With Wayne Garland hurling a four-hitter, the Indians defeated the Athletics, 3-1, for their fifth straight victory. The Indians broke on top with two runs in the second inning. Bruce Bochte walked and raced home on a double by Rico Carty. After a safe bunt by Buddy Bell, Carty scored as Fred Kendall was grounding into a double play.

The A's picked up their run in the sixth on a single by Mike Jorgensen and double by Marty Perez. The Indians matched it in their half with a pass to Bochte, single by Carty and forceout by Bell. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, May       27, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alexander ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Picciolo ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kuiper 2b             1   0   1   0     2   0   .298
  Murray ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Norris rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .319
  Scott ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Dade lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Sanguillen dh         4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Bochte 1b             2   2   0   0     2   0   .306
Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .311      Carty dh              3   1   3   1     1   0   .252
Allen 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Lowenstein pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Gross 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .307
E. Williams c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Jorgensen rf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .192      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .187
Armas cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez 2b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .169
  McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Lintz 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     0   4             Totals               26   3   7   2     6   2

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 16,557
Left on Base: A's 2, Indians 7
DP: A's 1, Indians 1
Doubles: Perez (5), Carty (5)
Stolen Bases: Kuiper (8)
Caught Stealing: Norris (6), Bell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Norris (4)
GIDP: E. Williams (8), Kendall (4)
Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (2,by Blue)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(3-5)             8     7   3   3   6   2   0  34   3.87
Totals                  8     7   3   3   6   2   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(2-5)          9     4   1   1   0   4   0  30   5.26
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   4   0  30

Hit by Pitch: Blue (1)
Wild Pitches: Blue (5)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alexander lined to shortstop; Sanguillen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: PICCIOLO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING SS); Manning
lined to center; Kuiper was hit by a pitch; Kuiper was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Norris singled to shortstop; Dade
forced Norris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Allen flied out to left; Gross grounded out
(shortstop to first); E. Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bochte walked; Carty doubled to left [Bochte
scored]; On a bunt Bell singled [Carty to third]; Kendall
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carty scored (no RBI), Bell out at second]; Duffy lined to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jorgensen flied out to center; Armas flied out to
center; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning flied out to left; Kuiper singled to left;
Norris forced Kuiper (second to shortstop); Dade singled to
center [Norris to third]; Norris was caught stealing home
(catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Picciolo flied out to right; Sanguillen grounded
out (first unassisted); Page grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Carty
singled to center; Bell flied out to left; Kendall forced Carty
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
singled to right; E. Williams grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
struck out; Kuiper walked; Kuiper stole second; Norris grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jorgensen singled to center; Armas grounded out
(third to first) [Jorgensen to second]; Perez doubled to right
[Jorgensen scored]; MURRAY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Murray struck
out; Sanguillen flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: SCOTT REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING SS); Dade flied out
to right; Bochte walked; Carty singled to right [Bochte to
third]; Bell forced Carty (second to shortstop) [Bochte scored];
Bell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Kendall grounded out (second to first); Duffy flied
out to right; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: E. Williams grounded out (second to first);
Jorgensen flied out to center; Armas singled to center; MCKINNEY
BATTED FOR PEREZ; McKinney flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: LINTZ REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 2B); Kuiper
walked; Norris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kuiper
to second]; Dade was walked intentionally; Blue threw a wild
pitch [Kuiper to third, Dade to second]; Bochte lined to
shortstop; Carty was walked intentionally; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR
CARTY; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen grounded out (second
to first); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Indians 3.