Tossing a two-hitter and tying a major league record by striking out four batters in one inning, Mike Paxton hurled the Indians to an 11-0 rout of the Mariners. Dan Meyer led off the Mariners' fifth by swinging at a third strike, but reached first when the ball got by catcher Gary Alexander. Paxton then struck out Bruce Bochte, Tom Paciorek and Bill Stein in succession. The lst pitcher to strike out four batters in one inning was Mike Cuellar of the Baltimore Orioles on May 29, 1970.

Rick Manning and John Grubb each drove in three runs to support Paxton. Manning doubled home two tallies to cap a four-run second stanza and also had an RBI single in the fifth frame. Grubb doubled home two runs to highlight a three-run fourth and had an RBI single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 11, Seattle Mariners 0

Game Played on Friday, July 21, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 Indians 0 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 x - 11 13 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .257 Manning cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .261 Milbourne ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Speed cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Grubb lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .252 Roberts rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Dade ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Hale rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Bell 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .306 Meyer 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .217 Pruitt ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Bochte lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Thornton 1b 1 1 0 0 3 1 .273 Stanton lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .187 Cox 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .221 Paciorek dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Carbo dh 3 1 1 0 2 1 .268 Stein 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Alexander c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Bernhardt 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Blanks 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252 Stinson c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Norris rf,lf 5 2 4 0 0 0 .267 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kuiper 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .280 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Diaz c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 3 3 1 1 1 0 .295 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 2 0 3 6 Totals 35 11 13 10 8 4 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 13,908 Left on Base: Mariners 6, Indians 9 DP: Mariners 1, Indians 0 Errors: Stein Doubles: Manning (18), Grubb (10) Triples: Norris (2) Caught Stealing: Thornton (6) Sacrifice Flies: Blanks (2) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Parrott L(1-2) 1.2 3 4 4 2 0 0 10 5.45 Rawley 2 2 3 2 3 2 0 10 4.17 Todd 4.1 8 4 4 3 2 0 24 4.64 Totals 8 13 11 10 8 4 0 44 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton W(7-6) 9 2 0 0 3 6 0 33 3.60 Totals 9 2 0 0 3 6 0 33 Passed Balls: Alexander (2) Wild Pitches: Paxton (2) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to left; Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher); Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Grubb flied out to center; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 0. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to right; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton walked; Carbo walked [Thornton to second]; Alexander singled [Thornton to third, Carbo to second]; Norris made an out to shortstop; Kuiper forced Alexander (second to shortstop) [Thornton scored, Carbo to third]; Veryzer singled [Carbo scored, Kuiper to second]; Manning doubled to center [Kuiper scored, Veryzer scored]; RAWLEY REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 4. MARINERS 3RD: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Stein flied out to right; Stinson singled to right; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 4. INDIANS 3RD: Bell walked; Thornton walked [Bell to second]; Carbo struck out; Thornton was caught stealing second (catcher to second) [Bell to third]; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 4. MARINERS 4TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 4. INDIANS 4TH: Norris singled to left; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Norris to second]; Veryzer walked; Manning grounded out (second to first) [Norris to third, Veryzer to second]; Grubb doubled to left [Norris scored, Veryzer scored]; TODD REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Bell reached on an error by Stein [Grubb scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Thornton walked [Bell to second]; Carbo walked [Bell to third, Thornton to second]; Alexander forced Carbo (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 7. MARINERS 5TH: Meyer struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Bochte struck out; Paciorek struck out; Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 7. INDIANS 5TH: Norris singled to right; Kuiper singled to center [Norris to second]; Veryzer forced Kuiper (third to second) [Norris to third]; Manning singled to left [Norris scored, Veryzer to second]; Grubb singled to right [Veryzer scored, Manning to third]; Bell forced Grubb (third to second) [Manning scored]; Thornton struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 10. MARINERS 6TH: SPEED REPLACED MANNING (PLAYING CF); BLANKS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 2B); DIAZ REPLACED KUIPER (PLAYING C ); Stinson grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Milbourne flied out to left; Ruppert Jones flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 10. INDIANS 6TH: HALE REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING RF); STANTON REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING LF); BERNHARDT REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING 3B); Carbo grounded out (second to first); Blanks made an out to shortstop; Norris tripled to center; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 10. MARINERS 7TH: COX REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING 1B); Hale grounded out (second to first); Meyer walked; Stanton was called out on strikes; Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 10. INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Speed was called out on strikes; DADE BATTED FOR GRUBB; Dade walked; PRUITT BATTED FOR BELL; Pruitt made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 10. MARINERS 8TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); NORRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bernhardt grounded out (second to first); Stinson flied out to center; Cruz singled to center; Milbourne walked [Cruz to second]; Paxton threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third, Milbourne to second]; Ruppert Jones made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 10. INDIANS 8TH: Cox singled to center; Carbo singled to right [Cox to third]; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cox scored]; Norris singled to center [Carbo to second]; Diaz lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Carbo out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 11. MARINERS 9TH: Hale flied out to center; Meyer lined to second; Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Indians 11.

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