The Indians swept a doubleheader from the A's, winning the first game, 2-0, behind the four-hit pitching of John Denny and capturing the nightcap, 10-4. The Tribe's runs in the opener came in the second inning when Pat Kelly opened with a single and took second on a single by Toby Harrah. Both runners advanced on a sacrifice by Ron Hassey and Rick Manning was walked intentionally to load the bases. One out later, Jerry Dybzinski delivered a two-run single to center.

The Indians exploded for seven runs in the seventh stanza of the second contest, runs coming on a two-run single by Mike Hargrove, run-scoring double by Chris Bando, RBI singles by Harrah and Manning, a throwing error and Duane Kuiper's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1981 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     2   0   .321      Dilone lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Orta rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .190      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .317
Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Kelly dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .239
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Harrah 3b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   3   .243      Hassey c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
McKay 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Manning cf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Newman c              2   0   1   0     1   1   .252      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Dybzinski ss          3   0   1   2     0   0   .167
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   4   0     4   8             Totals               28   2   6   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: A's 6, Indians 5
DP: A's 0, Indians 2
Doubles: Spencer (6), McKay (7), Manning (7)
Caught Stealing: Hargrove (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hassey (2)
GIDP: Murphy (2), Spencer (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(9-6)           8     6   2   2   2   2   0  31   3.80
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   2   0  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(6-4)            9     4   0   0   4   8   0  33   3.04
Totals                  9     4   0   0   4   8   0  33

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Don Denkinger


ATHLETICS 1ST: 10 minute rain delay before start of game;
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy walked;
Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [Murphy to second]; Armas
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Orta struck
out; Hargrove walked; Hargrove was picked off and caught
stealing second (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Spencer doubled to left; Johnson struck out;
McKay popped to catcher in foul territory; Newman walked;
Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Kelly singled to right; Harrah singled to right
[Kelly to second]; Hassey out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Kelly to third, Harrah to second]; Manning walked;
Kuiper struck out; Dybzinski singled to center [Kelly scored,
Harrah scored, Manning to third, Dybzinski to second (on
throw)]; Dilone grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy made an out to shortstop; Gross grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Orta grounded out (second to first); Hargrove
grounded out (first to pitcher); Kelly grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas struck out; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: On a bunt Harrah singled to pitcher; Hassey flied
out to left; Manning grounded out (first unassisted) [Harrah to
second]; Kuiper lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay doubled to right; Newman struck out;
Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Henderson walked; Murphy
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Dybzinski grounded out (second to first); Dilone
grounded out (second to first); Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross struck out; Armas grounded out (shortstop
to first); Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Kelly
flied out to left; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
grounded out (third to first); Newman singled to left; DAVIS
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); Hassey flied
out to right; Manning doubled to center; Kuiper flied out to
right; Dybzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson walked; Murphy grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second];
Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Dilone flied out to left; Orta lined to left;
Hargrove singled to left; Kelly grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas singled to left; Spencer grounded into a
double play (third to shortstop to first) [Armas out at second];
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians
2.