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August 16, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 12 1
Indians 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 12 1
Indians 3 9 0

Duane Kuiper Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .280
OBP .500 .328
At Bats 3 461
Hits 1 129
• Singles 1 109
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 28
RBI’s 0 40

Vida Blue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 15 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 16, 1977
Vida Blue
Manny Sanguillen
Jerry Tabb
Rodney Scott
Marty Perez
Rob Picciolo
Larry Murray
Matt Alexander
Willie Crawford
Duane Kuiper

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 7 12 1 6
Cleveland Indians 3 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Vida Blue
Losing Pitcher Dennis Eckersley
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jerry Tabb
Attendance 8,863
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kuiper is called out on strikes.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Blanks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tabb settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Tabb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Picciolo scores.
Top 9 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Picciolo moves to second.
Top 9 Jim Kern now pitching. Picciolo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pruitt hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Murray strikes out.
Top 8 Hosley strikes out.
Top 8 Larvell Blanks now playing shortstop. Don Hood now pitching. Crawford hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bochte hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Matt Alexander now playing center field. Larry Murray now playing left field. Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy. Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Alexander scores. There goes Tabb trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 7 Matt Alexander pinch runs for Mitchell Page. Tabb is walked intentionally.
Top 7 There goes Page. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Page steals second.
Top 7 Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Perez bunts towards the mound. Andersen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Kuiper covering - double play.
Top 7 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andersen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andersen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hosley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andersen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Bochte bunts towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Larry Andersen now pitching. Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Page scores. Tabb moves to second.
Top 5 Sid Monge now pitching. Tabb takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Page hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pruitt who is chasing the ball. Page reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Duffy hits a line drive into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kendall hits a line drive into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dade hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pruitt scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Pruitt hits a line drive into left field. Page picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Page. Pruitt moves to second.
Bottom 4 Carty strikes out.
Top 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Picciolo strikes out.
Top 4 Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanguillen scores. Hosley moves to second.
Top 4 Hosley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanguillen moves to third.
Top 4 Crawford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Tabb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Bochte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kuiper strikes out.
Bottom 3 Duffy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Page hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dade strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pruitt hits a line drive towards first. Tabb reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Picciolo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murray strikes out.
Top 2 Hosley hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crawford moves to third.
Top 2 Crawford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Crawford reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Tabb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Carty strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thornton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bochte strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kuiper takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Page bunts towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Perez strikes out.
Top 1 Scott strikes out.