Doug DeCinces and Ken Singleton knocked in three runs apiece as the Orioles posted a 9-5 victory to complete a sweep of the three-game series and beat the Indians for the 10th time in 12 meetings between the clubs. Singleton accounted for his RBIs with a double and single, while DeCinces hit a homer and single. Rico Carty homered for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 11, 1977 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  2  2    0  1  0  -   5  9  0
Orioles      3  2  1    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   9 13  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade cf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .288      Bumbry cf,lf          4   2   2   0     1   0   .304
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Smith 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .223
Pruitt rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .310      Kelly lf              2   1   1   1     2   1   .260
Thornton 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .279        Maddox cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Blanks 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Singleton rf          4   1   2   3     1   1   .336
Carty dh              2   2   1   3     1   0   .281        Dimmel pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bochte lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Murray 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Kendall c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .242        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Norris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      DeCinces 3b           3   2   2   3     1   0   .266
Duffy ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .199      Mora dh               4   1   1   0     0   2   .255
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Belanger ss           4   0   2   1     0   1   .208
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Skaggs c              3   1   1   1     0   1   .295
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Camper p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   9   5     3   3             Totals               34   9  13   9     5   8

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 12,540
Left on Base: Indians 5, Orioles 8
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 2
Doubles: Duffy (12), Thornton (18), Singleton (22), Belanger 2 (12), Smith (12), Mora (6)
Home Runs: Carty (13), DeCinces (17)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (18), DeCinces (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Carty (4), Skaggs (2)
GIDP: Kuiper (9), Duffy (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(3-11)          3     7   6   6   3   3   0  18   6.14
Buskey                  2     5   3   3   0   0   1  11   5.29
Monge                   1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.40
Camper                  2     0   0   0   2   3   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8    13   9   9   5   8   1  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(13-8)        7     8   5   5   3   2   1  30   3.95
Drago                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.05
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   3   1  37

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Steve Palermo


INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to right; Kuiper grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Dade out at second]; Pruitt
singled to right; Thornton singled to left [Pruitt to second];
Blanks struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Bumbry stole second; Smith
made an out to third; Kelly walked; Singleton doubled to right
[Bumbry scored, Kelly to third]; Murray struck out; DeCinces
singled to center [Kelly scored, Singleton scored, DeCinces to
second (on throw to home)]; Mora struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); Kendall grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger doubled to right; Skaggs singled to left
[Belanger to third]; Bumbry reached on a fielder's choice
[Belanger out at home (first to third to catcher to third),
Skaggs to third, Bumbry to second]; Smith lined to first; Kelly
walked; Singleton singled to left [Skaggs scored, Bumbry scored,
Kelly out at third (left to third to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (second to first); Dade lined to
third; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 3RD: Murray lined to center; DeCinces walked; DeCinces
stole second; Mora struck out; Belanger doubled to left
[DeCinces scored]; Skaggs grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Pruitt grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton
struck out; Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: BUSKEY REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Bumbry grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smith doubled to right; Kelly singled
to right [Smith scored]; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Kelly to second]; Murray grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 7.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty walked; Bochte singled to left [Carty to
second]; Kendall forced Bochte (shortstop to second) [Carty to
third]; Duffy doubled to right [Carty scored, Kendall to third];
Dade grounded out (second to first) [Kendall scored, Duffy to
third]; Kuiper flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces homered; Mora doubled to left; Belanger
grounded out (second to first) [Mora to third]; Skaggs hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Mora scored]; Bumbry singled to center;
Smith grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 9.

INDIANS 6TH: Pruitt grounded out (second to first); Thornton
doubled to left; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
homered [Thornton scored]; Bochte flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 9.

ORIOLES 6TH: MONGE REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Kelly struck out;
Singleton struck out; Murray singled to left; DeCinces flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 9.

INDIANS 7TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MADDOX
REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING CF); Kendall walked; Duffy grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kendall out at
second]; Dade singled; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 9.

ORIOLES 7TH: CAMPER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Mora flied out to
left; Debut game for Cardell Camper; Belanger was called
out on strikes; Skaggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Orioles 9.

INDIANS 8TH: Pruitt walked; DRAGO REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING);
Thornton flied out to left; Blanks singled to center [Pruitt to
third]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to right [Pruitt scored];
Bochte was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
5, Orioles 9.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry walked; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Bumbry to second]; Maddox struck out; Singleton was
walked intentionally; DIMMEL RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5,
Orioles 9.

INDIANS 9TH: DIMMEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MUSER REPLACED
MURRAY (PLAYING 1B); NORRIS BATTED FOR KENDALL; Norris lined to
right; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR DUFFY; Lowenstein grounded out
(third to first); Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 5, Orioles 9.