David Clyde spaced seven hits and posted his third straight victory, pitching the Indians to a 6-2 decision over the Orioles. Buddy Bell batted in two runs with a double and single, Willie Horton accounted for two RBIs with a single and Johnny Grubb added the Indians' final pair with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       27, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  3    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .238      Harlow cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .301
Bell 3b               5   1   3   2     0   1   .297      Smith 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Vail rf               1   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Murray 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .259
  Norris ph,rf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Mora lf               3   0   0   1     0   3   .176
Horton dh             5   0   1   2     0   0   .259      May dh                4   0   1   0     0   2   .253
Cox 1b                2   1   0   0     3   0   .146      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Grubb lf              4   1   2   2     0   1   .274      Lopez rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Pruitt c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .241
Veryzer ss            3   2   1   0     1   0   .277      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   6     6   3             Totals               31   2   7   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  8,920
Left on Base: Indians 8, Orioles 6
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Kuiper
Doubles: Bell (11), Kuiper (5), May (6)
Home Runs: Grubb (5)
Stolen Bases: Lopez (2)
Caught Stealing: Manning (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Murray (2), Mora (1)
GIDP: Bell (10), Lopez (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde W(3-0)            9     7   2   1   2   5   0  35   1.36
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   5   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(5-4)         3.2   6   4   4   4   2   0  20   3.35
Kerrigan                5.1   4   2   2   2   1   1  21   5.87
Totals                  9    10   6   6   6   3   1  41

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning walked; Bell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Manning out at second]; Vail
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
grounded out (third to first); Murray singled to first; Mora was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Cox walked; Grubb
struck out; Pruitt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May struck out; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to
first); Lopez singled to left; Lopez stole second; Dempsey
walked; Belanger made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper struck out; Veryzer singled to center;
Manning singled to left [Veryzer to second]; Bell doubled to
right [Veryzer scored, Manning to third]; Vail was walked
intentionally; Horton singled to left [Manning scored, Bell
scored, Vail to second]; Cox forced Horton (third to second)
[Vail to third]; Grubb grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Harlow grounded out (third to first); Smith
grounded out (third to first); Murray grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Pruitt flied out to left; Kuiper lined to center;
Veryzer walked; Manning singled to right [Veryzer to third];
Bell singled to right [Veryzer scored, Manning to third];
KERRIGAN REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); NORRIS BATTED FOR VAIL;
Manning was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to third
to catcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mora struck
out; May doubled to left; DeCinces singled to center [May to
third]; Lopez grounded into a double play (second to first)
[DeCinces out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Orioles 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Norris flied out to center; Horton flied out to
right; Cox walked; Grubb homered [Cox scored]; Pruitt grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Belanger
singled to center; Harlow walked [Belanger to second]; Smith
singled to second [Belanger to third, Harlow to second]; Murray
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Belanger scored, Harlow to
third]; Mora struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6,
Orioles 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper doubled to left; Veryzer grounded out
(second to first) [Kuiper to third]; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 6, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); Lopez flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Norris grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cox walked; Grubb singled to
left [Cox to second]; Pruitt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 6, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Belanger flied out to
left; Harlow flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
6, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer
flied out to right; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Smith singled to second [Smith to second (error by
Kuiper)]; Murray grounded out (second to first) [Smith to
third]; Mora hit a sacrifice fly to left [Smith scored
(unearned)]; May struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell singled to third; Norris grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bell to second]; Horton made an out to
second; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces grounded out (second to first); Lopez
flied out to left; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 6, Orioles 2.