John Denny and Mike Stanton combined on a five-hitter to lead the Indians to a 6-3 victory over the Angels. The Tribe tallied three runs in the third inning on a bases-loaded walk to Mike Hargrove, sacrifice fly by Ron Hassey and RBI single by Toby Harrah.

Andre Thornton smacked a two-run homer in the sixth and Hassey added another sacrifice fly in the seventh. The game was delayed 11 minutes in the third inning by a brawl after Denny hit Dan Ford with a pitch. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, California Angels 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    23, 1981 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Indians      0  0  3    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   6  9  2
Angels       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Carew 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .325
Orta rf               3   2   1   0     2   0   .290      Burleson ss           3   1   0   0     2   0   .297
Hargrove dh           3   0   2   1     1   0   .314      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Hassey c              2   0   0   2     0   0   .267      Ford rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .293
Harrah 3b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .259      Baylor dh             1   1   1   0     0   0   .208
Thornton 1b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .236        Harris ph,dh        3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Downing lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .249      Ott c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .226
Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Campaneris 3b         2   0   0   0     1   1   .211
  Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harlow ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
                                                          Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moreno p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   6   9   6     5   2             Totals               32   3   5   1     6   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 21,926
Left on Base: Indians 5, Angels 10
DP: Indians 0, Angels 2
Errors: Orta, Denny
Doubles: Hargrove (17)
Home Runs: Thornton (5)
Caught Stealing: Dilone (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Hassey 2 (3)
GIDP: Hargrove (9), Veryzer (6)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (4,by Denny)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(4-4)            7     3   3   1   4   3   0  30   3.70
Stanton SV(2)           2     2   0   0   2   1   0  10   2.06
Totals                  9     5   3   1   6   4   0  40

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost L(1-3)            2.2   3   3   3   4   0   0  14   4.07
Kison                   3.2   4   3   3   1   1   1  15   3.86
Moreno                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2  13.50
Jefferson               2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.99
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   2   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Denny (3)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Al Clark


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Orta walked;
Hargrove grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Burleson
walked; Lynn forced Burleson (shortstop to second); Ford forced
Lynn (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied
out to right; Thornton singled to center; Manning popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to left; Grich reached on an error by
Denny on a sacrifice bunt [Baylor scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Grich scored (error by Orta) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Downing
struck out; Ott grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
walked; Carew forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
walked; Dilone singled to right [Veryzer to second]; Orta walked
[Veryzer to third, Dilone to second]; Hargrove walked [Veryzer
scored, Dilone to third, Orta to second]; Hassey hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Dilone scored]; Harrah singled to right [Orta
scored, Hargrove to second]; KISON REPLACED FROST (PITCHING);
Thornton forced Hargrove (third unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Lynn
grounded out (catcher to first); Ford was hit by a pitch;
both benches emptied and a brawl ensued; Don Baylor ejected by
2B umpire Nick Bremigan for fighting; HARRIS BATTED FOR
BAYLOR; Harris forced Ford (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 2.

INDIANS 4TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Manning
grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper singled to right;
Veryzer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Grich popped to catcher in foul territory; Downing
flied out to center; Ott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Dilone lined to second; Orta flied out to center;
Hargrove doubled to left; Hassey grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Carew was called out
on strikes; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrah walked; Thornton homered [Harrah scored];
Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper was called out
on strikes; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Lynn flied out to center; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Orta singled
to right; MORENO REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Hargrove singled to
left [Orta to third]; Hassey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Orta
scored, Hargrove to second]; JEFFERSON REPLACED MORENO
(PITCHING); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Grich singled to left; Downing walked [Grich to
second]; Ott flied out to center [Grich to third]; Campaneris
struck out; Carew forced Downing (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Thornton struck out; Manning grounded out (second
to first); Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Burleson walked; Lynn singled to right [Burleson to
third]; STANTON REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Ford singled to
center [Burleson scored, Lynn to second]; Harris grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lynn to third, Ford to second]; Grich
popped to right; Downing grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer singled to shortstop; On a bunt Dilone
forced Veryzer (first to shortstop); Dilone was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first
to second); Orta lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Ott walked; HARLOW BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Harlow was
called out on strikes; Carew singled to center [Ott to third];
Burleson flied out to center; Lynn walked [Carew to second];
Ford forced Carew (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 6, Angels 3.