The Indians, who collected 42 hits and scored 33 runs in the last three games, defeated the Athletics, 7-2, for their third victory in succession and seventh in the last eight games. Mitchell Page's American League record string of 26 stolen bases ended in the first inning when he was picked off first by Rick Waits and thrown out at second. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Monday, August    15, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  2
Indians      1  2  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   7  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Kuiper 2b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .279
Perez 3b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .245      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Page lf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .295      Bochte lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .289
Tyrone rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .245      Thornton 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .259
Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Melton dh             3   2   0   0     1   1   .274
  Newman c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Pruitt rf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .296
Tabb 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Dade cf               2   1   2   1     0   0   .305
Hosley dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Kendall c             2   0   1   2     0   0   .263
Mallory cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .235      Duffy ss              3   0   0   1     0   0   .195
Picciolo ss           4   1   0   0     0   0   .167      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   1     6   1             Totals               27   7   7   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  7,186
Left on Base: A's 7, Indians 2
DP: A's 2, Indians 3
Errors: Picciolo, Umbarger, Pruitt
Doubles: Tabb (2), Bochte (16), Pruitt (7)
Triples: Mallory (1)
Caught Stealing: Page (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Dade (8), Kendall (3)
GIDP: Sanguillen 2 (10), Tyrone (2), Melton (7), Kendall (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger L(1-4)         3     4   6   5   2   2   0  15   6.34
Dunning                 5     3   1   1   2   1   0  18   1.80
Totals                  8     7   7   6   4   3   0  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(7-4)            5.1   2   1   1   6   0   0  22   4.39
Hood                    1.2   1   1   0   0   0   0   6   3.34
Monge                   2     3   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.71
Totals                  9     6   2   1   6   1   0  36

Wild Pitches: Umbarger (4), Dunning (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott grounded out (third to first); Perez
grounded out (second to first); Page walked; Page was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to right; Bell flied out to right;
Bochte doubled to right [Kuiper scored, Bochte out at third
(right to second to catcher to third)]; Thornton popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Tabb grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Melton walked; Pruitt doubled to left [Melton to
third]; Dade hit a sacrifice fly to center [Melton scored,
Pruitt to third]; Kendall hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pruitt
scored]; Duffy grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Hosley walked; Mallory flied out to left;
Picciolo forced Hosley (shortstop to second); Scott walked
[Picciolo to second]; Perez singled to right [Picciolo scored,
Scott to third]; Page grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper struck out; Bell flied out to right; Bochte
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tyrone singled to left; Sanguillen grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Tyrone out at second];
Tabb made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton walked; Melton reached on a fielder's
choice [Thornton to second (error by Picciolo)]; Melton was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Umbarger [Thornton
scored (unearned), Melton to second]; Umbarger threw a wild
pitch [Melton to third]; Pruitt singled to center [Melton
scored]; DUNNING REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Dade singled to
right [Pruitt to third]; Kendall singled to right [Pruitt
scored, Dade to third]; Duffy grounded out (second to first)
[Dade scored, Kendall to second]; Dunning threw a wild pitch
[Kendall to third]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hosley flied out to center; Mallory grounded out
(shortstop to first); Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 7.

INDIANS 5TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton
walked; Melton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Scott popped to first in foul territory; Perez
walked; Page walked [Perez to second]; Tyrone walked [Perez to
third, Page to second]; HOOD REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING);
Sanguillen grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Tyrone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
1, Indians 7.

INDIANS 6TH: NEWMAN REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); Pruitt
flied to left in foul territory; Dade singled to right; Kendall
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dade
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tabb grounded out (first unassisted); Hosley
flied out to center; Mallory tripled to center; Picciolo reached
on an error by Pruitt [Mallory scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Picciolo to third]; Scott popped to second in foul territory; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy flied out to center; Kuiper walked; Bell
forced Kuiper (shortstop to second); Bochte lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MONGE REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Perez singled to
right; Page singled to center [Perez to second]; Tyrone grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Perez to
third, Page out at second]; Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Thornton flied out to right; Melton was called out
on strikes; Pruitt made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tabb doubled to center; Hosley flied out to
right; Mallory struck out; Picciolo popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 7.