Dennis Eckersley's string of three straight victories, including a no-hitter against the Angels, came to an end when Rick Waits failed in relief and the Indians lost to the Athletics, 3-2. Eckersley yielded a homer by Wayne Gross in the second inning but had a 2-1 lead going into the seventh before walking Tony Armas and giving up an infield hit by Marty Perez with two out. The Indians brought in southpaw Waits to face Mike Jorgensen, who bats iefthanded, but the move failed when the A's designated hitter lashed a drive over left fielder Paul Dade's head for a double, driving in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      8, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   3  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Perez 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .239
Kuiper 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .269      Jorgensen dh          4   0   2   2     0   1   .259
  Melton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Page lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .307
Norris rf             3   0   1   0     2   1   .312      Allen 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Bochte 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .283      Gross 3b              2   1   1   1     1   0   .272
Bell 3b               2   0   1   1     2   0   .313      E. Williams c         4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Lowenstein dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Blanks ph,dh        2   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Armas cf              2   0   0   0     1   2   .254
Dade lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .311        Murray pr,cf        0   1   0   0     1   0   .219
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Tyrone rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .188      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .183
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scott ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   2   5   2     8   2             Totals               29   3   6   3     4   7

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  7,828
Left on Base: Indians 10, A's 8
DP: Indians 0, A's 0
Errors: Kuiper
Doubles: Jorgensen (2)
Home Runs: Gross (12)
Stolen Bases: Tyrone (2)
Caught Stealing: Norris (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Lowenstein (2), Manning (4), Tyrone (3), Gross (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Dade (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(6-4)        6.2   4   3   3   3   7   1  28   2.96
Waits                   0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.72
Kern                    0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.81
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   7   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris                  2.2   2   2   2   5   0   0  14   3.16
Torrealba W(2-0)        5     2   0   0   3   0   0  20   0.48
Coleman                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.30
Lacey SV(2)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.97
Totals                  9     5   2   2   8   2   0  39

Wild Pitches: Norris (1)
Balks: Lacey (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (pitcher to first); Norris walked; Norris was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Perez flied out to right; Jorgensen struck out;
Page walked; Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bochte walked; Bell walked [Bochte to second];
Lowenstein out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bochte to
third, Bell to second]; Dade hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Bochte scored, Bell to third]; Fosse grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross homered; E. Williams flied out to center;
Armas was called out on strikes; Tyrone singled; Tyrone stole
second; Picciolo flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy made an out to third; Manning singled to
center; Kuiper forced Manning (pitcher to shortstop); Norris
singled to center [Kuiper to second]; Norris threw a wild pitch
[Kuiper to third, Norris to second]; Bochte was walked
intentionally; Bell walked [Kuiper scored, Norris to third,
Bochte to second]; TORREALBA REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); BLANKS
BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Blanks flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Perez flied
out to center; Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); Page
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics
1.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Duffy walked; Manning grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Allen reached on an error by Kuiper [Allen to
second]; Gross flied out to left; E. Williams grounded out
(second to first) [Allen to third]; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper made an out to first; Norris walked; Bochte
flied out to left; Bell singled to center [Norris to third];
Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tyrone flied out to center; Picciolo grounded out
(third to first); Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse lined
to second; Duffy lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Page made an out to
shortstop; Allen lined to center; Gross walked [Jorgensen to
second]; E. Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Norris flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas walked; MURRAY RAN FOR ARMAS; Tyrone out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Murray to second]; MCKINNEY
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; McKinney struck out; Perez singled [Murray
to third]; WAITS REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Jorgensen
doubled to left [Murray scored, Perez scored]; Page made an out
to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 8TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SCOTT REPLACED
MCKINNEY (PLAYING SS); Bochte grounded out (second to first);
Bell popped to first in foul territory; Blanks walked; Dade
singled to left [Blanks to second]; COLEMAN REPLACED TORREALBA
(PITCHING); Fosse made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Allen singled to left; Gross out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Allen to second]; KERN REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); E. Williams flied out to right; Murray was walked
intentionally; Tyrone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 9TH: NEWMAN REPLACED E. WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); Duffy
singled to center; LACEY REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Lacey
balked [Duffy to second]; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Duffy to third]; MELTON BATTED FOR KUIPER;
Melton struck out; Norris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 3.