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.