The Indians captured both ends of a twin bill from the Angels by scores of 4-2. The Tribe erupted for three runs in the fifth inning of the lidlifter to break a 1-1 deadlock. Jorge Orta opened with a walk and reached second on a single by Karl Pagel, the rookie's first major league hit. After Pat Kelly walked to fill the bases, Orta scored on a sacrifice fly by Toby Harrah and Pagel tallied on a passed ball. Pinch-hitter Bo Diaz received an intentional base on balls and Jerry Dybzinski capped the rally with an RBI single.

In the nghtcap, Tom Brennan, making his first major league start, was the winning pitcher. The Indians scored in the first inning on a wild pitch and picked up three runs in the second stanza on an RBI double by Von Hayes, run-scoring single by Duane Kuiper and run-scoring double by Rick Manning. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, California Angels 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 5, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  2
Indians      0  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .311      Manning cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .246
Burleson ss           3   1   1   0     2   1   .300      Orta rf               4   1   0   0     1   1   .276
Lynn cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Hargrove 1b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .322
Baylor dh             5   0   1   1     0   0   .226        Pagel 1b            2   1   1   0     1   1   .500
Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .315      Kelly dh              2   1   0   0     2   0   .216
Ford rf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Harrah 3b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .276
Harlow lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Hassey c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .221        Bando ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Campaneris 3b         4   0   1   1     0   0   .235      Hayes lf              2   1   1   0     0   0   .179
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pruitt ph,lf        1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kuiper 2b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .287
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Diaz ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .346
  Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rosello pr,2b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                          Dybzinski ss          3   0   2   1     1   0   .250
                                                            Fischlin ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     6   4             Totals               27   4   7   3     9   4

Time of Game: 2:46
Left on Base: Angels 11, Indians 10
DP: Angels 1, Indians 0
Errors: Carew, Grich, Harrah
Doubles: Hayes (2), Manning (8)
Stolen Bases: Dybzinski (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (5), Manning (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (5)
GIDP: Kelly (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(5-4)            4.1   4   4   4   5   1   0  23   3.68
Hassler                 1.2   2   0   0   3   0   0   8   2.93
Jefferson               1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.73
Mahler                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8     7   4   4   9   4   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(10-6)        9     6   2   2   6   4   0  40   2.77
Totals                  9     6   2   2   6   4   0  40

Passed Balls: Ott (5)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Dallas Parks


ANGELS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Burleson
singled to left; Lynn lined to center; Baylor forced Burleson
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied to right; Orta flied to center;
Hargrove walked; Kelly flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Grich walked; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Grich to second]; PAGEL REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B);
Harlow walked; Mike Hargrove pulled left hamstring on bunt
play; Ott forced Harlow (first to shortstop) [Grich to
third]; Campaneris singled to left [Grich scored, Ott to
second]; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah walked; Hassey grounded out (third to first)
[Harrah to second]; Hayes grounded out (first unassisted)
[Harrah to third]; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Burleson walked; Lynn forced Burleson (first to
shortstop); Baylor flied to left; Grich was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Dybzinski singled to right; Manning reached on an
error by Carew (assist by Ott) on a sacrifice bunt [Dybzinski to
third, Manning to first]; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Manning to second]; Pagel was called out on strikes; Kelly
walked; Harrah forced Kelly (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford walked; Harlow forced Ford (first to
shortstop); Ott singled to right [Harlow to third]; Campaneris
reached on a fielder's choice [Harlow out at home (third to
catcher), Ott to second]; Carew walked [Ott to third, Campaneris
to second]; Burleson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hassey grounded out (first unassisted); Hayes
doubled to right; Kuiper singled to center [Hayes scored];
Dybzinski forced Kuiper (second to shortstop); Dybzinski stole
second; Manning grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Lynn flied to right; Baylor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Grich singled to third; Ford reached on an error by
Harrah [Grich to third]; Harlow grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Orta walked; Pagel singled to center [Orta to
second]; Kelly walked [Orta to third, Pagel to second]; Harrah
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Orta scored]; HASSLER REPLACED
RENKO (PITCHING); BANDO BATTED FOR HASSEY; Bando popped to
second; PRUITT BATTED FOR HAYES; Pruitt walked [Pagel to third,
Kelly to second]; DIAZ BATTED FOR KUIPER; Ott allowed a passed
ball [Pagel scored, Kelly to third, Pruitt to second]; Diaz was
walked intentionally; ROSELLO RAN FOR DIAZ; Dybzinski singled to
left [Kelly scored, Pruitt out at home (left to catcher),
Rosello to second]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 4.

ANGELS 6TH: BANDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PRUITT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); ROSELLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Ott
popped to pitcher; Campaneris flied to left; Carew struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: On a bunt Manning singled to second [Manning to
second (error by Grich)]; Orta grounded out (second to first)
[Manning to third]; Pagel walked; Kelly grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Pagel out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Burleson walked; Lynn grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [Burleson to second]; Baylor singled to center
[Burleson scored]; Grich forced Baylor (pitcher to second); Ford
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: JEFFERSON REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Bando flied to left; Pruitt
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Harlow was called out on strikes; Ott grounded out
(second to first); On a bunt Campaneris made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Rosello was called out on strikes; Dybzinski
walked; Manning doubled to center [Dybzinski out at third
(center to shortstop to third)]; MAHLER REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Orta was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 4.

ANGELS 9TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED DYBZINSKI (PLAYING SS); Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson flied to center;
Lynn singled to left; Baylor forced Lynn (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 4.