Dennis Eckersley pitched a four-hitter as the Indians rolled up a 10-0 victory over the Mariners. Eckersley faced only 29 batters. Leroy Stanton and Craig Reynolds, who hit singles for the Mariners, were erased on double plays. Ruppert Jones doubled in the fifth and Carlos Lopez in the eighth for the Mariners' other hits. Andre Thornton led the Indians' attack with a double and two singles, driving in three runs and scoring three. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 10, Seattle Mariners 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    27, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Indians      5  0  0    0  3  0    2  0  x  -  10 11  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Dade 3b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .300
Baez 2b               2   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Kuiper 2b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .276
  Cruz 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Pruitt rf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .314
Meyer 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Thornton 1b           4   3   3   3     0   0   .279
  Milbourne 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Bochte lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .292
Stanton dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Carty dh              2   1   0   1     1   0   .279
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   1   0     0   2   .262      Norris cf             3   1   0   1     1   1   .271
Stein 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Kendall c             4   0   1   2     0   1   .242
  Bernhardt 3b,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Lopez rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Galasso p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Honeycutt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   4   0     0   5             Totals               34  10  11   8     3   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  7,876
Left on Base: Mariners 2, Indians 4
DP: Mariners 1, Indians 2
Errors: Braun, Milbourne
Doubles: Ruppert Jones (22), Lopez (16), Pruitt (9), Thornton (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Carty (1)
GIDP: Stein (11), Cox (2), Dade (10)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Galasso L(0-5)          0.2   5   5   4   1   0   0   8   9.42
Segui                   3.1   4   3   3   0   2   0  14   5.60
Honeycutt               4     2   2   1   2   0   0  16   1.50
Totals                  8    11  10   8   3   2   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(13-10)      9     4   0   0   0   5   0  29   3.41
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   5   0  29

Passed Balls: Cox (5)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


MARINERS 1ST: Braun was called out on strikes; Baez struck out;
Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to second; Kuiper singled to center
[Dade to second]; Pruitt singled [Dade to third, Kuiper to
second]; Thornton forced Pruitt (shortstop to second) [Dade
scored, Kuiper to third]; Bochte singled to left [Kuiper scored,
Thornton to second]; Carty forced Bochte (second to shortstop)
[Thornton to third]; Norris walked [Carty to second]; Cox
allowed a passed ball [Thornton scored, Carty to third, Norris
to second]; Kendall singled to right [Carty scored, Norris
scored (unearned)]; SEGUI REPLACED GALASSO (PITCHING); Duffy
popped to catcher in foul territory; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 5.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton singled to left; Ruppert Jones struck out;
Stein grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Stanton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 2ND: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pruitt flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 5.

MARINERS 3RD: Lopez flied out to right; Reynolds singled to
first; Cox grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Thornton singled to left; Bochte made an out to
third; Carty flied out to right; Norris was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 5.

MARINERS 4TH: Braun popped to third in foul territory; Baez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Kendall struck out; Duffy flied out to center; Dade
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Indians 5.

MARINERS 5TH: Stanton grounded out (third to first); Ruppert
Jones doubled to right; Stein grounded out (second to first)
[Ruppert Jones to third]; Lopez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: CRUZ REPLACED BAEZ (PLAYING 2B); Kuiper singled to
left; Pruitt doubled to left [Kuiper to third]; Thornton doubled
to left [Kuiper scored, Pruitt scored]; HONEYCUTT REPLACED SEGUI
(PITCHING); Bochte grounded out (first unassisted) [Thornton to
third]; Carty was walked intentionally; Norris forced Carty
(second to shortstop) [Thornton scored]; Kendall forced Norris
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Indians 8.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Cox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Braun lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Dade grounded
out (second to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 8.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); Stanton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 8.

INDIANS 7TH: BERNHARDT REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING 3B); Pruitt
singled to left; Thornton singled to left [Pruitt scored (error
by Braun), Thornton to third]; Bochte walked; Carty hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Thornton scored (unearned)]; Norris flied
out to left; Kendall flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 10.

MARINERS 8TH: Ruppert Jones struck out; Bernhardt flied out to
left; Lopez doubled to left; Reynolds made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 10.

INDIANS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); BERNHARDT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Duffy reached on an error by
Milbourne; Dade grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Duffy out at second]; Kuiper grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 10.

MARINERS 9TH: Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun
grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 10.