The Indians, who collected only one hit in losing to Nolan Ryan, 5-0, May 5, faced the Angels' fireballer again and beat him, 4-3. Ryan extended his streak of scoreless pitching to 24 innings before the Indians put over three runs in the fifth.

Jim Norris singled and was forced by Buddy Bell. Andre Thornton walked and runs followed on singles by Johnny Grubb and Willie Horton and a sacrifice fly by Duane Kuiper. A rookie then provided the Indians' deciding run when Ron Hassey hit his first major league homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Friday, May       12, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  5  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller rf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .221      Manning cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Chalk ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Norris rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .333
Bostock cf            3   0   2   1     1   0   .225      Bell 3b               4   1   0   0     0   1   .327
Rudi dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Thornton 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .244
Baylor lf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .303      Grubb lf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .263
Fairly 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Horton dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .310
  Mulliniks pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .233
Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .220      Blanks ss             1   0   0   0     2   0   .237
Lansford 3b           2   1   1   2     0   0   .286        Veryzer ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Humphrey c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Hassey c              3   1   1   1     1   1   .250
  Landreaux ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hampton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   3   5   3     2   3             Totals               30   4   7   4     6   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  6,401
Left on Base: Angels 6, Indians 10
DP: Angels 0, Indians 0
Errors: Ryan, Veryzer
Doubles: Lansford (7), Thornton (4)
Home Runs: Hassey (1)
Stolen Bases: Norris (3), Horton (3)
Caught Stealing: R. Miller (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Humphrey (1), Grich (2), Norris (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lansford (2), Kuiper (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lansford (1,by Paxton), Chalk (2,by Paxton)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(2-2)             8     7   4   4   6   5   1  38   2.02
Totals                  8     7   4   4   6   5   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton W(1-2)           8     5   3   2   2   3   0  33   4.34
Kern SV(3)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.75
Totals                  9     5   3   2   2   3   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Paxton 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Paxton (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller was called out on strikes; Chalk grounded
out (second to first); Bostock singled to right; Rudi flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning lined to shortstop; Norris singled to left;
Bell popped to catcher in foul territory; Norris stole second;
Thornton reached on a fielder's choice [Norris out at third
(third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Fairly
grounded out (first unassisted); Grich grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Grubb walked; Horton was called out on strikes;
Kuiper grounded out (third to first) [Grubb to second]; Blanks
walked; Hassey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Lansford was hit by a pitch; Humphrey out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lansford to second]; R. Miller
grounded out (second to first) [Lansford to third]; Chalk was
hit by a pitch; Bostock singled to right [Lansford scored, Chalk
to third]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning singled to center; Norris reached on an
error by Ryan on a sacrifice bunt [Manning to second]; Bell was
called out on strikes; Thornton struck out; Grubb walked
[Manning to third, Norris to second]; Horton forced Grubb
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians
0.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor flied out to center; Fairly lined to left;
Grich singled to left; Paxton threw a wild pitch [Grich to
second]; Lansford doubled to center [Grich scored]; Humphrey
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (catcher to first); Blanks
flied out to left; Hassey walked; Manning flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 0.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller walked; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to
first) [R. Miller to second]; Bostock walked; Rudi popped to
third; R. Miller was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Norris singled to right; Bell forced Norris
(shortstop to second); Thornton walked [Bell to second]; Grubb
singled to right [Bell scored, Thornton to second]; Horton
singled to right [Thornton scored, Grubb to third]; Kuiper hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Grubb scored]; Horton stole second;
Blanks walked; Hassey forced Blanks (second to shortstop); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor flied out to center; Fairly grounded out
(first to pitcher); Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Lansford grounded out (second to first); LANDREAUX
BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first);
R. Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: HAMPTON REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING C ); Thornton
doubled to center; Grubb grounded out (second to first)
[Thornton to third]; Horton grounded out (third to first);
Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Indians 3.

ANGELS 8TH: VERYZER REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Chalk grounded
out (third to first); Bostock flied out to left; Rudi was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer popped to catcher in foul territory; Hassey
homered; Manning flied out to left; Norris struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor reached on an error by Veryzer; Fairly
singled to right [Baylor to third]; MULLINIKS RAN FOR FAIRLY;
KERN REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Grich out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Mulliniks to second]; Lansford hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Baylor scored (unearned), Mulliniks to
third]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR HAMPTON; Solaita flied out to right;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 4.