Although hitting into the first triple play in the major leagues this season, the Indians defeated the Mariners, 5-2. In the second inning, the Indians had Ron Hassey on second and Joe Charboneau on first when Toby Harrah hit a liner to Bruce Bochte.

The Mariner first baseman's throw to shortstop Jim Anderson doubled up Hassey and the return peg to second baseman Julio Cruz, who covered first, caught Charboneau for the third out. The Indians took advantage of an error by Mariner starter Mike Parrott to score three unearned runs in the third inning and capped their scoring with back-to-back homers by Cliff Johnson and Hassey in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       31, 1980 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  1
Indians      0  0  3    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Manning cf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .227
Simpson cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Orta rf               4   0   2   0     1   0   .296
Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .313      Hargrove 1b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .269
Paciorek dh           4   1   2   1     0   0   .364      Johnson dh            4   1   2   2     0   0   .248
Bochte 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .301      Hassey c              3   1   3   2     1   0   .310
L. Roberts rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Charboneau lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
T. Cox 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Dilone lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
J. Anderson ss        3   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .196
L. Cox c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Kuiper 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
  Stinson ph,c        2   0   2   0     0   0   .133      Veryzer ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .303
Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Roberts p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     0   9             Totals               32   5  11   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 11,107
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Indians 10
DP: Mariners 1, Indians 0
Errors: Parrott
Doubles: Bochte (10), Hassey (6)
Triples: Orta (1)
Home Runs: Johnson (4), Hassey (2)
Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (15), Manning (4)
Caught Stealing: Simpson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (3)
GIDP: Harrah (8)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott L(1-6)          4.1   9   5   2   2   1   2  23   6.63
D. Roberts              1.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   7   5.30
McLaughlin              2     1   0   0   3   0   0   9   9.25
Totals                  8    11   5   2   6   4   2  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner W(4-3)         9     8   2   2   0   9   0  34   5.08
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   9   0  34

Wild Pitches: Parrott (1), McLaughlin (2), Spillner (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; Simpson singled to
center; Simpson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop
to first); Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to center; Orta tripled to
center; Hargrove struck out; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
struck out (catcher to first); L. Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey singled to right; Charboneau singled to left
[Hassey to second]; Harrah lined into a triple play (first to
shortstop to second) [Hassey out at second, Charboneau out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 0.

MARINERS 3RD: T. Cox flied out to right; J. Anderson was called
out on strikes; L. Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to left; Veryzer singled to right
[Kuiper to second]; Manning reached on an error by Parrott on a
sacrifice bunt [Kuiper scored (unearned) (no RBI), Veryzer to
third, Manning to second]; Orta flied out to center; Hargrove
was walked intentionally; Johnson forced Manning (shortstop to
third) [Veryzer scored (unearned), Hargrove to second]; Hassey
doubled to left [Hargrove scored (unearned), Johnson to third];
Charboneau flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Indians 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz singled to left; Simpson flied out to right;
Meyer struck out; Cruz stole second; Spillner threw a wild pitch
[Cruz to third]; Paciorek singled to left [Cruz scored]; Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah flied out to right; Kuiper singled to right;
Veryzer grounded out (third to first) [Kuiper to second];
Parrott threw a wild pitch [Kuiper to third]; Manning walked;
Manning stole second; Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 3.

MARINERS 5TH: L. Roberts grounded out (third to first); T. Cox
struck out; J. Anderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson
homered; Hassey homered; D. ROBERTS REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING);
Charboneau struck out; Harrah walked; Kuiper grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 5.

MARINERS 6TH: STINSON BATTED FOR L. COX; Stinson singled to
left; Cruz flied out to center; Simpson struck out; Meyer struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Veryzer struck
out; Manning struck out; Orta singled to left; Hargrove lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Bochte grounded out
(first unassisted); L. Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED D. ROBERTS (PITCHING); Johnson
singled to left; Hassey walked [Johnson to second]; Charboneau
popped to first in foul territory; Harrah grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Hassey out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 5.

MARINERS 8TH: DILONE REPLACED CHARBONEAU (PLAYING LF); T. Cox
flied out to right; J. Anderson singled to left; Stinson singled
to right [J. Anderson to second]; Cruz forced Stinson (shortstop
to second) [J. Anderson to third]; Cruz stole second; Simpson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning walked; McLaughlin
threw a wild pitch [Manning to second]; Orta walked; Hargrove
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians
5.

MARINERS 9TH: Meyer struck out; Paciorek singled to left; Bochte
doubled to right [Paciorek scored]; L. Roberts struck out; T.
Cox flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Indians 5.