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Monday August 29, 1977
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Duane Kuiper, Andre Thornton and Bruce Bochte tagged Steve Stone for home runs in the first inning and Thornton connected again in the sixth off reliever Silvio Martinez, as the Indians routed the White Sox, 9-2. Rick Waits allowed six hits in pitching his first complete game of the season. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 9, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Monday, August 29, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  4
Indians      3  1  0    1  0  1    1  2  x  -   9 16  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Dade cf               5   1   2   2     0   2   .298
Lemon cf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .278      Kuiper 2b             5   1   2   2     0   0   .281
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Bell 3b               5   0   0   1     0   2   .290
Zisk lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .308      Thornton 1b           4   2   2   2     1   1   .282
L. Johnson dh         4   0   0   0     0   2   .319      Bochte lf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .297
Soderholm 3b          4   1   4   2     0   0   .288      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Nordhagen rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .311      Pruitt rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .324
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Kendall c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .247
Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .289      Duffy ss              3   2   2   0     1   1   .204
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   8             Totals               39   9  16   8     2   8

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  6,236
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Indians 8
DP: White Sox 1, Indians 1
Errors: Kessinger, Lemon, Zisk, Downing
Doubles: Lemon (30), Duffy (11)
Home Runs: Soderholm (22), Kuiper (1), Thornton 2 (26), Bochte (7)
Stolen Bases: Dade (10)
Caught Stealing: Bochte (4)
GIDP: Kessinger (2), Bochte (15)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(13-10)          5.2  12   6   5   0   7   3  28   4.48
Martinez                1.2   4   3   3   1   1   1  11   9.35
Kirkwood                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.68
Totals                  8    16   9   8   2   8   4  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(8-5)            9     6   2   2   2   8   1  34   4.25
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   8   1  34

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Al Clark


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Lemon
struck out; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade struck out; Kuiper homered; Bell flied out to
center; Thornton hit an inside the park homer to left; Bochte
homered; Carty singled to left; Pruitt singled to left [Carty to
third (error by Zisk), Pruitt to second]; Kendall popped to
first in foul territory; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); L.
Johnson struck out; Soderholm singled to third; Nordhagen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Duffy doubled to left; Dade singled to right [Duffy
scored]; Kuiper flied out to center; Bell struck out; Thornton
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Spencer struck out; Downing struck out; Kessinger
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Bochte singled to right; Carty flied out to center;
Pruitt flied out to center; Bochte was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians
4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon struck out; Orta flied out to center; Zisk
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Kendall singled to left; Duffy struck out; Dade
forced Kendall (third to second); Dade stole second [Dade scored
(error by Downing) (error by Lemon) (unearned)]; Kuiper flied
out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians
5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: L. Johnson grounded out (third to first);
Soderholm homered; Nordhagen struck out; Spencer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell struck out; Thornton flied out to center;
Bochte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing walked; Kessinger grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Downing out at second];
Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty struck out; Pruitt singled to center; Kendall
struck out; Duffy singled to center [Pruitt to third]; Dade
singled to center [Pruitt scored, Duffy to third, Dade to second
(on throw to 3b)]; MARTINEZ REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Indians 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Zisk singled
to left; L. Johnson struck out; Soderholm singled to center
[Zisk to second]; Nordhagen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied out to center; Thornton homered; Bochte
singled to right; Carty grounded out (third to first) [Bochte to
second]; Pruitt flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Indians 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Kendall singled to center; Duffy walked [Kendall to
second]; Dade struck out; Kuiper singled to left [Kendall
scored, Duffy to third, Kuiper to second (on throw)]; Bell
reached on an error by Kessinger [Duffy scored, Kuiper to
third]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Thornton walked
[Bell to second]; Bochte grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 9.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lemon doubled to left; Orta flied out to center;
Zisk walked; L. Johnson lined to center; Soderholm singled to
left [Lemon scored, Zisk to second]; Nordhagen grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 9.



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