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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 16, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 16, 1977 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,863 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: (none) 3B: Rich Garcia |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Marty Perez | Third Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Tabb | First Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Willie Crawford | Right Fielder |
| Tim Hosley | DH |
| Larry Murray | Center Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | Left Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Ron Pruitt | Right Fielder |
| Paul Dade | Center Fielder |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 16, 1977
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Eckersley
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Eckersley
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page bunts towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blue
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Blue
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Blue
Bochte strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Blue
Thornton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Blue
Carty strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Eckersley
Tabb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Eckersley
Sanguillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Eckersley
Crawford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Crawford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hosley vs. Eckersley
Hosley hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crawford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Eckersley
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Picciolo vs. Eckersley
Picciolo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Blue
Pruitt hits a line drive towards first. Tabb reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Blue
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Blue
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Eckersley
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Eckersley
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Blue
Duffy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blue
Kuiper strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blue
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Blue
Bochte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Blue
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Eckersley
Tabb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Eckersley
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Eckersley
Crawford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hosley vs. Eckersley
Hosley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanguillen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Eckersley
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanguillen scores. Hosley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picciolo vs. Eckersley
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Eckersley
Scott 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
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Blue
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Blue
Pruitt hits a line drive into left field. Page picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Page. Pruitt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Blue
Dade hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pruitt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Blue
Kendall hits a line drive into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Blue
Duffy hits a line drive into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Eckersley
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pruitt who is chasing the ball. Page reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tabb vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Tabb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanguillen vs. Andersen
Larry Andersen now pitching.
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Page scores. Tabb moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Andersen
Crawford 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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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blue
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blue
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Blue
Bochte bunts towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Blue
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Blue
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hosley vs. Andersen
Hosley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andersen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Andersen
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andersen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Andersen
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andersen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Blue
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Blue
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Blue
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Andersen
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Andersen
Perez bunts towards the mound. Andersen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Kuiper covering - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Andersen
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabb vs. Andersen
There goes Page. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabb vs. Andersen
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Mitchell Page.
Tabb is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Andersen
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Alexander scores. There goes Tabb trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Blue
Matt Alexander now playing center field. Larry Murray now playing left field. Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blue
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Blue
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Blue
Bochte hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Hood
Larvell Blanks now playing shortstop. Don Hood now pitching.
Crawford hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hosley vs. Hood
Hosley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hood
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Blue
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Blue
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Blue
Pruitt hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Blue
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Picciolo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Kern
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Kern
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Picciolo scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Kern
Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabb vs. Kern
Tabb 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
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Blue
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Blue
Blanks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tabb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blue
Kuiper is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1977 -- Oakland at Cleveland (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Scott R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Perez M, 3b 5 0 1 1 Bell B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Page M, lf 4 1 2 0 Bochte B, lf 3 0 1 0
Alexander M, pr-cf 1 1 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 1 2 2
Tabb J, 1b 3 2 2 2 Carty R, dh 4 0 1 0
Sanguillen M, c 4 2 3 3 Pruitt R, rf 4 1 1 0
Crawford W, rf 4 0 1 0 Dade P, cf 4 0 1 1
Hosley T, dh 4 0 1 0 Kendall F, c 4 0 0 0
Murray L, cf-lf 4 0 1 1 Duffy F, ss 2 0 0 0
Picciolo R, ss 4 1 1 0 Blanks L, ph-ss 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 12 7 35 3 9 3
Oakland 020 210 101 -- 7
Cleveland 000 120 000 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (W) 9.0 9 3 2 1 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L) 4.1 8 5 5 0 4
Monge S* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Andersen L 2.2 2 1 1 2 0
Hood D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Kern J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
E -- Page M
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Cleveland 7
2B -- Crawford W
3B -- Page M
HR -- Tabb J 2, Sanguillen M, Thornton A
SB -- Page M
SH -- Bochte B
T -- 2:38
A -- 8863
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