An eight-run explosion in the fifth inning powered the Indians to a 10-6 triumph over the Orioles. A leadoff homer by Joe Charboneau off Orioles starter Jim Palmer began the outburst. After a single, walk and sacrifice, Jorge Orta delivered two tallies with a single. Orta then stole second and registered on a single by Mike Hargrove.

Sammy Stewart relieved Palmer and was greeted by a single by Ron Hassey. Toby Harrah walked to load the bases and Charboneau also walked to force home another run. A single by Cliff Johnson plated Hassey, and Jerry Dybzinski capped the rally with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 10, Baltimore Orioles 6
Game Played on Wednesday, May       28, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  8  0    2  0  0  -  10 10  0
Orioles      0  1  2    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   6 13  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Bumbry cf             3   1   2   0     2   0   .357
Orta rf               5   1   1   2     0   0   .273      Dauer 3b,2b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   1     1   1   .282      Singleton rf          5   1   2   0     0   2   .244
Hassey c              5   2   2   0     0   0   .305      Murray 1b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .281
Harrah 3b             3   2   0   0     2   0   .203      May dh                5   1   1   0     0   3   .250
Charboneau lf         4   2   1   2     1   1   .299      Roenicke lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .217
  Dilone lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Kelly ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Johnson dh            4   1   2   1     1   2   .214      Dempsey c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .255
Dybzinski 2b          3   1   1   2     1   0   .273      Sakata 2b,ss          4   1   1   0     1   0   .200
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   2     0   1   .312      Krenchicki ss         3   0   0   0     0   2   .100
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ayala ph            1   1   1   3     0   0   .321
  Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Graham 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DeCinces ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  10  10  10     6   6             Totals               39   6  13   6     5  10

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 12,178
Left on Base: Indians 6, Orioles 12
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Palmer
Doubles: May (6), Dempsey (8), Roenicke (7)
Triples: Murray (2)
Home Runs: Charboneau (8), Ayala (2)
Stolen Bases: Dybzinski (1), Orta (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (3), Dempsey (1)
GIDP: Hassey (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(4-5)            7.2  11   6   6   3   7   1  37   4.39
Stanton                 1     2   0   0   2   2   0   7   4.50
Monge SV(5)             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.32
Totals                  9    13   6   6   5  10   1  45

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(4-3)           4.2   5   5   5   1   4   1  21   3.86
Stewart                 0     1   3   3   2   0   0   3   4.10
Hartzell                4.1   4   2   2   3   2   0  19   5.93
Totals                  9    10  10  10   6   6   1  43

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to center; Orta lined to center;
Hargrove struck out; Hassey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Indians Coach Dave Duncan
ejected by HP umpire Ted Hendry; Singleton struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah lined to left; Charboneau popped to second;
Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); May
doubled; Roenicke struck out; Dempsey doubled to right [May
scored]; Sakata grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Dybzinski reached on an error by Palmer; Veryzer
struck out; Dybzinski stole second; Manning flied out to center;
Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Krenchicki was called out on strikes; Bumbry
walked; Dauer flied out to center; Singleton singled to right
[Bumbry to third]; Murray tripled [Bumbry scored, Singleton
scored]; May struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Hassey
grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke walked; Dempsey out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Roenicke to second]; Sakata grounded out
(third to first); Krenchicki popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Charboneau homered; Johnson singled to left;
Dybzinski walked [Johnson to second]; Veryzer out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Johnson to third, Dybzinski to second];
Manning struck out; Orta singled [Johnson scored, Dybzinski
scored]; Orta stole second; Hargrove singled to left [Orta
scored]; STEWART REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Hassey singled to
left [Hargrove to second]; Harrah walked [Hargrove to third,
Hassey to second]; Charboneau walked [Hargrove scored, Hassey to
third, Harrah to second]; HARTZELL REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING);
Johnson singled [Hassey scored, Harrah to third, Charboneau to
second]; Dybzinski singled to left [Harrah scored, Charboneau
scored, Johnson to second]; Veryzer forced Dybzinski (shortstop
to second); 8 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled; Dauer forced Bumbry (shortstop
unassisted); Singleton struck out; Murray forced Dauer (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); Hargrove flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke
doubled to left; Dempsey flied out to right; Sakata grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Hassey singled; Harrah walked [Hassey to second];
Charboneau grounded out (third to first) [Hassey to third,
Harrah to second]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Dybzinski
popped to shortstop; Veryzer singled to left [Hassey scored,
Harrah scored, Johnson to second]; Manning forced Veryzer
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 10,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Krenchicki struck out; Bumbry singled to left;
Dauer popped to third; Singleton singled to left [Bumbry to
second]; Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 10, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Orta popped to third; Hargrove walked; Hassey
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 10,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: May struck out; Roenicke flied out to left; Dempsey
singled to left; Sakata singled to right [Dempsey to second];
AYALA BATTED FOR KRENCHICKI; Ayala homered [Dempsey scored,
Sakata scored]; Bumbry walked; STANTON REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); Dauer walked [Bumbry to second]; Singleton grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 10,
Orioles 6.

INDIANS 9TH: GRAHAM REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING 3B); SAKATA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Harrah grounded out (third to first); Charboneau was called out
on strikes; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
10, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: DILONE REPLACED CHARBONEAU (PLAYING LF); Murray
singled; May was called out on strikes; KELLY BATTED FOR
ROENICKE; Kelly singled to left [Murray to second]; Dempsey
struck out; Sakata walked [Murray to third, Kelly to second];
MONGE REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); DECINCES BATTED FOR GRAHAM;
DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 10, Orioles
6.