Run-scoring singles by Elliott Maddox and Lee May in the eighth inning provided the Orioles with a 3-1 victory over the Indians. Pinch-hitter Tony Muser doubled to open the stanza and scored on Maddox' single to break a 1-1 tie. After Ken Singleton was retired, May singled to drive in the Orioles' insurance run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    9, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   3 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Smith 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .242
Dade cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Maddox cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Blanks ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Singleton rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .322
Thornton 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      L. May 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .241
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Shopay pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Melton 3b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .266      Murray dh             2   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Pruitt rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Mora lf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .247
Bochte lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .282        Rudolph c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Fosse c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .268      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .183
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelly ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .244
                                                            Muser ph,1b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .253
                                                          Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     2   1             Totals               29   3  10   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  8,797
Left on Base: Indians 3, Orioles 4
DP: Indians 2, Orioles 1
Doubles: Muser (6)
Caught Stealing: Melton (3), Maddox (2), Shopay (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Fosse (6), Maddox (2)
GIDP: Carty (11), L. May (10)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(3-7)       7     7   2   2   1   3   0  27   5.57
Kern                    1     3   1   1   0   1   0   4   3.44
Totals                  8    10   3   3   1   4   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(10-6)        9     4   1   1   2   1   0  31   3.57
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   1   0  31

Wild Pitches: Grimsley (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade
struck out; Blanks walked; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox flied
out to left; Singleton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Melton
walked; Melton was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Pruitt made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May struck out; Murray grounded out (pitcher to
first); Mora singled to third; DeCinces was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bochte singled to center; Fosse out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Bochte to second]; Kuiper flied out to
center; Dade made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Skaggs
grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
singled to left; Carty grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Maddox flied out to right; Singleton made an out to
shortstop; L. May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Melton made an out to shortstop; Pruitt flied out
to center; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray walked; Mora singled to left [Murray to
second]; DeCinces flied out to center; Belanger popped to first
in foul territory; Skaggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
flied out to center; Dade grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Smith singled to right; Maddox out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Smith to second]; Singleton singled to
center [Smith scored]; L. May grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Singleton out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks singled to center; Thornton forced Blanks
(third to second); Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Thornton to
second]; Carty grounded out (third to first); Melton singled to
left [Thornton scored]; Pruitt forced Melton (third to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); Mora
grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces singled to left;
KELLY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Kelly singled to center [DeCinces out
at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 1.

INDIANS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Bochte grounded
out (second to first); Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first);
Kuiper lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: MUSER BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Muser doubled; KERN
REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); On a bunt Smith singled [Muser
to third]; Maddox singled to right [Muser scored, Smith to
third]; Singleton struck out while Maddox was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); L. May singled to left [Smith
scored]; SHOPAY RAN FOR L. MAY; Shopay was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 3.

INDIANS 9TH: SHOPAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MUSER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); RUDOLPH REPLACED MORA (PLAYING C ); Dade
grounded out (second to first); Blanks flied out to right;
Thornton popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.