The Indians broke a tight game apart with four runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Rangers, 6-1, to snap their five-game losing streak. A walk to Buddy Bell and double by Paul Dade in the first inning and singles by Charlie Spikes, Bruce Bochte and Fred Kendall in the second gave the Indians a 2-0 lead before the Rangers nicked Wayne Garland for their lone marker in the home half of the second on a triple by Willie Horton and infield out by Dave May. Kendall singled for his third hit of the game and second RBI during the Indians' clinching outburst in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      17, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   6 10  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .301
  Blanks 2b           1   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Bell 3b               4   1   0   0     1   1   .287      Washington lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Dade cf,rf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .325      Horton dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Thornton 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .210      May rf                3   0   0   1     1   0   .254
Carty dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Harrah 3b             3   0   2   0     1   1   .277
Spikes rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .314      Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Norris pr,cf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .269      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Bochte lf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .275      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .254
Kendall c             4   0   3   2     0   0   .270      D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              4   0   0   1     0   2   .192        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     3   5             Totals               32   1   5   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 13,192
Left on Base: Indians 6, Rangers 8
DP: Indians 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Dade (11), Spikes (2)
Triples: Horton (1)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (11)
GIDP: Duffy (5), Beniquez (12)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(7-9)          9     5   1   1   4   5   0  36   4.31
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   5   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis L(5-9)         8     8   5   5   2   5   0  33   4.37
Devine                  0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.49
Briles                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.01
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
walked; Dade doubled to right [Bell scored]; Thornton struck
out; Carty grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes singled to left; Bochte singled to right
[Spikes to third]; Kendall singled to left [Spikes scored,
Bochte to second]; Duffy was called out on strikes; Kuiper
forced Kendall (second unassisted) [Bochte to third]; Bell was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton tripled to center; May grounded out (second
to first) [Horton scored]; Harrah walked; Beniquez grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Harrah out at second];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Dade struck out; Thornton made an out to second;
Carty flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills struck out; Sundberg flied out to center;
Hargrove singled to center; Campaneris reached on an error by
Bell [Hargrove to second]; Washington grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes lined to second; Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted); Kendall singled to left; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); May grounded
out (second to first); Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
grounded out (second to first); Dade grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez popped to catcher in foul territory; Wills
grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg singled to left;
Hargrove walked [Sundberg to second]; Campaneris flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Carty flied
out to right; Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Washington struck out; Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Bochte walked; Kendall flied out to right; Duffy
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bochte
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah singled to right; Beniquez made an out to
first; Harrah stole second; Wills struck out; Sundberg walked;
Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2,
Rangers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Duane
Kuiper ejected by 1B umpire Nick Bremigan; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Dade grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: BLANKS REPLACED KUIPER (PLAYING 2B); Campaneris
struck out; On a bunt Washington grounded out (catcher to
first); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton singled to left; Carty singled to center
[Thornton to third]; Spikes doubled to right [Thornton scored,
Carty to third]; NORRIS RAN FOR SPIKES; DEVINE REPLACED D. ELLIS
(PITCHING); Bochte was walked intentionally; Kendall singled to
shortstop [Carty scored, Norris to third, Bochte to second];
Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Norris scored, Bochte
to third, Kendall to second]; Blanks singled to left [Bochte
scored, Kendall to third]; BRILES REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING);
Bell flied out to right; Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: DADE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); NORRIS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); May walked; Harrah singled to left [May to
second]; Beniquez forced Harrah (shortstop to second) [May to
third]; Wills flied out to center; Sundberg forced Beniquez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers
1.