1977 Indians Baseball

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Series 44

CLEVELAND INDIANS AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS

WED. - AUGUST 24

ANAHEIM STADIUM - ANAHEIM, CA

Game 1 (Twi-Night Double-Header)

Game Time: 5:00pm

Temp: 82

Starting Line-ups

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Paul Dade CF
Buddy Bell 3B
Otto Velez RF
Rico Carty DH
Mike Ivie 1B
Larry Cox C
Ron Pruitt LF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Twitchell

CAL

Jerry Remy 2B
Dave Chalk 3B
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor 1B
Dave Kingman DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Thad Bosley CF
Terry Humphrey C

Starting Pitcher: Frank Tanana

CLE 000 100 002 - 3 10 2
CAL 130 302 22x - 13 13 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 1ST: Remy tripled. Chalk doubled. Remy scored. CLE 0, CAL 1

BOT 2ND: Bosley singled. Humphrey singled. Bosley to second. Remy singled. Bases loaded. Chalk doubled. Bosley, Humphrey and Remy scored. CLE 0, CAL 4

TOP 4TH: Bell doubled. Carty singled. Bell scored. CLE 1, CAL 4

BOT 4TH: Humphrey singled. Remy singled. Chalk tripled. Humphrey and Remy scored. Baylor reached on an error by Cox. Chalk scored. CLE 1, CAL 7

CLE Wilbur Wood relieved Twitchell to start the 5th.

BOT 6TH: Bonds walked. Baylor walked. Bonds to second. Grich walked. Bases loaded. Bosley singled. Bonds and Baylor scored. CLE 1, CAL 9

BOT 7TH: Remy walked. Bonds walked. Remy to second. Baylor walked. Bases loaded. Rudi singled. Remy and Bonds scored. CLE 1, CAL 11

BOT 8TH: Bosley walked. Humphrey walked. Remy grounded into a 4-6 force out. Bosley to third. Remy safe at first. Chalk doubled. Bosley and Remy scored. CLE 1, CAL 13

TOP 9TH: Dade singled. Bell singled. Carty doubled. Dade and Bell scored. CLE 3, CAL 13

WP: Tanana (CG) LP: Twitchell (6-4)

Keys to the game: CAL 3B Dave Chalk went 4-for-6 and drove in eight runs and SP Frank Tanana went the distance as the Angels downed the Indians 13-3.

Game 2

Game Time: 30-minutes after completion of the first game

Starting Line-ups

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Rick Manning CF
Buddy Bell 3B
Otto Velez RF
Rico Carty DH
Mike Ivie 1B
Ron Pruitt C
John Lowenstein LF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Garland

CAL

Jerry Remy 2B
Dave Chalk 3B
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor 1B (Left game with an injury in the 2nd. Out 6 games. Replaced Tony Solaita.)
Dave Kingman DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Gil Flores CF
Andy Etchabarren C

Starting Pitcher: Paul Hartzell

CLE 100 000 000 - 1 11 1
CAL 010 012 00x - 4 6 1

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 1ST: Manning tripled. Bell grounded out 6-3. Manning scored. CLE 1, CAL 0

BOT 2ND: Baylor hit by pitch. Solaita in. Rudi singled. Solaita to third. Grich grounded into a 5-4 force out. Solaita scored. CLE 1, CAL 1

BOT 5TH: Remy walked. Remy stole second. Chalk singled. Remy scored. CLE 1, CAL 2

BOT 6TH: Kingman reached on an error by Duffy. Rudi homered. Kingman scored. CLE 1, CAL 4

WP: Hartzell (CG) LP: Garland (12-13, CG)

Keys to the game: CAL LF Joe Rudi belted a two-run homer and SP Paul Hartzell spun a comeplete game as the Angels downed the Tribe 4-1 to sweep the double-header.

DH ATTENDANCE: 23,485

CLE RECORD: 66-60

 

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Series 45

SEATTLE MARINERS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS

FRI.-SUN. - AUGUST 26-28

MUNICIPAL STADIUM - CLEVELAND, OHIO

Game 1

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 79

Starting Line-ups

SEA

Dave Collins LF
Ruppert Jones CF
Carlos Lopez RF
Leroy Stanton DH
Bill Stein 3B
Dan Meyer 1B
Bob Stinson C
Craig Reynolds SS
Julio Cruz 2B

Starting Pitcher: John Montague

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Rick Manning CF
Buddy Bell 3B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Mike Ivie 1B
Larry Cox C
John Lowenstein LF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Jim Bibby

SEA 000 000 000 - 0 5 0
CLE 000 000 12x - 3 7 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 7TH: Velez doubled. Cox singled. Velez scored. SEA 0, CLE 1

BOT 8TH: Lemon walked. Rick Honeycutt relieved Montague with 0 out. Velez homered. SEA 0, CLE 3

CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Bibby with 0 out in the 9th with one on.

WP: Bibby (15-9) SV: Tomlin (6) LP: Montague

Keys to the game: CLE C Larry Cox singled in RF Otto Velez to break a 0-0 tie in the 7th and Velez hit a two-run homer in the 8th and SP Jim Bibby and RP Dave Tomlin combined to blank the Mariners 3-0.

ATTENDANCE: 28,019

Game 2

Game Time: 7:00pm

Temp: 74

Starting Line-ups


SEA

Dave Collins LF
Ruppert Jones CF
Carlos Lopez RF
Leroy Stanton DH
Bill Stein 3B
Dan Meyer 1B
Bob Stinson C
Craig Reynolds SS
Julio Cruz 2B

Starting Pitcher: Doc Medich

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Rick Manning CF
Buddy Bell 3B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Mike Ivie 1B
Larry Cox C
John Lowenstein LF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Don Hood

SEA 000 000 000 - 0 5 0
CLE 000 000 05x - 5 8 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 8TH: T. Martinez singled. Bell walked. Martinez to second. Lemon grounded into a 6-4 force out. Martinez to third. Lemon safe at first. Velez walked. Bases loaded. Ivie walked. Martinez scored. Bases loaded. Cox grand slam homer. Lemon, Velez and Ivie scored. SEA 0, CLE 5

WP: Don Hood (8-5, CG) LP: Medich (CG)

Keys to the game: The game was scoreless into the bottom of the 8th when the Indians exploded for five runs off SEA SP Doc Medich, the big blow being a grand slam by CLE C Larry Cox. CLE SP Don Hood went the distance for the victors, firing a five-hit shutout.

ATTENDANCE: 32,387

Game 3

Game Time: 1:00pm

Temp: 83

Starting Line-ups

SEA

Dave Collins LF
Ruppert Jones CF
Carlos Lopez RF
Leroy Stanton DH
Bill Stein 3B
Dan Meyer 1B
Ray Fosse C
Craig Reynolds SS
Julio Cruz 2B

Starting Pitcher: Gary Wheelock

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Rick Manning CF
Ron Pruitt 3B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Mike Ivie 1B
Larry Cox C
John Lowenstein LF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Ken Kravec

SEA 200 100 200 - 5 11 0
CLE 000 200 020 - 4 9 1

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 1ST: Jones tripled. Lopez singled. Jones scored. Stanton grounded out 6-3. Lopez to second. Stein singled. Lopez scored. SEA 2, CLE 0

TOP 4TH: Meyer singled. Fosse singled. Meyer to third. Reynolds sac fly to left. Meyer scored. SEA 3, CLE 0

BOT 4TH: Lemon homered. Ivie doubled. Lowenstein walked. Duffy singled. Ivie scored. SEA 3, CLE 2

TOP 7TH: Lopez doubled. Stanton doubled. Lopez scored. Meyer singled. Stanton scored. SEA 5, CLE 2

CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Kravec to start the 8th.

BOT 8TH: Lemon singled. Velez walked. Lemon to second. Cox singled. Lemon scored. Velez to third. Enrique Romo relieved Wheelock with two out and one on. PH Paul Dade (batting for SS Duffy) singled. Velez scored. SEA 5, CLE 4

CLE Jim Kern relieved Tomlin to start the ninth.

WP: Wheelock SV: Romo LP: Kravec (11-12)

Keys to the game: The Mariners scored three runs early and added two more in the 7th and SEA RP Enrique Romo squashed an Indians' rally in the bottom of the 8th and Seattle avoided the sweep with a 5-4 victory over the Indians.

ATTENDANCE: 38,944

CLE Record: 68-61

 

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Series 46

CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT CLEVELAND INDIANS

MON.-TUE. - AUGUST 29-30

MUNICIPAL STADIUM - CLEVELAND, OHIO

Game 1

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 80

Starting Line-ups

CWS

Jim Norris CF
Ralph Garr DH
Oscar Gamble LF
Richie Zisk RF
Eric Soderholm 3B
Jim Spencer 1B
Jim Essian C
Jorge Orta 2B
Alan Bannister SS

Starting Pitcher: Dennis Eckersley

CLE

Ted Marinez 2B
Rick Manning CF
Buddy Bell 3B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Mike Ivie 1B
Larry Cox C
John Lowenstein LF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Twitchell

CWS 000 020 000 - 2 6 0
CLE 001 000 000 - 1 5 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 3RD: Lowenstein singled. Duffy singled. Lowenstein to third. Martinez sac fly to center. CWS 0, CLE 1

TOP 5TH: Essian walked. Orta singled. Essian to second. Bannister singled. Essian scored. Orta to third. Norris sac fly to right. Orta scored. CWS 2, CLE 1

WP: Eckersley (CG) LP: Twitchell (6-5, CG)

Keys to the game: Former Indian OF Jim Norris hit a sac fly to score the winning run and former Indian Dennis Eckersley went the distance against his old team, winning a 2-1 picher's duel for the pale hose.

ATTENDANCE: 43,756

Game 2

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 76

Starting Line-ups

CWS

Jim Norris CF
Ralph Garr DH
Oscar Gamble LF
Richie Zisk RF
Eric Soderholm 3B
Jim Spencer 1B
Jim Essian C (Left game in the 6th with an injury. Out 4 games. Replaced by Brian Downing.)
Jorge Orta 2B
Alan Bannister SS

Starting Pitcher: Francisco Barrios

CLE

Ted Marinez 2B (Left game with an injury in the 6th. Out 2 games. Replaced by Paul Dade.)
Rick Manning CF
Buddy Bell 3B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Mike Ivie 1B
Larry Cox C
John Lowenstein LF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Garland

CWS 001 200 100 - 4 11 1
CLE 000 000 000 - 0 0 1

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 3RD: Norris doubled. Garr singled. Norris to third. Gamble singled. Norris scored. CWS 1, CLE 0

TOP 4TH: Soderholm singled. Essian homered. Soderholm scored. CWS 3, CLE 0

TOP 6TH: Zisk doubled. Soderholm grounded out 4-3. Zisk to third. Soderholm safe at first. Spencer reached on an error by Ivie. Zisk scored. CWS 4, CLE 0

CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Garland in the 8th with 2 out and the bases loaded.

WP: Barrios (CG) LP: Garland (12-14)

Keys to the game: CWS SP Francisco Barrios fired a no-hitter, and allowed only three total baserunners and CWS C Jim Essian went deep for the Sox as Chicago blanked the Indians 4-0.

ATTENDANCE: 45,248

CLE Record: 68-63

 

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Series 47

CLEVELAND INDIANS AT BOSTON RED SOX

WED.-THU. - AUGUST 31-SEPT. 1

FENWAY PARK - BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

BREAKING NEWS: The Indians have traded IF/OF Paul Dade to the Atlanta Braves for IF/OF Barry Bonnell before the clear waivers trade deadline of August 31.

Dade and Bonnell are both solid hitters. But Bonnell is better with the glove than Dade. Bonnell will take over in left on a regular basis.

If the Indians make the playoffs, Bonnell will be eligible for the postseason roster.

Game 1

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 83

Starting Line-ups

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon CF
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Rick Manning CF (Left game with injury in the 3rd. Out 3 games. Replaced by John Lowenstein.)
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Jim Bibby

BOS

Rick Burleson SS
Fred Lynn CF
Carl Yastrzemski LF (Known as Yaz)
Jim Rice DH
Carlton Fisk C
George Scott 1B
Butch Hobson 3B
Dwight Evans RF
Denny Doyle 2B

Starting Pitcher: Reggie Cleveland

CLE 420 000 100 - 7 13 1
BOS 001 100 000 - 2 9 1

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 1ST: Martinez singled. Bonnell singled. Martinez to second. Ivie walked. Bases loaded. Velez tripled. Martinez, Bonnell and Ivie scored. Cox singled. Velez scored. CLE 4, BOS 0

TOP 2ND: Duffy singled. Martinez singled. Bonnell tripled. Duffy and Martinez scored. Jim Willoughby relieved Cleveland with 0 out. CLE 6, BOS 0

BOT 3RD: Evans singled. Doyle singled. Evans to second. Burleson reached on a two-base error by Lowenstein. Evans scored. CLE 6, BOS 1

BOT 4TH: Fisk doubled. Evans singled. Fisk scored. CLE 6, BOS 2

TOP 7TH: Velez doubled. Lowenstein singled. Velez scored. CLE 7, BOS 2

BOS Mike Paxton relieved Willoughby to start the 8th.

CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Bibby to start the 8th.

CLE Jim Kern relieved Tomlin in the 8th with 2 out and 1 on.

WP: Jim Bibby (16-9) LP: Cleveland

Keys to the game: CLE OF Otto velez tripled in three runs and newcomer OF Barry Bonnell added two more with a three-bagger of his own as the Indians downed the Red Sox 7-2.

ATTENDANCE: 33,513 (SELLOUT)

Game 2

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 77

Starting Line-ups

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon CF
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
John Lowenstein LF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Don Hood

BOS

Rick Burleson SS
Fred Lynn CF
Carl Yastrzemski LF (Known as Yaz)
Jim Rice DH
Carlton Fisk C
George Scott 1B
Butch Hobson 3B
Dwight Evans RF
Denny Doyle 2B

Starting Pitcher: Rick Wise

CLE 050 001 000 - 6 13 2
BOS 100 001 000 - 2 11 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 1ST: Burleson singled. Rice tripled. Burleson scored. CLE 0, BOS 1

TOP 2ND: Velez walked. Bell singled. Velez to second. Cox homered. Velez and Bell scored. Lowenstein singled. Duffy singled. Lowenstein to second. Martinez singled. Lowenstein scored. Duffy to second. Bonnell singled. Duffy scored. CLE 5, BOS 1

TOP 6TH: Lowenstein doubled. Martinez singled. Lowenstein scored. Bob Stanley relieved Wise with 2 out and 1 on. CLE 6, BOS 1

BOT 6TH: Hobson doubled. Burleson singled. Hobson scored. CLE 6, BOS 2

CLE Doug Bair relieved Hood with 1 on and 0 out in the 7th.

CLE Jim Kern relieved Bair to start the 9th.

WP: Hood (9-5) LP: Wise

Keys to the game: CLE C Larry Cox blasted a three-run homer during a five run second inning and Indians' pitchers held Boston's high-powered offense once again to just two runs in a 6-2 win. The Indians sweep the crucial two-game series and won the last six of the season played in Fenway.

ATTENDANCE: 33,513 (Sellout)

CLE Record: 70-63

 

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1977 MLB STANDINGS (As of 8-31-77)

(KEY: Wins... Losses... Games Behind)

AMERICAN LEAGUE

East

NYY 69--- 61 --- --
CLE 69--- 63 --- 1
BAL 66--- 62 --- 2-1/2
BOS 64 --- 65 --- 4-1/2
MIL 66 --- 71 --- 6-1/2
TOR 55 --- 71 --- 12
DET 48 --- 81 --- 20-1/2

West

CWS 78 --- 51 --- --
MIN 74 --- 60 --- 6-1/2
KCR 69 --- 59 --- 8-1/2
TEX 67 --- 63 --- 9-1/2
CAL 66 --- 64 --- 12-1/2
OAK 59 --- 70 --- 19
TOR 59 --- 73 --- 20-1/2

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East

PHI 71 --- 57 --- --
PIT 73 --- 61 --- 3
MTL 69 --- 58 --- 3-1/2
STL 68 --- 60 --- 5
CHC 65 --- 66 --- 9-1/2
NYM 55 --- 76 --- 19-1/2

West

LAD 73 --- 58 --- --
CIN 70 --- 62 --- 3-1/2
SDP 69 --- 64 --- 5
HOU 66 --- 67 --- 9
SFG 60 --- 69 --- 12
ATL 47 --- 85 --- 26-1/2

Cleaveland's 1-Year Wonder Joe Charboneau

What happened?





















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INDIANS' 133- GAME STATS

(Key: Hits - At-Bats/Avg.)

(Aquired during season. FA signings. Traded during season. Injured.)

BATTING

Ted Martinez - 38-144/.264
Rick Manning - 68-259/.263
Buddy Bell - 125-496/.252
Chet Lemon - 123-429/.287
Mike Ivie - 141-514/.274
Otto Velez - 18-94/.191
Larry Cox - 74-331/.224
Frank Duffy - 71-399/.178
John Lowenstein - 34-134/.254
Rico Carty - 40-131/.305
Ron Pruitt - 39-167/.234
John Hale - 15-70/.214
Duane Kuiper - 94-340/.276
Johnny Grubb - 80-233/.343
Barry Bonnell - 4-10/.400
Tom Shopay - 4-13/.308
Charlie Spikes - 1-8/.125
Wayne Nordhagen - 39-193/.202
Bruce Bochte - 117-384/.305
Paul Dade - 50-169/.296

TEAM BATTING AVERAGE: 1196-4559/.262

R

Kuiper - 34
Grubb - 46
Martinez - 16
Manning - 38
Bell - 60
Lemon - 82
Ivie - 73
Velez - 19
Cox - 34
Lowenstein - 19
Duffy - 37
Carty - 16
Pruitt - 20
Hale - 4
Bonnell - 1
Dade - 24
Spikes - 1
Nordhagen - 22
Shopay - 3
Gomez - 8
Bochte - 52

2B

Kuiper - 12
Grubb - 23
Martinez - 4
Manning - 38
Bell - 25
Lemon - 31
Ivie - 27
Velez - 5
Cox - 11
Lowenstein - 10
Duffy - 11
Carty - 9
Pruitt - 1
Dade - 10
Nordhagen - 6
Gomez - 1
Bochte - 24

3B

Ivie - 1
Lemon - 4
Bell - 3
Cox - 2
Duffy - 2
Pruitt - 2
Manning - 4
Lowenstein - 1
Martinez - 1
Velez - 1
Bonnell - 1
Bochte - 4
Grubb - 5
Nordhagen - 5
Gomez - 4

HR

Ivie - 11
Lemon - 23
Bell - 14
Cox - 16
Duffy - 3
Carty - 5
Manning - 5
Lowenstein - 2
Velez - 6
Martinez - 1
Hale - 1
Bochte - 3
Grubb - 7
Dade - 2
Shopay - 2

RBI

Kuiper - 33
Grubb - 41
Martinez - 6
Manning - 23
Bell - 80
Lemon - 81
Velez - 15
Ivie - 58
Cox - 60
Duffy - 29
Carty - 23
Lowenstein - 13
Pruitt - 22
Bonnell - 3
Hale - 5
Bochte - 35
Dade - 20
Nordhagen - 26
Gomez - 4
Shopay - 7

SB-CS

Kuiper - SB: 9 CS: 3
Lemon - SB: 4 CS: 3
Bell - SB: 0 CS: 1
Duffy - SB: 1 CS: 0
Lowenstein - SB: 3 CS: 0
Manning - SB: 12 CS: 4
Ivie - SB: 0 CS: 1
Martinez - SB: 3 CS: 1
Bochte - SB: 1 CS: 0
Dade - SB: 4 CS: 2
Gomez - SB: 0 CS: 1

DEFENSE

OPP. SB

vs. Cox - SB: 33 CS: 7
vs. Pruitt - SB: 20 CS: 7
vs. Nordhagen - SB: 10 CS: 3

ERRORS

Pruitt - 1
Bell - 16
Kuiper - 7
Duffy - 24
Garland - 3
Lemon - 6
Ivie - 9
Grubb - 2
Kern - 3
Kravec - 1
Cox - 10
Bibby - 3
Lowenstein - 2
Manning - 3
Martinez - 4
Velez - 3
Hood - 4
Moffitt - 1
Dade - 1
Nordhagen - 5
Bochte - 5
Waits -1
Gomez - 7

PITCHING

ERA

STARTERS

Wayne Garland - 213-1/3 IP/82 ER - 3.46
Jim Bibby - 192-2/3 IP/60 ER - 2.80
Don Hood - 129-1/3 IP/36 ER - 2.51
Ken Kravec - 176 IP/75 ER - 3.84
Wayne Twitchell - 126-1/3 IP/57 ER - 4.06
Rick Waits - 137 IP/63 ER - 4.17

RELIEF

Jim Kern - 45-1/3 IP/15 ER - 2.98
Dave Tomlin - 67-1/3 IP/22 ER - 2.94
Bair - 36-1/3 IP/22 ER - 5.45
Wood - 36-2/3 IP/28 ER - 6.87
Moffitt - 9-2/3 IP/5 ER - 4.66
Laxton* - 12 IP/15 ER - 11.25

(* Released.)


STARTER ERA - 974-1/3 IP/373 ER - 3.45
RELIEF ERA - 207-1/3 IP/107 ER - 4.64
TEAM ERA - 1181-2/3 IP/480 ER - 3.66

W-L

Garland - 12-14
Bibby - 16-9
Kravec - 11-12
Hood - 9-5
Twitchell - 6-5
Waits - 9-7
Kern - 1-4
Tomlin - 3-2
Bair - 3-3
Moffitt - 0-1
Wood - 0-1

K-BB

Garland - K: 106 BB: 53
Bibby - K: 117 BB: 60
Kravec - K: 131 BB: 59
Hood - K: 77 BB: 52
Twitchell - K: 91 BB: 50
Waits - K: 60 BB: 55
Kern - K: 41 BB: 15
Tomnlin - K: 45 BB: 15
Bair - K: 21 BB: 16
Wood - K: 10 BB: 31
Moffitt - K: 3 BB: 4
Laxton - K: 2 BB: 4

SV-BS

Kern - SV: 14 BS: 5
Bair - SV: 0 BS: 2
Wood - SV: 1 BS: 0
Tomlin - SV: 6 BS: 2
Hood - SV: 1 BS: 0

SHUTOUTS (* Combined)

Garland - 2
Kravec - 4 (*1)
Waits - 1
Bibby - 4 (*1)
Hood - 3
Twitchell - 1

TIMES SHUTOUT - 6

QUALITY STARTS (A QS is when a starting pitcher goes 6+ innings and allows 3 or fewer runs.)

Garland - 14
Bibby - 15
Kravec - 13
Tomlin - 1
Waits - 12
Hood - 10
Twitchell - 7

COMPLETE GAMES

Garland - 11
Bibby - 6
Kravec - 6
Waits - 3
Hood - 4
Twitchell - 3​

 

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Series 48

CALIFORNIA ANGELS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS

FRI.-SUN. - SEPT. 2-4

MUNICIPAL STADIUM - CLEVELAND, OHIO

Game 1

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 75

Starting Line-ups

CAL

Jerry Remy 2B
Dave Chalk 3B
Barry Bonds RF
Don Baylor 1B
Dave Kingman DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Gil Flores CF
Terry Humphrey C

Starting Pitcher: Nolan Ryan

CLE

Barry Bonnell CF
John Lowenstein LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Ron Pruitt C
Rich Auerbach 2B
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Ken Kravec

(FA signing.)

(2B Ted Martinez and CF Rick Manning are out the first 2 games.)

CAL 002 000 400 - 6 8 0
CLE 040 000 000 - 4 5 3

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 2ND: Bell walked. Pruitt walked. Bell to second. Auerbach singled. Bases loaded. Frank Duffy squeeze bunt 3-4. Bell scored. Runners advanced to second and third. Bonnell singled. Pruitt and Auerbach scored. Lowenstein walked. Bonnell to second. Ivie walked. Bases loaded. Lemon sac fly to left. Bonnell scored. CAL 0, CLE 4

TOP 3RD: Flores tripled. Humphrey doubled. Flores scored. Remy singled. Humphrey to third. Chalk grounded into a 3-6 force out. Humphrey scored. CAL 2, CLE 4

TOP 7TH: Remy walked. Chalk reached on an error by Kravec. Remy to second. Bonds homered. Remy and Chalk scored. Baylor homered. Randy Moffitt relieved Kravec with 0 out. CAL 6, CLE 4

CLE Doug Bair relieved Moffitt to start the 8th.

WP: Ryan (CG) LP: Kravec (11-13)

Keys to the game: CAL SP Nolan Ryan survived a bout of severe wildness in the second inning and went into shutdown mode after that and RF Bobby Bonds belted a big three-run homer in the seventh to push the Halos past the Tribe 6-4. Ryan struck out 11 in the win.

ATTENDANCE: 36,802

Game 2

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 73

Starting Line-ups

CAL

Jerry Remy 2B
Dave Chalk 3B
Barry Bonds RF
Don Baylor 1B
Dave Kingman DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Gil Flores CF
Terry Humphrey C

Starting Pitcher: Frank Tanana

CLE

Barry Bonnell CF
Ron Pruitt LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Rich Auerbach 2B
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Twitchell

CAL 000 201 000 2 - 5 11 2
CLE 000 120 000 0 - 3 6 2

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 4TH: Chalk singled. Bonds homered. Chalk scored. CAL 2, CLE 0

BOT 4TH: Bell doubled. Cox singled. Bell scored. CAL 2, CLE 1

BOT 5TH: Bonnell walked. Pruitt reached on an error by Grich. Lemon doubled. Bonnell and Pruitt scored. CAL 2, CLE 3

TOP 6TH: Chalk singled. Bonds singled. Chalk to second. Baylor singled. Chalk scored. Dave Tomlin relieved Twitchell with 0 out and two on. CAL 3, CLE 3

CLE Jim Kern relieved Tomlin to start the 8th.

CLE Randy Moffitt relieved Kern to start the 10th.

TOP 10TH: Bonds reached on an error by Ivie. Bonds stole second. Rudi singled. Bonds scored. Grich tripled. Rudi scored. CAL 5, CLE 3

WP: Tanana (CG) LP: Moffitt (0-2)

Key to the game: CLE made a key error in the top of the 10th and the Angels pounced to score two unearned runs to beat the Indians 5-3. CAL SP Frank Tanana went the distance and whiffed 10.

ATTENDANCE: 32,165

Game 3

Game Time: 1:00pm

Temp: 75

Starting Line-ups

CAL

Jerry Remy 2B
Dave Chalk 3B
Barry Bonds RF
Don Baylor 1B
Dave Kingman DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Gil Flores CF
Terry Humphrey C

Starting Pitcher: Paul Hartzell

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell LF (Left game in the 4th with an injury. Out 3 games. Replaced by John Lowenstein.)
Buddy Bell 3B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Mike Ivie 1B
Larry Cox C
Rick Manning CF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Garland

CAL 001 000 000 - 1 9 1
CLE 007 000 20x - 9 12 1

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 3RD: Humphrey singled. Chalk singled. Humphrey to third. Bonds sac fly to left. Humphrey scored. CAL 1, CLE 0

BOT 3RD: Manning singled. Duffy reached on an error by Remy. Manning to second. Martinez singled. Manning scored. Duffy to second. Bonnell singled. Duffy scored. Martinez to second. Bell singled. Bases loaded. Lemon singled. Martinez and Bonnell scored. Bell to third. Velez doubled. Bell scored. Lemon to third. Balor Moore relieved Hartzell with one out and two on. Ivie sac fly to center. Lemon scored. Cox doubled. Velez scored. CAL 1, CLE 7

CLE Doug Bair relieved Wayne Garland with 0 out and two on in the 7th.

BOT 7TH: Lemon singled. Valez doubled. Lemon scored. Ivie doubled. Velez scored. CAL 1, CLE 9

CAL Dyar Miller relieved Moore to start the 8th.

WP: Garland (13-14) LP: Hartzell

Keys to the game: The Tribe erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the third inning and never looked back and three Indian pitchers held down the fort the rest of the way in a 9-1 blowout of the Angels. The Indians salvage the last game of the series to avoid the sweep.

ATTENDANCE: 33,210

CLE Record: 71-65

 

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Series 49

NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND INDIANS

MON.-THU. - SEPT. 5-8

MUNICIPAL STADIUM - CLEVELAND, OHIO

Game 1 (Twi-Night Double-Header)

Game Time: 5:00pm

Temp: 78

Starting Line-ups

NYY

Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Buck Dent SS

Starting Pitcher: Don Gullett

CLE

(OF Barry Bonnell out first three games of the series.)

Ted Martinez 2B
Ron Pruitt CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B (Left game with an injury in the 4th. Out 6 games. Ron Pruitt moved from CF to third. Rick Manning came in at center.)
Larry Cox C
John Hale LF (Left game with an injury in the 6th. Out 5 games. Replaced by John Lowenstein.)
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Jim Bibby

NYY 022 101 000 - 5 11 2
CLE 01 000 100 - 2 8 3

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 2ND: Dent singled. Rivers doubled. Dent to third. Randolph singled. Dent and Rivers scored. NYY 2, CLE 0

BOT 2ND: Velez walked. Cox walked. Velez to second. Hale singled. Velez scored. NYY 2, CLE 1

TOP 3RD: Nettles reached on an error by Bibby. Piniella singled. Nettles to second. Chambliss singled. Bases loaded. Dent sac fly to left. Nettles scored. Rivers singled. Piniella scored. NYY 4, CLE 1

TOP 4TH: Jackson homered. NYY 5, CLE 1

CLE Wilbur Wood relieved Bibby with a one out and two on in the 7th.

BOT 7TH: Martinez singled. Pruitt singled. Martinez to second. Lemon walked. Bases loaded. Velez singled. Martinez scored. NYY 5, CLE 2

NYY Sparky Lyle relieved Gullett with two out and two on in the 8th.

WP: Gullett SV: Lyle LP: Bibby (16-10)

Keys to the game: NYY SP Don Gulett pitched a strong 7-2/3 innings and RP Sparky Lyle came in to snuff out a late Indians' rally and theYanks took game one of the double-header 5-2.

Game 2

Game Time: 30-minutes after completion of the first game

STarting Line-ups

NYY

Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Buck Dent SS

Starting Pitcher: Catfish Hunter

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Rick Manning CF (Left game with an injury in the 6th. Out 5 games. Replaced by Tom Shopay.)
Ron Pruitt 3B (Left game with an injury in the 6th. Out 2 games. Replaced by Rico Carty.)
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Larry Cox C
Mike Ivie 1B
John Lowenstein LF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Don Hood

NYY 000 000 010 - 1 10 0
CLE 000 010 10x - 2 6 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 5TH: Velez homered. NYY 0, CLE 1

BOT 7TH: Ivie doubled. Duffy singled. Ivie scored. NYY 0, CLE 2

CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Hood with one out and two on in the 8th.

CLE Jim Kern relieved Tomlin with two out and one on in the 9th.

WP: Hood (10-5) SV: Kern (15) LP: Hunter

Keys to the game: CLE OF Otto Velez homered and Frank Duffy singled in Mike Ivie with what would turn out to be the winning run and RPs Dave Tomlin and Jim Kern shut down a couple of late Yankee rallies to edge the Bombers 2-1 and earn a split of the double-header.,

ATTENDANCE: 61,387

Game 3

(Players brought in to replace injured Indians: 3B Joe Torre, LF Dick Davis,OF Tom Shopay, C Buck Martinez)

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 73

Starting Line-ups

NYY

Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Buck Dent SS (Left game with injury in the 8th. Out 8 games. Replaced by Fred Stanley.)

Starting Pitcher: Ron Guidry

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Dick Davis LF
Otto Velez RF
Chet Lemon DH
Tom Shopay CF
Mike Ivie 1B
B. Martinez C
Joe Torre 3B
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Ken Kravec

NYY 020 000 000 - 2 3 0
CLE 000 210 10x - 4 10 0

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 2ND: Jackson walked. Nettles homered. NYY 2, CLE 0

BOT 4TH: Lemon tripled. Shopay walked. Ivie doubled. Lemon scored. Shopay to third. Martinez grounded into a 5-2 force out at home. Ivie to third. Martinez safe at first. Torre doubled. Ivie scored. NYY 2, CLE 2

BOT 5TH: T. Martinez singled. Davis doubled. T. Martinez to third. Velez walked. Bases loaded. Lemon grounded into a 5-2 force out at home. Bases loaded. Shopay walked. Davis scored. NYY 2, CLE 3

BOT 7TH: Davis doubled. Shopay singled. Davis scored. NYY 2, CLE 4

CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Kravec with two out and one on in the 9th.

WP: Kravec (12-13) SV: Tomlin (8) LP: Guidry (CG)

Keys to the game: CLE OFs Dick Davis and Tom Shopay and 3B Joe Torre, all just brought in because of team injuries, played major roles in the Tribe's 4-2 win over the Yankees. Davis doubled twice and scored. Shopay had two RBIs and 3B Joe Torre doubled in a run. CLE SP Ken Kravec pitched 8-2/3 innings of three-hit baseball and RP Dave Tomlin slammed the door on a potential Yankee rally in the 9th to preserve the victory. NYY SP Ron Guidry went the distance in the losing effort.

ATTENDANCE: 59,882

Game 4

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 72

NYY

Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Fred Stanley SS

Starting Pitcher: Ed Figueroa


CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Otto Velez RF
Chet Lemon DH
Dick Davius LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Larry Cox C
Joe Torre 3B
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Twitchell

NYY 002 002 010 - 5 6 1
CLE 020 400 000 - 6 11 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 2ND: Torre homered. Duffy doubled. Bonnell tripled. Duffy scored. NYY 0, CLE 2

TOP 3RD: Stanley doubled. Rivers homered. NYY 2, CLE 2

BOT 4TH: Torre homered. Duffy singled. T. Martinez singled. Duffy to second. Bonnell singled. Duffy scored. T. Martinez to second. Dick Tidrow relieved Figueroa with two on and 0 out. Velez singled. T. Martinez scored. Bonnell to third. Davis sac fly to left. Bonnell scored. NYY 2, CLE 6

TOP 6TH: Rivers singled. Munson homered. NYY 4, CLE 6

CLE Randy Moffitt relieved Twitchell to start the 8th.

TOP 8TH: White homered. NYY 5, CLE 6

CLE Jim Kern relieved Moffitt with two on and 0 out in the 9th.

WP: Twitchell (7-5) SV: Kern (16) LP: Figueroa

Keys to the game: CLE OF Dick Davis and 3B Joe Torre, emergency replacements for injured Indians, came through again as the Indians won their third straight in the five-game series with the Yanks by a scored of 6-5. 3B Torre homered twice to the delight of the 58,000+ in attendance for the game. OF Davis drove in a run with a sac fly. RP Jim Kern picked up the save as he thwarted another Yankee rally in this rare five-game series.

ATTENDANCE: 58,651

Game 5

Game Time: 12:30pm

Temp: 75

Starting Line-ups

NYY

Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Fred Stanley SS

Starting Pitcher: Mike Torrez

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Otto Velez RF
Chet Lemon DH
Dick Davis LF
Larry Cox C
Mike Ivie 1B
Joe Torre 3B
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Garland

NYY 210 000 020 - 5 7 0
CLE 000 000 001 - 1 5 1

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 1ST: Randolph reached on an error by Torre. Munson homered. NYY 2, CLE 0

TOP 2ND: Piniella singled. Chamblss doubled. Piniella scored. NYY 3, CLE 0

TOP 8TH: Jackson walked. Nettles singled. Jackson to second. Piniella tripled. Jackson and Nettles scored. NYY 5, CLE 0

BOT 9TH: T. Martinez singled. Velez walked. T. Martinez to second. Lemon doubled. T. Martinez scored. Sparky Lyle relieved Torrez with one out and two on. NYY 5, CLE 1

WP: Torrez LP: Garland (13-15)

Keys to the game: NYY C Thurman Munson slammed a two-run homer and OF Lou Piniella knocked in a pair with a triple and SP Mike Torrez carried a shutout into the 9th before it was broken up on a one- out RBI double by Chet Lemon and the Pinstripes downed the Tribe 5-1 in a weekday matinee. The Indians won three of five in the series and the AL East race remains tight between the Yanks, Indians and Orioles, who are right behind them in the rearview mirror.

ATTENDANCE: 47,386

CLE Record: 74-67

 

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Series 50

CLEVELAND INDIANS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES

FRI.-SUN. - SEPT. 9-11

MEMORIAL STADIUM - BALTIMORE, MD

Game 1

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 71

Starting Line-ups

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Larry Cox C
Dick Davis LF
Joe Torre 3B
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Jim Bibby

BAL

Al Bumbry CF
Rich Dauer 2B
Ken Singleton RF
Eddie Murray 1B
Lee May DH
Doug DeCinces 3B
Pat Kelly LF
Mark Belanger SS
Rick Dempsey C

Starting Pitcher: Ross Grimsley

CLE 000 000 300 - 3 6 0
BAL 000 310 13x - 8 9 1

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 4TH: Singleton walked. Murray walked. Singleton to second. May homered. Singleton and Murray scored. CLE 0, BAL 3

BOT 5TH: Bumbry homered. Doug Bair relieved Jim Bibby with one out and 0 on. CLE 0, BAL 4

TOP 7TH: Velez doubled. Cox doubled. Velez scored. Duffy singled. Cox scored. T. Martinez singled. Duffy to second. Dick Drago relieved Grimsley with two out and two on. Bonnell singled. Duffy scored. CLE 3, BAL 4

CLE Randy Moffitt relieved Doug Bair to start the 7th.

BOT 7TH: Murray homered. CLE 3, BAL 5

BOT 8TH: DeCinces singled. Belanger walked. DeCinces to second. Dempsey singled. DeCinces scored. Runners advanced on throw home. Bumbry singled. Belanger and Dempsey scored. CLE 3, BAL 8

WP: Grimsley LP: Bibby (16-11)

Keys to the games: The O's slammed three big home runs and three O's pitchers combined to hold the Tribe in check in an 8-3 win for the Birds.

ATTENDANCE: 25,403

Game 2

Game Time: 7:00pm

Temp: 73

Starting Line-ups

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Larry Cox C (Left game with an injury in the 7th. Out 5 games. Replaced by Ron Pruitt.)
John Lowenstein LF
Joe Torre 3B
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Don Hood

BAL

Al Bumbry CF
Rich Dauer 2B
Ken Singleton RF
Eddie Murray 1B
Lee May DH
Doug DeCinces 3B
Andres Mora LF
Mark Belanger SS
Rick Dempsey C

Starting Pitcher: Jim Palmer

CLE 000 100 000 001 - 2 6 1
BAL 010 000 000 000 - 1 6 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 2ND: Murray singled. May singled. Murray to seecond. DeCinces walked. Bases loaded. Belanger sac fly to right. CLE 0, BAL 1

TOP 4TH: Bonnell singled. Velez walked. Bonnell to second. Cox singled. Bonnell scored. CLE 1, BAL 1

TOP 12TH: Velez homered. CLE 2, BAL 1

CLE Jim Kern relieved Hood to start the 12th.

WP: Hood (11-5) SV: Kern (17) LP: Palmer (CG)

Keys to the game: CLE OF Otto Velez belted a solo homer off O's SP Jim Palmer to start the 12th inning and CLE SP Don Hood went 11 innings and RP Jim Kern picked up the save as the Indians downed the O's 2-1.

ATTENDANCE: 31,712

Game 3

Game Time 1:00pm

Temp: 76

Starting Line-ups

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Ron Pruitt LF
Buck Martinez C (FA signing.)
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Ken Kravec

BAL

Al Bumbry CF
Rich Dauer 2B
Ken Singleton RF
Eddie Murray 1B
Lee May DH
Doug DeCinces 3B
Andres Mora LF
Mark Belanger SS
Rick Dempsey C

Starting Pitcher: Mike Flanagan

CLE 000 001 000 01 - 2 8 0
BAL 100 000 000 00 - 1 5 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 1ST: Singleton homered. CLE 0, BAL 1

TOP 6TH: Ivie tripled. Lemon singled. Ivie scored. CLE 1, BAL 1

TOP 11TH: Lemon walked. Velez singled. Lemon to second. Pruitt singled. Lemon scored. CLE 2, BAL 1

CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Kravec with two on and two out in the 11th.

WP: Kravec (13-13) SV: Tomlin (9) LP: Flanagan (CG)

Keys to the game: CLE LF Ron Pruitt singled in DH Chet Lemon with the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th and the Indians won a second straight 2-1 extra-inning decision over the Orioles. In the bottom of the 11th, O's SS Mark Belanager walked. C Dave Skaggs then doubled to center but Belanger was thrown out 8-2 to preserve the win for the Indians. CLE SP Ken Kravec pitched into the 11th for the victors and RP Dave Tomlin came in and made the save for the Tribe. O's SP Mike Flanagan went the distance in a losing effort.

ATTENDANCE: 35,629

CLE Record: 76-68

 

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Series 51

DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS

MON.-TUE. - SEPT. 12-13

MUNICIPAL STADIUM - CLEVELAND, OHIO

Game 1

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 71

Starting Line-ups

DET

Ron Le Flore CF
Tito Fuentes 2B
Jason Thompson 1B
Rusty Staub DH
Steve Kemp RF
Ben Oglivie LF
Milt May C
Phil Mankowski 3B
Tom Veryzer SS

Starting Pitcher: John Hiller

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Ron Pruitt LF
Buck Martinez C
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Twitchell

DET 200 010 003 - 6 11 1
CLE 000 300 011 - 5 13 2

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 1ST: LeFlore singled. LeFlore stole second. Thompson singled. LeFlore scored. Staub doubled. Thompson to third. Kemp grounded into a 4-2 force out. Staub to second. Kemp safe at first. Oglivie singled. Staub scored. DET 2, CLE 0

BOT 4TH: Lemon walked. Velez walked. Lemon to second. Bell singled. Lemon scored. Velez to third. Pruitt walked. Bases loaded. B. Martinez singled. Velez and Bell scored. DET 2, CLE 3

TOP 5TH: LeFlore walked. Fuentes tripled. LeFlore scored. DET 3, CLE 3

BOT 8TH: Bell singled. Bruce Taylor relieved Hiller with 0 out. Pruitt singled. Bell to third. Duffy squeeze bunt 3-4. Bell scored. DET 3, CLE 4

CLE Jim Kern relieved Twitchell to start the 9th.

TOP 9TH: PH Tim Corcoran (batting for Veryzer) singled. Fuentes singled. Corcoran to second. Dave Tomlin relieved Kern with 2 on and 1 out. Thompson homered. Corcoran and Fuentes scored. DET 6, CLE 4

DET Steve Foucault relieved Taylor to start the 9th.

BOT 9TH: Lemon singled. Velez singled. Lemon to second. Bell singled. Lemon scored. DET 6, CLE 5

WP: Taylor SV: Foucault LP: Kern (1-5) BS: Tomlin (3)

Keys to the game: DET 1B Jason Thompson blasted a three-run homer off Tribe reliever Dave Tomlin with one out in the 9th and RP Steve Foucault snuffed out an Indians' 9th inning rally for a 6-5 Detroit win.

ATTENDANCE: 26,423

Game 2 (Game 1 of Twi-Night Doubleheader)

Game Time: 5:00pm

Temp: 70

Starting Line-ups


DET

Ron Le Flore CF
Tito Fuentes 2B
Jason Thompson 1B
Rusty Staub DH
Steve Kemp RF
Ben Oglivie LF
Milt May C
Phil Mankowski 3B
Tom Veryzer SS

Starting Pitcher: Dave Rozema

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Rick Manning CF
Buck Martinez C
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Garland

DET 000 000 011 - 2 6 0
CLE 102 020 00x - 5 8 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 1ST: T. Martinez doubled. Bonnell singled. T. Martinez scored. DET 0, CLE 1

BOT 3RD: Ivie singled. Lemon singled. Ivie to third. Velez walked. Bases loaded. Bell singled. Ivie and Lemon scored. DET 0, CLE 3

BOT 5TH: Lemon homered. Velez homered. DET 0, CLE 5

TOP 8TH: Oglivie walked. May singled. Oglivie to second. Mankowski hit into a 5-4-3 double play. Oglivie to third. PH Corcoran (batting for SS Veryzer) singled. Oglivie scored. DET 1, CLE 5

TOP 9TH: Thompson walked. Kemp doubled. Thompson scored. DET 2, CLE 5

WP: Garland (14-15) LP: Rozema

Keys to the game: CLE DH Chet Lemon and OF Otto Velez went deep back-to-back and 3B Buddy Bell knocked in a pair with a bases loaded single and SP Wayne Garland went the distance for win number 14 on the season as the Tribe downed the Tigers 5-2. DET SP Dave Rozema went the distance in a losing effort.

Game 3 (Game 2 of DH)

Game Time: 30-minutes after the completion of the first game.

Starting Line-ups

DET

Ron Le Flore CF
Tito Fuentes 2B
Jason Thompson 1B
Rusty Staub DH
Steve Kemp RF
Ben Oglivie LF
Milt May C
Phil Mankowski 3B
Tom Veryzer SS

Starting Pitcher: Mark Fidrych

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Rick Manning CF
Buck Martinez C
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Jim Bibby

DET 200 000 020 - 4 6 0
CLE 003 000 000 - 3 13 1

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 1ST: LeFlore singled. Thompson homered. DET 2, CLE 0

TOP 3RD: Manning walked. B. Martinez singled. Manning to second. Duffy singled. Manning scored. B. Martinez to third. T. Martinez singled. B. Martinez scored. Duffy to second. Bonnell singled. Duffy scored. Fernando Arroyo relieved Fidrych with the bases loaded and 0 out. DET 2, CLE 3

DET Bruce Taylor relieved Arroyo to start the 8th.

TOP 8TH: Mankowski singled. LeFlore singled. Mankowski to second. Fuentes walked. Bases loaded. Dave Tomlin relieved Bibby with the bases loaded and 1 out. Staub singled. Mankowski and LeFlore scored. DET 4, CLE 3

DET Steve Foucault relieved Taylor to start the 9th.

WP: Arroyo SV: Foucault LP: Bibby (16-12) BS: Tomlin (4)

Keys to the game: DET reliever Fernando Arroyo shut down a bases loaded, no out jam in the bottom of the third after the Indians had already put three on the board and chased DET SP Mark Fidrych. The Tigers then rallied late for the second time in two games and CLE RP Dave Tomlin gave up a two-out bases loaded single to DET DH Rusty Staub in the top of the 8th as the Tigers took the rubber game of the series with a 4-3 win over Cleveland. Normally reliable CLE RP Dave Tomlin blew his second save chance in the series.The two late inning losses could greatly impact Cleveland's palyoff hopes as they head into the stretch run.

DH ATTENDANCE: 28,157

CLE Record: 77-70

 

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Series 52

TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS

SAT.-SUN. - SEPT. 17-18

MUNICIPAL STADIUM - CLEVELAND, OHIO

Game 1

(Twi-Night Double-Header)

Game Time: 5:00pm

Temp: 70

Starting Line-ups

TOR

Bob Bailor CF
Al Woods LF
Bruce Bochte RF
Ron Fairly DH (Left game with an injury in the 2nd. Out 8 games. Replaced by Sam Ewing.)
Doug Ault 1B
Roy Howell 3B
Steve Staggs 2B
Hector Torres SS
Rick Cerone C

Starting Pitcher: Jerry Garvin

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Ron Pruitt LF
Buck Martinez C
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Don Hood

TOR 000 000 001 - 1 5 1
CLE 000 001 01X - 2 7 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 6TH: Ivie reached on an error by Staggs. Lemon doubled. Ivie to third. Velez walked. Bases loaded. Bell grounded into a 6-2 force out. Bases loaded. Pruitt grounded into a 6-2 force out. Bases loaded. B. Martinez singled. Velez scored. TOR 0, CLE 1

BOT 8TH: Pruitt walked. Duffy hit into a 5-4 force out. Duffy at first. T. Martinez singled. Duffy to second. Bonnell singled. Duffy scored. TOR 0, CLE 2

TOP 9TH: PH Doug Rader (batting for Cerone) homered. TOR 1, CLE 2

WP: Hood (12-5, CG) LP: Garvin (CG)

Keys to the game: CLE C Buck Martinez and OF Barry Bonnell singled in runs and SP Don Hood made them stand up as the Indians held on to beat the Jays 2-1. Both pitchers went the distance.

Game 2 (Game 2 of DH)

Game Time: 30-minutes after completion of the first game.

Starting Line-ups

TOR

Bob Bailor CF
Al Woods LF
Bruce Bochte RF
Doug Ault 1B
Roy Howell 3B
Sam Ewing DH
Steve Staggs 2B (Left game with an injury in the 2nd. Out 8 games. Replaced by Dave McKay.)
Hector Torres SS
Rick Cerone C

Starting Pitcher: Tom Murphy

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Rick Manning CF
Buck Martinez C
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Ken Kravec

TOR 010 000 000 - 1 6 3
CLE 510 001 00x - 7 6 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 1ST: T. Martinez doubled. Bonnell singled. T. Martinez scored. Ivie reached on a two-base error by Woods. Bonnell to third. Lemon walked. Bases loaded. Velez doubled. Bonnell and Ivie scored. Lemon to third. Bell singled. Lemon and Velez scored. Doug Byrd relieved Murphy with 0 out and 1 on. TOR 0, CLE 5

TOP 2ND: Howell doubled. Ewing doubled. Howell scored. TOR 1, CLE 5

BOT 2ND: T. Martinez homered. TOR 1, CLE 6

BOT 6TH: Bonnell singled. Lemon walked. Velez reached on a two-base error by Woods. Bonnell scored. TOR 1, CLE 7

WP: Kravec (14-13, CG) LP: Murphy

Keys to the game: The Indians roughed up TOR SP Tom Murphy for five runs in the first and Murphy was yanked after failing to retire a batter and CLE SP Ken Kravec tossed a six-hit complete game as the Indians completed the double-header sweep of Toronto 7-1.

DH ATTENDANCE: 40,725

Game 3

Game Time: 1:00pm

Temp: 72

Starting Line-ups


TOR

Bob Bailor CF
Al Woods LF
Bruce Bochte RF
Doug Ault 1B
Roy Howell 3B
Sam Ewing DH
Hector Torres SS
Dave McKay 2B
Alan Ashby C

Starting Pitcher: Dave Lemancyzk

CLE

Ted Martinez 2B
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Rick Manning CF
Buck Martinez C
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Twitchell

TOR 00 200 230 - 7 14 1
CLE 000 000 000 - 0 5 0

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 4TH: Ewing doubled. Torres singled. Ewing to third. McKay walked. bases loaded. Ashby singled. Ewing and Torres scored. TOR 2, CLE 0

TOP 7TH: Ashby singled. Bailor homered. TOR 4, CLE 0

TOP 8TH: Ewing singled. Randy Moffitt relieved Twitchell with 0 out and 1 on. McKay hit into a 3-6 force out. McKay at first. Ashby tripled. McKay scored. Bailor singled. Ashby scored. Woods tripled. Bailor scored. TOR 7, CLE 0

CLE Wilbur Wood relieved Moffitt to start the 9th.

WP: Lemancyzk (CG) LP: Twitchell (7-6)

Keys to the game: TOR SP Dave Lemancyzk pitched a five-hit masterpiece and OF Bob Bailor and C Alan Ashby drove in three runs each as the Blue Jays blanked the Indians 7-0.

ATTENDANCE: 45,298

CLE Record: 79-71

 

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Series 53

CLEVELAND INDIANS AT DETROIT TIGERS

TUE.-WED. - SEPT. 20-21

TIGER STADIUM - DETROIT, MI

Game 1

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 71

Starting Line-ups

Ted Martinez SS
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Duane Kuiper 2B
Rick Manning CF
Buck Martinez C

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Garland

DET

Ron LeFlore CF
Tito Fuentes 2B
Jason Thompson 1B
Rusty Staub DH
Steve Kemp LF
Ben Oglivie LF
Milt May C
Phil Mankowski 3B
Tom Veryzer SS

Starting Pitcher: Mark Fidrych

CLE 201 040 000 - 7 17 1
DET 010 001 000 - 2 9 1

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 1ST: T. Martinez singled. Bonnell grounded into a 4-6 force out. Bonnell safe at first. Ivie singled. Bonnell to second. Lemon doubled. Bonnell scored. Ivie to third. Bell singled. Ivie scored. CLE 2, DET 0

BOT 2ND: Oglivie homered. CLE 2, DET 1

TOP 3RD: Velez singled. Bell singled. Velez to third. Kuiper sac fly to left. CLE 3, DET 1

TOP 5TH: Ivie singled. Lemon singled. Ivie to third. Velez sac fly to left. Ivie scored. Kuiper hit by pitch. Lemon to second. Manning singled. Lemon scored. Kuiper to third. B. Martinez singled. Kuiper scored. Manning to third. T. Martinez reached on an error by Veryzer. Manning scored. CLE 7, DET 1

DET Fernando Arroyo relieved Fidrych to start the 6th.

BOT 6TH: Staub doubled. May singled. Staub scored. CLE 7, DET 2

CLE Jim Kern relieved Garland with 1 on and 0 out in the 9th.

WP: Garland (15-15) LP: Fidrych

Keys to the game: The Indians banged out 17 hits and CLE SP Wayne Garland picked up his 15th win of the season as the Tribe downed the Tigers 7-2.

ATTENDANCE: 9,036

Game 2

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 72

Starting Line-ups

CLE

Ted Martinez SS
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Duane Kuiper 2B
Rick Manning CF
Buck Martinez C

Starting Pitcher: Jim Bibby

DET

Ron LeFlore CF
Tito Fuentes 2B
Jason Thompson 1B
Rusty Staub DH
Steve Kemp LF
Ben Oglivie LF
Milt May C
Phil Mankowski 3B
Tom Veryzer SS

Starting Pitcher: Milt Wilcox

CLE 000 300 000 - 3 5 0
DET 010 000 010 - 2 7 0

HOW THEY SCORED

BOT 2ND: Staub doubled. May singled. Staub scored. CLE 0, DET 1

TOP 4TH: Bonnell singled. Ivie doubled. Bonnell scored. Velez homered. Ivie scored. CLE 3, DET 1

BOT 8TH: LeFlore hit by pitch. Fuentes singled. LeFlore to second. Dave Tomlin relieved Bibby with 2 on and 1 out. Staub singled. LeFlore scored. CLE 3, DET 2

WP: Bibby (17-12) SV: Tomlin (10) LP: Wilcox (CG)

Keys to the game: CLE RF Otto Velez hit a two-run homer and RP Dave Tomlin held off a potential Tiger rally in the 9th as the Indians swpet the two-game series by a score of 3-2.

The Indians next seven games are against AL East contender Baltimore and AL East leading New York.

ATTENDANCE: 8,442

CLE Record: 81-71

 

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ALL '77 AL ROSTERS LISTED IN POST #5.\

Series 54

BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT CLEVELAND INDIANS

FRI.-SUN. - 23-25

MUNICIPAL STADIUM - CLEVELAND, OHIO

Game 1

Game Time: 7:30pm

Temp: 69

Starting Line-ups

BAL

Al Bumbry CF
Rich Dauer 2B
Ken Singleton RF
Eddie Murray 1B
Lee May DH
Doug DeCinces 3B
Andres Mora LF
Mark Belanger SS
Rick Dempsey C

Starting Pitcher: Jim Palmer

CLE

Ted Martinez SS
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Duane Kuiper 2B
Rick Manning CF

Starting Pitcher: Don Hood

BAL 100 010 000 0 - 2 5 1
CLE 000 001 001 1 - 3 9 1

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 1ST: Singleton homered. BAL 1, CLE 0

TOP 5TH: Belanger walked. Dempsey grounded out 6-3. Belanger to second. Bumbry singled. Belanger scored. BAL 2, CLE 0

BOT 6TH: Ivie homered. BAL 2, CLE 1

BOT 9TH: Ivie homered. BAL 2, CLE 2

BOT 10TH: Cox singled. Lowenstein pinch-runner for Cox. Kuiper doubled. Lowenstein to third. Manning singled. Lowenstein scored.

WP: Hood (13-5, CG) LP: Palmer (CG)

Keys to the game: CLE 1B Mike Ivie blasted two solo homers and CF Rick Manning singled to drive in pinch-runner John Lowenstein as the Tribe rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat the O's 3-2 in the first game of this pivotal series. Both starters went the distance.

ATTENDANCE: 48,006

Game 2

Game Time: 1:00pm (NBC GAME OF THE WEEK)

Temp: 71

Starting Line-ups

BAL

Al Bumbry CF
Rich Dauer 2B
Ken Singleton RF
Eddie Murray 1B
Lee May DH
Doug DeCinces 3B
Andres Mora LF
Mark Belanger SS
Rick Dempsey C

Starting Pitcher: Mike Flanagan

CLE

Ted Martinez SS (Left game with an injury in the 5th. Out for the season. Replaced by Frank Duffy.)
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Duane Kuiper 2B
Rick Manning CF

Starting Pitcher: Ken Kravec

BAL 200 100 610 - 10 10 0
CLE 000 000 000 - 0 5 0

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 1ST: Singleton singled. Murray homered. BAL 2, CLE 0

TOP 4TH: Mora homered. BAL 3, CLE 0

TOP 7TH: Belanger singled. Dempsey walked. Doug Bair relieved Kravec with 2 on and 0 out. Bumbry walked. Bases loaded. Dauer walked. Beloanger scored. Bases loaded. Singleton singled. Dempsey scored. Bases loaded. Randy Moffitt relieved Bair with the bases loaded and 0 out. Murray grounded into a 3-2 force out. Bases loaded. May doubled. Dauer and Singleton scored. Murray to third. Mora singled. Murray and May scored. BAL 9, CLE 0

TOP 8TH: Dauer walked. Singleton walked. Dauer to second. Murray walked. Bases loaded. May walked. Dauer scored. BAL 10, CLE 0

WP: Flanagan (CG) LP: Kravec (14-14)

Keys to the game: BAL 1b Eddie Murray and OF Andres Mora hit key homers and the O's erupted for six in the top of the 7th in a 10-0 route of the Indians in the nationally televised game. O's SP Mike Flanbagan pitched a five-hit complete game shutout as the O's remained in the AL East race with New York and Cleveland.

ATTENDANCE: 61,537

Game 3 (Fan Appreciation Day- Last home game of the regular season)

Game Time: 1:00pm

Temp: 67

Starting Line-ups

BAL

Al Bumbry CF
Rich Dauer 2B
Ken Singleton RF
Eddie Murray 1B
Lee May DH
Doug DeCinces 3B
Pat Kelly LF
Mark Belanger SS
Rick Dempsey C

Starting Pitcher: Rudy May

CLE

Duane Kuiper 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Ron Pruitt LF
Frank Duffy SS

Starting Pitcher: Wayne Garland

BAL 010 002 100 4 - 8 13 0
CLE 010 000 210 1 - 5 9 2

HOW THEY SCORED

TOP 2ND: Dempsey singled. Bumbry walked. Dempsey to second. Dauer walked. Bases loaded. Singleton walked. Dempsey scored. BAL 1, CLE 0

BOT 2ND: Lemon singled. Velez walked. Lemon to second. Bell singled. Lemon scored. BAL 1, CLE 1

TOP 6TH: Belanger walked. Belanger stole second. Dempsey singled. Belanger scored. Dauer singled. Dempsey to third. Singleton singled. Dempsey scored. BAL 3, CLE 1

TOP 7TH: May singled. DeCinces singled. May to second. Dave Tomlin relieved Garland with 2 on and 0 out. Kelly hit into a 4-6-3 double play. May to third. Belanger singled. May scored. BAL 4, CLE 1

BOT 7TH: Bell singled. Duffy homered. Bell scored. BAL 4, CLE 3

CLE Jim Kern relieved Tomlin with 2 out and 2 on in the 8th.

BAL Tippy Martinez relieved May to start the 8th.

BOT 8TH: Lemon homered. BAL 4, CLE 4

TOP 10TH: Bumbry singled. Dauer reached on an error by Kern. Bumbry to second. Singleton walked. Bases loaded. May hit a grand slam homer. BAL 8, CLE 4

BOT 10TH: Ivie walked. Bell walked. Cox singled. Ivie scored. BAL 8, CLE 5

WP: T. Martinez LP: Kern (1-6)

Keys to the game: BAL DH hit a tie-breaking grand slam in the top of the 10th and the O's downed the Indians to take two of three in the important series. The Indians rallied from 4-1 down and tied the game and had a chance to win it in the bottom of the 9th. CLE C Larry Coix led off the bottom of the 9th with a triple and then LF Ron Pruitt walked. But T. Martinez then struck out SS Frank Duffy. Kuiper then grounded out 4-3 with the infield in. And OF Barry Bonnell grounded out to short to end the threat.

The Indians now head to the Bromnx for a 4-game set with the Yankees in the make or break series of the year for the Tribe. Both teams are 82-73 heading into the series and tied for first.

ATTENDANCE: 67,749

CLE Record: 82-73

 

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Orioles-Indians series listed in above post.