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BAL  3
@CLE  0
 CLE  3
BAL  2
 DET  2
BOS  1
 BOS  9
@DET  3
 MIN  3
@KCR  2
 MIL  2
CAL  1
 CHW  6
@OAK  2
 OAK  8
CHW  0
 TEX  5
@SEA  4
 NYY  2
@TOR  1
 NYY  9
@TOR  1
 CHC  3
STL  2
 SDP  7
@CIN  2
 CIN  1
SDP  0
 ATL  6
@HOU  4
 LAD  4
SFG  1
 PIT  7
@MON  0
 NYM  6
PHI  5
(10)
Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 23,206

 Sunday, May 21, 1978
Time of Game: 2:35
Orioles
2
16-21
Lost 1
6th, 8 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    2  9  0
Indians         0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  6  0
W: David Clyde (2-0), L: Nelson Briles (1-3), S: Dennis Kinney (5)
 Indians
3
18-19
Won 1
4th, 6 GB

Batting Stats

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Lopez CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .574              1   0   
  L Harlow PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .889              0   0   
  D Skaggs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .306              0   0   
R Dauer 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .575              1   1   
  M Belanger PH-SS            1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .650              1   1   
K Singleton RF                3   1   0   0    1   1  .337  .937              1   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .271  .789             12   0   
L May DH                      4   0   1   1    0   1  .248  .734              0   0   
A Mora LF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .522              1   0   
  P Kelly PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .359  .816              0   0   
D DeCinces 2B-3B              4   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .775              1   5   GDP
R Dempsey C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .610              3   1   
  T Crowley PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .615              0   0   
K Garcia SS-2B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .316  .718              3   3   

N Briles P                                                                    0   2
Totals                       35   2   9   0    2   8                         24  13
Batting Events
TB: E Murray 2; K Garcia 2; L May; R Dauer; A Mora; D DeCinces; P Kelly.
GIDP: D DeCinces (5).
RBI: L May (28).
2-out RBI: L May.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D DeCinces-K Garcia-E Murray.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .237  .636              0   0   
J Norris RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .300  .764              4   0   SB
B Bell 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .742              1   3   
A Thornton 1B                 1   0   0   0    1   1  .242  .823              8   0   
  W Cage 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .800              3   0   
J Grubb LF                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .860              1   0   3B,2B,GDP
W Horton DH                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .262  .807              0   0   
R Hassey C                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .231  .603              7   1   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .545              2   4   
T Veryzer SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .597              1   5   

D Clyde P                                                                     0   1
  J Kern P                                                                    0   0
  D Kinney P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       29   3   6   0    2   4                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: J Grubb (5, off N Briles).
3B: J Grubb (2, off N Briles).
TB: J Grubb 5; R Manning 2; J Norris; T Veryzer.
GIDP: J Grubb (2).
RBI: R Hassey (6); R Manning (11); J Norris (6).
2-out RBI: J Norris; R Manning.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Veryzer-D Kuiper-W Cage.
PB: R Hassey (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Norris (5, 2nd base off N Briles/R Dempsey).

Pitching Stats

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, L (1-3)              8     6   3   3    2   4   0   3.30   31     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 6     60    -     0.75  -0.06
Totals                         8     6   3   3    2   4   0          31     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 6           -  
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Clyde, W (2-0)               6.1   7   2   1    2   2   0   1.50   27     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0· 7     53    -     0.99   0.14
J Kern, H (1)                  2     1   0   0    0   4   0   5.30    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-1    2.52   0.14
D Kinney, S (5)                0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.62    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    4.11   0.16
Totals                         9     9   2   1    2   8   0          37     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 9          3-1
Balks: None.
WP: J Kern (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 23,206.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Baltimore Orioles                         Cleveland Indians                            
1. Carlos Lopez                 CF       1. Rick Manning                 CF
2. Rich Dauer                   3B       2. Jim Norris                   RF
3. Ken Singleton                RF       3. Buddy Bell                   3B
4. Eddie Murray                 1B       4. Andre Thornton               1B
5. Lee May                      DH       5. Johnny Grubb                 LF
6. Andres Mora                  LF       6. Willie Horton                DH
7. Doug DeCinces                2B       7. Ron Hassey                    C
8. Rick Dempsey                  C       8. Duane Kuiper                 2B
9. Kiko Garcia                  SS       9. Tom Veryzer                  SS

   Nelson Briles                 P          David Clyde                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t9 2 12- O 14% 100% 2-3 BAL D. Skaggs D. Kinney Strikeout
t9 0 --- -12% 73% 2-3 BAL P. Kelly J. Kern Single to CF
t9 0 1-- O 11% 84% 2-3 BAL D. DeCinces J. Kern Popfly: 3B
b2 0 --- 10% 65% 0-0 CLE J. Grubb N. Briles Triple to RF
b2 2 1-3 R 10% 76% 1-0 CLE R. Manning N. Briles Single to CF; Horton Scores; Veryzer to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' David Clyde facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BAL C. Lopez D. Clyde Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 BAL R. Dauer D. Clyde Single to CF
t1 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 BAL K. Singleton D. Clyde Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 2 1-- -2% 50% 0-0 BAL E. Murray D. Clyde Single; Singleton to 2B
t1 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 BAL L. May D. Clyde Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 CLE R. Manning N. Briles Single to LF
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 CLE J. Norris N. Briles Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 1 1-- O -2% 53% 0-0 CLE B. Bell N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B; Norris to 2B
b1 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 CLE A. Thornton N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' David Clyde facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BAL A. Mora D. Clyde Groundout: P-1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 BAL D. DeCinces D. Clyde Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 BAL R. Dempsey D. Clyde Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 10% 65% 0-0 CLE J. Grubb N. Briles Triple to RF
b2 0 --3 4% 68% 0-0 CLE W. Horton N. Briles Walk
b2 0 1-3 RO -0% 68% 0-0 CLE R. Hassey N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B; Grubb Scores; Horton to 2B
b2 1 -2- O -3% 65% 1-0 CLE D. Kuiper N. Briles Popfly: SS
b2 2 -2- 1% 66% 1-0 CLE T. Veryzer N. Briles Single to RF; Horton to 3B
b2 2 1-3 R 10% 76% 1-0 CLE R. Manning N. Briles Single to CF; Horton Scores; Veryzer to 3B
b2 2 1-3 R 7% 83% 2-0 CLE J. Norris N. Briles Single to RF; Veryzer Scores; Manning to 3B
b2 2 1-3 0% 84% 3-0 CLE B. Bell N. Briles Norris Steals 2B
b2 2 -23 O -3% 81% 3-0 CLE B. Bell N. Briles Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' David Clyde facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 83% 0-3 BAL K. Garcia D. Clyde Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- O 1% 84% 0-3 BAL C. Lopez D. Clyde Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 85% 0-3 BAL R. Dauer D. Clyde Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
b3 0 --- 2% 87% 3-0 CLE A. Thornton N. Briles Walk
b3 0 1-- OO -3% 83% 3-0 CLE J. Grubb N. Briles Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 2 --- O -0% 83% 3-0 CLE W. Horton N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' David Clyde facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 2% 85% 0-3 BAL K. Singleton D. Clyde Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- O 1% 86% 0-3 BAL E. Murray D. Clyde Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 87% 0-3 BAL L. May D. Clyde Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O -1% 86% 3-0 CLE R. Hassey N. Briles Strikeout
b4 1 --- O -1% 86% 3-0 CLE D. Kuiper N. Briles Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 2 --- O -0% 85% 3-0 CLE T. Veryzer N. Briles Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' David Clyde facing 6-7-8
Wayne Cage replaces Andre Thornton playing 1B batting 4th
t5 0 --- -4% 81% 0-3 BAL A. Mora D. Clyde Single to CF
t5 0 1-- OO 7% 89% 0-3 BAL D. DeCinces D. Clyde Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 2 --- -1% 87% 0-3 BAL R. Dempsey D. Clyde Walk
t5 2 1-- O 2% 89% 0-3 BAL K. Garcia D. Clyde Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O -1% 89% 3-0 CLE R. Manning N. Briles Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1 --- O -1% 88% 3-0 CLE J. Norris N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O -0% 88% 3-0 CLE B. Bell N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' David Clyde facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O 2% 90% 0-3 BAL C. Lopez D. Clyde Flyball: LF
t6 1 --- O 1% 91% 0-3 BAL R. Dauer D. Clyde Flyball: RF
t6 2 --- -1% 90% 0-3 BAL K. Singleton D. Clyde Walk
t6 2 1-- -2% 88% 0-3 BAL E. Murray D. Clyde Single to LF; Singleton to 2B
t6 2 12- R -8% 80% 0-3 BAL L. May D. Clyde Single to LF; Singleton Scores; Murray to 2B
t6 2 12- O 6% 86% 1-3 BAL A. Mora D. Clyde Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- O -1% 84% 3-1 CLE W. Cage N. Briles Strikeout
b6 1 --- 2% 87% 3-1 CLE J. Grubb N. Briles Double to LF
b6 1 -2- O -2% 85% 3-1 CLE W. Horton N. Briles Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 2 -2- O -2% 83% 3-1 CLE R. Hassey N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' David Clyde facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- -6% 77% 1-3 BAL D. DeCinces D. Clyde Single to CF
t7 0 1-- O 5% 82% 1-3 BAL R. Dempsey D. Clyde Strikeout
t7 1 1-- -6% 76% 1-3 BAL K. Garcia D. Clyde Single to RF; DeCinces to 2B
Jim Kern replaces David Clyde pitching; Larry Harlow pinch hits for Carlos Lopez (CF) batting 1st
t7 1 12- -7% 69% 1-3 BAL L. Harlow J. Kern Passed Ball; DeCinces to 3B; Garcia to 2B
t7 1 -23 R -3% 67% 1-3 BAL L. Harlow J. Kern Wild Pitch; DeCinces Scores/unER
t7 1 -2- O 7% 73% 2-3 BAL L. Harlow J. Kern Strikeout
Mark Belanger pinch hits for Rich Dauer (3B) batting 2nd
t7 2 -2- O 6% 80% 2-3 BAL M. Belanger J. Kern Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
Kiko Garcia moves from SS to 2B; Doug DeCinces moves from 2B to 3B; Mark Belanger moves from PH to SS; Larry Harlow moves from PH to CF
b7 0 --- O -2% 78% 3-2 CLE D. Kuiper N. Briles Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- O -1% 77% 3-2 CLE T. Veryzer N. Briles Popfly: 3B
b7 2 --- O -1% 76% 3-2 CLE R. Manning N. Briles Groundout: P-3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Indians' Jim Kern facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O 5% 81% 2-3 BAL K. Singleton J. Kern Strikeout
t8 1 --- O 4% 85% 2-3 BAL E. Murray J. Kern Strikeout
t8 2 --- O 3% 87% 2-3 BAL L. May J. Kern Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- O -1% 86% 3-2 CLE J. Norris N. Briles Popfly: SS
b8 1 --- O -1% 85% 3-2 CLE B. Bell N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 --- O -1% 85% 3-2 CLE W. Cage N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Indians' Jim Kern facing 6-7-8
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Andres Mora (LF) batting 6th
t9 0 --- -12% 73% 2-3 BAL P. Kelly J. Kern Single to CF
t9 0 1-- O 11% 84% 2-3 BAL D. DeCinces J. Kern Popfly: 3B
Dennis Kinney replaces Jim Kern pitching; Terry Crowley pinch hits for Rick Dempsey (C) batting 8th
t9 1 1-- O 9% 93% 2-3 BAL T. Crowley D. Kinney Strikeout
t9 2 1-- -6% 86% 2-3 BAL K. Garcia D. Kinney Single to RF; Kelly to 2B
Dave Skaggs pinch hits for Larry Harlow (CF) batting 1st
t9 2 12- O 14% 100% 2-3 BAL D. Skaggs D. Kinney Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.

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