Dan Spillner barely missed a no-hitter as the Indians blanked the White Sox, 3-0. The Tribe hurler had a no-hitter in the works for 8 1/3 innings before his gem was spoiled when Leo Sutherland drilled a clean single. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Wednesday, August 20, 1980 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Indians 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 0 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 3 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .349 Sutherland cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Orta rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .302 Squires 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .296 L. Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Charboneau dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Nordhagen rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Harrah 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .271 Molinaro lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Bannister cf,2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .245 Pryor 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Diaz c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Lemon ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Rosello 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .176 Hoyt pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Manning cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Morrison 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Veryzer ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .279 Kimm c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pruitt ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Cruz ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Baines ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 6 2 6 2 Totals 28 0 1 0 2 8 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 8,696 Left on Base: Indians 8, White Sox 3 DP: Indians 0, White Sox 2 Errors: Nordhagen, Bell, Cruz Doubles: Harrah (14), Veryzer (9), Bannister (13) GIDP: Diaz (11), Charboneau (19) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Spillner W(11-9) 9 1 0 0 2 8 0 30 5.12 Totals 9 1 0 0 2 8 0 30 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(3-6) 2.1 3 2 2 5 0 0 15 7.09 Proly 6.2 3 1 0 1 2 0 23 3.09 Totals 9 6 3 2 6 2 0 38 Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Rocky Roe INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Orta singled to right; Hargrove made an out to third; Charboneau lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); L. Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0. INDIANS 2ND: Harrah singled to center; Bannister walked [Harrah to second]; Diaz forced Harrah (catcher to third) [Bannister to second]; Rosello walked [Bannister to third, Diaz to second]; Veryzer forced Rosello (second to shortstop) [Bannister scored, Diaz to third]; Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen flied out to center; Molinaro grounded out (pitcher to first); Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 0. INDIANS 3RD: Orta walked; Hargrove walked [Orta to second]; Charboneau made an out to first; Harrah doubled to left [Orta scored, Hargrove to third]; Bannister was walked intentionally; PROLY REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Diaz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bannister out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kimm flied out to right; Bell flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0. INDIANS 4TH: Rosello was called out on strikes; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to first); Squires flied out to center; L. Johnson walked; Nordhagen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0. INDIANS 5TH: Orta lined to center; Hargrove walked; Charboneau grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted); Pryor was called out on strikes; Kimm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0. INDIANS 6TH: Harrah popped to pitcher; Bannister grounded out (first unassisted); Diaz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Bell struck out; Cruz struck out; Sutherland popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0. INDIANS 7TH: Rosello grounded out (second to first); Veryzer doubled to right; Dilone grounded out (first unassisted) [Veryzer to third]; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires flied out to center; L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0. INDIANS 8TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Charboneau struck out; Harrah reached on an error by Bell; Bannister doubled to right [Harrah scored (error by Nordhagen) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Diaz reached on an error by Cruz [Bannister out at home (second to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 8TH: MANNING REPLACED ROSELLO (PLAYING CF); BANNISTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Molinaro was called out on strikes; LEMON BATTED FOR PRYOR; Lemon walked; HOYT RAN FOR LEMON; PRUITT BATTED FOR KIMM; Pruitt was called out on strikes; Bell forced Hoyt (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0. INDIANS 9TH: MORRISON REPLACED HOYT (PLAYING 2B); PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Manning lined to second; Veryzer singled to center; Dilone grounded out (pitcher to third to first) [Veryzer to second]; Orta lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 9TH: BAINES BATTED FOR CRUZ; Baines struck out; Sutherland singled to left; Squires grounded out (first unassisted) [Sutherland to second]; L. Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

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