Driving in three runs, Andre Thornton sparked the Indians to a 5-2 triumph over the Mariners. The first Indian run came in the third inning on a bases-loaded walk to Thornton. A sacrifice fly by Craig Reynolds tied it for the Mariners in the bottom of that frame.

The Indians went ahead to stay in the fourth when Ted Cox singled, moved to third on a single by Duane Kuiper and scored on a balk by Jim Colborn. Kuiper, who took third on the balk, scored on a groundnut by Tom Veryzer. A two-run homer by Thornton in the eighth stanza put the game on ice for the Tribe. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Monday, July      17, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Indians      0  0  1    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   5  9  0
Mariners     0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Cruz 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Grubb rf,lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .245      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .300
Bell 3b               4   1   3   0     0   0   .307      Paciorek lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   3     1   0   .277      Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Carbo dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Bochte cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .265
Alexander c           4   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Robertson dh          3   1   1   0     1   2   .211
Cox lf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .218      Meyer 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .207
  Speed rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Kuiper 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Stinson c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .276
Veryzer ss            4   1   1   1     0   0   .300        Milbourne ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Freisleben p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   9   4     2   5             Totals               30   2   4   2     6   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  7,676
Left on Base: Indians 5, Mariners 8
DP: Indians 0, Mariners 1
Doubles: Kuiper (11), Meyer (9)
Triples: Robertson (2)
Home Runs: Thornton (19)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (28), Paciorek (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Reynolds (5)
GIDP: Bell (18)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben W(1-2)       5.2   3   2   2   6   2   0  26   6.91
Monge SV(5)             3.1   1   0   0   0   2   0  11   3.00
Totals                  9     4   2   2   6   4   0  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(1-8)          7     8   4   4   2   4   0  30   6.50
Romo                    2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   2.92
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   5   1  37

Balks: Colborn (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Grubb
struck out; Bell singled to right; Thornton grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Reynolds lined
to shortstop; Paciorek popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo flied out to center; Alexander struck out;
Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts walked; Bochte flied out to right;
Robertson was called out on strikes; Meyer walked [Roberts to
second]; Stein popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
singled to shortstop; Manning made an out to shortstop; Grubb
walked [Veryzer to second]; Bell singled to third [Veryzer to
third, Grubb to second]; Thornton walked [Veryzer scored, Grubb
to third, Bell to second]; Carbo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson walked; Cruz singled to left [Stinson to
third]; Cruz stole second; Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Stinson scored, Cruz to third]; Paciorek reached on a fielder's
choice [Cruz out at home (third unassisted)]; Paciorek stole
second; Roberts lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander grounded out (third to first); Cox
singled to left; Kuiper doubled to right [Cox to third]; Colborn
balked [Cox scored, Kuiper to third]; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kuiper scored]; Manning flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte walked; Robertson walked [Bochte to
second]; Meyer flied out to left; Stein was called out on
strikes; Stinson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
3, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Grubb singled to right; Bell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Grubb out at second];
Thornton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek walked; Roberts forced
Paciorek (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Carbo flied out to right; Alexander struck out; Cox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Robertson
tripled to center; Meyer grounded out (second to first)
[Robertson scored]; Stein singled to left; MONGE REPLACED
FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Stinson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Mariners 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper singled to left; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kuiper to second]; Manning flied out to
center [Kuiper to third]; Grubb grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds lined to third;
Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Mariners 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell singled to center; ROMO REPLACED COLBORN
(PITCHING); Thornton homered [Bell scored]; Carbo flied out to
left; Alexander flied out to right; Cox flied out to right; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: SPEED REPLACED COX (PLAYING RF); GRUBB CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Roberts flied out to center; Bochte was
called out on strikes; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to
right; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Meyer doubled to center; Stein flied out to
center; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR STINSON; Milbourne flied out to
left; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 2.