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Rangers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 11, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers, played on August 11, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 19,085 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: George Maloney 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Greg Kosc |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Gary Gray | DH |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Ted Cox | Right Fielder |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 11, 1978
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Waits
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Matlack
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Matlack
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Matlack
There's a wild pitch. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thornton vs. Matlack
Thornton takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Matlack
Sundberg fires to first and picks off Thornton. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Waits
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Waits
Gray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Waits
Bevacqua is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Matlack
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Matlack
Veryzer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Matlack
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Matlack
Diaz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Matlack
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hargrove. Kuiper scores. Diaz moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grubb vs. Matlack
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Waits
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Waits
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Waits
There goes Wills. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Waits
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Matlack
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Matlack
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Waits
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Waits
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Waits
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Waits
There's a wild pitch. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Waits
Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Harrah reaches second base with a double. Bevacqua scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Hood
Don Hood now pitching.
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Hood
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Reuschel
Paul Reuschel now pitching.
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Matlack
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Matlack
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Matlack
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Matlack
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Matlack
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Reuschel
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Reuschel
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Reuschel
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gray vs. Reuschel
There goes Oliver. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Oliver steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gray vs. Reuschel
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bevacqua vs. Reuschel
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrah vs. Reuschel
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Matlack
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Matlack
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Reuschel
Wills 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 -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Reuschel
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Reuschel
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Matlack
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Matlack
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Matlack
Diaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Matlack
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Diaz moves to third. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grubb vs. Matlack
Grubb strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Reuschel
Sundberg 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 -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Reuschel
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Reuschel
The ball gets by Diaz for a passed ball. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Reuschel
Bonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gray vs. Reuschel
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bevacqua vs. Reuschel
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Reuschel
Harrah is hit by the pitch. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Wills strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Matlack
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Monge
Larvell Blanks now playing second base.
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Monge
Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove.
Beniquez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Monge
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Monge
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Monge
Bonds hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Monge
Gray 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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Rangers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Matlack
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Matlack
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanks vs. Matlack
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to third. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Diaz vs. Matlack
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cox scores. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Matlack
Paul Dade pinch hits for Rick Manning.
Dade hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Monge
Paul Dade now playing center field.
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Monge
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Monge
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Monge
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Matlack
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Matlack
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1978 -- Texas at Cleveland (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 2 1 Manning R, cf 4 0 1 0
Jorgensen M, pr-1b 1 1 0 0 Dade P, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Beniquez J, cf 5 1 2 2 Grubb J, lf 5 0 1 0
Sundberg J, c 5 0 2 0 Bell B, 3b 5 0 2 0
Oliver A, lf 4 2 2 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 0 2 0
Bonds B, rf 5 2 2 3 Alexander G, dh 4 0 0 0
Gray G, dh 5 0 1 0 Cox T, rf 4 1 1 0
Bevacqua K, 3b 4 1 2 1 Veryzer T, ss 4 0 1 0
Harrah T, ss 3 0 1 1 Kuiper D, 2b 3 1 2 0
Wills B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Blanks L, 2b 1 0 0 0
Diaz B, c 4 0 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 8 14 8 39 2 12 1
Texas 001 300 220 -- 8
Cleveland 010 000 010 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 9.0 12 2 1 1 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (L) 3.1 7 4 4 1 1
Hood D 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Reuschel P 3.0 4 2 2 2 2
Monge S 2.1 3 2 2 1 2
E -- Hargrove M 3
DP -- Texas 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Texas 11, Cleveland 11
2B -- Harrah T, Bonds B
HR -- Bonds B, Beniquez J
SB -- Wills B, Oliver A
HBP -- by Reuschel P (Harrah T)
WP -- Matlack J, Waits R
PB -- Diaz B
T -- 2:51
A -- 19085
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