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Dan Spillner

Game Log for 1978
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP Apr 08 L, 0-6 at Giants Middle 3.0 1 12 1 1 0 2 0 2 3.00 SDP Apr 16 L, 4-8 vs Giants Middle 0.1 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 10.80 SDP Apr 19 L, 1-2 vs Astros Middle 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.75 SDP Apr 23 W, 5-4 vs Braves Middle 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.91 SDP Apr 24 L, 3-4 at Astros Middle 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.86 SDP Apr 29 L, 2-7 at Phillies Middle 1.1 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.38 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP May 03 W, 7-5 at Pirates Middle 1.2 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.92 SDP May 07 L, 4-8 at Cardinals Middle 2.0 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.14 SDP May 09 L, 5-8 vs Cubs Middle 0.1 2 5 4 2 0 0 1 0 4.30 SDP May 11 L, 3-4 vs Cubs Finish 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.11 SDP May 13 W, 6-5 vs Pirates Middle 4.2 6 16 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.60 W (1-0) SDP May 16 W, 7-5 vs Cardinals Middle 0.1 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.98 SDP May 20 L, 6-10 at Reds Finish 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 4.35 SDP May 22 L, 1-8 vs Dodgers Finish 1.1 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.09 SDP May 29 L, 6-9 at Dodgers Middle 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.97 SDP May 30 L, 2-10 at Dodgers Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.80 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP Jun 07 L, 3-8 at Expos Middle 2.0 2 9 3 3 1 1 0 1 4.56 CLE Jun 16 L, 6-8 vs Brewers Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 CLE Jun 17 L, 3-4 vs Brewers Middle 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.39 CLE Jun 18 (2) L, 1-4 vs Brewers Finish 2.0 2 10 2 2 0 1 1 1 4.71 CLE Jun 19 L, 5-6 at Royals Finish 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.60 CLE Jun 21 W, 4-2 at Royals Middle 3.0 1 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.18 W (2-0) CLE Jun 26 W, 5-4 vs Tigers Finish 1 2.1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.89 CLE Jun 28 (1) L, 3-4 vs Tigers Middle 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.79 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CLE Jul 01 L, 3-9 at Blue Jays Finish 0.1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75 CLE Jul 02 (2) L, 1-3 at Blue Jays Finish 1.2 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 3.58 CLE Jul 06 L, 4-8 at Tigers Middle 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.49 CLE Jul 07 W, 10-9 vs Red Sox Finish 0.1 3 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 4.15 W (3-0) CLE Jul 09 W, 7-1 vs Red Sox Finish 1.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.98 CLE Jul 16 W, 8-4 at Mariners Middle 2.0 2 11 2 2 0 2 0 3 4.22 CLE Jul 25 W, 5-1 vs Angels Finish 2 1.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.06 CLE Jul 27 (2) W, 17-5 at Yankees Finish 1.0 3 8 2 2 0 2 0 0 4.37 CLE Jul 28 W, 4-2 vs A's Middle 1.2 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.40 CLE Jul 29 L, 5-6 vs A's Finish 1.2 2 8 1 1 0 0 1 3 4.44 CLE Jul 30 L, 4-5 vs A's Finish 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.41 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CLE Aug 04 L, 0-8 at Rangers Middle 4.0 2 15 2 1 0 3 0 3 4.25 CLE Aug 08 L, 7-9 at Red Sox Finish 1.2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.12 CLE Aug 10 L, 5-6 at Red Sox Finish 3.0 3 14 2 1 0 1 0 2 4.06 L (3-1) CLE Aug 13 (1) L, 2-3 vs Rangers Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.03 CLE Aug 17 L, 5-9 at Tigers Finish 2.1 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.88 CLE Aug 22 (2) L, 4-5 at Brewers Middle 3.0 3 12 2 2 0 0 0 5 3.98 CLE Aug 23 L, 4-9 at Brewers Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.96 CLE Aug 24 W, 9-8 at Brewers Middle 4.1 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.71 W (4-1) CLE Aug 29 L, 0-6 vs Brewers Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.65 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CLE Sep 01 W, 4-1 at Twins Finish 3 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.55 CLE Sep 03 (2) L, 3-4 at Twins Middle 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.66 CLE Sep 09 L, 2-5 at Tigers Finish 1.2 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.70 CLE Sep 10 W, 7-4 at Tigers Middle 1.1 2 7 2 2 1 1 0 1 3.87 CLE Sep 11 (2) L, 1-7 vs Blue Jays Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.82 CLE Sep 16 L, 4-10 vs Tigers Finish 0.2 3 6 3 2 0 0 0 1 4.03 CLE Sep 18 L, 3-10 vs Orioles Finish 4.2 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 5 4.02 CLE Sep 24 L, 0-4 vs Yankees Middle 1.1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.95 CLE Sep 26 L, 1-3 at Orioles Middle 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.95

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Middle relief    3   0   4.11   26   0   0   0   0   0   46.0   49   193   24   21   3   12   2   33    9-17
As closer        1   1   3.75   27   0   0  27   3   0   36.0   37   158   17   15   1   12   2   31    6-21

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              116   20   34   50   1   3   3   20   2   0   13   4   1   18   2  .293  .431  .385  .816
vs RHB              198   29   52   69  12   1   1   27   4   0   11   0   0   46   5  .263  .348  .301  .650

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             2   0   4.72   25   0   0  15   2   0   34.1   41   147   21   18   2    5   3   28    8-17
Road             2   1   3.40   28   0   0  12   1   0   47.2   45   204   20   18   2   19   1   36    7-21

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              1   1   4.94   23   0   0  13   0   0   31.0   42   144   19   17   1   11   1   19    5-18
Night            3   0   3.35   30   0   0  14   3   0   51.0   44   207   22   19   3   13   3   45   10-20

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            0   0   3.38    6   0   0   0   0   0   10.2    8    42    4    4   0    3   0    7    1-5 
May              1   0   4.15   10   0   0   4   0   0   13.0   22    59    8    6   1    2   1    8    3-7 
June             1   0   3.75    8   0   0   4   1   0   12.0    6    47    5    5   1    3   2   10    2-6 
July             1   0   6.07   11   0   0   8   1   0   13.1   19    65    9    9   1    6   1    9    6-5 
August           1   1   1.80    9   0   0   6   0   0   20.0   16    79    6    4   0    5   0   17    1-8 
September        0   0   5.54    9   0   0   5   1   0   13.0   15    59    9    8   1    5   0   13    2-7 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Angels           0   0   0.00    1   0   0   1   1   0    1.2    1     5    0    0   0    0   0    0    1-0 
A's              0   0   4.91    3   0   0   2   0   0    3.2    6    18    2    2   0    0   1    4    1-2 
Astros           0   0   0.00    2   0   0   0   0   0    4.0    1    12    0    0   0    0   0    3    0-2 
Blue Jays        0   0   0.00    3   0   0   3   0   0    3.0    3    14    0    0   0    2   0    1    0-3 
Braves           0   0   0.00    1   0   0   0   0   0    2.0    2     8    0    0   0    0   0    1    1-0 
Brewers          1   0   3.09    7   0   0   4   0   0   11.2   11    47    4    4   0    1   1   10    1-6 
Cardinals        0   0   7.71    2   0   0   0   0   0    2.1    5    11    2    2   1    0   0    1    1-1 
Cubs             0   0  18.00    2   0   0   1   0   0    1.0    3     8    4    2   0    0   1    0    0-2 
Dodgers          0   0   0.00    3   0   0   2   0   0    3.0    2    12    0    0   0    1   0    2    0-3 
Expos            0   0  13.50    1   0   0   0   0   0    2.0    2     9    3    3   1    1   0    1    0-1 
Giants           0   0  10.80    2   0   0   0   0   0    3.1    4    16    4    4   0    2   0    2    0-2 
Mariners         0   0   9.00    1   0   0   0   0   0    2.0    2    11    2    2   0    2   0    3    1-0 
Orioles          0   0   3.86    2   0   0   1   0   0    4.2    4    21    2    2   0    3   0    5    0-2 
Phillies         0   0   0.00    1   0   0   0   0   0    1.1    1     6    0    0   0    1   0    1    0-1 
Pirates          1   0   1.42    2   0   0   0   0   0    6.1   10    25    1    1   0    0   0    5    2-0 
Rangers          0   0   2.08    2   0   0   1   0   0    4.1    2    16    2    1   0    3   0    4    0-2 
Reds             0   0  27.00    1   0   0   1   0   0    0.1    2     3    1    1   0    1   0    0    0-1 
Red Sox          1   1   5.40    4   0   0   4   0   0    6.2    9    30    5    4   1    1   0    4    2-2 
Royals           1   0   0.00    2   0   0   1   0   0    3.2    1    13    0    0   0    0   1    2    1-1 
Tigers           0   0   4.35    7   0   0   4   1   0   10.1    9    44    6    5   1    3   0   11    2-5 
Twins            0   0   3.86    2   0   0   1   1   0    2.1    2    10    1    1   0    1   0    3    1-1 
Yankees          0   0   7.71    2   0   0   1   0   0    2.1    4    12    2    2   0    2   0    1    1-1 

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