Billy Smith hit a grand-slam homer and also drove in two other runs with a double and triple as the Orioles trounced the Indians, 14-6. Smith's slam highlighted a six-run outburst in the second inning.

The Orioles followed with six more runs in the third, featuring Smith's double and a homer by Pat Kelly. Smith batted in his sixth run with a triple in the seventh and scored when Mark Corey singled for the rookie outfielder's first major league RBI. Ron Hassey accounted for three of the Indians' runs with a homer and double. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 14, Cleveland Indians 6
Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  6  6    0  0  0    2  0  0  -  14 15  0
Indians      0  2  0    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   6  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   2   1   0     1   1   .289      Hargrove 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .289
  Roenicke cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Manning cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Smith 2b              6   3   3   6     0   1   .243      Bonds rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Singleton rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .294        Alston rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Corey rf            2   0   1   1     0   1   .091      Harrah 3b             3   3   3   1     0   0   .282
Murray 1b             6   1   2   1     0   1   .297        Cox 3b              0   0   0   0     1   0   .212
Kelly lf              4   2   2   1     0   1   .291      Johnson dh            2   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Molinaro lf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Cage ph,dh          2   0   0   0     0   2   .236
DeCinces 3b           1   2   0   0     2   0   .231      Hassey c              3   2   2   3     0   1   .290
  Krenchicki 3b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Diaz c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
May dh                2   1   1   2     2   1   .256      Norris lf             1   1   1   1     2   0   .248
  Crowley ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .306        Alexander ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Garcia ss             4   2   1   0     1   1   .250      Rosello 2b            3   0   0   0     1   3   .255
Dempsey c             4   1   1   2     0   1   .241      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .221
  Skaggs c            1   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wihtol p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  14  15  14     7   9             Totals               34   6   8   6     4   6

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance:  6,462
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Indians 5
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Garcia (15), Smith (9), Skaggs (6), Hassey (14)
Triples: Smith (4), Veryzer (3)
Home Runs: Smith (5), Kelly (9), Hassey (4), Harrah (20)
GIDP: Bonds (9)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(10-6)          5.1   7   6   6   3   3   2  25   3.30
Stoddard                0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.71
T. Martinez             2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.92
Stanhouse               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.80
Totals                  9     8   6   6   4   6   2  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker L(6-6)           2.1   5   8   8   3   3   2  15   4.92
Reuschel                0.1   5   4   4   1   1   0   7   7.94
Wihtol                  3.1   1   0   0   2   4   0  13   3.38
Andersen                2     4   2   2   1   0   0  11   7.56
Cruz                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.23
Totals                  9    15  14  14   7   9   2  49

Passed Balls: Skaggs (5)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Russ Goetz


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Smith was
called out on strikes; Singleton grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove lined to shortstop; Manning grounded out
(first unassisted); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to center; Kelly singled to right
[Murray to third]; DeCinces walked [Kelly to second]; May
singled to left [Murray scored, Kelly scored, DeCinces to
second]; Garcia walked [DeCinces to third, May to second];
Dempsey was called out on strikes; Bumbry struck out; Smith
homered [DeCinces scored, May scored, Garcia scored]; Singleton
grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah singled to left; Johnson grounded out (third
to first) [Harrah to second]; Hassey homered [Harrah scored];
Norris walked; Rosello struck out; Veryzer flied out to right; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly
homered; DeCinces walked; REUSCHEL REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING);
May struck out; Garcia doubled [DeCinces to third]; Dempsey
singled to center [DeCinces scored, Garcia scored]; Bumbry
walked [Dempsey to second]; Smith doubled to right [Dempsey
scored, Bumbry to third]; Singleton singled to left [Bumbry
scored, Smith to third]; Murray singled to center [Smith scored,
Singleton to second]; WIHTOL REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Kelly
flied out to left; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 12, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove singled to right; Manning forced Hargrove
(shortstop to second); Bonds grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 12, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: ALSTON REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); DeCinces
grounded out (shortstop to first); May walked; Garcia struck
out; Dempsey forced May (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 12, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: KRENCHICKI REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Harrah
homered; Johnson flied out to center; Hassey struck out; Norris
walked; Rosello walked [Norris to second]; Veryzer popped to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 12, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry popped to third in foul territory; Smith
grounded out (second to first); Singleton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 12, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: COREY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Hargrove
flied out to left; Manning grounded out (third to first); Alston
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
12, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray struck out; Kelly struck out; Krenchicki
singled to left; May walked [Krenchicki to second]; Garcia
forced Krenchicki (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 12, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: MOLINARO REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); Harrah
singled to second; CAGE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Cage struck out;
Hassey doubled [Harrah scored]; Norris singled to center [Hassey
scored]; STODDARD REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Rosello was called
out on strikes; Veryzer tripled [Norris scored]; Hargrove flied
out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 12, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: CAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); COX REPLACED
HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); ANDERSEN REPLACED WIHTOL (PITCHING);
Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry singled to
center; Smith tripled [Bumbry scored]; Corey singled to center
[Smith scored]; Murray popped to third in foul territory;
Molinaro walked [Corey to second]; Krenchicki popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 14, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: ROENICKE REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); SKAGGS
REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING C ); T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STODDARD
(PITCHING); Manning grounded out (second to first); Alston flied
out to left; Cox walked; Skaggs allowed a passed ball [Cox to
second]; Cage was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 14, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: DIAZ REPLACED HASSEY (PLAYING C ); CROWLEY BATTED
FOR MAY; Crowley flied out to right; Garcia popped to second;
Skaggs doubled; Roenicke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 14, Indians 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); ALEXANDER
BATTED FOR NORRIS; Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rosello struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 14, Indians 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CRUZ
REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING); Smith grounded out (second to
first); Corey struck out; Murray grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 14, Indians 6.

INDIANS 9TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Veryzer
grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove flied out to left;
Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 14, Indians 6.