John Denny tossed a three-hitter for his fourth straight victory and third consecutive shutout, pitching the Indians to a 2-0 decision over the Angels. The Tribe tallied in the fourth inning on a double by Pat Kelly and two-out single by Ron Hassey, and picked up an unearned run in the sixth on an error by California second baseman Bobby Grich. [The Sporting News]



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


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .307      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .300      Orta rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Hayes lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Kelly dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .224
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Ford rf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Hassey c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .240
Downing lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Pagel 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Ott c                 3   0   0   0     0   2   .217      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Campaneris 3b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Fischlin ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   3   0     3   7             Totals               31   2   7   1     0   0

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance:  9,027
Left on Base: Angels 4, Indians 6
DP: Angels 0, Indians 2
Errors: Grich, Fischlin
Doubles: Downing (10), Kelly (3), Hayes (4)
Triples: Pagel (1)
Stolen Bases: Manning (13), Fischlin (1), Hayes (1)
Caught Stealing: Ford (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hayes (2)
GIDP: Lynn (7), Downing (10)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(11-7)          8     7   2   1   0   0   0  32   2.76
Totals                  8     7   2   1   0   0   0  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(7-4)            9     3   0   0   3   7   0  31   2.79
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   7   0  31

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


ANGELS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Burleson
walked; Lynn grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to center; Manning stole second;
Orta grounded out (second to first) [Manning to third]; Hayes
grounded out (second to first); Kelly grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor struck out; Grich reached on an error by
Fischlin; Ford forced Grich (second to shortstop); Ford was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah flied to right; Hassey grounded out (pitcher
to first); Pagel tripled to left; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing doubled to left; Ott reached on a fielder's
choice [Downing out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third to
shortstop)]; Campaneris was called out on strikes; Carew forced
Ott (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Fischlin flied to left; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
flied to center; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hayes flied to center; Kelly doubled to center;
Harrah flied to center; Hassey singled to left [Kelly scored,
Hassey to second (on throw to home)]; Pagel flied to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich popped to second; Ford struck out; Downing
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); Fischlin
grounded out (third to first); Manning lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Ott struck out; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to
first); Carew walked; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Orta singled to right; Hayes out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Orta to second]; Kelly flied to right;
Harrah reached on an error by Grich [Orta scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Hassey flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Baylor grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Pagel lined to center; Kuiper flied to center;
Fischlin singled to left; Fischlin stole second; Manning flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Ford singled to shortstop; Downing grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ford out at
second]; Ott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Orta flied to right; Hayes doubled to right; Hayes
stole third; Kelly popped to center; Harrah popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 2.

ANGELS 9TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Harris flied to left;
Carew was called out on strikes; Burleson singled to left; Lynn
walked [Burleson to second]; Baylor forced Lynn (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 2.