The Orioles had to push across a run in the ninth to edge the Indians, 8-7, after blowing a comfortable 6-2 lead. Kiko Garcia walked to open the ninth against reliever Victor Cruz, took second on Ken Singleton's infield single, reached third as John Lowenstein flied out and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Gary Roenicke. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Cleveland Indians 7
Game Played on Monday, June      18, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  3    1  2  0    1  0  1  -   8 11  0
Indians      2  0  0    0  4  0    0  1  0  -   7  9  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .289      Manning cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .262
Garcia ss             4   3   2   0     1   0   .245      Harrah 3b             5   2   2   0     0   1   .263
Singleton rf          3   0   2   2     1   0   .307      Bonds rf              3   1   2   4     2   0   .320
Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Johnson dh            5   0   2   1     0   1   .271
  Crowley 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Alexander c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .207
  Ayala ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .316        Hassey ph,c         0   0   0   0     1   0   .316
  Lowenstein ph,1b    2   0   1   1     0   0   .319      Pruitt lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Roenicke lf           2   1   1   2     1   0   .299        Kuiper 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
DeCinces 3b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .213      Hargrove 1b           4   2   2   1     0   1   .190
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Rosello 2b,ss         2   1   0   0     1   0   .313
Smith 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .224      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .227
Dempsey c             4   2   3   1     0   1   .278        Norris ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  11   7     4   6             Totals               33   7   9   6     6   7

Time of Game: 3:18   Attendance: 21,506
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Indians 6
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 1
Errors: Bonds, Alexander
Doubles: Dempsey (12)
Home Runs: Smith (2), Roenicke (12), Dempsey (3), Bonds (10), Hargrove (1)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry 2 (15), Garcia (3), Singleton (2), Hargrove (1)
Caught Stealing: Bonds 2 (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Rosello (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (4), Roenicke (3)
GIDP: DeCinces (5), Norris (5)
Hit by Pitch: Roenicke (6,by Garland)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor                4.1   5   6   6   2   3   2  20   4.46
Stewart                 2.2   4   1   1   3   3   0  15   2.91
Stanhouse W(6-1)        2     0   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.83
Totals                  9     9   7   7   6   7   2  40

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland                 4.1   6   6   5   1   2   3  20   5.90
Spillner                2.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   9   4.35
Monge                   0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.19
Cruz L(0-3)             2.1   3   1   1   2   2   0  12   3.82
Totals                  9    11   8   7   4   6   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Garland (2)
Wild Pitches: Stewart (3), Garland (2)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Garcia flied out to
center; Bumbry stole second; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Bumbry to third]; Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Harrah singled to
pitcher; Bonds homered [Harrah scored]; Johnson singled to left;
Alexander struck out; Pruitt flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke was hit by a pitch; DeCinces grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roenicke out at
second]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Hargrove struck out; Rosello flied out to left;
Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Smith homered; Dempsey struck out (catcher to
first); Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Garcia singled to
left [Bumbry to third]; Garland threw a wild pitch [Garcia to
second]; Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bumbry scored,
Garcia scored (error by Bonds) (unearned)]; Murray struck out; 3
R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
flied out to left; Bonds popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke homered; DeCinces popped to catcher in
foul territory; May grounded out (second to first); Smith popped
to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Johnson flied out to center; Alexander flied out to
right; Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey homered; Bumbry flied out to center; Garcia
singled to center; SPILLNER REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Garcia
stole second [Garcia to third (error by Alexander)]; Singleton
singled to left [Garcia scored]; Singleton stole second; Murray
flied out to center; Roenicke grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Hargrove homered; Rosello walked; Veryzer was
called out on strikes; Manning walked [Rosello to second]; On a
bunt Harrah singled [Rosello to third, Manning to second];
STEWART REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Bonds singled to left
[Rosello scored, Manning scored, Harrah to second]; Stewart
threw a wild pitch [Harrah to third, Bonds to second]; Johnson
singled to left [Harrah scored, Bonds to third]; CROWLEY
REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING 1B); Alexander was called out on
strikes; Cliff Johnson fell off the 1B bag on an attempted
pick off but was called safe; Eddie Murray ejected by 1B umpire
Fred Spenn; Pruitt was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces struck out; May struck out; Smith flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Rosello grounded out
(third to first); Veryzer walked; Manning singled to left
[Veryzer to second]; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 6, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey doubled to left; Bumbry flied out to right
[Dempsey to third]; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first);
MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Singleton was walked
intentionally; AYALA BATTED FOR CROWLEY; CRUZ REPLACED MONGE
(PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR AYALA; Lowenstein singled to
left [Dempsey scored, Singleton to second]; Roenicke walked
[Singleton to third, Lowenstein to second]; DeCinces flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 7, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bonds
walked; Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Johnson popped to first in foul territory; HASSEY BATTED FOR
ALEXANDER; Hassey walked; Pruitt grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: HASSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); May was called
out on strikes; Smith flied out to center; On a bunt Dempsey
singled; Bumbry forced Dempsey (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Indians 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Hargrove singled to right; Rosello reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Hargrove to second];
Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by 2B umpire Larry Barnett
for shrediing a rule book while arguing the called at 2B;
NORRIS BATTED FOR VERYZER; STANHOUSE REPLACED STEWART
(PITCHING); Hargrove stole third; Norris grounded into a double
play (second to first to shortstop) [Hargrove scored (no RBI),
Rosello out at second]; Manning grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Indians 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: KUIPER REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING 2B); ROSELLO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Garcia walked; Singleton singled to catcher [Garcia to
second]; Lowenstein flied out to left [Garcia to third];
Roenicke hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garcia scored]; DeCinces
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Indians 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Harrah flied out to right; Bonds walked; Bonds was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Johnson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Indians 7.