Jim Palmer won the 200th game of his career, pitching the Orioles to a 3-0 victory in the nightcap of a doubleheader, after the Indians took the opener, 4-3, in 10 innings. Carlos Lopez hit a two-run homer for the Orioles in the third inning of the lidlifter, but the Indians were leading, 3-2, before the Orioles tied the score in the sixth on a single by Ken Singleton and double by Lee May. In the 10th, Jim Norris drew a walk, raced to second on Buddy Bell's third single of the game and scored the Indians' winning run on a sacrifice fly by Johnny Grubb.

Palmer's shutout in the nightcap was his second straight and third of the season. The Orioles put Palmer ahead in the fourth inning when Singleton and Eddie Murray singled and both scored on a double by Doug DeCinces. Billy Smith drove in an extra counter with a double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       28, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   4  8  0
Orioles      0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   3  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Lopez cf              5   1   1   2     0   0   .224
Norris rf,1b          3   2   1   0     2   0   .286      Dauer 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Bell 3b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .307      Singleton rf          4   1   2   0     1   0   .312
Grubb lf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .276        Harlow pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Cage 1b               3   0   1   0     0   2   .263      Murray 1b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .251
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      May dh                3   0   1   1     1   0   .255
  Dade rf             0   0   0   0     1   0   .238        Kelly pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Cox dh                5   0   1   1     0   1   .152      Mora lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .150
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      DeCinces 2b           0   1   0   0     1   0   .255
Blanks ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Smith 2b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .284
  Veryzer ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Hassey c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Skaggs c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .114
Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dempsey ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   8   3     5   3             Totals               35   3   7   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:57
Left on Base: Indians 8, Orioles 7
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Singleton
Doubles: May (7)
Home Runs: Lopez (2)
Stolen Bases: Norris (7), DeCinces (3)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Grubb (2)
GIDP: Kuiper (4), Murray (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood                    7     5   3   3   4   3   1  29   4.52
Monge W(2-0)            3     2   0   0   1   2   0  11   1.88
Totals                 10     7   3   3   5   5   1  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             7     7   3   3   3   3   0  30   4.65
T. Martinez             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.56
Stanhouse L(0-4)        2.2   1   1   1   2   0   0  11   3.91
Totals                 10     8   4   4   5   3   0  42

Wild Pitches: D. Martinez (4), Stanhouse (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning walked; Norris grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Manning to second]; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Manning to third]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Cage struck out; Cox was called out on strikes;
Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (second to first); Mora grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Hassey
grounded out (first unassisted); Manning grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces walked; DeCinces stole second; Belanger
flied out to center; Skaggs struck out; Lopez homered [DeCinces
scored]; Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell
singled to right [Bell to second (error by Singleton)]; Grubb
walked; Cage singled to shortstop [Bell scored (no RBI), Grubb
to second]; Cox singled to center [Grubb scored, Cage to
second]; Kuiper grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Cox out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton walked; Murray grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Singleton out at second]; May
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 5TH: SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); Blanks flied
out to right; Hassey grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Mora struck out; Smith lined to center; Belanger
singled to right; Skaggs singled to center [Belanger to third];
Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Norris singled to pitcher; Bell flied out to right;
Norris stole second; Grubb singled to left [Norris scored]; D.
Martinez threw a wild pitch [Grubb to second]; Cage struck out;
Cox flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: VERYZER REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Dauer flied
out to center; Singleton singled to left; Murray struck out; May
doubled to right [Singleton scored]; Mora walked; Smith walked
[May to third, Mora to second]; Belanger flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
flied out to right; Hassey singled to center; Manning lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Skaggs made an out to second; Lopez flied out to
center; Dauer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris walked; Bell singled to center [Norris to
second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); On a bunt
Grubb forced Norris (third to shortstop) [Bell to second]; VAIL
BATTED FOR CAGE; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Vail
flied out to center; Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: NORRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); DADE
REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING RF); MONGE REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING);
Singleton made an out to first; Murray grounded out (second to
first); May walked; KELLY RAN FOR MAY; Kelly was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 3.

INDIANS 9TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Kuiper grounded
out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (second to
first); Hassey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Mora grounded out (catcher to first); Smith singled
to center; Belanger struck out; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR SKAGGS;
Dempsey lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Orioles 3.

INDIANS 10TH: DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris walked; Bell singled
to right [Norris to third]; Grubb hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Norris scored, Bell to second]; Stanhouse threw a wild pitch
[Bell to third]; Dade walked; Cox grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 10TH: Lopez flied out to right; Dauer made an out to
second; Singleton singled to center; HARLOW RAN FOR SINGLETON;
Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 3.