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Monday August 8, 1977
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Although outhit, 11-5, the Orioles turned a three-run second inning into a 6-3 victory over the Indians that ended their three-game losing streak. A walk, hit batsman and two wild pitches by Jim Bibby opened the door to the Orioles' big inning. Larvell Blanks had five hits, including three doubles, for the Tribe. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Monday, August 8, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   3 11  1
Orioles      2  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   6  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .281      Smith 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .238
Dade cf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Maddox cf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .229
Blanks ss             5   1   5   1     0   0   .279      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .323
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .254      L. May 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .241
Carty dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .265        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Murray dh             4   1   1   1     0   1   .272
Pruitt lf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .298      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   3   .253      Mora lf               3   1   1   1     1   1   .232
  Lowenstein ph,rf    1   0   0   0     0   1   .252        Shopay lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Fosse c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .271      Belanger ss           2   0   1   1     1   0   .185
  Bochte ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Rudolph c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .182
  Kendall c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  11   3     5   8             Totals               30   6   5   4     3   8

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 11,431
Left on Base: Indians 10, Orioles 4
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 3
Errors: Bibby
Doubles: Blanks 3 (8), Pruitt (6), Melton (9), Carty (15), Murray (18)
Home Runs: Mora (6)
Stolen Bases: Melton (1), Pruitt (1), Belanger (13)
GIDP: Dade (8), Kuiper (7), Thornton (6)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (2,by Bibby)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(9-8)            8     5   6   4   3   8   1  34   3.84
Totals                  8     5   6   4   3   8   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                4.2   7   2   2   1   4   0  21   3.65
D. Martinez W(10-6)     4.1   4   1   1   4   4   0  19   3.38
Totals                  9    11   3   3   5   8   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Bibby (3)
Wild Pitches: Bibby 2 (9)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Fred Spenn


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to pitcher; Dade grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kuiper out at
second]; Blanks singled to right; Thornton popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Smith singled to right; Maddox grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Smith to second]; Singleton walked; L. May
reached on an error by Bibby [Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Singleton scored (unearned) (no RBI), L. May to second]; Murray
struck out; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 1:24
rain delay; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles
2.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Melton
walked; Pruitt grounded out (pitcher to third to first) [Melton
to second]; Spikes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Mora flied out to center; Belanger walked; Belanger
stole second; Rudolph struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse flied out to center; Kuiper struck out; Dade
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Maddox was hit by a pitch; Singleton grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Maddox to second]; Bibby threw a wild pitch
[Maddox to third]; L. May singled to left [Maddox scored];
Murray doubled to left [L. May scored]; Bibby threw a wild pitch
[Murray to third]; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Mora
walked; Belanger singled to left [Murray scored, Mora to
second]; Rudolph flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks doubled; Thornton popped to catcher in foul
territory; Carty grounded out (second to first) [Blanks to
third]; Melton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt doubled to left; Spikes struck out; Fosse
singled to center [Pruitt scored]; Kuiper flied out to left;
Dade singled to left [Fosse to second]; Blanks doubled to left
[Fosse scored, Dade to third]; D. MARTINEZ REPLACED FLANAGAN
(PITCHING); Thornton walked; Carty flied out to center; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: L. May flied out to center; Murray grounded out
(first to pitcher); DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Melton doubled to right; Pruitt walked; Melton
stole third and Pruitt stole second; Spikes struck out; Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Kuiper walked; Dade popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Mora homered; Belanger made an out to shortstop;
Rudolph struck out; Smith flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks doubled to right; Thornton struck out; Carty
doubled to right [Blanks scored]; Melton lined to left; Pruitt
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
lined to left; L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
3, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); LOWENSTEIN
BATTED FOR SPIKES; Lowenstein struck out; BOCHTE BATTED FOR
FOSSE; Bochte walked; Kuiper grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KENDALL
REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING C ); Murray grounded out (pitcher to
first); DeCinces struck out; Mora struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 9TH: SHOPAY REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Dade lined to
second; Blanks singled; Thornton grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Blanks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 6.



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