A three-run outburst in the bottom of the ninth inning enabled the Indians to shade the Rangers, 4-3. The Tribe trailed, 3-1, when Bo Diaz drew a leadoff walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Jerry Dybzinski. After Rick Manning also walked, John Henry Johnson replaced Jim Kern on the mound for Texas and retired pinch-hitter Miguel Dilone.

But Alan Bannister got a bloop single that scored Dybzinski and sent Manning to third. A sacrifice fly by Jorge Orta scored Manning and Bannister reached second on the play at the plate. Mike Hargrove then singled home Bannister to win the game. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     26, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   4  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Bannister 2b          5   1   1   2     0   0   .209
Rivers cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .283      Orta rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .225
Oliver dh             4   1   3   0     0   0   .286      Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .256
Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Thornton dh           4   0   2   0     0   2   .400
Grubb rf              3   0   1   2     1   0   .317      Charboneau lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Harrah 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Sundberg c            4   1   2   0     0   1   .333      Diaz c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .364
Sample lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .239        Dybzinski pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Mendoza ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .270      Manning cf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .139
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .353
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dilone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .156
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   3     3   3             Totals               34   4   9   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 13,777
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Indians 9
DP: Rangers 1, Indians 1
Errors: Mendoza
Doubles: Sundberg (4), Harrah (2)
Caught Stealing: Mendoza (1), Grubb (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Orta (1)
GIDP: Oliver (2), Charboneau (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 7.1   7   1   0   2   3   0  31   3.07
Kern                    0.2   0   2   2   2   0   0   4   3.60
J. Johnson L(0-1)       0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.18
Totals                  8.2   9   4   3   4   3   0  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(2-1)         9    10   3   3   3   3   0  37   2.42
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   3   0  37

Wild Pitches: Blyleven (1)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans


RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers
struck out (catcher to first); Oliver singled to right; Bell
singled to left [Oliver to second]; Grubb grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Orta flied
out to center; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam flied out to center; Sundberg singled to
left; Sample singled to left [Sundberg to third]; Mendoza forced
Sample (shortstop to second) [Sundberg scored]; Wills grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton was called out on strikes; Charboneau made
an out to second; Harrah singled to left; Diaz popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers walked; Oliver singled to right [Rivers to
second]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Rivers to third, Oliver to
second]; Bell walked; Grubb singled to right [Rivers scored,
Oliver scored, Bell to third]; Putnam popped to catcher in foul
territory; Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Bell out at
home (third to catcher), Grubb to second]; Sample forced
Sundberg (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); Bannister grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Mendoza singled to left; Mendoza was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wills grounded out
(first to pitcher); Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Orta struck out; Hargrove walked; Thornton was
called out on strikes; Charboneau forced Hargrove (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Oliver singled to center; Bell flied out to center;
Grubb flied out to left; Putnam grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Harrah doubled to left; Diaz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Manning singled to shortstop [Harrah
stayed at second]; Veryzer reached on an error by Mendoza
[Harrah to third, Manning to second]; Bannister forced Veryzer
(shortstop to second) [Harrah scored (unearned), Manning to
third]; Orta forced Bannister (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg struck out; Sample flied out to center;
Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Thornton singled to
left; Charboneau grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 3, Indians 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills struck out; Rivers singled to second; Oliver
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rivers out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Diaz singled
to left; Manning walked [Diaz to second]; Veryzer grounded out
(second to first) [Diaz to third, Manning to second]; Bannister
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
3, Indians 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Grubb walked;
Grubb was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Putnam
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians
1.

INDIANS 8TH: Orta singled to right; Hargrove forced Orta (first
to shortstop); Thornton singled to left [Hargrove to second];
KERN REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Charboneau popped to first;
Harrah forced Hargrove (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Rangers 3, Indians 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg doubled to left; Sample grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Wills
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Diaz walked; DYBZINSKI RAN FOR DIAZ; Manning walked
[Dybzinski to second]; DILONE BATTED FOR VERYZER; J. JOHNSON
REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Dilone made an out to second;
Bannister singled to center [Dybzinski scored, Manning to
third]; Orta hit a sacrifice fly to center [Manning scored,
Bannister to second]; Hargrove singled to left [Bannister
scored]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 4.