A triple by Johnny Grubb in the eighth inning and single by Buddy Bell, scoring pinch-runner Paul Dade, gave the Indians a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       15, 1977 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 13  0
White Sox    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris rf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .308      Garr lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Kuiper 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Bannister ss          4   1   1   0     1   0   .328
Manning cf            5   0   0   0     0   5   .229      Orta 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .303
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Zisk rf               3   0   1   1     1   1   .315
Grubb lf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .377      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Dade pr,lf          0   1   0   0     0   0   .293      Gamble dh             2   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .254        L. Johnson ph,dh    1   1   1   1     0   0   .182
  Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Bochte 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .295      Brohamer 3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .357
Bell 3b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .252      Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Kendall c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .276        Stillman ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  13   3     0   7             Totals               33   3   6   3     5   2

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 16,046
Left on Base: Indians 8, White Sox 8
DP: Indians 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Bannister
Doubles: Brohamer (4)
Triples: Grubb (3), Zisk (3)
Home Runs: L. Johnson (2)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (3), Norris (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(3-2)        5     4   2   2   4   2   0  23   3.81
Hood                    2.2   2   1   1   0   0   1  10   2.75
Kern SV(3)              1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.41
Totals                  9     6   3   3   5   2   1  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(3-2)          8    13   4   1   0   6   0  36   3.46
Hamilton                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.14
Totals                  9    13   4   1   0   7   0  39

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano


INDIANS 1ST: Norris singled to center; Kuiper singled to left
[Norris to third]; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Manning struck out; Carty flied to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr popped to second; Bannister grounded out
(pitcher to first); Orta flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Grubb singled to left; Blanks was called out on
strikes; Bochte singled to center [Grubb to third]; Bell reached
on an error by Bannister [Grubb scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Bochte to third, Bell to second]; Kendall grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bochte scored (unearned)]; Norris singled
to center [Bell scored (unearned)]; Norris was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk struck out; Spencer flied to center; Gamble
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to right; Manning struck out; Carty
flied to center; Grubb flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon popped to first in foul territory; Brohamer
doubled to right; Essian was called out on strikes; Garr flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks singled to shortstop; Bochte lined to
shortstop; Bell singled to left [Blanks to second]; Kendall
forced Bell (second to shortstop) [Blanks to third]; Norris
flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister singled to center; Orta popped to
third; Zisk tripled to left [Bannister scored]; Spencer popped
to third; Gamble walked; Lemon flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Manning
struck out; Carty singled to center; Grubb singled to center
[Carty to second]; Blanks flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Brohamer walked; Essian flied to center; Garr
popped to third in foul territory; Bannister walked [Brohamer to
second]; Orta singled to right [Brohamer scored, Bannister to
third]; Zisk walked [Orta to second]; Spencer flied to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Bochte flied to center; Bell lined to shortstop;
Kendall singled to left; Norris grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: HOOD REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Gamble
singled to center; Lemon flied to left; Brohamer forced Gamble
(first to shortstop); Essian popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper flied to center; Manning struck out; Carty
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister
flied to center; Orta flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Grubb tripled to center; DADE RAN FOR GRUBB; Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte was called out on
strikes; Bell singled to left [Dade scored]; Kendall grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DUFFY REPLACED
BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Zisk flied to left; Spencer popped to
second; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR GAMBLE; L. Johnson homered; KERN
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Lemon grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 9TH: L. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HAMILTON
REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Norris flied to left; Kuiper
grounded out (first unassisted); Manning was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Brohamer flied to left; STILLMAN BATTED FOR
ESSIAN; Stillman walked; Garr grounded out (second to first)
[Stillman to second]; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, White Sox 3.