Frank Duffy hit his first homer of the season for the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning to lead the Indians to a 7-5 victory over the Mariners. Rick Manning had four hits and four RBIs for the Indians, including a homer with two men on base in the fourth. Carlos Lopez hit a two-run homer for the Mariners. After Duffy's drive broke a 5-5 tie, the Indians added an insurance run in the ninth on Paul Dade's third single of the game. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Seattle Mariners 5
Game Played on Saturday, June      4, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Indians      1  1  0    3  0  0    0  1  1  -   7 14  2
Mariners     2  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   2   4   4     0   0   .239      Collins dh            5   0   2   0     0   0   .225
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Braun lf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .259
Norris rf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .322      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Bochte 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Lopez rf              3   2   1   2     1   0   .309
Bell 3b               3   1   2   0     2   0   .311      Stein 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Lowenstein dh         1   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Meyer 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .238
  Melton ph,dh        2   0   1   0     1   0   .236      Reynolds ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .249
  Pruitt pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Milbourne 2b          2   0   1   2     0   0   .215
Dade lf               5   2   3   1     0   0   .299        Baez ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Fosse c               4   1   1   0     1   1   .259      Jutze c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Duffy ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .178        Stanton ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pagan p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  14   7     6   3             Totals               35   5  10   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 24,074
Left on Base: Indians 10, Mariners 6
DP: Indians 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Kuiper 2
Doubles: Braun (9)
Home Runs: Manning (4), Duffy (1), Lopez (5)
Caught Stealing: Norris (9), Manning (4), Reynolds (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Milbourne (2)
GIDP: Fosse (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland                 5     6   4   3   2   0   1  22   5.52
Waits W(3-0)            3.2   4   1   1   0   2   0  15   3.81
Monge SV(3)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.94
Totals                  9    10   5   4   2   2   1  38

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pagan                   3.1   7   4   4   2   1   0  18   4.88
Laxton                  1.2   2   1   1   1   1   1   8   3.35
Kekich L(2-1)           3     4   2   2   3   1   1  15   1.71
Romo                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.11
Totals                  9    14   7   7   6   3   2  44

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Manning to second]; Norris singled to center [Manning
scored]; Norris was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Braun walked; Ruppert
Jones popped to third in foul territory; Lopez homered [Braun
scored]; Stein flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Mariners 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein
walked; Dade singled to center [Lowenstein to second]; Fosse
walked [Lowenstein to third, Dade to second]; Duffy forced
Lowenstein (pitcher to catcher) [Dade to third, Fosse to
second]; Manning singled [Dade scored, Fosse to third, Duffy to
second]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to left; Reynolds singled to
center; Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Mariners 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris struck out; Bochte flied out to center; Bell
singled to left; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Jutze flied out to center; Collins flied out to
right; Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Mariners 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade singled to center; Fosse singled to left [Dade
to second]; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Dade to third, Fosse to second]; LAXTON REPLACED PAGAN
(PITCHING); Manning homered [Dade scored, Fosse scored]; Kuiper
was called out on strikes; Norris flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first);
Lopez walked; Stein singled to left [Lopez to second]; Meyer
singled [Lopez to third, Stein to second]; Reynolds reached on a
fielder's choice [Lopez scored, Stein to third, Meyer to second
(error by Kuiper)]; Milbourne hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Stein scored (unearned), Meyer to third]; Jutze forced Reynolds
(shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5,
Mariners 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Bochte flied out to center; Bell walked; MELTON
BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Melton singled to right [Bell to second];
Dade flied out to right; Fosse lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 5TH: MELTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Collins
singled to right; Braun singled to right [Collins out at third
(right to second to third), Braun to second (on throw to 3b)];
Ruppert Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Braun to third];
Lopez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Mariners 4.

INDIANS 6TH: KEKICH REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Duffy made an
out to shortstop; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 6TH: WAITS REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Stein grounded
out (pitcher to first); Meyer singled to center; Reynolds forced
Meyer (third to second); Milbourne singled [Reynolds scored,
Milbourne to second (error by Kuiper)]; Jutze struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Norris flied out to center; Bochte grounded out
(first to pitcher); Bell singled to center; Melton walked [Bell
to second]; Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 5, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Collins grounded out (third to first); Braun
doubled to left; Ruppert Jones struck out; Lopez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse struck out; Duffy homered; Manning singled;
Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Kuiper walked; Norris grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer flied
out to right; Reynolds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Bochte singled to right; Bell walked [Bochte to
second]; ROMO REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); On a bunt Melton
forced Bochte (first to third) [Bell to second]; PRUITT RAN FOR
MELTON; Dade singled to center [Bell scored, Pruitt to second];
Fosse grounded into a double play (third to first) [Pruitt out
at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 9TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BAEZ BATTED
FOR MILBOURNE; Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); STANTON
BATTED FOR JUTZE; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Collins singled to right; MONGE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Braun
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7,
Mariners 5.