A run-scoring single by Rickey Henderson in the second inning and Dwayne Murphy's fifth homer of the season in the eighth propelled the A's past the Indians, 4-2, for their seventh victory in succession. Henderson stole two bases to being his major league-leading total to 28. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       6, 1982 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  1
A's          2  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  3  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Perconte 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Henderson lf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .260
Harrah 3b             3   0   2   0     2   0   .375      Murphy cf             3   2   1   1     1   1   .158
Hargrove 1b           5   0   2   1     0   0   .294      Meyer dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .246
Thornton dh           4   1   1   1     0   2   .329      Armas rf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .265
McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
  Bannister lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   3   .210
Hayes lf,rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .204      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Manning cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .288      Heath c               2   1   0   0     1   0   .207
Hassey c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .146      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .119
  Fischlin pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dybzinski ss          2   0   0   0     1   1   .282        Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dilone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     4   6             Totals               28   4   3   4     3   9

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 15,373
Left on Base: Indians 10, A's 3
DP: Indians 0, A's 0
Errors: Dybzinski, Lopes
Home Runs: Thornton (6), Murphy (5)
Stolen Bases: Hayes (6), Henderson 2 (28)
Caught Stealing: Manning (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(2-3)            8     3   4   3   3   9   1  31   4.66
Totals                  8     3   4   3   3   9   1  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(2-1)          6.2   8   2   2   3   5   1  29   4.07
Owchinko                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.16
Beard SV(2)             2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   6   1  39

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Dallas Parks


INDIANS 1ST: Perconte made an out to shortstop; Harrah flied out
to left; Hargrove singled to right; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson reached on an error by Dybzinski;
Henderson stole second; Henderson stole third; Murphy walked;
Meyer singled to right [Henderson scored (unearned), Murphy to
third]; Armas forced Meyer (shortstop to second) [Murphy
scored]; Gross struck out; Spencer struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 2ND: McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Hayes
grounded out (second to first); Manning singled to right;
Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Heath
walked; Stanley walked [Heath to second]; Henderson singled to
left [Heath scored, Stanley to second]; Murphy flied out to
right; Meyer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Hassey struck out; Dybzinski walked; Perconte
forced Dybzinski (first to shortstop); Harrah singled to right
[Perconte out at third (right to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross
grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Thornton homered;
McBride struck out (catcher to first); Hayes singled to center;
Manning walked [Hayes to second]; Hayes stole third; Hassey
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Lopes flied out to center; Heath grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Dybzinski struck out; Perconte flied out to center;
Harrah singled to left; Hargrove grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson struck out; Murphy struck out; Meyer
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton flied out to left; McBride singled to
left; Hayes forced McBride (shortstop to second); Manning flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas struck out; Gross grounded out (second to
first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Hassey flied out to left; Dybzinski flied out to
center; Perconte singled to left; Harrah walked [Perconte to
second]; OWCHINKO REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Hargrove singled
to center [Perconte scored, Harrah to second]; BEARD REPLACED
OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Thornton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Heath flied
out to left; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 8TH: McBride made an out to second; Hayes flied out to
right; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BANNISTER REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING LF); HAYES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy homered; Meyer made an out to
second; Armas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Hassey reached on an error by Lopes; FISCHLIN RAN
FOR HASSEY; DILONE BATTED FOR DYBZINSKI; Dilone grounded out
(second to first) [Fischlin to second]; Perconte grounded out
(second to first); Harrah walked; Hargrove flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 4.