The Indians, who collected only one hit in losing to Nolan Ryan, 5-0, May 5, faced the Angels' fireballer again and beat him, 4-3. Ryan extended his streak of scoreless pitching to 24 innings before the Indians put over three runs in the fifth.

Jim Norris singled and was forced by Buddy Bell. Andre Thornton walked and runs followed on singles by Johnny Grubb and Willie Horton and a sacrifice fly by Duane Kuiper. A rookie then provided the Indians' deciding run when Ron Hassey hit his first major league homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, California Angels 3

Game Played on Friday, May 12, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Angels 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 5 1 Indians 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 x - 4 7 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .221 Manning cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Chalk ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Norris rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 Bostock cf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .225 Bell 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .327 Rudi dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .244 Baylor lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .303 Grubb lf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .263 Fairly 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Horton dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .310 Mulliniks pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .233 Grich 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .220 Blanks ss 1 0 0 0 2 0 .237 Lansford 3b 2 1 1 2 0 0 .286 Veryzer ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Humphrey c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Hassey c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .250 Landreaux ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hampton c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Solaita ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 3 5 3 2 3 Totals 30 4 7 4 6 5 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 6,401 Left on Base: Angels 6, Indians 10 DP: Angels 0, Indians 0 Errors: Ryan, Veryzer Doubles: Lansford (7), Thornton (4) Home Runs: Hassey (1) Stolen Bases: Norris (3), Horton (3) Caught Stealing: R. Miller (6) Sacrifice Hits: Humphrey (1), Grich (2), Norris (1) Sacrifice Flies: Lansford (2), Kuiper (1) Hit by Pitch: Lansford (1,by Paxton), Chalk (2,by Paxton) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan L(2-2) 8 7 4 4 6 5 1 38 2.02 Totals 8 7 4 4 6 5 1 38 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton W(1-2) 8 5 3 2 2 3 0 33 4.34 Kern SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.75 Totals 9 5 3 2 2 3 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Paxton 2 (2) Wild Pitches: Paxton (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller was called out on strikes; Chalk grounded out (second to first); Bostock singled to right; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning lined to shortstop; Norris singled to left; Bell popped to catcher in foul territory; Norris stole second; Thornton reached on a fielder's choice [Norris out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Grubb walked; Horton was called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded out (third to first) [Grubb to second]; Blanks walked; Hassey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. ANGELS 3RD: Lansford was hit by a pitch; Humphrey out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lansford to second]; R. Miller grounded out (second to first) [Lansford to third]; Chalk was hit by a pitch; Bostock singled to right [Lansford scored, Chalk to third]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Manning singled to center; Norris reached on an error by Ryan on a sacrifice bunt [Manning to second]; Bell was called out on strikes; Thornton struck out; Grubb walked [Manning to third, Norris to second]; Horton forced Grubb (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor flied out to center; Fairly lined to left; Grich singled to left; Paxton threw a wild pitch [Grich to second]; Lansford doubled to center [Grich scored]; Humphrey grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (catcher to first); Blanks flied out to left; Hassey walked; Manning flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 0. ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller walked; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first) [R. Miller to second]; Bostock walked; Rudi popped to third; R. Miller was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Norris singled to right; Bell forced Norris (shortstop to second); Thornton walked [Bell to second]; Grubb singled to right [Bell scored, Thornton to second]; Horton singled to right [Thornton scored, Grubb to third]; Kuiper hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grubb scored]; Horton stole second; Blanks walked; Hassey forced Blanks (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 3. ANGELS 6TH: Baylor flied out to center; Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 3. INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 3. ANGELS 7TH: Lansford grounded out (second to first); LANDREAUX BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 3. INDIANS 7TH: HAMPTON REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING C ); Thornton doubled to center; Grubb grounded out (second to first) [Thornton to third]; Horton grounded out (third to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 3. ANGELS 8TH: VERYZER REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Chalk grounded out (third to first); Bostock flied out to left; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 3. INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer popped to catcher in foul territory; Hassey homered; Manning flied out to left; Norris struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 4. ANGELS 9TH: Baylor reached on an error by Veryzer; Fairly singled to right [Baylor to third]; MULLINIKS RAN FOR FAIRLY; KERN REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Mulliniks to second]; Lansford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Baylor scored (unearned), Mulliniks to third]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR HAMPTON; Solaita flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 4.

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