A two-run single by Andre Thornton and solo homers by Bernie Carbo and Johnny Grubb led the Indians to a 5-1 victory over the Angels. Carbo connected in the second inning to give the Tribe a 1-0 lead and Thornton stroked a bases-loaded single in the third to make it 3-0. Grubb homered and Gary Alexander delivered a sacrifice fly in the eighth to end the scoring. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      25, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  9  0
Indians      0  1  2    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  8  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .274      Manning cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Grubb lf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .262
Bostock rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .303
Jackson 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .306        Cox 3b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Thornton 1b           3   1   1   2     1   0   .270
Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Carbo dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .262
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Alexander c           3   0   0   1     0   2   .235
Chalk 2b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .268      Speed rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .214
Anderson ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .235      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     0   1   .297
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     2   3             Totals               30   5   8   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  6,781
Left on Base: Angels 8, Indians 6
DP: Angels 0, Indians 3
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Manning (19)
Home Runs: Carbo (2), Grubb (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Alexander (2)
GIDP: Baylor (11), Chalk (5), Fairly (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost L(2-4)            7.1   8   5   5   2   5   2  32   3.16
Fitzmorris              0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.00
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3   5   2  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton W(8-6)           7.1   8   1   1   2   3   0  31   3.44
Spillner SV(2)          1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.06
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   3   0  36

Wild Pitches: Frost (2)
Balks: Paxton (2)

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


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bostock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning doubled to left; Grubb reached on a
fielder's choice [Manning out at third (pitcher to shortstop to
third), Grubb to second]; Bell grounded out (third to first);
Thornton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson reached on an error by Bell; Baylor grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out
at second]; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo homered; Alexander struck out; Speed was
called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing made an out to shortstop; Chalk singled to
right; Anderson struck out; R. Miller grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to third; Manning out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Veryzer to second]; Grubb
singled to second [Veryzer to third]; Bell walked [Grubb to
second]; Thornton singled to left [Veryzer scored, Grubb scored,
Bell to second]; Carbo made an out to shortstop; Frost threw a
wild pitch [Bell to third]; Alexander struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Bostock
walked; Jackson flied out to right; Baylor grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Speed struck out; Kuiper grounded out (first
unassisted); Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Indians 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Rudi made an out to second; Downing struck out;
Chalk singled to right; Anderson forced Chalk (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
flied out to center; Bell grounded out (second to first);
Buddy left game with muscle tightness in his back; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 3.

ANGELS 6TH: COX REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); R. Miller singled to
right; Lansford was called out on strikes; Bostock made an out
to third; Jackson singled [R. Miller to second]; Paxton balked
[R. Miller to third, Jackson to second]; Baylor made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Carbo
popped to catcher in foul territory; Alexander flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Rudi singled to left; Downing singled to right [Rudi
to second]; Chalk grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Rudi to third, Downing out at second]; Anderson
walked; R. Miller singled to right [Rudi scored, Anderson to
third]; Lansford flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Speed grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled
to left; Veryzer flied out to center; Manning flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Bostock flied out to left; Jackson singled to third;
SPILLNER REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Baylor popped to first in
foul territory; Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Grubb homered; Cox flied out to right; Thornton
walked; Carbo singled to center [Thornton to third]; FITZMORRIS
REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Alexander hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Thornton scored]; Speed walked [Carbo to second]; Kuiper
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
1, Indians 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Downing grounded out (second to first); Chalk
singled to shortstop; FAIRLY BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Fairly
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians
5.