A bases-loaded double by Bo Diaz in the eighth inning sparked the Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Orioles, who fell 5½ games behind the Yankees in the East Division race. After Joe Charboneau hit a two-run pinch-homer in the seventh to tie the score at 2-2, the Indians filled the sacks in the eighth on a single by Mike Hargrove, double by Gary Alexander and intentional pass to Toby Harrah. Diaz' double drove in two runs and Dell Alston followed with a single to register what proved to be the winning marker. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1980 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 12  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  3  x  -   5 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .314      Dilone lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .340
Dauer 2b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .284      Bannister rf,cf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Garcia pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .196      Hargrove 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .297
Singleton rf          5   1   3   0     0   1   .295      Alexander dh          4   1   1   0     0   0   .211
  Hazewood pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrah 3b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .267
Murray 1b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .302      Diaz c                4   1   2   2     0   1   .232
Kelly lf              5   0   3   2     0   1   .259      Manning cf            2   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Stone dh              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Charboneau ph       1   1   1   2     0   0   .285
  Crowley ph,dh       3   0   0   0     1   1   .292        Alston rf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .255
  Ayala ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Rosello 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .240
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .243        Hassey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Dybzinski 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .225      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
  Graham ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  12   4     4   8             Totals               32   5  11   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  6,362
Left on Base: Orioles 11, Indians 6
DP: Orioles 2, Indians 1
Errors: Dilone
Doubles: Singleton (26), Bumbry (24), Kelly (9), Alexander (7), Diaz (10)
Triples: Bumbry (9)
Home Runs: Charboneau (23)
Caught Stealing: Dauer (2), Dilone (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (10)
GIDP: Veryzer (11), Hassey (13)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(15-13)       7.1  10   5   5   3   5   1  33   4.16
T. Martinez             0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Stoddard                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.58
Totals                  8    11   5   5   3   5   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner W(16-11)       8.2  10   4   4   4   8   0  39   5.24
Cruz                    0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.47
Monge SV(13)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.52
Totals                  9    12   4   4   4   8   0  42

Wild Pitches: Spillner (10)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry tripled to left; Dauer singled to left
[Bumbry scored]; Singleton struck out while Dauer was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murray walked; Kelly
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone singled to left; Dilone was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first);
Bannister flied out to center; Hargrove walked; Alexander flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: CROWLEY BATTED FOR STONE; Crowley struck out;
DeCinces flied out to center; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Diaz struck
out; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Indians 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Bumbry flied out to center;
Dauer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Rosello singled to center; Veryzer grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rosello out at
second]; Dilone singled to left; Bannister forced Dilone
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Indians
0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton singled to left [Singleton to second
(error by Dilone)]; Murray grounded out (first unassisted)
[Singleton to third]; Kelly singled to center [Singleton
scored]; Crowley lined to second; DeCinces forced Kelly (third
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Alexander
grounded out (third to first); Harrah walked; Diaz singled to
center [Harrah to third]; Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey singled to left; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry
struck out; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Rosello struck out; Veryzer flied out to left;
Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton doubled; Murray singled to third
[Singleton stayed at second]; Kelly popped to third; Crowley
forced Murray (shortstop to second) [Singleton to third];
DeCinces popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Bannister flied out to center; Hargrove popped to
catcher in foul territory; Alexander grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Belanger was called out
on strikes; Bumbry doubled to left; Dauer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah singled to left; Diaz forced Harrah (third
to second); CHARBONEAU BATTED FOR MANNING; Charboneau homered
[Diaz scored]; Rosello grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
singled to left; Dilone forced Veryzer (third to second); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: ALSTON REPLACED CHARBONEAU (PLAYING RF); BANNISTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Singleton grounded out (second
to first); Murray flied out to left; Kelly doubled; Spillner
threw a wild pitch [Kelly to third]; Crowley was walked
intentionally; DeCinces walked [Crowley to second]; Dempsey
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove singled to left; Alexander doubled [Hargrove to third];
Harrah was walked intentionally; Diaz doubled to left [Hargrove
scored, Alexander scored, Harrah to third]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED
FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Alston singled to right [Harrah scored,
Diaz to third]; STODDARD REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); HASSEY
BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Hassey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Alston out at second]; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Indians 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED HASSEY (PLAYING 2B); GRAHAM
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Graham was called out on strikes; Bumbry
walked; Dauer forced Bumbry (shortstop to second); GARCIA RAN
FOR DAUER; Singleton singled to left [Garcia to second];
HAZEWOOD RAN FOR SINGLETON; CRUZ REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING);
Murray singled to center [Garcia scored, Hazewood to third];
Kelly singled to center [Hazewood scored, Murray to third];
MONGE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); AYALA BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Ayala
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
4, Indians 5.