Scott McGregor tossed the first major league shutout of his career as the Orioles won the first game of a doubleheader, 3-0, but the Indians came back for a 3-2 victory in the second game. In the opener, Andres Mora began the Oriole fifth with a single and took third on a single by Doug DeCinces. After Mark Belanger walked to fill the bases, Dave Skaggs bounced into a double play as one run scored. The second tally came across on a single by Carlos Lopez.

The Indians made three second-inning runs stand up in the nightcap. A leadoff triple by Johnny Grubb triggered the outburst. After Grubb's blow, Willie Horton walked and Ron Hassey hit a groundout on which Grubb scored. Successive two-out singles by Tom Veryzer, Rick Manning and Jim Norris then produced two more runs. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopez cf,rf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .231      Manning cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Dauer 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .204        Blanks ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Singleton rf,lf       4   0   1   0     0   1   .348        Norris cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Kelly lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Vail lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .280
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Thornton 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .244
Mora lf               3   1   1   0     0   1   .167      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Smith 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Dade rf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .246
DeCinces 2b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Pruitt c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Harlow cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .319      Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .103      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   2     2   7             Totals               31   0   4   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:01
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Indians 4
DP: Orioles 0, Indians 1
Doubles: DeCinces (8), Thornton (6)
Home Runs: Dauer (2)
Stolen Bases: Lopez (1), Thornton (1)
GIDP: Skaggs (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(3-3)         9     4   0   0   0   5   0  31   5.40
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   5   0  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(3-3)            9     6   3   3   2   7   1  34   2.67
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   7   1  34

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


ORIOLES 1ST: Lopez struck out; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning popped to third; Bell grounded out (third
to first); Vail popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray struck out; May struck out; Mora struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Horton flied out to
right; Dade struck out while Thornton stole second; Pruitt flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Belanger struck out; Skaggs walked; Lopez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
singled to left; Murray forced Singleton (shortstop to second);
May forced Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell flied out to right; Vail struck out; Thornton
doubled to left; Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Mora singled to left; DeCinces singled to center
[Mora to third]; Belanger walked [DeCinces to second]; Skaggs
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mora
scored (no RBI), DeCinces to third, Belanger out at second];
Lopez singled to left [DeCinces scored]; Lopez stole second;
Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Pruitt
flied out to center; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray
grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Manning
flied out to left; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Mora grounded out (third to first); DeCinces
doubled to left; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SINGLETON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SMITH REPLACED MORA (PLAYING
2B); HARLOW REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING CF); Vail struck out;
Thornton flied out to center; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
homered; Singleton flied out to center; Murray grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: KELLY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); Dade was
called out on strikes; Pruitt flied out to right; Kuiper singled
to second; Veryzer singled to left [Kuiper to second]; BLANKS
BATTED FOR MANNING; Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: NORRIS REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING CF); May popped to
second; Smith was called out on strikes; Harlow flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Vail lined to
shortstop; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 0.