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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 16, 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 16, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Clyde |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 3,737 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Don Denkinger |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Steve Staggs | Second Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Winkles | 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 |
| 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 16, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Clyde
North is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Clyde
Staggs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Clyde
Page strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Renko
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Renko
There goes Manning. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Renko
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Renko
There goes Manning. The throw from Essian and he is out, Gross applying the tag. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Renko
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Renko
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Page 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. Clyde
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, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Clyde
Revering 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, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Clyde
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Renko
Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Renko
Horton 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Renko
Hassey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Renko
Blanks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Clyde
Gross hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Clyde
Essian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Clyde
Thomasson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Clyde
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Renko
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Veryzer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Renko
Manning 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Renko
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norris for the out. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Renko
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thornton vs. Renko
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Clyde
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clyde fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Clyde
Page is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Clyde
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. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Clyde
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Page moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Clyde
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Renko
Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Renko
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Renko
Hassey 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 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Clyde
Gross hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blanks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Clyde
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Clyde
Thomasson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blanks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Renko
Blanks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Renko
Veryzer bunts towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Renko
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanks scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Renko
Norris hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Renko
There goes Manning. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Renko
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thornton vs. Renko
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Clyde
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clyde fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Clyde
Staggs 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, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Clyde
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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Renko
Grubb 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Renko
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero misplays the ball. That's an error on Guerrero. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Renko
Hassey bunts for a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Clyde
Guerrero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Clyde
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Mario Guerrero.
There goes Dilone. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Clyde
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dilone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Clyde
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Clyde
Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norris. Gross reaches second base with a double. Dilone scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Clyde
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Lacey
Marty Perez now playing shortstop. Bob Lacey now pitching.
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez misplays the ball. That's an error on Perez. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Lacey
Veryzer bunts towards the mound. Lacey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Lacey
Paul Dade pinch hits for Rick Manning.
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Lacey
Mike Vail pinch hits for Jim Norris.
Vail hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Veryzer scores. Vail goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thornton vs. Heaverlo
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Clyde
Paul Dade now playing center field. Mike Vail now playing right field.
Thomasson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Clyde
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Clyde
Staggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail who is chasing the ball. Staggs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Clyde
There's a wild pitch. Staggs scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Clyde
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Heaverlo
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Heaverlo
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Heaverlo
Rick Waits pinch runs for Willie Horton.
Hassey hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Heaverlo
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Clyde
Jeff Newman pinch hits for Marty Perez.
Newman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Clyde
Revering 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, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Clyde
Alexander strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1978 -- Oakland at Cleveland (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
North B, cf 4 0 0 0 Manning R, cf 2 0 1 1
Staggs S, 2b 4 1 1 0 Dade P, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Page M, lf 3 0 0 0 Norris J, rf 2 0 0 0
Guerrero M, ss 3 0 1 0 Vail M, ph-rf 1 1 1 0
Dilone M, pr 0 1 0 0 Bell B, 3b 3 0 2 2
Perez M, ss 0 0 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 0 0 0
Newman J, ph 1 0 0 0 Grubb J, lf 4 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Horton W, dh 3 0 0 0
Alexander G, dh 4 0 0 0 Waits R, pr 0 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 3 0 1 1 Hassey R, c 2 0 0 0
Essian J, c 2 0 0 0 Blanks L, 2b 4 1 1 0
Thomasson G, rf 3 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 2 1 1 0
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31 2 4 1 28 3 6 3
Oakland 000 000 110 -- 2
Cleveland 000 010 20x -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S 6.0 4 1 1 4 1
Lacey B (L) 0.2 1 2 0 0 1
Heaverlo D 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde D (W) 9.0 4 2 2 1 7
E -- Guerrero M, Perez M
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 4, Cleveland 8
2B -- Veryzer T, Gross W
3B -- Bell B, Staggs S
SB -- Manning R 2, Dilone M
CS -- Manning R
SH -- Veryzer T, Hassey R
HBP -- by Clyde D (Page M)
WP -- Clyde D
T -- 2:12
A -- 3737
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