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Rangers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 13, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers, played on August 13, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 13, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 13, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Mirabella |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Wise |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 14,137 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: George Maloney 3B: Ted Hendry |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
John Lowenstein | Third Baseman |
Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Gary Gray | DH |
John Ellis | Catcher |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Billy Hunter | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Dade | Left Fielder |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Gary Alexander | DH |
Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
Ted Cox | Right Fielder |
Horace Speed | Center Fielder |
Bo Diaz | Catcher |
Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 13, 1978
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wise
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Wise
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Wise
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Mirabella
Dade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Mirabella
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mirabella
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Mirabella
Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wise
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Wise
Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cox who is chasing the ball. Bonds reaches third base with a triple. Oliver goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beniquez vs. Wise
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Wise
Gray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Wise
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beniquez tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Wise
Mason hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Wise
There goes Gray. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Gray steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Wise
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gray scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Wise
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Mirabella
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Mirabella
Blanks hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Mirabella
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speed vs. Mirabella
Speed strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Wise
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wise
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Wise
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Wise
There goes Oliver. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Blanks applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Mirabella
Diaz hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Mirabella
Dade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Mirabella
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Wise
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Wise
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Wise covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wise
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mirabella
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Mirabella
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Mirabella
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Mirabella
Blanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Mirabella
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speed vs. Mirabella
Speed takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to third. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Diaz vs. Mirabella
Diaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alexander scores. Blanks scores. Speed moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dade vs. Comer
Steve Comer now pitching.
Dade hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Dade reaches second base with a double. Speed scores. Diaz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Comer
Johnny Grubb pinch runs for Paul Dade.
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Comer
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Wise
Johnny Grubb now playing left field.
Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wise
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Wise
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowenstein vs. Wise
There goes Wills. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lowenstein vs. Wise
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to home to get Hargrove. Wills moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Wise
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Wise
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lowenstein scores. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beniquez vs. Wise
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Comer
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Comer
Alexander is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Comer
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Wise
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wise
Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Wise
Mason strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Wise
Hargrove hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Comer
Cox hits a line drive towards third. Lowenstein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Comer
Rick Manning pinch hits for Horace Speed.
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Comer
Diaz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Comer
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veryzer vs. Comer
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Wise
Rick Manning now playing center field.
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Wise
Kurt Bevacqua pinch runs for Bump Wills.
Lowenstein strikes out. There goes Bevacqua. The throw from Diaz to Veryzer, and Bevacqua is out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wise
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Comer
Kurt Bevacqua now playing second base.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Comer
Thornton strikes out. The throw from Ellis to pick off Bell, and he's out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Comer
Alexander is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wise
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Wise
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Wise
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Comer
Blanks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Comer
Cox bunts towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Bevacqua covering, for the out. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Comer
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Comer
Jim Norris pinch hits for Bo Diaz.
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Comer
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wise
Ron Pruitt now catching.
Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Kern
Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for John Ellis. Jim Kern now pitching.
Mason bunts, foul, towards third, in foul territory. Bell races over to make the catch. He throws to first to double off Jorgensen. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Kern
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Comer
Jim Sundberg now catching. Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Barker
Len Barker now pitching.
Bell bunts towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Bevacqua covering, for the out. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Barker
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Barker
Alexander strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/13/1978, game 2 -- Texas at Cleveland (D) Texas AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Hargrove M, 1b 5 0 2 1 Dade P, lf 1 0 1 2 Sundberg J, c 0 0 0 0 Grubb J, pr-lf 2 0 1 0 Wills B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Veryzer T, ss 5 0 2 0 Bevacqua K, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Lowenstein J, 3b 4 1 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 5 1 1 1 Oliver A, lf 3 1 2 1 Alexander G, dh 4 1 0 0 Bonds B, rf 4 1 2 2 Blanks L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 1 1 1 Cox T, rf 3 0 1 0 Gray G, dh 4 1 1 0 Speed H, cf 1 1 0 0 Ellis J, c 3 0 2 1 Manning R, ph-cf 2 0 1 0 Jorgensen M, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Diaz B, c 3 1 1 2 Mason J, ss 4 0 0 0 Norris J, ph 0 0 0 0 Pruitt R, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 12 6 33 5 11 5 Texas 040 020 000 -- 6 Cleveland 000 500 000 -- 5 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Mirabella P 3.2 5 5 5 4 3 Comer S (W)* 4.1 6 0 0 2 3 Barker L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Wise R (L)+ 8.0 12 6 6 1 5 Kern J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th DP -- Texas 3, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Texas 4, Cleveland 9 2B -- Dade P 3B -- Bonds B HR -- Thornton A SB -- Gray G, Wills B CS -- Oliver A, Bevacqua K SH -- Cox T, Bell B SF -- Ellis J T -- 2:49 A -- 14137
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