Four-hit pitching by Rick Waits carried the Indians to a 2-1 victory over the A's. The Tribe's two runs came in the sixth inning when Jorge Orta singled with one out and went to third on a double by Duane Kuiper. Mike Hargrove then singled to right to score both runners. The A's run came in the third inning on a throwing error by Hargrove. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 7, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 A's 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orta rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Kuiper 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Heath rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .325 Newman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Murphy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Hassey c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .306 Armas cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .268 Charboneau lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Essian c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Alexander dh 2 0 1 0 1 1 .167 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Alston cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Picciolo 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Kingman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 2 5 2 2 5 Totals 29 1 4 0 2 1 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 4,731 Left on Base: Indians 2, A's 4 DP: Indians 1, A's 1 Errors: Hargrove, Picciolo Doubles: Kuiper (3) Stolen Bases: Henderson (10) Caught Stealing: Hargrove (1), Alexander (2), Orta (3) Sacrifice Hits: McKay (1) GIDP: Veryzer (3), Newman (2) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits W(2-3) 9 4 1 0 2 1 0 32 3.62 Totals 9 4 1 0 2 1 0 32 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kingman L(2-4) 5.1 4 2 2 1 3 0 21 4.73 Jones 3.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 5 0 31 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Durwood Merrill INDIANS 1ST: Orta flied out to center; Kuiper flied out to right; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to right; Henderson stole second; Heath walked; Newman grounded into a double play (second to first) [Henderson to third, Heath out at second]; Armas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 2ND: Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Hassey grounded out (second to first); Charboneau was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian made an out to third; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 3RD: Alexander struck out; Alston reached on an error by Picciolo [Alston to first]; Veryzer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alston out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled to right; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Picciolo scored (error by Hargrove) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Henderson grounded out (third to first); Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. INDIANS 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas walked; Essian made an out to third; Guerrero forced Armas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. INDIANS 5TH: Harrah flied out to center; Hassey walked; Charboneau struck out; Alexander singled to right [Hassey to third]; Alston flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Picciolo grounded out (second to first); McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Orta singled to left; Kuiper doubled to left [Orta to third]; Hargrove singled to center [Orta scored, Kuiper scored]; JONES REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Hargrove was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Harrah struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson flied out to right; Heath flied out to center; Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. INDIANS 7TH: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Charboneau made an out to catcher; Alexander walked; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas singled to left; Essian grounded out (third to first) [Armas to second]; Guerrero flied out to left; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. INDIANS 8TH: Alston flied out to center; Veryzer singled to left; Orta forced Veryzer (shortstop to second) [Orta to first]; Orta was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay flied out to left; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove flied out to left; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Newman singled to center; MURPHY RAN FOR NEWMAN; Armas flied out to right; Essian grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1.

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