A two-run homer by Gary Alexander capped a three-run fourth inning and helped the Indians to an 8-4 victory over the Mariners. The Tribe tallied in the first frame on a triple by Johnny Grubb and double by Buddy Bell. In the third canto, singles by Alexander, Ted Cox and Tom Veryzer made it 2-0.

The Indians loaded the bases in the fourth on walks to Grubb and Andre Thornton sandwiched in between a single by Bell. Grubb scored on a double play and Alexander then belted his circuit clout. A sacrifice fly by Bernie Carbo and RBI single by Cox keyed a two-run eighth inning for the Tribe. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 8, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Sunday, July 16, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Indians 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 - 8 18 0 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 4 7 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 6 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Milbourne 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Grubb rf,lf 5 3 2 0 1 1 .244 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 2 0 .303 Bell 3b 5 1 4 2 1 0 .302 Paciorek lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .329 Thornton 1b 2 1 1 0 3 0 .276 Roberts rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .305 Carbo dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Bochte cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .267 Alexander c 4 2 2 2 1 1 .240 Robertson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .207 Cox lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .217 Stein 3b 4 0 2 2 0 2 .250 Speed pr,lf,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Stanton dh 3 0 0 0 0 3 .189 Kuiper 2b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .273 Meyer ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 Veryzer ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 .301 Plummer c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 8 18 7 6 3 Totals 34 4 7 4 5 8 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 8,312 Left on Base: Indians 13, Mariners 9 DP: Indians 0, Mariners 1 Errors: Paciorek Doubles: Bell (20), Veryzer (10), Paciorek (5) Triples: Grubb (5), Roberts (4), Stein (3) Home Runs: Alexander (19) Sacrifice Flies: Carbo (1) GIDP: Carbo (4) Hit by Pitch: Stinson (5,by Spillner) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde W(5-5) 5.2 5 2 2 2 3 0 24 3.80 Spillner 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 11 4.22 Monge SV(4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 3.22 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 8 0 40 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell L(5-9) 2.2 8 2 2 2 1 0 18 3.65 Pole 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 6 6.27 Todd 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.37 House 3.1 6 3 3 1 2 0 16 5.38 Montague 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.97 Totals 9 18 8 8 6 3 1 48 Hit by Pitch: Spillner (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to right; Grubb tripled to center; Bell doubled to left [Grubb scored]; Thornton walked; Carbo singled to center [Bell to third, Thornton to second]; Alexander struck out; Cox flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds walked; Paciorek popped to first in foul territory; Roberts forced Reynolds (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Mariners 0. INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer singled to left [Kuiper to second]; On a bunt Manning forced Kuiper (catcher to third) [Veryzer to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to first) [Veryzer to third, Manning to second]; Bell walked; Thornton lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson flied out to center; Stein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Mariners 0. INDIANS 3RD: Carbo flied out to center; Alexander singled to right; Cox singled to center [Alexander to second]; Kuiper flied out to right; Veryzer singled to center [Alexander scored, Cox to second]; POLE REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Manning flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stanton struck out; Plummer lined to shortstop; Milbourne grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Mariners 0. INDIANS 4TH: Grubb walked; Bell singled to center [Grubb to second]; Thornton walked [Grubb to third, Bell to second]; Carbo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grubb scored (no RBI), Bell to third, Thornton out at second]; Alexander homered [Bell scored]; TODD REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Cox grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Paciorek flied out to center; Roberts tripled to center; Bochte made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 0. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Robertson flied out to right; Stein singled to center; Stanton struck out; Plummer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 0. INDIANS 6TH: Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to center; Thornton walked [Bell to second]; HOUSE REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Carbo flied out to right; Alexander made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds singled; Paciorek doubled to right [Reynolds to third]; Roberts grounded out (first to pitcher) [Reynolds scored, Paciorek to third]; Bochte walked; Robertson singled to left [Paciorek scored, Bochte to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Stein struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 2. INDIANS 7TH: Cox was called out on strikes; Kuiper singled to left; Veryzer grounded out (second to first) [Kuiper to second]; Manning grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 2. MARINERS 7TH: Stanton struck out; STINSON BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Stinson was hit by a pitch; Milbourne forced Stinson (second unassisted); Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 2. INDIANS 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Grubb singled to right; Bell flied out to left; Thornton singled to left [Grubb to third (error by Paciorek), Thornton to second]; Carbo hit a sacrifice fly to left [Grubb scored]; Alexander walked; Cox singled to left [Thornton scored, Alexander to second]; SPEED RAN FOR COX; Kuiper singled to center [Alexander out at home (center to catcher), Speed to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Mariners 2. MARINERS 8TH: SPEED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Paciorek flied out to right; Roberts singled to left; Bochte walked [Roberts to second]; Robertson struck out; Stein tripled to right [Roberts scored, Bochte scored]; MEYER BATTED FOR STANTON; Meyer walked; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Stinson flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Mariners 4. INDIANS 9TH: MEYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Veryzer doubled to left; Manning made an out to second; Grubb was called out on strikes; MONTAGUE REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Bell singled to center [Veryzer scored, Bell out at second (center to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Mariners 4. MARINERS 9TH: GRUBB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SPEED CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Milbourne popped to first in foul territory; Reynolds walked; Paciorek struck out; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Mariners 4.

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