Backed by the Indians' 16-hit attack, Rick Wise breezed to an 11-1 victory over the A's. The Indians' hits included a three-run homer by Andre Thornton in the seventh inning and a two-run drive by Johnny Grubb in the eighth. Wise lost his bid for a shutout when the A's counted in the ninth on a double by Willie Horton and single by Jeff Newman. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 11, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Friday, July 14, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Indians 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 0 - 11 16 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 9 3 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 6 2 2 0 0 0 .268 Wallis cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Grubb lf 4 2 1 2 1 0 .240 Murphy ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Bell 3b 6 1 1 2 0 1 .298 Duncan 3b,ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .254 Thornton 1b 4 3 2 3 1 0 .268 Page lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Carbo dh 5 2 2 0 0 2 .256 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Alexander c 4 0 2 1 1 0 .240 Dilone pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 Norris rf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .255 Revering 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Kuiper 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Newman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .261 Veryzer ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .294 Essian c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armas rf 3 0 3 0 0 0 .238 Burke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Edwards 2b,ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Gross ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Adams ph,2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .214 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 11 16 11 3 3 Totals 32 1 9 1 2 5 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 3,326 Left on Base: Indians 10, A's 6 DP: Indians 3, A's 1 Errors: Edwards, Picciolo, Keough Doubles: Horton (8) Home Runs: Thornton (16), Grubb (9) Caught Stealing: Duncan (2) Sacrifice Hits: Grubb (4) GIDP: Kuiper (7), Duncan (3), Wallis (2), Essian (9) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(8-11) 9 9 1 1 2 5 0 34 3.05 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 5 0 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough L(6-5) 6 6 6 6 3 2 0 30 2.54 Langford 1.2 7 5 5 0 0 2 11 3.02 McCatty 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.00 Totals 9 16 11 11 3 3 2 48 Wild Pitches: Keough (6) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb flied out to center; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis popped to shortstop in foul territory; Duncan walked; Duncan was caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to left; Carbo was called out on strikes; Alexander grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Revering singled to right; Essian was called out on strikes; Armas singled to left [Revering to second]; Edwards singled to right [Revering to third, Armas to second]; Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 3RD: Norris flied out to left; Kuiper reached on an error by Picciolo; Veryzer singled to center [Kuiper to second]; Manning forced Veryzer (pitcher to shortstop) [Kuiper to third]; Keough threw a wild pitch [Manning to second]; Grubb walked; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis singled to center; Duncan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wallis out at second]; Page flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton walked; Carbo singled to pitcher [Thornton to third (error by Keough), Carbo to second]; Alexander was walked intentionally; Norris forced Alexander (first to shortstop) [Thornton scored, Carbo to third]; Kuiper singled to right [Carbo scored, Norris to second]; Veryzer flied out to center; Manning reached on an error by Edwards [Norris to third, Kuiper to second]; Grubb forced Manning (second unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Essian struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton flied out to center; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas singled to right; Edwards flied out to center; ADAMS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Adams walked [Armas to second]; Wallis grounded into a double play (second to first) [Adams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. INDIANS 6TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Alexander made an out to second; Norris flied out to left; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan was called out on strikes; Page grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer singled to center; On a bunt Manning singled [Veryzer to second]; Grubb reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Veryzer to third, Manning to second]; Bell singled to left [Veryzer scored, Manning scored, Grubb to second]; LANGFORD REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Thornton homered [Grubb scored, Bell scored]; Carbo flied out to right; Alexander singled to shortstop; Norris singled to left [Alexander to second]; Kuiper grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Norris out at second]; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Essian flied out to center; Armas singled to center; GROSS BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 0. INDIANS 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DUNCAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Manning singled to center; Grubb homered [Manning scored]; Bell lined to shortstop; Thornton singled to center; Carbo singled to center [Thornton to second]; MCCATTY REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Alexander singled to left [Thornton scored, Carbo to second]; Norris singled to center [Carbo scored, Alexander to third]; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 11, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Adams singled to left; MURPHY BATTED FOR WALLIS; Murphy flied out to right; Duncan forced Adams (shortstop to second); Page forced Duncan (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 11, Athletics 0. INDIANS 9TH: MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NEWMAN REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING 1B); Veryzer singled to center; Manning popped to third in foul territory; Grubb forced Veryzer (third to second); Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 11, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Horton doubled to center; DILONE RAN FOR HORTON; Newman singled to left [Dilone scored]; Essian grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Newman out at second]; BURKE BATTED FOR ARMAS; Burke grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Athletics 1.

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