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Rick Langford allowed only three hits and pitched the A's to their third straight victory, defeating the Indians, 4-1. The Indians bunched singles by Mike Hargrove and Jim Norris, a sacrifice bunt by Rick Manning and sacrifice fly by Cliff Johnson for their run in the first inning. Johnson singled in the fourth for the only other hit off Langford. Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 1Game Played on Saturday, August 18, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumIndians 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 A's 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 4 8 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Henderson lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .251 Norris lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Murphy cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .264 Manning cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .259 Gross 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .228 Johnson dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .280 Revering 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .287 Bonds rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Essian c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Alexander c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Page dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .249 Cox 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Armas rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .246 Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Newman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Alston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Chalk 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Rosello ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Picciolo ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .270 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 3 1 1 5 Totals 31 4 8 4 4 4 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 2,273 Left on Base: Indians 3, A's 7 DP: Indians 1, A's 0 Errors: Wise, Edwards Doubles: Picciolo (10), Gross (18) Stolen Bases: Henderson (15), Armas (1) Caught Stealing: Norris (10), Page (13) Sacrifice Hits: Manning (8) Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (5) GIDP: Essian (9) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(13-7) 7.2 8 4 4 4 3 0 34 3.58 Cruz 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.68 Totals 8 8 4 4 4 4 0 35 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford W(8-13) 9 3 1 1 1 5 0 31 4.12 Totals 9 3 1 1 1 5 0 31 Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Deegan INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove singled to right; Norris singled to right [Hargrove to second]; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hargrove to third, Norris to second]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hargrove scored]; Bonds flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole second; Murphy struck out; Gross flied out to left; Revering singled to right [Henderson scored]; Essian flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page flied out to left; Armas reached on an error by Wise; Armas stole second; Edwards was called out on strikes; Picciolo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer struck out; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris reached on an error by Edwards; Norris was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy singled to center; Gross popped to third in foul territory; Revering grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 4TH: Manning walked; Johnson singled to center [Manning to second]; Bonds flied out to left; Alexander struck out; Cox made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian grounded out (second to first); Page walked; Page was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Picciolo doubled to left; Henderson walked; Murphy singled to center [Picciolo scored, Henderson to third]; Gross doubled to center [Henderson scored, Murphy to third]; Revering was walked intentionally; Essian grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Revering out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3. INDIANS 6TH: Norris flied out to right; Manning flied out to center; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page grounded out (first unassisted); Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3. INDIANS 7TH: Bonds made an out to second; Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Picciolo flied out to center; Henderson flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3. INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper flied out to left; ALSTON BATTED FOR VERYZER; Alston made an out to third; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: ROSELLO REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING SS); Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Revering singled to left; Essian grounded out (third to first) [Revering to second]; Page was walked intentionally; Armas singled to right [Revering scored, Page to second]; CRUZ REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); NEWMAN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Newman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4. INDIANS 9TH: CHALK REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 2B); Norris popped to third in foul territory; Manning struck out; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4. |
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