muser grounded out
(second to first) [Dempsey scored]; Singleton grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt walked; Fosse singled to center [Pruitt to
third]; Duffy popped to catcher in foul territory; Kuiper
singled to center [Pruitt scored, Fosse to second]; Norris flied
out to right; Dade singled to right [Fosse scored, Kuiper to
second]; Carty singled to left [Kuiper scored, Dade to third];
GRUBB RAN FOR CARTY; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING);
Thornton popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 11.

ORIOLES 6TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); L. May singled
to third; Mora forced L. May (third to second); Bibby threw a
wild pitch [Mora to second]; DeCinces made an out to shortstop;
Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 11.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Pruitt was
called out on strikes; Fosse grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 11.

ORIOLES 7TH: MELTON REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); Dempsey walked;
On a bunt Shopay popped to third in foul territory; Belanger
singled to pitcher [Dempsey to second]; Muser grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Dempsey to third, Belanger to second];
Singleton singled to left [Dempsey scored, Belanger scored];
MONGE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); L. May flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 11.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy flied out to left; Kuiper singled to left;
Norris flied out to left; Dade singled to center [Kuiper to
second]; Grubb was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 6, Indians 11.

ORIOLES 8TH: Mora homered; DeCinces struck out; Smith struck
out; Dempsey walked; Monge threw a wild pitch [Dempsey to
second]; DAUER BATTED FOR SHOPAY; Dauer doubled to right
[Dempsey scored]; Belanger flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 8, Indians 11.

INDIANS 8TH: KELLY REPLACED DAUER (PLAYING CF); Thornton was
called out on strikes; Melton singled to left; Melton was caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Pruitt singled to
left; Fosse forced Pruitt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Indians 11.

ORIOLES 9TH: MURRAY BATTED FOR MUSER; Murray walked; KERN
REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Singleton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at second]; L. May
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Indians 11.