The strikeout relief work of Pat Dobson and Jim Kern enabled the Indians to defeat the Angels, 3-1. Andre Thornton hit a two-run homer for the Indians in the first inning. Jim Bibby, who held the Angels to three hits, was removed after Terry Humphrey singled in the eighth. Don Hood loaded the bases on a pass to Thad Bosley and safe bunt by Jerry Remy.

After Dobson took over and fanned Bobby Bonds, Kern came in and whiffed both Tony Solaita and Don Baylor. Kern gave up the Angels' run in the ninth on a single by Bonds before picking up his 17th save. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, California Angels 1
Game Played on Friday, September 2, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley cf             3   1   2   0     2   1   .344      Dade cf,rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .293
Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     1   1   .269      Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Bonds rf              3   0   1   1     2   1   .273      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     2   2   .237      Thornton 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .283
Baylor dh             3   0   1   0     1   1   .247      Bochte lf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Mulliniks ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .268        Manning cf          1   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .285
Flores lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Pruitt rf,lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .327
Humphrey c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Blanks ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .265
  Briggs pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .164        Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .202
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Guerrero ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1    10   8             Totals               31   3   8   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  5,349
Left on Base: Angels 12, Indians 6
DP: Angels 0, Indians 2
Doubles: Bosley (8), Dade (15), Bochte (18)
Home Runs: Thornton (27)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (31), Baylor 2 (21)
Caught Stealing: Remy (15), Bosley (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bochte (7)
GIDP: Flores (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell L(6-9)         8     8   3   3   1   4   1  33   3.54
Totals                  8     8   3   3   1   4   1  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(12-10)          6     3   0   0   8   4   0  27   3.56
Hood                    0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.57
Dobson                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.82
Kern SV(17)             2.2   2   1   1   1   3   0  10   3.19
Totals                  9     6   1   1  10   8   0  40

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Deegan


ANGELS 1ST: Bosley struck out; Remy walked; Remy was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Bonds walked; Bonds stole
second; Solaita walked; Baylor walked [Bonds to third, Solaita
to second]; Mulliniks made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade doubled to right; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Dade to third]; Thornton homered [Dade scored]; Bochte grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians
2.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk made an out to first; Flores flied out to
right; Humphrey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Pruitt
lined to third; Blanks singled to right; Kendall grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Bosley doubled to left; On a bunt Remy made an out
to pitcher; Bonds walked; Solaita struck out while Bosley was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Dade flied out to center; Kuiper grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor singled to first; Baylor stole second;
Mulliniks grounded out (first unassisted) [Baylor to third];
Chalk lined to third; Flores struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton made an out to shortstop; Bochte doubled
to right; Carty walked; Pruitt forced Carty (pitcher to
shortstop) [Bochte to third]; Blanks was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosley
walked; Remy was called out on strikes; Bonds forced Bosley
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians
2.

INDIANS 5TH: Kendall struck out; Dade singled to third; Kuiper
grounded out (second to first) [Dade to second]; Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Solaita walked; Baylor forced Solaita (third to
second); Baylor stole second; Mulliniks walked; Chalk flied out
to left; Flores flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton singled to left; Bochte out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Thornton to second]; Carty struck
out; Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians
2.

ANGELS 7TH: Humphrey singled to left; HOOD REPLACED BIBBY
(PITCHING); Bosley walked [Humphrey to second]; BRIGGS RAN FOR
HUMPHREY; On a bunt Remy singled to pitcher [Briggs to third,
Bosley to second]; DOBSON REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Bonds struck
out; KERN REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Solaita struck out; Baylor
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED BRIGGS (PLAYING C ); Blanks
flied out to right; Kendall grounded out (third to first); Dade
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 2.

ANGELS 8TH: MANNING REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING CF); DADE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PRUITT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
DUFFY REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Mulliniks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chalk walked; Flores grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Chalk out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper singled to right; Bell grounded out (second
to first) [Kuiper to second]; Thornton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Manning singled to center [Kuiper scored]; Carty
forced Manning (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 3.

ANGELS 9TH: GUERRERO BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Guerrero struck
out; Bosley singled to second; Remy grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bosley to second]; Bonds singled to center [Bosley
scored]; Solaita flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Indians 3.