Len Barker fired a three-hitter and Duane Kuiper drove in both runs as the Indians blanked the A's, 2-0. Toby Harrah led off the sixth inning with an infield single, advanced on a sacrifice, reached third on a flyout and scored on a single by Kuiper. Rick Manning doubled with one out in the ninth and scored on Kuiper's third hit, a single to center. The A's had a man on third with none out in the sixth but failed to score. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    25, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2 10  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .326
Orta rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .257
Hargrove 1b           1   0   0   0     3   0   .315      Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Hassey c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .279
Harrah 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .264      Gross 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .202
Hayes dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .172      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .173
Manning cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .226      Heath c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .243
Kuiper 2b             3   0   3   2     0   0   .296      McKay 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .217
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
                                                            Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
                                                          McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2  10   2     3   3             Totals               28   0   3   0     3   9

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 14,841
Left on Base: Indians 8, A's 4
DP: Indians 0, A's 2
Errors: Picciolo
Doubles: Manning (6)
Triples: McKay (1)
Stolen Bases: Manning (8), Dilone (21), Hargrove (5)
Caught Stealing: Hayes (1), Gross (1), Johnson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (3), Hayes (1), Veryzer (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker W(7-4)           9     3   0   0   3   9   0  31   2.89
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   9   0  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(8-6)          9    10   2   2   3   3   0  37   2.46
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson made an out to first; Murphy flied out
to center; Johnson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrah
struck out; Hayes singled to left; Hayes was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Gross walked; Spencer singled
to center [Gross to second]; Gross was picked off and caught
stealing third (pitcher to second to third) [Spencer to second];
Heath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning made an out to shortstop; Kuiper singled to
center; Veryzer singled to center [Kuiper to second]; Dilone
made an out to second; Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay struck out; Picciolo flied out to right;
Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove walked; Hassey made an out to second;
Harrah singled to center [Hargrove to second]; Hayes hit into a
double play (right to shortstop) [Hargrove out at third]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy walked; Johnson forced Murphy (second to
shortstop); Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning singled to right; Manning stole second;
Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Manning to
third]; Veryzer reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a
double play [Manning out at home (pitcher to catcher), Veryzer
out at second (catcher to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer
grounded out (second to first); Heath flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); Hargrove walked; Hassey grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: McKay tripled to right; Picciolo struck out;
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy walked;
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah singled to shortstop; Hayes out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Harrah to second]; Manning
flied out to center [Harrah to third]; Kuiper singled to second
[Harrah scored, Kuiper to second (error by Picciolo)]; Veryzer
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas made an out to third; Gross grounded out
(first to pitcher); Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Dilone singled to center; Dilone stole second; Orta
flied out to right [Dilone to third]; Hargrove was walked
intentionally; Hargrove stole second; Hassey struck out; Harrah
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Heath struck out; McKay grounded out (shortstop
to first); NEWMAN BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING SS); Hayes flied
out to center; Manning doubled to center; Kuiper singled to
center [Manning scored]; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Kuiper to second]; Dilone struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Henderson struck out; Murphy grounded out (second
to first); Johnson singled to shortstop; Armas struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 0.