Dennis Eckersley missed by only two outs of tying the major league record for most consecutive hitless innings when the Indians' righthander defeated the Mariners, 7-1. Eckersley finished his 2-1 victory over the Mariners with 7 2/3 hitless innings May 25 and followed with a no-hitter in a 1-0 triumph over the Angels May 30. Cleveland Indians 7, Seattle Mariners 1Game Played on Friday, June 3, 1977 (Night game) at KingdomeIndians 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 - 7 12 1 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Collins dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .218 Kuiper 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .283 Braun lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Norris rf 4 1 3 0 1 0 .326 Ruppert Jones cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .246 Melton dh 3 0 0 0 2 0 .226 Lopez rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Bochte 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .294 Stinson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Bell 3b 5 2 2 3 0 1 .305 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Dade lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .283 Stein 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Fosse c 4 1 3 2 0 0 .259 Meyer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Duffy ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .172 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milbourne 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rick Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 7 12 7 5 2 Totals 29 1 1 1 2 6 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 19,438 Left on Base: Indians 8, Mariners 4 DP: Indians 0, Mariners 1 Errors: Kuiper Doubles: Duffy (2) Triples: Norris (3) Home Runs: Fosse (3), Bell (4), Ruppert Jones (9) Stolen Bases: Norris 3 (16), Dade (4), Collins (11) Caught Stealing: Fosse (2) Hit by Pitch: Dade (1,by Thomas), Braun (1,by Kern) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(6-3) 6 1 1 1 2 3 1 22 2.87 Kern SV(5) 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 3.00 Totals 9 1 1 1 2 6 1 32 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rick Jones L(0-4) 3.1 6 3 3 2 1 1 17 9.64 Thomas 1.2 2 3 3 1 0 1 9 5.49 House 3.1 4 1 1 2 1 0 15 9.49 Romo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.17 Totals 9 12 7 7 5 2 2 42 Hit by Pitch: Kern (3), Thomas (3) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Norris singled to center; Norris stole second; Melton walked; Bochte forced Melton (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Collins struck out; Braun flied out to center; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Mariners 0. INDIANS 2ND: Bell singled to left; Dade flied out to center; Fosse singled to center [Bell to second]; Fosse was caught stealing second (catcher to second) [Bell to third]; Duffy doubled to left [Bell scored]; Manning grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Lopez made an out to second; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Mariners 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Norris tripled to left; Melton flied out to left; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Mariners 0. INDIANS 4TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Dade walked; Dade stole second; Fosse homered [Dade scored]; THOMAS REPLACED RICK JONES (PITCHING); Duffy grounded out (third to first); Manning grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Braun was called out on strikes; Ruppert Jones walked; Lopez flied out to center [Collins to third]; Stinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Mariners 0. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Norris singled to right; Norris stole second; Melton flied out to left; Bochte walked; Bell homered [Norris scored, Bochte scored]; Dade was hit by a pitch; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Stein grounded out (third to first); Meyer flied out to center; Reynolds reached on an error by Kuiper; Milbourne flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Mariners 0. INDIANS 6TH: HOUSE REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Duffy grounded out (third to first); Manning made an out to shortstop; Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Collins flied out to center; Braun flied out to left; Ruppert Jones homered; Lopez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Mariners 1. INDIANS 7TH: Norris walked; Norris stole second; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte struck out; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Mariners 1. MARINERS 7TH: KERN REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stein struck out; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Mariners 1. INDIANS 8TH: Dade flied out to center; Fosse singled to right; Duffy flied out to center; Manning singled to left [Fosse out at third (left to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Mariners 1. MARINERS 8TH: Reynolds made an out to first; Milbourne was called out on strikes; Collins made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Mariners 1. INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper singled to center; Norris made an out to shortstop; Melton walked [Kuiper to second]; Bochte singled to center [Kuiper scored, Melton to third]; ROMO REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Bell hit into a double play to left [Melton out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Mariners 1. MARINERS 9TH: Braun was hit by a pitch; Ruppert Jones made an out to shortstop; Lopez forced Braun (first to shortstop); SMITH BATTED FOR STINSON; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Mariners 1. |
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