Joe Charboneau drove in two runs with a single and homer to spark the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. The Indians grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Charboneau. Miguel Dilone singled home the third Cleveland run in the fourth and Charboneau drilled a 3-0 pitch over the left field fence in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       21, 1980 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  1
Indians      2  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   4 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .343      Dilone cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .340
Kelly lf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .273      Harrah 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .224
Singleton rf          4   1   2   2     0   0   .231      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Johnson dh            2   1   1   0     2   0   .196
Graham c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .379      Charboneau lf         4   1   2   2     0   0   .294
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Alexander c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .162
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Pruitt rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .281
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
  Ayala ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Roenicke ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .230        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     3   5             Totals               33   4  11   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  6,739
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Indians 7
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 0
Errors: Belanger, Dilone
Doubles: Harrah (2)
Home Runs: Singleton (6), Charboneau (5)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry 2 (11), Harrah (5)
Caught Stealing: Veryzer (2)
GIDP: Charboneau (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(4-3)         6.1  11   4   4   2   2   1  31   3.88
Hartzell                1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.75
Totals                  8    11   4   4   2   2   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker W(5-2)           7.1   7   2   2   3   3   1  31   4.14
Monge SV(4)             1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.18
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   5   1  36

Wild Pitches: Flanagan 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dale Ford


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Bumbry stole second; Kelly
walked; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted) [Bumbry to
third, Kelly to second]; Murray flied out to left; Graham
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone flied out to right; Harrah doubled to left;
Harrah stole third; Hargrove struck out; Johnson walked;
Flanagan threw a wild pitch [Harrah scored, Johnson to second];
Charboneau singled to center [Johnson scored]; Alexander singled
to left [Charboneau to third, Alexander to second (error by
Belanger)]; Pruitt flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces popped to first; May popped to second;
Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper lined to third; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dilone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly walked; Singleton
singled to left [Kelly to third]; Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Harrah flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to
left; Johnson walked; Charboneau flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Graham struck out; DeCinces flied out to right; May
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander flied out to center; Pruitt singled to
third; Kuiper forced Pruitt (third to second); Veryzer singled
to center [Kuiper to second]; Dilone singled to right [Kuiper
scored, Veryzer to third, Dilone to second (on throw to home)];
Harrah flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger flied out to left; Dauer grounded out
(third to first); Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Kelly was
credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball
to third [Bumbry out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Johnson
flied out to left; Charboneau homered; Alexander flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton popped to third in foul territory; Murray
grounded out (pitcher to first); Graham grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Pruitt singled to left; Kuiper singled to center
[Pruitt to second]; Veryzer forced Kuiper (third to second)
[Pruitt to third]; Dilone reached on a fielder's choice [Pruitt
out at home (first to third), Veryzer to second]; Flanagan threw
a wild pitch [Veryzer to third]; Veryzer was caught stealing
home (catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces singled to center; May struck out;
Belanger flied out to center; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah singled to third; Hargrove forced Harrah
(second to shortstop); Johnson singled to left [Hargrove to
second]; HARTZELL REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Charboneau
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Indians 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry singled to left; Kelly forced Bumbry (second
to shortstop); Singleton homered [Kelly scored]; Murray singled
to center [Murray to second (error by Dilone)]; MONGE REPLACED
BARKER (PITCHING); Graham popped to third in foul territory;
DeCinces lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Alexander flied out to right; Pruitt grounded out
(third to first); Kuiper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: May flied out to center; AYALA BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Ayala was called out on strikes; ROENICKE BATTED FOR DAUER;
Roenicke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 4.