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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 15, 1978
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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 May 15, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alan Wirth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Wise |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 3,454 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Steve Palermo |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Steve Staggs | Second Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Jim Norris | DH |
| Paul Dade | Right Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 15, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wise
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Wise
Staggs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Wise
Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up 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: ---
Manning vs. Wirth
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Wirth
Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Wirth
Dade hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Wise
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wise
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Wise covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wise
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Wise
Alexander takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Wise
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Wirth
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Wirth
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wirth
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hassey vs. Wirth
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wirth fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Hassey attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Wise
Thomasson hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wise
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staggs vs. Wise
Staggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Wise
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it and throws to second for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Wise
Guerrero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Wirth
Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Wirth
Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Wirth
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wise
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Wise
Gross takes first base on ball four. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Wise
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Dave Revering.
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Wise
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dilone scores. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomasson vs. Wise
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Wise
Murphy 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
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Wirth
Marty Perez now playing third base. Wayne Gross now playing first base.
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Wirth
Dade hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Wirth
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wirth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Wise
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Wise
Page bunts in front of the plate. Hassey fields it and throws to first for the out. Staggs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Wise
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Wise
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Wirth
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wirth
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hassey vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grubb tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Coleman
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wise
Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Wise
Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross moves to third. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Essian vs. Wise
Mike Edwards pinch runs for Gary Alexander.
Essian hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomasson vs. Kinney
Dennis Kinney now pitching.
Thomasson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross scores. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Kinney
Murphy hits a fly ball towards left field. Grubb makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Grubb. Edwards tags and scores. Thomasson tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staggs vs. Kinney
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Coleman
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Coleman
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Coleman
Norris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Norris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Coleman
Dade hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kinney
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Kinney
Guerrero 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kinney
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Coleman
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Coleman
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Coleman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Kinney
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kinney
Edwards hits a popup towards the mound. Kinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Kinney
Essian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Kinney
Thomasson hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching. Ted Cox pinch hits for Ron Hassey.
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Lacey
Blanks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Lacey
Mike Vail pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Vail hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Lacey
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Kinney
Ted Cox now playing shortstop. Ron Pruitt now catching.
Murphy bunts towards the mound. Kinney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staggs vs. Kinney
There goes Murphy. The throw from Pruitt to Cox and they have Murphy trapped. The throw over to Thornton, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Kinney
Staggs hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kinney
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Kinney
There goes Page. The throw from Pruitt and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Kinney
There's a wild pitch. Page moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guerrero vs. Kinney
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cage vs. Sosa
Willie Horton pinch hits for Jim Norris. Elias Sosa now pitching. Wayne Cage pinch hits for Willie Horton.
Cage is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Sosa
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Sosa
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1978 -- Oakland at Cleveland (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Murphy D, cf 4 0 2 1 Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0
Staggs S, 2b 5 0 2 0 Norris J, dh 2 0 1 0
Page M, lf 4 0 1 0 Horton W, ph 0 0 0 0
Guerrero M, ss 5 0 0 0 Cage W, ph 1 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 2 0 1 0 Dade P, rf 4 0 0 0
Dilone M, pr 0 1 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 1 1 1
Perez M, 3b 2 0 0 0 Grubb J, lf 3 1 1 0
Gross W, 3b-1b 2 1 1 0 Bell B, 3b 3 0 2 0
Alexander G, dh 2 0 1 0 Hassey R, c 1 0 0 1
Edwards M, pr 1 1 0 0 Cox T, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Essian J, c 4 0 2 1 Blanks L, 2b 3 0 1 0
Thomasson G, rf 4 0 1 1 Veryzer T, ss 2 0 0 0
Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0
Pruitt R, c 0 0 0 0
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35 3 11 3 29 2 6 2
Oakland 000 102 000 -- 3
Cleveland 010 010 000 -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Wirth A* 4.0 4 2 2 1 1
Coleman J (W) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Lacey B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Sosa E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wise R (L) 5.1 7 3 3 3 4
Kinney D 3.2 4 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Grubb J
DP -- Oakland 3
LOB -- Oakland 10, Cleveland 2
2B -- Bell B, Gross W, Norris J
HR -- Thornton A
SB -- Page M
CS -- Murphy D
SH -- Page M
SF -- Hassey R, Murphy D
WP -- Kinney D
T -- 2:33
A -- 3454
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