The Indians ended a four-game losing streak by edging the A's, 4-3. The Tribe broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning when Mike Hargrove walked with one out and Toby Harrah and Ron Hassey followed with singles, scoring Hargrove. Harrah then came home when Gary Alexander singled with two out. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 6, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Indians 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 9 0 A's 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orta rf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .284 Henderson lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .263 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .296 Murphy cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .301 Hargrove 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .329 Page dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .239 Harrah 3b 4 1 3 1 1 0 .253 Revering 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .319 Hassey c 4 0 1 1 1 0 .317 Gross 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .317 Mora lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Alexander dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 .143 Heath c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .276 Alston cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Guerrero ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .273 Veryzer ss 4 2 1 0 0 0 .322 Edwards pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Cosey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 4 4 6 Totals 31 3 7 3 4 6 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 24,309 Left on Base: Indians 10, A's 6 DP: Indians 1, A's 1 Errors: Gross Doubles: Heath (5) Stolen Bases: Murphy (4) Caught Stealing: Henderson (3) Sacrifice Hits: Hargrove (1), Picciolo (2) GIDP: Hassey (6), Guerrero (4) Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (4,by McCatty) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barker W(4-1) 9 7 3 3 4 6 0 36 3.27 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 6 0 36 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty L(3-4) 8 8 4 3 3 6 0 37 5.35 Lacey 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.70 Totals 9 9 4 3 4 6 0 41 Hit by Pitch: McCatty (3) Wild Pitches: Barker (1), McCatty (4) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Durwood Merrill INDIANS 1ST: Orta was called out on strikes; Kuiper walked; McCatty threw a wild pitch [Kuiper to second]; Hargrove flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy walked; Murphy stole second; Page struck out; Revering singled to left [Murphy scored]; Gross singled to center [Revering to second]; Armas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. INDIANS 2ND: Hassey walked; Mora flied out to center; Alexander struck out; Alston made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Heath made an out to first; Guerrero made an out to second; Picciolo made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer reached on an error by Gross [Veryzer to first]; Orta struck out; Kuiper grounded out (third to first) [Veryzer to second]; Hargrove singled to second [Veryzer to third]; Harrah singled to center [Veryzer scored (unearned), Hargrove to second]; Hassey forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Murphy struck out; Page walked; Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 4TH: Mora made an out to first; Alexander grounded out (third to first); Alston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Armas flied out to left; Heath popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta struck out; Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero singled to shortstop; Barker threw a wild pitch [Guerrero to second]; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Guerrero to third]; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Harrah singled to first [Hargrove to second]; Hassey flied out to center; Mora grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Hargrove to third, Harrah to second]; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page grounded out (pitcher to first); Revering flied out to center; Gross made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 7TH: Alston flied out to center; Veryzer popped to catcher in foul territory; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Heath singled to left; Guerrero grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Heath out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper made an out to shortstop; Hargrove walked; Harrah singled to center [Hargrove to second]; Hassey singled to center [Hargrove scored, Harrah to second]; Mora flied out to left; Alexander singled to center [Harrah scored, Hassey to second]; Alston flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo struck out; Henderson walked; Murphy flied out to center; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 1. INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer singled to center; Orta singled to right [Veryzer to third]; LACEY REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Kuiper singled to center [Veryzer scored, Orta to second]; Hargrove out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Orta to third, Kuiper to second]; Harrah was walked intentionally; Hassey grounded into a double play (first to catcher to second) [Orta out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering flied out to center; Gross singled to center; Armas flied out to center; Heath doubled to center [Gross scored]; Guerrero singled to left [Heath scored]; EDWARDS RAN FOR GUERRERO; COSEY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Cosey grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

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