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Indians
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 21, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 21, 1977 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 2,702 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Jim McKean 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Deegan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Dade | Third Baseman |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | Left Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Jim Norris | Center Fielder |
| Ron Pruitt | Right Fielder |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Marty Perez | Third Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Jerry Tabb | First Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Jim Tyrone | Right Fielder |
| Sheldon Mallory | Left Fielder |
| Larry Murray | Center Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 21, 1977
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Langford
Dade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Langford
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Langford
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dade moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Langford
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Langford
Carty strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Eckersley
Scott hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Eckersley
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabb vs. Eckersley
There goes Page. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabb vs. Eckersley
Tabb strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Langford
Norris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Langford
Pruitt strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Langford
Kendall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Eckersley
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Eckersley
Tyrone strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Eckersley
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Eckersley
There goes Mallory. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Mallory steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Eckersley
Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Murray reaches second base with a double. Mallory scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Picciolo vs. Eckersley
Picciolo hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Langford
Duffy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mallory. Duffy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Langford
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuiper vs. Langford
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tabb scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. Duffy scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Langford
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott misplays the ball. That's an error on Scott. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Langford
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Eckersley
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Eckersley
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Langford
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Langford
Norris hits a fly ball into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Langford
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Eckersley
Tabb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tabb for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Eckersley
Sanguillen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyrone vs. Eckersley
Tyrone takes first base on ball four. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mallory vs. Eckersley
Mallory hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Eckersley
Murray 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 5
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Langford
Kendall hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Langford
Duffy hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Langford
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Eckersley
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, 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 -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Eckersley
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Langford
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Langford
Bochte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Langford
Thornton strikes out. There goes Bochte. The throw from Sanguillen to Picciolo, and Bochte is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabb vs. Eckersley
Tabb hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Eckersley
There goes Page. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Eckersley
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Page moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tyrone vs. Eckersley
Tyrone hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Langford
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Langford
Norris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Langford
There goes Norris. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Norris steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pruitt vs. Langford
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Norris moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kendall vs. Langford
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norris tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Langford
There goes Pruitt. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Scott applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Eckersley
Mallory hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Eckersley
Murray hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Eckersley
Picciolo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Langford
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Langford
Dade hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Langford
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Eckersley
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Eckersley
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page 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 9
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Langford
Bochte 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 -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Langford
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Langford
Carty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murray. Carty reaches second base with a double. Thornton goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Bair
John Lowenstein pinch runs for Rico Carty. Doug Bair now pitching.
Norris is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pruitt vs. Bair
Pruitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lowenstein scores. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Bair
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Eckersley
Tabb hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Eckersley
Sanguillen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Eckersley
Tyrone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade juggles the ball. That's an error on Dade. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mallory vs. Eckersley
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1977 -- Cleveland at Oakland (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Dade P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Scott R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 0 1 Perez M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bochte B, lf 4 0 1 0 Page M, dh 3 0 1 0
Thornton A, 1b 3 1 0 0 Tabb J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Carty R, dh 4 0 1 1 Sanguillen M, c 3 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, pr 0 1 0 0 Tyrone J, rf 3 0 0 0
Norris J, cf 3 1 1 0 Mallory S, lf 4 1 1 0
Pruitt R, rf 4 0 2 1 Murray L, cf 3 0 1 1
Kendall F, c 3 0 0 1 Picciolo R, ss 3 0 0 0
Duffy F, ss 3 1 1 0
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31 4 6 4 31 1 3 1
Cleveland 001 000 102 -- 4
Oakland 010 000 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Langford R (L) 8.1 5 4 3 2 4
Bair D 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Scott R, Perez M, Dade P
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Oakland 6
2B -- Murray L, Duffy F, Carty R
SB -- Page M 2, Mallory S, Norris J
CS -- Bochte B, Pruitt R
SF -- Kendall F
HBP -- by Eckersley D (Sanguillen M)
T -- 2:18
A -- 2702
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