Backing up the shutout pitching of Mike Paxton, the Indians pounded out 16 hits and defeated the Orioles, 9-0. Paul Dade and Andre Thornton singled in the first inning and Gary Alexander tripled to start the scoring. The Indians then exploded for six runs in the third. Larvell Blanks, batting twice, homered on his first trip and drove in two runs with a single his next time at bat. Thornton capped the Indians' attack with a homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Monday, July      3, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Indians      2  0  6    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   9 16  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Dade rf               4   1   2   0     1   1   .281
Dauer 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Blanks ss             5   1   3   3     0   0   .241
Murray 1b             3   0   2   0     1   1   .274      Bell 3b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .304
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Thornton 1b           4   3   3   1     0   0   .266
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Norris lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Kelly lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Alexander dh          4   1   2   2     1   2   .236
DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   0     0   2   .232      Speed cf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .273
Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Cox lf,1b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .222
Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Kuiper 2b             2   1   0   0     0   0   .258
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Diaz c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .200
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   6             Totals               36   9  16   9     2   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  9,302
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Indians 8
DP: Orioles 2, Indians 2
Errors: Blanks, Cox
Doubles: DeCinces (11), Murray (15)
Triples: Alexander (3)
Home Runs: Blanks (2), Thornton (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Speed (1)
GIDP: Harlow (3), Speed (3), Diaz (1)
Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (3,by Kerrigan)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(8-7)         2.1   8   7   7   1   1   1  16   3.95
Kerrigan                5.2   8   2   2   1   4   1  25   7.01
Totals                  8    16   9   9   2   5   2  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton W(6-4)           9     6   0   0   2   6   0  34   3.40
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   6   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Kerrigan (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher); Dauer
grounded out (second to first); Murray walked; Singleton struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to third; Blanks flied out to right;
Bell flied out to center; Thornton singled to third [Dade to
second]; Alexander tripled to right [Dade scored, Thornton
scored]; Speed grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces doubled to right;
Garcia popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Cox singled to center; Kuiper out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Cox to second]; Diaz grounded out
(third to first) [Cox to third]; Dade struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Harlow
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dauer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Blanks homered; Bell singled to center; Thornton
singled to third [Bell to second]; Alexander walked [Bell to
third, Thornton to second]; Speed hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Bell scored, Thornton to third]; Cox singled to left [Thornton
scored, Alexander to second]; KERRIGAN REPLACED MCGREGOR
(PITCHING); Kuiper forced Cox (second to shortstop) [Alexander
to third, Kuiper to first]; Diaz singled to right [Alexander
scored, Kuiper to third]; Dade walked [Diaz to second]; Blanks
singled to left [Kuiper scored, Diaz scored, Dade to third];
Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 8.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray singled to right; Singleton singled [Murray
to second]; May lined into a double play (third to second)
[Murray out at second]; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 8.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton homered; Alexander singled to shortstop;
Speed grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Alexander out at second]; Cox singled to left; Kuiper flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 9.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces singled to left [DeCinces to second (error
by Cox)]; Garcia reached on an error by Blanks; Dempsey flied
out to right [DeCinces to third]; Harlow grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 9.

INDIANS 5TH: Diaz singled to right; Dade forced Diaz (third to
second); Blanks singled to right [Dade to third]; Bell struck
out; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 9.

ORIOLES 6TH: COX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); NORRIS REPLACED
THORNTON (PLAYING LF); Dauer grounded out (third to first);
Murray doubled to left; Singleton grounded out (second to first)
[Murray to third]; May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 9.

INDIANS 6TH: Alexander struck out; Speed struck out; Cox
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 9.

ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly singled to left; DeCinces struck out; Garcia
was called out on strikes; Dempsey walked [Kelly to second];
Harlow flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 9.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper was hit by a pitch; Diaz grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at
second]; Dade singled to right; Blanks forced Dade (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 9.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer lined to second; Murray struck out; Singleton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 9.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
grounded out (second to first); Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: May flied out to center; Kelly struck out; DeCinces
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 9.