Mike Marshall, who pitched seven innings before tiring, gained his first A. L. victory since 1969 when the Rangers defeated the Indians, 6-0. Relievers Adrian Devine and Darold Knowles completed the shutout. Marshall won three games and lost 10 with the former Seattle Pilots before pitching in the N. L. from 1970 through '76. Dave May hit a double and single to account for two of the Rangers' runs and Jim Sundberg added a pair with a triple. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      15, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  2  1    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   6  8  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .311      Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Beniquez cf           5   1   0   0     0   0   .276      Dade 3b               2   0   2   0     1   0   .315
May rf                4   0   2   2     0   1   .263      Norris cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Horton dh             4   1   2   0     0   1   .291      Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .269
  Washington pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .347      Thornton dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .163
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Grubb lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Hargrove 1b           2   2   1   0     1   0   .306      Pruitt rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Grieve lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .198      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Campaneris ss         2   0   0   1     0   0   .269      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Sundberg c            4   0   1   2     0   0   .245      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Marshall p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   6   8   6     4   3             Totals               28   0   4   0     3   2

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  5,883
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Indians 6
DP: Rangers 2, Indians 2
Errors: Marshall, Dade
Doubles: Grieve (2), May (6)
Triples: Sundberg (1), Dade (1)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (3), Dade (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (2)
GIDP: Beniquez (7), Grubb (3), Bochte (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (4,by Kern), Thornton (2,by Marshall)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marshall W(1-0)         7     3   0   0   3   1   0  26   4.97
Devine                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.95
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.40
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   2   0  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(5-4)            5.2   5   4   3   2   1   0  23   3.94
Hood                    2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.00
Kern                    1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.09
Totals                  9     8   6   5   4   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Marshall (1), Kern (4)
Balks: Bibby (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz


RANGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to center; Beniquez flied out to
left; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to center; Dade out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Kuiper to second]; Kuiper was picked
off second but was safe on an error by Marshall [Kuiper to
third]; Norris flied out to center; Bochte walked; Thornton made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton singled to center; Harrah flied out to
center; Hargrove singled to center [Horton to second]; Grieve
doubled to center [Horton scored, Hargrove to third]; Campaneris
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hargrove scored, Grieve to third];
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Pruitt
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fosse popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Bibby balked [Wills to second];
Beniquez lined to first; May doubled to center [Wills scored];
Horton lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [May out
at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dade tripled to left; Norris
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
flied out to center; Grieve grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton
was hit by a pitch; Grubb grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt made an out to shortstop; Fosse lined to
second; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez reached on an error by Dade; Beniquez
stole second; May singled to right [Beniquez scored (unearned)];
May was out trying to advance to second (catcher to second);
Horton was called out on strikes; Harrah walked; HOOD REPLACED
BIBBY (PITCHING); Hargrove walked [Harrah to second]; Grieve
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper walked; Dade walked [Kuiper to second];
Norris struck out; Bochte grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Dade out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg flied out to left; Wills grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton flied out to left; Grubb grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pruitt singled to left; Fosse forced
Pruitt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Indians 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez flied out to center; May struck out;
Horton singled to center; WASHINGTON RAN FOR HORTON; Harrah
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DEVINE
REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Duffy struck out; Kuiper grounded
out (second to first); Dade singled to right; Norris grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians
0.

RANGERS 9TH: KERN REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Hargrove was hit by
a pitch; Grieve singled to right [Hargrove to second];
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hargrove
to third, Grieve to second]; Sundberg tripled to right [Hargrove
scored, Grieve scored]; Wills walked; Beniquez grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wills out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: KNOWLES REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Bochte grounded
out (first to pitcher); Thornton grounded out (third to first);
Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Indians 0.