Five straight singles and a pair of errors added up to five runs in the sixth inning, enabling the Orioles to top the Indians, 6-4. After Rich Dauer flied out to open the stanza, Ken Singleton, Eddie Murray, Lee May, Doug DeCinces and Pat Kelly hit consecutive singles to account for three runs. DeCinces then scored on a throwing error by catcher Gary Alexander and Kelly crossed the plate when Dave Skaggs reached first on a throwing error by shortstop Larvell Blanks.

Johnny Grubb and Andre Thornton homered for the Indians. Don Stanhouse picked up his 12th save, getting out of a bases-loaded none-out situation in the bottom of the sixth by striking out Grubb and getting Blanks to bounce into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Tuesday, July      4, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Indians      1  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 11  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           3   1   2   0     2   0   .211      Dade rf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .280
Dauer 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Manning cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .264
Singleton rf          3   1   1   1     1   1   .286      Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     2   0   .305
  Harlow pr,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .249        Speed pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Murray 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .274      Thornton 1b           5   1   2   2     0   1   .269
May dh                3   1   1   1     1   0   .260      Alexander c           3   0   1   1     1   1   .237
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .233      Carbo dh              2   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Mora lf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Cox ph,dh           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Kelly ph,lf         2   1   1   1     0   0   .274        Norris ph,dh        0   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Lopez cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .219      Grubb lf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .229
Skaggs c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .135      Blanks ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   4     4   4             Totals               34   4  11   4     6   5

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 36,300
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Indians 9
DP: Orioles 3, Indians 2
Errors: Alexander 2, Blanks
Doubles: Belanger (10)
Home Runs: Grubb (8), Thornton (14)
Stolen Bases: Murray (3), Kelly (6), Harlow (12)
Caught Stealing: Dade (8)
GIDP: Dauer 2 (3), Cox (2), Blanks (6), Thornton (9)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(7-6)      5     7   3   3   2   4   2  23   4.57
T. Martinez             2     2   1   1   1   0   0   8   5.82
Stanhouse SV(12)        2     2   0   0   3   1   0   9   2.72
Totals                  9    11   4   4   6   5   2  40

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde L(4-4)            5.1   8   5   4   1   2   0  24   4.20
Kern                    1.2   1   1   0   2   2   0   9   3.50
Reuschel                2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.79
Totals                  9     9   6   4   4   4   0  39

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger doubled to left; Dauer grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Belanger to third]; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Belanger scored]; Murray grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade was called out on strikes; Manning singled to
left; Bell singled to right [Manning to third]; Thornton forced
Bell (third to second) [Manning scored]; Alexander struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (first to pitcher); DeCinces flied
out to center; Mora grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo struck out; Grubb homered; Blanks flied out
to right; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez singled to center; Skaggs flied out to
center; Belanger singled to left [Lopez to second]; Dauer
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Dade singled to center; Dade was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Manning grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton struck out; Murray was called out on
strikes; May walked; DeCinces popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton homered; Alexander grounded out (second to
first); Carbo flied out to left; Grubb walked; Blanks singled to
shortstop [Grubb to second]; Kuiper grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Mora flied out to right; Lopez grounded out (third
to first); Skaggs singled to shortstop; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Dade grounded out (first unassisted); Manning
singled to center; Bell grounded out (third to first) [Manning
to third]; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer flied out to left; Singleton singled to
center; Murray singled [Singleton to third]; May singled to left
[Singleton scored, Murray to second]; Murray stole third;
DeCinces singled to left [Murray scored, May to third]; KERN
REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR MORA; Kelly singled
to right [May scored, DeCinces to third]; Kelly stole second
[Kelly to third (error by Alexander), DeCinces scored
(unearned)]; Lopez struck out; Skaggs reached on an error by
Blanks [Kelly scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Belanger walked
[Skaggs to second]; Dauer grounded out (third to first); 5 R (3
ER), 5 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Alexander
walked; COX BATTED FOR CARBO; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Cox grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Alexander out at second]; Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton walked;
HARLOW RAN FOR SINGLETON; Harlow stole second [Harlow to third
(error by Alexander)]; Murray flied out to left; May flied out
to right; DeCinces was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Blanks singled
to right; Kuiper lined to second; Dade forced Blanks (third to
second); Manning popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
6, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: REUSCHEL REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Kelly grounded
out (second to first); Lopez flied out to left; Skaggs flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell walked; Thornton singled to shortstop [Bell to
second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Alexander
singled to left [Bell scored, Thornton to third]; NORRIS BATTED
FOR COX; Norris walked [Alexander to second]; Grubb struck out;
Blanks grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Norris out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Indians 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Belanger
walked; Dauer grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Belanger out at second]; Harlow flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper popped to third; Dade walked; Manning
singled to left [Dade to second]; Bell walked [Dade to third,
Manning to second]; SPEED RAN FOR BELL; Thornton grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Speed out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 4.