After failing to hold a 4-1 lead in the ninth, the Indians came back with a homer by Andre Thornton in the 12th inning to defeat the Athletics, 5.4. The A's tied the score in the ninth on an error by Paul Dade, run-scoring single by Mitchell Page and two-run homer by Jim Tyrone.

The A's had a chance to win in the 11th when Marty Perez led off with a triple, but Jim Kern worked his way out of that trouble after issuing two intentional passes to load the bases. Vida Blue pitched the first 11 innings for the A's before Doug Bair was beaten on the homer by Thornton as the first batter to face the reliever in the 12th. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    20, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  3  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  7  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade cf               6   0   2   0     0   0   .303      Scott 2b,ss           5   1   1   0     1   2   .248
Bell 3b               4   0   2   2     0   0   .293      Perez 3b,2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .247
  Melton 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Page lf               4   0   1   1     1   0   .300
Blanks 2b             6   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Sanguillen dh         4   0   1   1     0   0   .262
Thornton 1b           3   2   1   1     3   0   .271        Alexander pr,dh     1   1   0   0     0   0   .243
Carty dh              5   0   1   0     1   0   .270      Tyrone rf             4   1   1   2     1   0   .243
Bochte lf             5   0   0   1     0   1   .283      McKinney 1b,3b        5   0   0   0     0   2   .177
Pruitt rf             5   1   1   0     1   0   .288      Newman c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Kendall c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .257        Mallory pr,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Duffy ss              5   1   3   1     0   0   .201        Tabb ph,1b          2   0   0   0     0   2   .213
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murray cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .185
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .165
                                                            Hosley ph,c         2   0   0   0     1   1   .214
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46   5  11   5     5   3             Totals               42   4   7   4     4   8

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  5,022
Left on Base: Indians 11, A's 6
DP: Indians 1, A's 1
Errors: Dade, Perez, McKinney
Doubles: Pruitt (8)
Triples: Perez (5)
Home Runs: Thornton (23), Tyrone (3)
Stolen Bases: Duffy (7), Murray (9)
Caught Stealing: Thornton (4), Scott (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (4)
GIDP: Blanks (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits                   8.1   4   4   3   2   3   1  32   4.28
Kern W(6-7)             3.2   3   0   0   2   5   0  14   3.17
Totals                 12     7   4   3   4   8   1  46

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                   11    10   4   4   5   3   0  48   3.96
Bair L(1-2)             1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   4.39
Totals                 12    11   5   5   5   3   1  52

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim McKean


INDIANS 1ST: Dade flied out to right; Bell singled to right;
Blanks was called out on strikes; Thornton flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez
flied out to left; Page flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte
struck out; Pruitt walked; Kendall singled to left [Pruitt to
second]; Duffy singled to center [Pruitt scored, Kendall to
second]; Dade singled to left [Kendall to third, Duffy to
second]; Bell singled to center [Kendall scored, Duffy scored,
Dade to second]; Blanks struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Tyrone
made an out to second; McKinney grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Thornton made an out to second; Carty flied out to
right; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
grounded out (third to first); Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Pruitt doubled to left; Kendall reached on a
fielder's choice [Pruitt out at third (pitcher to third)]; Duffy
singled to left [Kendall to second]; Dade reached on an error by
Perez [Kendall to third, Duffy to second]; Bell flied out to
center; Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Scott struck out; Perez grounded out (first
unassisted); Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton walked; Thornton was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Carty walked; Bochte grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Carty to second]; Pruitt grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Sanguillen popped to third in foul territory;
Tyrone grounded out (third to first); McKinney grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Kendall popped to first in foul territory; Duffy
singled to left; Duffy stole second; Dade flied out to right
[Duffy to third]; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Murray
flied out to center; Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Thornton
walked; Carty singled to center [Thornton to third]; Bochte hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Thornton scored]; Pruitt flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MELTON REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); Scott walked;
Perez grounded out (second to first) [Scott to second]; Page
grounded out (first unassisted) [Scott to third]; Sanguillen
singled to third [Scott scored]; Tyrone flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Kendall flied out to center; Duffy made an out to
third; Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first);
Newman singled to right; MALLORY RAN FOR NEWMAN; Murray popped
to first in foul territory; HOSLEY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Hosley
walked [Mallory to second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 9TH: MALLORY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCKINNEY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); SCOTT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING C ); Melton grounded out (pitcher to first); Blanks
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Thornton walked;
Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Perez reached on an error by Dade [Perez to
second]; Page singled to center [Perez scored (unearned)];
Sanguillen forced Page (third to second); ALEXANDER RAN FOR
SANGUILLEN; Tyrone homered [Alexander scored]; KERN REPLACED
WAITS (PITCHING); McKinney struck out; TABB BATTED FOR MALLORY;
Tabb struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Athletics 4.

INDIANS 10TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TABB STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bochte flied out to right; Pruitt lined to
third; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Murray popped to third in foul territory; Hosley
struck out; Scott singled; Scott was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 11TH: Duffy flied out to center; Dade singled to right;
Melton reached on an error by McKinney [Dade to second]; Blanks
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Dade out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Perez tripled to center; Page was walked
intentionally; Alexander grounded out (third to first) [Page to
second]; Tyrone was walked intentionally; McKinney struck out;
Tabb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 12TH: BAIR REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Thornton homered;
Carty popped to first in foul territory; Bochte grounded out
(pitcher to first); Pruitt flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Murray singled to center; Murray stole second;
Hosley flied out to left; Scott lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Athletics 4.