Making up for his error, Andre Thornton batted in two runs with a two-out single in the sixth inning to give the Indians a 2-1 victory over the Angels. Carney Lansford singled in the fifth and scored the Angels' run on a wild pitch and Thornton's boot of a ground ball by Rick Miller.

Starting the Indians' comeback in the sixth, Ron Hassey singled and Rick Manning beat out a bunt. Jim Norris forced Hassey. After Buddy Bell flied out, Manning taking third after the catch, Norris stole second. Thornton then became the hero instead of the goat with his single. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 2, California Angels 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 13, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 2 5 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Manning cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .227 Chalk ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 .304 Norris rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .294 Bostock cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Rudi dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .224 Thornton 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .247 Baylor lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 Grubb lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Jackson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .348 Horton dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .214 Kuiper 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .283 Blanks ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Downing c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .244 Veryzer ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassey c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 7 0 4 6 Totals 29 2 5 2 1 1 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 13,811 Left on Base: Angels 8, Indians 4 DP: Angels 0, Indians 3 Errors: Thornton Triples: Jackson (1) Stolen Bases: Norris (4) GIDP: Bostock 2 (7), Baylor (3) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp L(4-3) 8 5 2 2 1 1 0 30 3.00 Totals 8 5 2 2 1 1 0 30 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits W(3-2) 9 7 1 1 4 6 0 36 2.42 Totals 9 7 1 1 4 6 0 36 Wild Pitches: Waits 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller lined to third; Chalk flied out to left; Bostock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to center; Norris flied to left in foul territory; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi singled to right; Baylor walked [Rudi to second]; Jackson struck out; Grich forced Baylor (shortstop to second) [Rudi to third]; Lansford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb flied out to right; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. ANGELS 3RD: Downing singled to left; R. Miller was called out on strikes; Waits threw a wild pitch [Downing to second]; Chalk walked; Bostock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to center; Blanks flied out to center; Hassey grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kuiper to second]; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. ANGELS 4TH: Rudi singled to left; Baylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rudi out at second]; Jackson walked; Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Norris flied out to center; Bell flied out to center; Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. ANGELS 5TH: Lansford singled to center; Waits threw a wild pitch [Lansford to second]; Downing struck out; R. Miller reached on an error by Thornton [Lansford scored (no RBI)]; Chalk singled to left [R. Miller to third]; Bostock grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Chalk out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Grubb flied out to center; Horton struck out; Kuiper walked; Blanks forced Kuiper (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0. ANGELS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson tripled to center; Grich walked; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Hassey singled to shortstop; On a bunt Manning singled to first [Hassey to second]; On a bunt Norris forced Hassey (pitcher to third) [Manning to second]; Bell flied out to right [Manning to third]; Norris stole second; Thornton singled to left [Manning scored, Norris scored]; Grubb singled to right [Thornton to third]; Horton flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 2. ANGELS 7TH: Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Miller flied out to left; Chalk singled to right; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper lined to shortstop; Blanks flied out to center; Hassey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 2. ANGELS 8TH: VERYZER REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Rudi flied out to right; Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Norris flied out to center; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 2. ANGELS 9TH: Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford grounded out (third to first); Downing was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 2.

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