The Indians weathered a five-run first inning by the A's, then put together three big rallies of their own to take a 15-6 victory, snapping Oakland's seven-game winning streak. Andre Thornton's two-run homer touched off the Tribe's seven-run fourth inning, and Cleveland scored four runs in the sixth and four more in the seventh. Von Hayes and Bake McBride drove in three runs apiece. Ed Whitson held the A's hitless and struck out six in 4 2/3 innings to gain the save. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 15, Oakland Athletics 6
Game Played on Friday, May       7, 1982 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    7  0  4    4  0  0  -  15 19  0
A's          5  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Perconte 2b           5   2   2   1     1   0   .261      Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Harrah 3b             6   2   3   2     0   1   .383        Meyer ph,lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Hargrove 1b           4   2   1   1     2   1   .292      Murphy cf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .170
Thornton dh           3   3   2   3     2   0   .341      Johnson dh            5   1   2   2     0   1   .190
  Charboneau ph,dh    1   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
McBride rf            5   2   3   3     0   1   .360        Burroughs rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Craig rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Rudi 1b               2   1   1   0     2   0   .268
Hayes lf              5   1   3   3     1   2   .241        Spencer 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Manning cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .298
Hassey c              4   1   1   1     1   0   .154        McKay 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Dybzinski ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Klutts 3b             1   1   1   1     0   0   .172
  Dilone ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .180        Gross 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Fischlin ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .400      Newman c              2   0   0   0     1   2   .289
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heath c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Sutcliffe p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           4   0   1   2     0   1   .229
  Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44  15  19  15     7   5             Totals               35   6   8   6     4   7

Time of Game: 3:30   Attendance: 22,314
Left on Base: Indians 9, A's 6
DP: Indians 0, A's 2
Errors: Rudi, Heath
Doubles: Harrah (4), Hayes (3)
Triples: Perconte (2), McBride (2)
Home Runs: Thornton (7), Johnson (3)
GIDP: McBride (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits                   0.2   6   5   5   1   0   1   9   7.23
Sutcliffe W(1-0)        3.2   2   1   1   2   1   0  15   6.48
Whitson SV(1)           4.2   0   0   0   1   6   0  15   2.60
Totals                  9     8   6   6   4   7   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(2-4)         3     9   7   7   1   1   1  19   4.44
Jones                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.06
Owchinko                1.2   2   3   3   3   2   0  10   3.44
Underwood               3     6   5   5   3   0   0  17   3.20
Beard                   1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    19  15  15   7   5   1  51

Wild Pitches: Owchinko (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Perconte grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
struck out; Hargrove grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
singled to right; Johnson homered [Murphy scored]; Armas made an
out to second; Rudi singled to left; Lopes singled to center
[Rudi to second]; Klutts singled to center [Rudi scored, Lopes
to third]; Newman walked [Klutts to second]; Picciolo singled to
right [Lopes scored, Klutts scored, Newman to third]; SUTCLIFFE
REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Henderson grounded out (second to
first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 2ND: GROSS REPLACED KLUTTS (PLAYING 3B); Thornton
singled to third; McBride grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; Hayes singled to
center; Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Murphy flied out to left; Johnson flied out to
left; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Hassey grounded out (first unassisted); Dybzinski
reached on an error by Rudi; Perconte forced Dybzinski
(shortstop to second); Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi grounded out (first to pitcher); Lopes flied
out to left; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove singled to right; Thornton homered
[Hargrove scored]; McBride singled to center; Hayes walked
[McBride to second]; Manning singled to first [McBride to third,
Hayes to second]; Hassey singled to center [McBride scored,
Hayes to third, Manning to second]; DILONE BATTED FOR DYBZINSKI;
Dilone singled to center [Hayes scored, Manning to third, Hassey
to second]; Perconte singled to center [Manning scored, Hassey
to third, Dilone to second]; JONES REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING);
Harrah doubled to center [Hassey scored, Dilone to third,
Perconte out at third (center to second)]; OWCHINKO REPLACED
JONES (PITCHING); Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Dilone scored, Harrah to third]; Thornton was walked
intentionally; McBride struck out; 7 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 7, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING SS); Newman
struck out; Picciolo made an out to first; MEYER BATTED FOR
HENDERSON; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 7, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 5TH: MEYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hayes struck
out; Manning grounded out (second to first); Hassey walked;
Fischlin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 7, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy singled to second; Johnson singled to
second [Murphy to second]; Armas flied out to left; Rudi walked
[Murphy to third, Johnson to second]; Lopes walked [Murphy
scored, Johnson to third, Rudi to second]; Rick Sutcliffe and
Indians coach Mel Queen ejected by HP umpire Bill Kunkel;
WHITSON REPLACED SUTCLIFFE (PITCHING); Gross made an out to
third; Newman struck out; Jeff Newman ejected by HP umpire
Bill Kunkel; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 7, Athletics 6.

INDIANS 6TH: HEATH REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING C ); Perconte
tripled to right; Harrah singled to center [Perconte scored];
Owchinko threw a wild pitch [Harrah to third (error by Heath)];
Hargrove walked; UNDERWOOD REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING);
Thornton walked [Hargrove to second]; McBride singled to right
[Harrah scored, Hargrove to third, Thornton to second]; Hayes
doubled to right [Hargrove scored, Thornton scored, McBride to
third]; Manning grounded out (second to first); Hassey made an
out to shortstop; Fischlin flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 11, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo struck out; Meyer struck out; Murphy
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 11, Athletics 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Perconte walked; Harrah singled to left [Perconte
to second]; Hargrove walked [Perconte to third, Harrah to
second]; Thornton forced Hargrove (shortstop unassisted)
[Perconte scored, Harrah to third]; McBride tripled to right
[Harrah scored, Thornton scored]; Hayes singled to center
[McBride scored]; Manning lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Hayes out at first]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 15,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Johnson struck out; Armas struck out; Rudi
walked; Lopes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
15, Athletics 6.

INDIANS 8TH: BURROUGHS REPLACED ARMAS (PLAYING RF); SPENCER
REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING 1B); MCKAY REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B);
Hassey grounded out (second to first); Fischlin singled to
center; Perconte made an out to pitcher; Harrah forced Fischlin
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 15,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CRAIG REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING RF); Gross made
an out to third; Heath flied out to right; Picciolo grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 15, Athletics
6.

INDIANS 9TH: BEARD REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Hargrove
struck out; CHARBONEAU BATTED FOR THORNTON; Charboneau singled
to left; Craig flied out to left; Hayes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 15, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: CHARBONEAU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Meyer
flied out to left; Murphy flied out to left; Johnson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 15,
Athletics 6.