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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 26, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 26, 1978 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Reuschel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 3,662 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Ted Cox | Left Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dan Briggs | Right Fielder |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
| Pat Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 26, 1978
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Flanagan
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Flanagan
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Flanagan
Alexanderhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Dempsey interferes with Alexander who is awarded first base. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Flanagan
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Reuschel
Harlow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Reuschel
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Reuschel
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Harlow moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Reuschel
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harlow scores. Singleton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeCinces vs. Reuschel
DeCinces hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Singleton scores. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Reuschel
May strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Reuschel
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Flanagan
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Flanagan
Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Flanagan
Briggs is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Reuschel
Dauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Reuschel
Belanger bunts in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harlow vs. Reuschel
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Veryzer. Dauer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Reuschel
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Flanagan
Diaz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Flanagan
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Flanagan, and towards Belanger, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Reuschel
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Reuschel
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Reuschel
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Reuschel
May hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Reuschel
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Flanagan
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Flanagan
Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Flanagan
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Reuschel
Dauer hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Reuschel
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Reuschel
Harlow hits a line drive towards short. Veryzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Flanagan
Kuiper hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Flanagan
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Flanagan
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Reuschel
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Reuschel
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Singleton for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Reuschel
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Reuschel
There goes Murray. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Kuiper applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Flanagan
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Flanagan
Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Reuschel
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reuschel
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Reuschel
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Reuschel
Dauer hits a fly ball into left field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Flanagan
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Flanagan
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Flanagan
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Flanagan
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Reuschel
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harlow vs. Reuschel
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Reuschel
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Reuschel
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Flanagan
Mike Anderson now playing left field. Carlos Lopez now playing right field.
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Flanagan
Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Dan Briggs.
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Flanagan
Diaz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Flanagan
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Reuschel
Horace Speed now playing right field.
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Reuschel
DeCinces hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reuschel
May hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Reuschel
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Reuschel
Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Belanger takes first base on ball four. Dempsey moves to third. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harlow vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Harlow strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Flanagan
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Flanagan
Alexander hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Flanagan
Cox hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Flanagan
Alfredo Griffin pinch runs for Ted Cox.
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cage vs. Stanhouse
Don Stanhouse now pitching. Wayne Cage pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Cage strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1978 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0 Harlow L, cf 5 1 1 0
Bell B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kelly P, lf 4 0 0 0
Thornton A, 1b 1 0 0 0 Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0
Alexander G, dh 3 1 1 1 Singleton K, rf 3 1 0 0
Cox T, lf 4 0 1 0 Lopez C, rf 0 0 0 0
Griffin A, pr 0 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 3 1
Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 1 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 1 2 2
Veryzer T, ss 3 0 0 0 May L, dh 4 0 2 0
Cage W, ph 1 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0
Briggs D, rf 2 0 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 4 0 2 0
Blanks L, ph 1 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 3 0 1 0
Speed H, rf 0 0 0 0
Diaz B, c 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 3 1 34 3 11 3
Cleveland 000 000 001 -- 1
Baltimore 200 000 01x -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel P (L) 7.2 11 3 3 2 4
Spillner D* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Monge S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W) 8.2 3 1 1 4 5
Stanhouse D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Dempsey R, Veryzer T
DP -- Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Baltimore 10
HR -- DeCinces D, Alexander G
CS -- Murray E
T -- 2:18
A -- 3662
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