Dr. Medich, pitching two days after receiving his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh, came out a winner when the Athletics defeated the Indians, 5-1. Bob Lacey relieved Medich in the seventh inning and gained credit for his first major league save. Dick Allen and Manny Sanguillen each drove in two runs for the A's, who stopped the Indians on their five-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       28, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          2  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   5 10  0
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alexander ss          1   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .215
  Picciolo ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .170      Kuiper 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Jorgensen rf,1b       1   2   0   0     4   0   .185      Norris rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .316
Gross 3b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Dade lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Allen 1b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .271      Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .306
  Murray pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Carty dh              2   0   0   0     2   1   .248
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   2     0   0   .295      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .306
  Newman c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Kendall c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Page lf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .310        Blanks ph,ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
E. Williams dh        4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Armas cf,rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .214        Thornton ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .153
Perez 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .177        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     6   5             Totals               30   1   4   1     4   5

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 15,482
Left on Base: A's 10, Indians 7
DP: A's 0, Indians 2
Errors: Norris, Kern
Doubles: Allen (4), Manning (4), Norris (3)
Stolen Bases: Alexander 2 (9), Jorgensen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (1), Kuiper (4)
GIDP: Jorgensen (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(4-2)           6     3   1   1   3   2   0  24   4.50
Lacey SV(1)             3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   0.79
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   5   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(3-2)            3.1   6   3   3   3   3   0  19   4.71
Hood                    2.2   3   2   1   1   1   0  11   2.82
Kern                    2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   3.47
Monge                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.57
Totals                  9    10   5   4   6   5   0  42

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alexander singled to center; Alexander stole
second; Jorgensen walked; Gross struck out; Alexander stole
third and Jorgensen stole second; Allen singled to right
[Alexander scored, Jorgensen to third, Allen to second (on throw
to home)]; Sanguillen singled to second [Jorgensen scored, Allen
to third]; Page struck out; E. Williams struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: PICCIOLO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING SS); Manning
doubled to center; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (second to
first) [Manning to third]; Norris doubled to center [Manning
scored]; Dade struck out; Bochte grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Picciolo grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Bell struck
out (catcher to first); Kendall grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jorgensen walked; Gross popped to first in foul
territory; Allen flied out to right; Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy made an out to second; Manning flied out to
center; Kuiper made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to center; E. Williams flied out to
center; Armas singled to right [Page to second]; Perez walked
[Page to third, Armas to second]; Picciolo singled to right
[Page scored, Armas to third, Perez to second]; HOOD REPLACED
BIBBY (PITCHING); Jorgensen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Picciolo out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris lined to third; Dade flied out to right;
Bochte walked; Carty walked [Bochte to second]; Bell flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross reached on an error by Norris [Gross to
second]; Allen doubled to right [Gross scored (unearned)];
Sanguillen hit into a double play (third to first) [Allen out at
third (first to shortstop)]; On a bunt Page grounded out (third
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
made an out to second; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: E. Williams grounded out (third to first); Armas
struck out; Perez singled to right; Picciolo lined to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
flied out to center; Dade grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jorgensen walked; Gross singled to right
[Jorgensen to second]; KERN REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Allen
forced Gross (shortstop to second) [Jorgensen to third]; MURRAY
RAN FOR ALLEN; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first)
[Jorgensen scored, Murray to second]; Murray was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Kern [Murray to third]; Page
walked; E. Williams flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MURRAY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NEWMAN REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING
C ); ARMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bochte singled to
center; Carty walked [Bochte to second]; LACEY REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); Bell singled to right [Bochte to third, Carty to
second]; BLANKS BATTED FOR KENDALL; Blanks flied out to left;
THORNTON BATTED FOR DUFFY; Thornton was called out on strikes;
Manning grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 5, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FOSSE
REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING C ); Armas singled to center; Perez
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Armas to second];
Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen walked; Gross
forced Jorgensen (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper walked; Norris flied out to right; Dade
forced Kuiper (shortstop to second); Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MONGE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Murray made an
out to shortstop; Newman struck out; Page grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Carty struck out; Bell grounded out (third to
first); Blanks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Indians 1.