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. Cleveland Indians 6, California Angels 3Game Played on Sunday, August 23, 1981 (Day game) at Anaheim StadiumIndians 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. |
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