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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 28, 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 July 28, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 28, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Broberg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Freisleben |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,032 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Murphy | Shortstop |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Glenn Burke | Right Fielder |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Dade | Right Fielder |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Ted Cox | Third Baseman |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 28, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Freisleben
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Freisleben
Edwards bunts towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Kuiper covering, for the out. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallis vs. Freisleben
Wallis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Freisleben
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Freisleben
There's a wild pitch. Wallis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Freisleben
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Broberg
Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop.
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Broberg
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Broberg covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Broberg
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Freisleben
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Freisleben
Gross hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Freisleben
Newman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Broberg
Thornton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Broberg
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Broberg
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Broberg
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Freisleben
Burke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Freisleben
There goes Burke. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Burke steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Picciolo vs. Freisleben
Picciolo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Freisleben
Edwards bunts towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out. Burke moves to third. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wallis vs. Freisleben
Wallis hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Page vs. Freisleben
Page hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Broberg
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Broberg
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Broberg
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Freisleben
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Freisleben
Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Freisleben
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Broberg
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Broberg
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Broberg
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Freisleben
Newman 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Freisleben
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Freisleben
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Broberg
Alexander hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Alexander reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Broberg
Veryzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alexander scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Broberg
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Broberg
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. Veryzer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Broberg
Diaz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Broberg
Dade strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Spillner
Wallis hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Spillner
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Spillner
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Broberg
Manning hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Manning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Broberg
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Broberg
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Broberg
Alexander is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veryzer vs. Broberg
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Spillner
Horace Speed now playing right field.
Revering hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Spillner
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Spillner
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Spillner
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Jeff Newman.
There goes Dilone. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burke vs. Spillner
Burke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Burke reaches second base with a double. Dilone scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Kern
Taylor Duncan pinch hits for Rob Picciolo. Jim Kern now pitching.
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Kern
Edwards 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, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Broberg
Taylor Duncan now playing second base. Mike Edwards now playing shortstop. Jim Essian now catching.
Kuiper bunts towards the mound. Broberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Broberg
Cox bunts towards the mound. Broberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Broberg
Jim Norris pinch hits for Bo Diaz.
Norris is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Broberg
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Horace Speed.
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan fields it and throws to second for the out. Kuiper moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manning vs. Broberg
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuiper scores. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Grubb 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, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Kern
Bernie Carbo now playing right field. Gary Alexander now catching. Jim Kern now pitching.
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wallis for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kern
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kern
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Heaverlo
Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page who is chasing the ball. Thornton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Heaverlo
Alexander hits a popup towards the mound. Heaverlo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veryzer vs. Heaverlo
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thornton scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Heaverlo
Kuiper strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Heaverlo
Cox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Cox reaches second base with a double. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kern vs. Heaverlo
Kern strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Kern
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Kern
Gross hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Kern
Essian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Kern
Burke strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1978 -- Oakland at Cleveland (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Murphy D, ss 1 1 1 0 Dade P, rf 3 0 0 0
Picciolo R, ss 1 0 0 0 Speed H, rf 0 0 0 0
Duncan T, ph-2b 0 0 0 0 Carbo B, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Edwards M, 2b-ss 2 0 0 0 Manning R, cf 4 0 2 1
Wallis J, cf 4 0 1 1 Grubb J, lf 3 0 1 0
Page M, lf 4 0 1 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 1 1 0
Horton W, dh 4 0 0 0 Alexander G, dh-c 3 1 1 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 3 1 2 2
Gross W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Newman J, c 3 0 1 0 Cox T, 3b 3 0 1 1
Dilone M, pr 0 1 0 0 Diaz B, c 2 0 0 0
Essian J, c 0 0 0 0 Norris J, ph 0 0 0 0
Burke G, rf 4 0 2 1 Kern J, p-p 1 0 0 0
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31 2 6 2 31 4 10 4
Oakland 100 000 100 -- 2
Cleveland 000 020 11x -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg P (L) 6.2 7 3 3 3 5
Heaverlo D 1.1 3 1 1 0 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben D 5.0 3 1 1 1 2
Spillner D 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
Kern J (W) 2.1 0 0 0 2 3
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Oakland 7, Cleveland 8
2B -- Alexander G, Manning R, Burke G, Cox T
3B -- Thornton A
SB -- Burke G, Dilone M
SH -- Edwards M 2, Cox T
HBP -- by Broberg P (Alexander G)
WP -- Freisleben D
T -- 2:42
A -- 8032
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