Mike Flanagan lost his bid for a no-hitter with two out in the ninth inning when Gary Alexander hit a 320-foot opposite field homer as the Orioles notched a 3-1 victory over the Indians. Flanagan yielded two singles after the round-tripper and was relieved by Don Stanhouse, who got the final out. The Orioles scored on RBI singles by Eddie Murray and Doug DeCinces in the first inning and a homer by DeCinces in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  1
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3 11  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Harlow cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .238
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Kelly lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Thornton 1b           1   0   0   0     3   0   .264        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .094
xAlexander dh         3   1   1   1     0   0   .000      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .290
Cox lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .235        Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Griffin pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murray 1b             4   0   3   1     0   1   .290
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      DeCinces 3b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .281
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .268      May dh                4   0   2   0     0   1   .248
  Cage ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Briggs rf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Dauer 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .266
  Blanks ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .213
  Speed rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Diaz c                2   0   0   0     1   1   .240        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     4   6             Totals               34   3  11   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  3,662
Left on Base: Indians 6, Orioles 10
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Veryzer, Dempsey
Home Runs: Alexander (26), DeCinces (26)
Caught Stealing: Murray (5)
GIDP: Cox (4), Kelly (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(2-4)         7.2  11   3   3   2   4   1  35   3.59
Spillner                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.95
Monge                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.79
Totals                  8    11   3   3   3   5   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(19-14)       8.2   3   1   1   4   5   1  33   3.98
Stanhouse SV(23)        0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.93
Totals                  9     3   1   1   4   6   1  34

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out; Bell flied out to center;
Thornton walked; Alexander reached on catcher's interference by
Dempsey [Thornton to second]; Cox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow singled to left; Kelly flied out to center;
Singleton walked [Harlow to second]; Murray singled to right
[Harlow scored, Singleton to third]; DeCinces singled to right
[Singleton scored, Murray to second]; May struck out; Dempsey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
flied out to left; Briggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dauer singled to right; On a bunt Belanger made an
out to catcher; Harlow reached on a fielder's choice [Dauer to
second (error by Veryzer)]; Kelly grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Harlow out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Diaz made an out to second; Manning grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Bell was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
singled to right; DeCinces flied out to left; May singled to
right [Murray to second]; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton walked; Alexander flied out to left; Cox
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer flied out to right; Belanger struck out;
Harlow lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper flied out to right; Veryzer flied out to
center; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Singleton
grounded out (first unassisted); Murray singled to center;
Murray was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

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

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces struck out; May singled to center; Dempsey
flied out to right; Dauer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton walked; Alexander forced Thornton
(shortstop to second) [Alexander to first]; Cox struck out;
Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger singled to right; Harlow forced Belanger
(first to shortstop) [Harlow to first]; Kelly forced Harlow
(third to second) [Kelly to first]; Singleton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Veryzer grounded out (second to
first); BLANKS BATTED FOR BRIGGS; Blanks grounded out (third to
first); Diaz walked; Manning forced Diaz (second to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: SPEED REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING RF); Murray struck
out; DeCinces homered; May made an out to third; Dempsey walked;
Dauer singled to center [Dempsey to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED
REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Belanger walked [Dempsey to third, Dauer to
second]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Harlow struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell flied out to center; Thornton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alexander homered; Cox singled to left;
GRIFFIN RAN FOR COX; Kuiper singled to left [Griffin to second];
STANHOUSE REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); CAGE BATTED FOR VERYZER;
Cage struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.