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Indians
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 27, 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 April 27, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| 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 | 11,133 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Larry McCoy |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Dade | Right Fielder |
| Ted Cox | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Ron Pruitt | Catcher |
| Horace Speed | Center Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Kurt Bevacqua | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 27, 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 the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Matlack
Cox 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Matlack
Thornton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Waits
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beniquez for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Matlack
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Matlack
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Matlack
Pruitt is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Waits
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Waits
Bevacqua strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Waits
There goes Harrah. The throw from Pruitt and he is safe. Harrah steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Matlack
Speed strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Matlack
Kuiper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Waits
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Waits
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Waits
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Matlack
Cox hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
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
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pruitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Waits
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Waits
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Matlack
Blanks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Matlack
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Matlack
Pruitt hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speed vs. Matlack
Speed hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuiper vs. Matlack
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade who is chasing the ball. Sundberg reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Waits
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Waits
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Waits
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blanks. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Matlack
Dade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Matlack
Cox hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Matlack
Matlack fires to first and picks off Dade. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, 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 -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanks vs. Matlack
Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Matlack
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Waits
Johnny Grubb now playing left field.
Harrah hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Waits
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, 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, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Matlack
Speed hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Matlack
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Matlack
Dade strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Waits
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Waits
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Waits
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Waits
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Matlack
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Matlack
Thornton hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Waits
Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Matlack
Blanks strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Matlack
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Barker
Tom Veryzer pinch runs for Willie Horton. Len Barker now pitching. Jim Norris pinch hits for Ron Pruitt.
Norris strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Barker
Rick Manning pinch hits for Horace Speed.
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuiper vs. Barker
Kuiper hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1978 -- Cleveland at Texas (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Dade P, rf 3 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 4 1 2 2
Cox T, lf 3 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0
Grubb J, lf 1 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 4 0 0 0
Bell B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Zisk R, rf 4 0 0 0
Thornton A, 1b 4 0 1 0 Harrah T, 3b 2 0 0 0
Blanks L, ss 4 0 2 1 Bevacqua K, dh 3 0 0 0
Horton W, dh 3 0 1 0 Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 0
Veryzer T, pr 0 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Pruitt R, c 3 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 1 2 1
Norris J, ph 1 0 0 0
Speed H, cf 3 0 1 0
Manning R, ph 1 0 1 0
Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 9 1 30 3 5 3
Cleveland 000 001 000 -- 1
Texas 000 030 00x -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (L) 8.0 5 3 3 2 7
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 8.1 8 1 1 2 6
Barker L (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Blanks L
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Texas 5
3B -- Sundberg J
HR -- Hargrove M
SB -- Harrah T
T -- 2:04
A -- 11133
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