Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
May 27, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1978 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Manning cf 4 1 2 0
Bell 3b 5 1 3 2
Vail rf 1 0 0 0
  Norris ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Horton dh 5 0 1 2
Cox 1b 2 1 0 0
Grubb lf 4 1 2 2
Pruitt c 4 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0
Veryzer ss 3 2 1 0
Clyde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 3 0 0 0
Smith 2b 4 1 2 0
Murray 1b 3 0 1 1
Mora lf 3 0 0 1
May dh 4 0 1 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0
Lopez rf 4 0 1 0
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 1 1 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Cleveland 003 120 0006101
Baltimore 000 010 010270
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde  W (3-0) 9.0 7 2 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan  L (5-4) 3.2 6 4 4 4 2
  Kerrigan   5.1 4 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
6
3

  E–Kuiper (6).  DP–Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Cleveland Bell (11,off Flanagan); Kuiper (5,off Kerrigan), Baltimore May (6,off Clyde).  HR–Cleveland Grubb (5,5th inning off Kerrigan 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Vail (1,by Flanagan).  SF–Murray (2,off Clyde); Mora (1,off Clyde).  CS–Manning (8,Home by Kerrigan/Dempsey).  SB–Lopez (2,2nd base off Clyde/Pruitt).  IBB–Flanagan (2,Vail).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:22.  A–8,920.
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