Ruppert Jones homered in the first inning and drove in two more runs with a single in the seventh, while John Montague pitched the first complete game of his major league career, as the Mariners defeated the Indians, 6-1. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      5, 1977 (Day game) at Kingdome
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Mariners     1  0  0    2  1  0    2  0  x  -   6  9  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Baez 2b               3   1   2   0     1   0   .317
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Braun lf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .260
Norris rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .320      Ruppert Jones cf      4   2   3   3     0   0   .251
Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Stanton dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Lopez rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .307
Lowenstein dh         3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Dade lf               4   1   3   0     0   0   .317      Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Fosse c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .270      Reynolds ss           3   1   0   0     0   0   .245
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .181      Jutze c               3   1   1   0     0   1   .194
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montague p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   1   9   1     1   3             Totals               32   6   9   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 14,167
Left on Base: Indians 10, Mariners 6
DP: Indians 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Baez 2, Reynolds
Doubles: Fosse (2), Baez 2 (7), Stein (14)
Home Runs: Ruppert Jones (10)
Stolen Bases: Dade (5), Ruppert Jones (6), Lopez 2 (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (7), Jutze (1)
GIDP: Fosse (3)
Hit by Pitch: Reynolds (2,by Hood)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(4-3)            4.1   7   4   4   0   4   1  20   4.31
Hood                    2     0   2   2   2   0   0   9   3.33
Monge                   1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.62
Totals                  8     9   6   6   2   6   1  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montague W(5-3)         9     9   1   1   1   3   0  38   3.80
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Hood (1)
Wild Pitches: Bibby (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning reached on an error by Baez [Manning to
second]; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Manning to third]; Norris struck out; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein
walked; Dade singled to right [Lowenstein to second]; Fosse
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dade
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Lopez lined to shortstop; Meyer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (second to first); Manning
singled to right; Kuiper reached on an error by Baez [Manning to
second]; Norris flied out to center; Bochte lined to first; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Jutze
was called out on strikes; Baez doubled to left; Braun struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out to
center; Dade singled; Dade stole second; Fosse doubled to right
[Dade scored]; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones singled to center; Ruppert Jones
stole second; Stanton flied out to right [Ruppert Jones to
third]; Lopez singled [Ruppert Jones scored]; Lopez stole
second; Lopez stole third; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Lopez
scored]; Meyer flied out to center; Stein grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Norris grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Jutze singled to
center; Baez doubled to left [Jutze to third]; Braun singled to
right [Jutze scored, Baez to third]; HOOD REPLACED BIBBY
(PITCHING); Ruppert Jones made an out to third; Stanton grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners
4.

INDIANS 6TH: Bochte lined to second; Bell singled to center;
Lowenstein made an out to shortstop; Dade forced Bell (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Stein made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse popped to catcher in foul territory; Duffy
singled to center; Manning struck out; Kuiper forced Duffy
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds was hit by a pitch; Jutze out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Reynolds to second]; Baez
was walked intentionally; Braun walked [Reynolds to third, Baez
to second]; MONGE REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones
singled to center [Reynolds scored, Baez scored, Braun to
second]; Stanton struck out; Lopez struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris singled to right; Bochte grounded out (third
to first) [Norris to second]; Bell reached on an error by
Reynolds; Lowenstein flied out to left; Dade singled to right
[Norris out at home (right to catcher), Bell to second]; 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 6.

MARINERS 8TH: Meyer grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Stein
doubled; Reynolds flied out to center; Jutze grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners
6.

INDIANS 9TH: Fosse singled to right; Duffy was called out on
strikes; Manning grounded out (first unassisted) [Fosse to
second]; Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Mariners 6.