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Angels 3 @ Indians 4
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 12, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the California Angels, played on May 12, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians beat the visiting Angels with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 12, 1978 
Visiting Team
California Angels
R: 3 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 3
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 4 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherMike Paxton  
Losing PitcherNolan Ryan  
SaveJim Kern  
Game Winning RBIDuane Kuiper 

Game Info

DateMay 12, 1978 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCalifornia Angels 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherNolan Ryan  
Home Starting PitcherMike Paxton  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance6,401 
Time of Game2 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dave Phillips
1B: Larry McCoy
2B: Steve Palermo
3B: Don Denkinger

California Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Miller  Right Fielder 
Dave Chalk  Shortstop 
Lyman Bostock  Center Fielder 
Joe Rudi  DH 
Don Baylor  Left Fielder 
Ron Fairly  First Baseman 
Bobby Grich  Second Baseman 
Carney Lansford  Third Baseman 
Terry Humphrey  Catcher 
Dave Garcia  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Manning  Center Fielder 
Jim Norris  Right Fielder 
Buddy Bell  Third Baseman 
Andre Thornton  First Baseman 
Johnny Grubb  Left Fielder 
Willie Horton  DH 
Duane Kuiper  Second Baseman 
Larvell Blanks  Shortstop 
Ron Hassey  Catcher 
Jeff Torborg  Manager 

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Angels 3 @ Indians 4
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 12, 1978

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         Game of 5/12/1978 -- California at Cleveland (N)

  California         AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Miller R, rf          3  0  0  0   Manning R, cf         5  0  1  0   
Chalk D, ss           3  0  0  0   Norris J, rf          4  0  2  0   
Bostock L, cf         3  0  2  1   Bell B, 3b            4  1  0  0   
Rudi J, dh            4  0  0  0   Thornton A, 1b        3  1  1  0   
Baylor D, lf          4  1  0  0   Grubb J, lf           2  1  1  1   
Fairly R, 1b          4  0  1  0   Horton W, dh          4  0  1  1   
Mulliniks R, pr       0  0  0  0   Kuiper D, 2b          3  0  0  1   
Grich B, 2b           3  1  1  0   Blanks L, ss          1  0  0  0   
Lansford C, 3b        2  1  1  2   Veryzer T, ss         1  0  0  0   
Humphrey T, c         1  0  0  0   Hassey R, c           3  1  1  1   
Landreaux K, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Hampton I, c          0  0  0  0                                      
Solaita T, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29  3  5  3                        30  4  7  4

California       001 100 001 --  3
Cleveland        000 030 01x --  4

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ryan N (L)            8.0  7  4  4  6  5

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Paxton M (W)*         8.0  5  3  2  2  3
Kern J (S)            1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Ryan N, Veryzer T
LOB -- California 6, Cleveland 10
2B -- Lansford C, Thornton A
HR -- Hassey R
SB -- Norris J, Horton W
CS -- Miller R
SH -- Humphrey T, Norris J, Grich B
SF -- Kuiper D, Lansford C
HBP -- by Paxton M (Lansford C), by Paxton M (Chalk D)
WP -- Paxton M
T -- 2:25
A -- 6401

    

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