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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 31, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 31, 1976 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kern |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jim McKean |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | DH |
| Tony Muser | First Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| George Hendrick | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Doug Howard | First Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 31, 1976
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Kern
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Kern
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Bumbry trying to get to third. Spikes throws the ball in to Bell, who tags Bumbry for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Kern
Grich strikes out. There goes Belanger. The throw from Fosse to second, and Belanger is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Holtzman
Manning hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Holtzman
Blanks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holtzman
Bell takes first base on ball four. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Holtzman
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kern
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kern
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Muser vs. Kern
The ball gets by Fosse for a passed ball. May moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Muser vs. Kern
Muser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Kern
Singleton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Holtzman
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Holtzman
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Holtzman
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Holtzman
Duffy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Holtzman
Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kern
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Kern
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Kern
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Kern
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Kern
Grich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Holtzman
Blanks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holtzman
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty takes first base on ball four. Blanks moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendrick vs. Holtzman
Hendrick hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich catches it and throws to second with Belanger covering, to double up Bell. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spikes vs. Holtzman
Spikes hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kern
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kern
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Kern
Muser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Holtzman
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Holtzman
Fosse takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Holtzman
Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Holtzman
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanks vs. Holtzman
Blanks hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Blanks reaches third base with a triple. Fosse scores. Manning goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Holtzman
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Kern
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kern
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Kern
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty hits a popup, foul, towards first. Muser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Holtzman
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Holtzman
Spikes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Holtzman
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Kern
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Kern
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Kern
Grich takes first base on ball four. Bumbry moves to third. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Kern
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kern fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bumbry scores. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Kern
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Holtzman
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Holtzman
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Holtzman
Manning hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Holtzman
Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holtzman
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Kern
Muser hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Kern
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Kern
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Kern
Duncan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Kern
Tommy Harper pinch runs for Dave Duncan.
Bumbry hits a popup, foul, towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Holtzman
Elrod Hendricks now catching.
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Holtzman
Spikes hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Spikes reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Holtzman
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spikes scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Holtzman
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Kern
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Thomas
Stan Thomas now pitching.
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Thomas
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Thomas
May hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Holtzman
Duffy hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Holtzman
Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Holtzman
Manning is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Holtzman
Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holtzman
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Thomas
John Lowenstein now playing left field.
Muser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Thomas
Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stillman vs. Thomas
Royle Stillman pinch hits for Brooks Robinson.
Stillman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1976, game 1 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, lf 4 1 3 0 Manning R, cf 5 2 3 1
Belanger M, ss 4 0 4 0 Blanks L, 2b 4 0 4 2
Grich B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Jackson R, cf 4 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 3 0 0 0
May L, dh 4 0 1 0 Hendrick G, lf 4 0 0 0
Muser T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lowenstein J, lf 0 0 0 0
Singleton K, rf 3 0 0 0 Spikes C, rf 4 1 2 0
Robinson B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Howard D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Stillman R, ph 1 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 3 1 1 0
Duncan D, c 3 0 1 0 Duffy F, ss 4 0 0 0
Harper T, pr 0 0 0 0
Hendricks E, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 9 0 35 4 13 4
Baltimore 000 001 000 -- 1
Cleveland 000 201 10x -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L) 8.0 13 4 4 4 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Kern J (W)* 7.0 9 1 1 2 6
Thomas S (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Robinson B
DP -- Baltimore 2, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Cleveland 11
3B -- Blanks L, Spikes C
HR -- Manning R
CS -- Belanger M, Manning R
PB -- Fosse R
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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