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Indians
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 6, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 6, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 15,004 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Al Clark 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Bill Deegan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Dade | Right Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Ron Pruitt | Left Fielder |
| Larvell Blanks | Third Baseman |
| Ted Cox | First Baseman |
| Horace Speed | Center Fielder |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | DH |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 6, 1978
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Matlack
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Matlack
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Matlack
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cox scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Waits
Campaneris 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 -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Matlack
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Matlack
Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Matlack
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Waits
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Oliver trying to get to third. Dade throws the ball in to Blanks, who tags Oliver for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Waits
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Matlack
Speed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Matlack
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Matlack
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Matlack
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dade moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Matlack
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Waits
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Waits
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Waits
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Beniquez moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Matlack
There goes Alexander. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Matlack
Pruitt hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Matlack
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Waits
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Waits
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Waits
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits throws to second for one, and Veryzer throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Zisk scores. Beniquez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Waits
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Matlack
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Matlack
Speed strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Matlack
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Waits
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Waits
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Matlack
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Matlack
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Matlack
Veryzer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Waits
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Waits
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Waits
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Matlack
Pruitt hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Matlack
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Matlack
Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Cox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speed vs. Matlack
Speed hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Waits
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field. Dade picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dade. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver 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
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Matlack
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Matlack
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Matlack
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Waits
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Waits
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Matlack
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Campaneris. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pruitt vs. Matlack
Pruitt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Pruitt reaches second base with a double. Veryzer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Matlack
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pruitt moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Matlack
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pruitt tags and scores. Blanks tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speed vs. Matlack
Speed hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Waits
Johnny Grubb now playing left field.
Beniquez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dade throws the ball in to Kuiper who tags Beniquez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Waits
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Bump Wills.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Waits
Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove. Gary Gray pinch hits for Bert Campaneris.
Gray hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1978 -- Cleveland at Texas (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Dade P, rf 4 0 1 0 Hargrove M, 1b 5 0 1 0
Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 2 0 Jorgensen M, pr 0 1 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 1 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 0 1 0
Alexander G, dh 4 0 1 0 Gray G, ph 1 1 1 2
Pruitt R, lf 4 1 1 1 Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0
Grubb J, lf 0 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 4 0 1 0
Blanks L, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bonds B, rf 4 0 1 0
Cox T, 1b 3 0 1 1 Zisk R, dh 4 1 2 0
Speed H, cf 4 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Diaz B, c 3 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 2 0
Wills B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 2 7 2 34 3 10 2
Cleveland 000 000 002 -- 2
Texas 000 100 002 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (L) 8.2 10 3 2 4 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 9.0 7 2 0 1 6
E -- Veryzer T, Dade P, Campaneris B
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Texas 9
2B -- Cox T, Pruitt R
HR -- Gray G
CS -- Alexander G
SF -- Cox T
T -- 2:18
A -- 15004
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