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.