After the Indians took the first game of a doubleheader, 4-3, the Orioles gained their 100th victory of the season by winning the second game, 3-1. The curtain-raiser was tied, 3-3, when Wayne Cage led off the Indians' eighth inning with a double and scored the deciding run on a double by Dave Rosello.

Mike Flanagan pitched a two-hitter for the Orioles in the second game and racked up his 23rd victory. [The Sporting News]
Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    2  1  0  -   4 11  0
Orioles      0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .295      Bumbry cf             4   0   2   1     1   0   .291
Manning cf            4   0   2   0     1   0   .259      Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .253
Harrah 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Johnson dh            4   1   1   2     1   1   .269        Corey rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassey c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Murray 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .294
Cage 1b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Lowenstein dh         3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Norris rf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .246        Ayala ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Rosello 2b            3   0   2   1     1   1   .294      Kelly lf              3   1   1   2     0   1   .288
Veryzer ss            4   0   2   1     0   1   .222        Roenicke lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .228
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .248
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Skaggs c              2   0   2   0     0   0   .227
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .251
                                                          D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   4     3   4             Totals               33   3   7   3     3   9

Time of Game: 3:08
Left on Base: Indians 9, Orioles 7
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Dauer
Doubles: Hargrove (19), Cage (2), Rosello (6), Skaggs (5)
Home Runs: Johnson (18), Kelly (8)
Stolen Bases: Norris 2 (15), Manning (29), Bumbry 2 (36), Murray (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Skaggs (2)
GIDP: Norris (13), Hassey (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker                  6.1   6   3   3   0   6   1  25   4.47
Cruz                    0.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   4   4.34
Monge W(11-9)           2.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.34
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   9   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez L(15-16)    8    11   4   4   3   3   1  37   3.63
Stanhouse               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.88
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   4   1  40

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Rich Garcia


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning
singled to right; Harrah was called out on strikes; Johnson
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Bumbry stole second; Garcia
was called out on strikes; Singleton was called out on strikes;
Murray grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey made an out to third; Cage popped to catcher
in foul territory; Norris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Lowenstein flied out to left; Kelly flied out to
right; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Rosello singled to center; Veryzer singled to right
[Rosello to second]; Hargrove flied out to center [Rosello to
third]; Manning walked [Veryzer to second]; Harrah made an out
to second; Johnson made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (second to first); Skaggs
singled to right; Bumbry flied out to center; Garcia grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hassey singled to center; Cage singled to left
[Hassey to second]; Norris grounded into a double play (third to
second) [Norris to first, Hassey out at third, Cage out at
second]; Norris stole second; Rosello walked; Veryzer singled to
center [Norris scored, Rosello to second]; Hargrove grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to left; Murray singled to
center; Murray stole second; Lowenstein struck out; Kelly
homered [Murray scored]; DeCinces struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning singled to center; Harrah flied out to
center; Manning stole second; Johnson walked; Hassey grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer singled to center; Skaggs out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Dauer to second]; Bumbry singled to left
[Dauer scored]; Bumbry stole second; Garcia flied out to center;
Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 1, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Cage reached on an error by Dauer; Norris forced
Cage (second to shortstop); Norris stole second; Rosello was
called out on strikes; Veryzer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray made an out to third; Lowenstein flied out
to center; Kelly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove doubled to right; Manning made an out to
third; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Johnson homered
[Hargrove scored]; Hassey grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces flied out to right; CRUZ REPLACED BARKER
(PITCHING); Dauer made an out to first; Skaggs doubled to left;
Bumbry walked; Garcia walked [Skaggs to third, Bumbry to
second]; MONGE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles
3.

INDIANS 8TH: COREY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); ROENICKE
REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); Cage doubled; Norris grounded out
(second to first) [Cage to third]; Rosello doubled to left [Cage
scored]; Veryzer lined to center; Hargrove grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray walked; AYALA BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Ayala
forced Murray (third to second); Roenicke struck out; DeCinces
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 9TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); STANHOUSE
REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Manning grounded out (shortstop
to first); Harrah grounded out (third to first); Johnson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles
3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer flied out to right; MAY BATTED FOR SKAGGS;
May struck out; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 3.
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".