A route-going performance by Dennis Eckersley, who allowed only five hits, was rewarded when the Indians scored in the 12th inning to defeat the Mariners, 2-1. The Mariners picked up their run in the third on a single by Bob Stinson and double by Larry Milbourne. The Indians came back with the tying tally in their half on a pass to Rick Manning, a wild pitch, infield hit by Duane Kuiper and groundout by Jim Norris. The tie then persisted until the 12th when Norris singled, stole second and scored on a single by Bruce Bochte. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       25, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Mariners     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins dh            5   0   0   0     0   2   .202      Manning cf            4   1   0   0     2   0   .220
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Kuiper 2b             6   0   3   0     0   0   .293
Braun lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Norris rf             4   1   2   1     2   0   .318
Stanton rf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .289      Dade lf               5   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Meyer 1b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Bochte 1b             6   0   2   1     0   1   .310
Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     1   1   .232
Stinson c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .291        Lowenstein pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Bell 3b               5   0   2   0     0   2   .309
Milbourne 2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .206      Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Montague p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .194
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blanks ph,ss        0   0   0   0     1   0   .235
                                                          Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   1   5   1     1   5             Totals               42   2  10   2     7   5

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  4,516
Left on Base: Mariners 4, Indians 14
DP: Mariners 0, Indians 0
Doubles: Milbourne (5), Meyer (7)
Triples: Kuiper (1)
Stolen Bases: Duffy (3), Bochte (4), Norris 2 (13)
Caught Stealing: Ruppert Jones (3), Lowenstein (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Fosse (3)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montague                6.2   6   1   1   5   2   0  31   4.18
Laxton L(2-2)           4.2   4   1   1   2   3   0  19   3.82
Totals                 11.1  10   2   2   7   5   0  50

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(4-3)       12     5   1   1   1   5   0  41   3.34
Totals                 12     5   1   1   1   5   0  41

Wild Pitches: Montague (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Lou DiMuro


MARINERS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (second to first); Braun was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
singled to left; Norris singled to center [Kuiper to second];
Dade grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kuiper to third, Norris
to second]; Bochte lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Indians 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton flied out to left; Meyer flied out to
center; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to center; Bell struck out; Fosse
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Indians 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson singled to right; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first) [Stinson to second]; Milbourne doubled to
center [Stinson scored]; Collins was called out on strikes;
Ruppert Jones flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Manning
walked; Montague threw a wild pitch [Manning to second]; Kuiper
singled to second [Manning to third]; Norris grounded out (third
to first) [Manning scored, Kuiper to second]; Dade grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Braun flied out to left; Stanton made an out to
third; Meyer doubled to left; Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Carty flied
out to left; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Indians 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson singled to right; Reynolds flied out to
right; Milbourne singled to left [Stinson to second]; Collins
flied out to left; Ruppert Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse flied out to right; Duffy singled to left;
Duffy stole second; Manning walked; Kuiper grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Duffy to third, Manning to second]; Norris walked;
Dade forced Manning (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 1, Indians 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Braun made an out to third; Stanton struck out;
Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Bochte singled to left; Carty flied out to right;
Bochte stole second; Bell was called out on strikes; Fosse
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 1, Indians 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson
grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy flied out to left; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Kuiper tripled to left; Norris was walked
intentionally; Norris stole second; Dade walked; LAXTON REPLACED
MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Collins
was called out on strikes; Ruppert Jones walked; Ruppert Jones
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty struck out; Bell singled to left; Fosse
popped to first in foul territory; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Braun flied out to center; Stanton grounded out
(third to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning flied out to center; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Norris grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

MARINERS 10TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson
grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 10TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
struck out; Carty walked; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR CARTY; Lowenstein
was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

MARINERS 11TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Milbourne
grounded out (third to first); Collins grounded out (pitcher to
first); Ruppert Jones popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 11TH: Bell singled to left; Fosse out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Bell to second]; BLANKS BATTED FOR
DUFFY; Blanks was walked intentionally; Manning grounded out
(second to first) [Bell to third, Blanks to second]; Kuiper
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

MARINERS 12TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Braun
grounded out (first unassisted); Stanton struck out; Meyer flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 12TH: Norris singled; Norris stole second; Dade popped
to catcher in foul territory; Bochte singled to center [Norris
scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 2.