Backed by the Indians' 16-hit attack, Rick Wise breezed to an 11-1 victory over the A's. The Indians' hits included a three-run homer by Andre Thornton in the seventh inning and a two-run drive by Johnny Grubb in the eighth. Wise lost his bid for a shutout when the A's counted in the ninth on a double by Willie Horton and single by Jeff Newman. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 11, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  0    5  4  0  -  11 16  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            6   2   2   0     0   0   .268      Wallis cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Grubb lf              4   2   1   2     1   0   .240        Murphy ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Bell 3b               6   1   1   2     0   1   .298      Duncan 3b,ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Thornton 1b           4   3   2   3     1   0   .268      Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Carbo dh              5   2   2   0     0   2   .256      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Alexander c           4   0   2   1     1   0   .240        Dilone pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .246
Norris rf             5   0   2   2     0   0   .255      Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .264        Newman 1b           1   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Veryzer ss            5   1   3   0     0   0   .294      Essian c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .235
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas rf              3   0   3   0     0   0   .238
                                                            Burke ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                          Edwards 2b,ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Gross ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .206
                                                          Picciolo ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Adams ph,2b         1   0   1   0     1   0   .214
                                                          Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCatty p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44  11  16  11     3   3             Totals               32   1   9   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  3,326
Left on Base: Indians 10, A's 6
DP: Indians 3, A's 1
Errors: Edwards, Picciolo, Keough
Doubles: Horton (8)
Home Runs: Thornton (16), Grubb (9)
Caught Stealing: Duncan (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grubb (4)
GIDP: Kuiper (7), Duncan (3), Wallis (2), Essian (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(8-11)            9     9   1   1   2   5   0  34   3.05
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   5   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(6-5)           6     6   6   6   3   2   0  30   2.54
Langford                1.2   7   5   5   0   0   2  11   3.02
McCatty                 1.1   3   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.00
Totals                  9    16  11  11   3   3   2  48

Wild Pitches: Keough (6)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb
flied out to center; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Duncan walked; Duncan was caught stealing second (pitcher to
shortstop); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to left; Carbo was called out on
strikes; Alexander grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Revering singled to
right; Essian was called out on strikes; Armas singled to left
[Revering to second]; Edwards singled to right [Revering to
third, Armas to second]; Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris flied out to left; Kuiper reached on an
error by Picciolo; Veryzer singled to center [Kuiper to second];
Manning forced Veryzer (pitcher to shortstop) [Kuiper to third];
Keough threw a wild pitch [Manning to second]; Grubb walked;
Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis singled to center; Duncan grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wallis out at
second]; Page flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton walked; Carbo singled to pitcher [Thornton
to third (error by Keough), Carbo to second]; Alexander was
walked intentionally; Norris forced Alexander (first to
shortstop) [Thornton scored, Carbo to third]; Kuiper singled to
right [Carbo scored, Norris to second]; Veryzer flied out to
center; Manning reached on an error by Edwards [Norris to third,
Kuiper to second]; Grubb forced Manning (second unassisted); 2
R, 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Revering
grounded out (first unassisted); Essian struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton flied
out to center; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas singled to right; Edwards flied out to
center; ADAMS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Adams walked [Armas to
second]; Wallis grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Adams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Athletics 0.

INDIANS 6TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); EDWARDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Alexander made an out to second; Norris
flied out to left; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan was called out on strikes; Page grounded
out (shortstop to first); Horton grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer singled to center; On a bunt Manning
singled [Veryzer to second]; Grubb reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Veryzer to third, Manning to second]; Bell
singled to left [Veryzer scored, Manning scored, Grubb to
second]; LANGFORD REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Thornton homered
[Grubb scored, Bell scored]; Carbo flied out to right; Alexander
singled to shortstop; Norris singled to left [Alexander to
second]; Kuiper grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Norris out at second]; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
7, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Essian
flied out to center; Armas singled to center; GROSS BATTED FOR
EDWARDS; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7,
Athletics 0.

INDIANS 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DUNCAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Veryzer grounded out (second to first);
Manning singled to center; Grubb homered [Manning scored]; Bell
lined to shortstop; Thornton singled to center; Carbo singled to
center [Thornton to second]; MCCATTY REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); Alexander singled to left [Thornton scored, Carbo to
second]; Norris singled to center [Carbo scored, Alexander to
third]; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 11, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Adams singled to left; MURPHY BATTED FOR WALLIS;
Murphy flied out to right; Duncan forced Adams (shortstop to
second); Page forced Duncan (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 11, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 9TH: MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NEWMAN REPLACED
REVERING (PLAYING 1B); Veryzer singled to center; Manning popped
to third in foul territory; Grubb forced Veryzer (third to
second); Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 11, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Horton doubled to center; DILONE RAN FOR HORTON;
Newman singled to left [Dilone scored]; Essian grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Newman out at second];
BURKE BATTED FOR ARMAS; Burke grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 11, Athletics 1.