George Hendrick had two singles, each driving in a run, to help the Indians defeat the White Sox, 4-2, and end their five-game losing streak. Larvell Blanks walked in the third inning, advanced on a groundout and scored what proved to be the winning run on Hendrick's second single. Dave LaRoche squelched a White Sox uprising in the eighth to gain his 12th save. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, August    9, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  0
Indians      2  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hairston rf           3   2   1   0     2   0   .238      Duffy ss              4   1   1   0     1   0   .218
Garr cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Fosse c               5   2   2   0     0   0   .316
Orta lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Blanks 2b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .303
Kelly dh              3   0   1   2     0   0   .249      Carty dh              2   0   0   1     1   0   .310
Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .268        Lowenstein pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Hendrick cf           3   0   2   2     1   0   .268
Brohamer 2b           1   0   0   0     2   0   .238      Bell 3b               2   0   2   1     1   0   .298
  Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .204
Roof c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Pruitt lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  L. Johnson ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .321      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bannister pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     5   2             Totals               30   4   9   4     6   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  6,026
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Indians 10
DP: White Sox 0, Indians 1
Doubles: Hairston (1), Kelly (13), Dent (13), Fosse (5)
Stolen Bases: Orta (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (3), Carty (6), Bell (5)
GIDP: Roof (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(6-7)            8     9   4   4   6   3   0  38   3.28
Totals                  8     9   4   4   6   3   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(8-4)            7.2   6   2   2   4   1   0  31   3.70
LaRoche SV(12)          1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.59
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   2   0  37

Wild Pitches: Brett (3)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


WHITE SOX 1ST: Hairston walked; Garr flied out to right; Orta
singled to right [Hairston to third]; Kelly hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Hairston scored]; Orta stole second; Spencer singled to
right [Orta out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Duffy walked; Fosse singled to right [Duffy to
second]; On a bunt Blanks singled [Duffy to third, Fosse to
second]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to center [Duffy scored,
Fosse to third]; Hendrick singled to pitcher [Fosse scored,
Blanks to second]; Blanks was out trying to advance to third and
Hendrick advanced to second (catcher to third); Bell walked;
Spikes flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bell struck out; Brohamer walked; Dent flied out
to center; Roof singled to right [Brohamer to second]; Hairston
walked [Brohamer to third, Roof to second]; Garr lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell struck out; Pruitt flied out to left; Duffy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta grounded out (second to first); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); Spencer singled to center; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks
walked; Carty grounded out (third to first) [Blanks to second];
Hendrick singled to right [Blanks scored]; Bell singled to right
[Hendrick to third]; Spikes forced Bell (second to shortstop); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Brohamer walked; Dent forced Brohamer (third to
second); Roof grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell made an out to shortstop; Pruitt made an out
to second; Duffy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hairston grounded out (second to first); Garr
grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse lined to third; Blanks struck out; Carty
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians
3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Spencer
grounded out (first unassisted); Bell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Bell singled to
center; Spikes singled to left [Bell to third]; Powell flied out
to left; Pruitt walked [Spikes to second]; Duffy grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Brohamer lined to right; Dent made an out to
second; Roof flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse doubled to left; Blanks flied out to right;
Carty walked; Brett threw a wild pitch [Fosse to third, Carty to
second]; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR CARTY; Hendrick was walked
intentionally; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Fosse scored];
Spikes made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hairston
doubled to right; Garr grounded out (second to first) [Hairston
to third]; Orta made an out to shortstop; Kelly doubled to right
[Hairston scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Spencer
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Powell struck out; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop
to first); Duffy singled to center; Fosse forced Duffy
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bell flied out to right; STEIN BATTED FOR
BROHAMER; Stein struck out; Dent doubled to left; L. JOHNSON
BATTED FOR ROOF; L. Johnson walked; BANNISTER RAN FOR L.
JOHNSON; Hairston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 4.