David Clyde, who had not won a major league game since May 15, 1974, tossed a four-hitter and Buddy Bell tripled home two runs to spark the Indians over the A's, 3-2. The Tribe pitcher, making his first major league start since September 19, 1975, shut out the A's until Wayne Gross stroked an RBI double in the seventh inning. The second A's tally came across in the eighth on a wild pitch.

The winning runs for the Indians were unearned. A's shortstop Marty Perez booted Larvell Blanks' grounder to start the Tribe eighth. After Tom Veryzer forced Blanks at second and Paul Dade struck out, pinch-hitter Mike Vail singled. Dave Heaverlo replaced Bob Lacey on the hill and Bell followed with the game-winning triple against the right-center fence. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Tuesday, May 16, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 4 2 Indians 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 x - 3 6 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Manning cf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .223 Staggs 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .344 Dade ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Page lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Norris rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Guerrero ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Vail ph,rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .455 Dilone pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 Bell 3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .322 Perez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Newman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Grubb lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Revering 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Horton dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .284 Alexander dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .248 Waits pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .242 Hassey c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Essian c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .220 Blanks 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .224 Thomasson rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .145 Veryzer ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 4 1 1 7 Totals 28 3 6 3 5 2 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 3,737 Left on Base: A's 4, Indians 8 DP: A's 1, Indians 0 Errors: Guerrero, Perez Doubles: Gross (5), Veryzer (1) Triples: Staggs (1), Bell (3) Stolen Bases: Dilone (11), Manning 2 (6) Caught Stealing: Manning (4) Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (1), Hassey (1) Hit by Pitch: Page (2,by Clyde) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko 6 4 1 1 4 1 0 25 3.21 Lacey L(3-1) 0.2 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 2.10 Heaverlo 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.34 Totals 8 6 3 1 5 2 0 35 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde W(1-0) 9 4 2 2 1 7 0 33 1.53 Totals 9 4 2 2 1 7 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Clyde (2) Wild Pitches: Clyde (4) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger ATHLETICS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Staggs was called out on strikes; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning walked; Manning stole second; Norris walked; Manning was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Norris to second]; Bell made an out to second; Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Revering grounded out (second to first); Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Grubb flied out to right; Horton grounded out (second to first); Hassey walked; Blanks made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross made an out to third; Essian walked; Thomasson popped to third in foul territory; North forced Essian (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer doubled to left; Manning flied out to left; Norris grounded out (first unassisted) [Veryzer to third]; Bell walked; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Page was hit by a pitch; Guerrero grounded out (second to first) [Page to second]; Revering singled to second [Page to third]; Alexander grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Grubb flied out to right; Horton flied out to right; Hassey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross lined to second; Essian grounded out (third to first); Thomasson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Blanks singled to right; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Blanks to second]; Manning singled to center [Blanks scored]; Norris flied out to center; Manning stole second; Bell singled to pitcher [Manning to third]; Thornton flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Staggs grounded out (second to first); Page grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 6TH: Grubb flied out to left; Horton reached on an error by Guerrero; Hassey hit into a double play (third to first) [Horton out at third (first to third)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero singled to center; DILONE RAN FOR GUERRERO; Dilone stole second; Revering grounded out (second to first) [Dilone to third]; Alexander struck out; Gross doubled to right [Dilone scored]; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 7TH: PEREZ REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING SS); LACEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Blanks reached on an error by Perez; On a bunt Veryzer forced Blanks (pitcher to shortstop); DADE BATTED FOR MANNING; Dade struck out; VAIL BATTED FOR NORRIS; Vail singled to center [Veryzer to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Bell tripled to right [Veryzer scored (unearned), Vail scored (unearned)]; Thornton flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); VAIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Thomasson made an out to second; North grounded out (third to first); Staggs tripled to right; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Staggs scored]; Page flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 3. INDIANS 8TH: Grubb flied out to center; Horton walked; WAITS RAN FOR HORTON; Hassey flied out to right; Blanks forced Waits (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: WAITS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NEWMAN BATTED FOR PEREZ; Newman was called out on strikes; Revering grounded out (second to first); Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 3.

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