A two-run single by Larvell Blanks in the eighth inning enabled the Indians to defeat the Athletics, 3-1, for their 11th victory in 15 games. Pat Dobson, ending his five-game losing streak, was credited with the victory after help from relievers Sid Monge and Jim Kern. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Monday, June      6, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  7  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Kuiper 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .275        Lintz pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Norris rf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .311      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .240
Bochte 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Page lf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .312
Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .310      E. Williams c         4   0   0   0     0   4   .237
Lowenstein dh         2   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
  Blanks ph,dh        1   0   1   2     0   0   .255      Armas cf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .259
Dade lf               2   0   0   0     1   2   .311      McKinney dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Tyrone rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .184      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .176
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scott ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   3     3   5             Totals               32   1   6   1     3   9

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 13,264
Left on Base: Indians 7, A's 7
DP: Indians 0, A's 0
Errors: Perez, Page, Lacey
Triples: Kuiper (3)
Home Runs: Armas (5)
Stolen Bases: Jorgensen (3), Page 2 (11)
Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (7), Dade (3), Jorgensen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (3), Dade (1), Bochte (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(1-5)           7.1   6   1   1   1   7   1  28   6.53
Monge                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.56
Kern SV(6)              1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   2.87
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   9   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  6.2   4   1   1   2   3   0  27   4.00
Lacey L(2-3)            0.2   1   2   1   1   1   0   5   2.03
Giusti                  1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.48
Totals                  9     7   3   2   3   5   0  37

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


INDIANS 1ST: Manning lined to shortstop; Kuiper tripled to
center; Norris grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte singled
to left [Kuiper scored]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jorgensen singled to right; Jorgensen stole second; Page
grounded out (first unassisted); E. Williams struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Dade walked; Dade was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Fosse grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Armas
singled to third; McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Armas to second]; Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled to left; Manning out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Duffy to second]; Kuiper grounded out
(third to first); Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo struck out; Perez struck out; Jorgensen
singled to second; Jorgensen was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Bell singled
to center; Lowenstein reached on a fielder's choice [Bell to
second (error by Perez; assist by Gross)]; Dade struck out;
Fosse made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to right; E. Williams was called out
on strikes; Page stole second; Gross grounded out (catcher to
first) [Page to third]; Armas grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Manning flied
out to left; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKinney grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyrone
lined to third; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Norris grounded out (third to first); Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); Bell was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Perez made an out to shortstop; Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); Page walked; Page stole second;
E. Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein reached on an error by Page [Lowenstein
to second]; Dade reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Lowenstein to third]; Fosse was called out on strikes;
Duffy popped to third in foul territory; LACEY REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); Manning was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross flied out to right; Armas homered; McKinney
struck out; Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper singled to left; Norris reached on a
fielder's choice [Kuiper to second (error by Lacey)]; Bochte out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Kuiper to third, Norris
to second]; Bell was walked intentionally; BLANKS BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; GIUSTI REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Blanks singled to
center [Kuiper scored (unearned), Norris scored, Bell to
second]; Bell was picked off second (pitcher unassisted); Dade
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SCOTT BATTED
FOR PICCIOLO; Scott flied out to center; Perez singled; LINTZ
RAN FOR PEREZ; MONGE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted) [Lintz to second]; Page walked;
KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); E. Williams struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 9TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCOTT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Fosse singled to left [Fosse out at second
(left to first to shortstop)]; Duffy made an out to shortstop;
Manning popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross walked; Armas struck out; McKinney flied
out to center; Tyrone popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 1.