Dennis Eckersley missed by only two outs of tying the major league record for most consecutive hitless innings when the Indians' righthander defeated the Mariners, 7-1. Eckersley finished his 2-1 victory over the Mariners with 7 2/3 hitless innings May 25 and followed with a no-hitter in a 1-0 triumph over the Angels May 30.

The righthander then extended his string to 22 1/3 innings in his reappearance against the Mariners before Ruppert Jones stopped him by hitting a homer with two out in the sixth. Cy Young set the record of 23 hitless innings in 1904. Eckersley left the game after the sixth and Jim Kern finished. Indians' scoring included a two-run homer by Ray Fosse and three-run drive by Buddy Bell. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Friday, June      3, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Indians      0  1  0    2  3  0    0  0  1  -   7 12  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  1  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Collins dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .218
Kuiper 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Braun lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Norris rf             4   1   3   0     1   0   .326      Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   1   1     1   1   .246
Melton dh             3   0   0   0     2   0   .226      Lopez rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Bochte 1b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .294      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Bell 3b               5   2   2   3     0   1   .305        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Dade lf               2   1   0   0     1   0   .283      Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Fosse c               4   1   3   2     0   0   .259      Meyer 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Duffy ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .172      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Milbourne 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rick Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  12   7     5   2             Totals               29   1   1   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 19,438
Left on Base: Indians 8, Mariners 4
DP: Indians 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Kuiper
Doubles: Duffy (2)
Triples: Norris (3)
Home Runs: Fosse (3), Bell (4), Ruppert Jones (9)
Stolen Bases: Norris 3 (16), Dade (4), Collins (11)
Caught Stealing: Fosse (2)
Hit by Pitch: Dade (1,by Thomas), Braun (1,by Kern)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(6-3)        6     1   1   1   2   3   1  22   2.87
Kern SV(5)              3     0   0   0   0   3   0  10   3.00
Totals                  9     1   1   1   2   6   1  32

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rick Jones L(0-4)       3.1   6   3   3   2   1   1  17   9.64
Thomas                  1.2   2   3   3   1   0   1   9   5.49
House                   3.1   4   1   1   2   1   0  15   9.49
Romo                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.17
Totals                  9    12   7   7   5   2   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Kern (3), Thomas (3)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger


INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Kuiper grounded out
(third to first); Norris singled to center; Norris stole second;
Melton walked; Bochte forced Melton (shortstop unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Collins struck out; Braun flied out to center;
Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Mariners 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell singled to left; Dade flied out to center;
Fosse singled to center [Bell to second]; Fosse was caught
stealing second (catcher to second) [Bell to third]; Duffy
doubled to left [Bell scored]; Manning grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Lopez made an out to second; Stinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stein lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Norris
tripled to left; Melton flied out to left; Bochte flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Dade walked; Dade
stole second; Fosse homered [Dade scored]; THOMAS REPLACED RICK
JONES (PITCHING); Duffy grounded out (third to first); Manning
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Braun was
called out on strikes; Ruppert Jones walked; Lopez flied out to
center [Collins to third]; Stinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Norris
singled to right; Norris stole second; Melton flied out to left;
Bochte walked; Bell homered [Norris scored, Bochte scored]; Dade
was hit by a pitch; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Stein grounded out (third to first); Meyer flied
out to center; Reynolds reached on an error by Kuiper; Milbourne
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 6TH: HOUSE REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Duffy grounded
out (third to first); Manning made an out to shortstop; Kuiper
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Collins flied out to center; Braun flied out to
left; Ruppert Jones homered; Lopez flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Norris walked; Norris stole second; Melton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bochte struck out; Bell flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: KERN REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Stinson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stein struck out; Meyer flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Dade flied out to center; Fosse singled to right;
Duffy flied out to center; Manning singled to left [Fosse out at
third (left to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Reynolds made an out to first; Milbourne was
called out on strikes; Collins made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper singled to center; Norris made an out to
shortstop; Melton walked [Kuiper to second]; Bochte singled to
center [Kuiper scored, Melton to third]; ROMO REPLACED HOUSE
(PITCHING); Bell hit into a double play to left [Melton out at
home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Braun was hit by a pitch; Ruppert Jones made an
out to shortstop; Lopez forced Braun (first to shortstop); SMITH
BATTED FOR STINSON; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 7, Mariners 1.