With four no-hitters already to his credit, Nolan Ryan had to settle for the sixth one-hitter of his career when Duane Kuiper singled in the sixth inning for the Indians' only hit in a 5-0 loss to the Angels. The shutout was the second in succession for Ryan, who struck out 12, marking the 109th time that the fireball righthander had fanned 10 or more in one game.

With the addition of 12, Ryan passed Don Drysdale and moved into 12th place on the all-time strikeout list with a total of 2,497. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Friday, May 5, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 Angels 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 x - 5 12 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .310 R. Miller rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Manning cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .206 Chalk ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .322 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .360 Bostock cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .172 Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Fairly 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .225 Grubb lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .269 Baylor dh 2 0 1 1 1 0 .286 Horton dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .329 Landreaux lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Blanks ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 .238 Grich 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .209 Pruitt c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .229 Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Humphrey c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .231 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kreuger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 26 0 1 0 5 12 Totals 34 5 12 5 1 2 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 17,437 Left on Base: Indians 4, Angels 7 DP: Indians 0, Angels 2 Errors: Blanks Doubles: Humphrey (2) Stolen Bases: Grubb (2), Chalk (2), Baylor (5), Lansford (1) Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (3) GIDP: Bell (5) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(1-5) 4.1 9 5 5 0 1 0 21 3.48 Kreuger 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.15 Clyde 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00 Totals 8 12 5 5 1 2 0 36 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(2-1) 9 1 0 0 5 12 0 31 1.62 Totals 9 1 0 0 5 12 0 31 Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak INDIANS 1ST: Dade walked; Manning lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Dade out at second]; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to left; Chalk singled to right [R. Miller out at third (right to third)]; Bostock flied out to right; Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton popped to shortstop; Grubb struck out; Horton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to right; Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0. INDIANS 3RD: Blanks was called out on strikes; Pruitt popped to third; Kuiper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Lansford flied out to center; Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0. INDIANS 4TH: Dade struck out; Manning grounded out (second to first); Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Chalk singled to right; Bostock flied out to right; Chalk stole second; Fairly struck out; Baylor singled to third [Chalk to third]; Baylor stole second; Landreaux flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0. INDIANS 5TH: Thornton struck out; Grubb walked; Grubb stole second; Horton flied out to center; Blanks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Grich singled to center; Lansford singled to left [Grich to third]; Lansford stole second; Humphrey singled to center [Grich scored, Lansford scored]; On a bunt R. Miller made an out to pitcher; Chalk singled to left [Humphrey to second]; Bostock singled to right [Humphrey scored, Chalk to third]; KREUGER REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Fairly singled to right [Chalk scored, Bostock to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bostock scored]; Landreaux lined to shortstop; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 5. INDIANS 6TH: Pruitt walked; Kuiper singled to left [Pruitt to second]; Dade was called out on strikes; Manning struck out; Bell walked [Pruitt to third, Kuiper to second]; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 5. ANGELS 6TH: Grich struck out; Lansford grounded out (second to first); Humphrey doubled to left; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 5. INDIANS 7TH: Grubb struck out; Horton grounded out (second to first); Blanks was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 5. ANGELS 7TH: CLYDE REPLACED KREUGER (PITCHING); Chalk grounded out (first to pitcher); Bostock singled to shortstop [Bostock to second (error by Blanks)]; Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor was walked intentionally; Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 5. INDIANS 8TH: Pruitt was called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 5. ANGELS 8TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford grounded out (third to first); Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 5. INDIANS 9TH: Manning walked; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Manning out at second]; Thornton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 5.

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