Rangers @ Indians
August 11, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 8 14 3
Indians 2 12 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 8 14 3
Indians 2 12 0

Andre Thornton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .274
OBP .750 .397
At Bats 3 343
Hits 2 94
• Singles 2 53
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 1 68
RBI’s 0 72

Jon Matlack Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 11, 1978
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Out
Jon Matlack
Jim Sundberg
Mike Jorgensen
Bump Wills
Kurt Bevacqua
Toby Harrah
Al Oliver
Juan Beniquez
Bobby Bonds
Andre Thornton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 8 14 3 11
Cleveland Indians 2 12 0 11
Winning Pitcher Jon Matlack
Losing Pitcher Rick Waits
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Bonds
Attendance 19,085
Time of Game 2 hours 51 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Harrah takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Paul Dade now playing center field. Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Dade pinch hits for Rick Manning. Dade hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cox scores.
Bottom 8 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. Cox moves to third. Veryzer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cox moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gray hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bonds hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oliver strikes out.
Top 8 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove. Beniquez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Larvell Blanks now playing second base. Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 7 Thornton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Bell strikes out.
Top 7 Sid Monge now pitching. Wills strikes out.
Top 7 Harrah is hit by the pitch. Bevacqua moves to second.
Top 7 Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores.
Top 7 Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third.
Top 7 Bonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores.
Top 7 The ball gets by Diaz for a passed ball. Oliver moves to second.
Top 7 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Grubb strikes out.
Bottom 6 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Diaz moves to third. Manning moves to second.
Bottom 6 Diaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Top 6 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Harrah is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Bevacqua takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gray strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Oliver. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Oliver steals second.
Top 5 Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 5 Oliver takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 5 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Manning strikes out.
Bottom 4 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Kuiper moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Paul Reuschel now pitching. Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Hargrove takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Don Hood now pitching. Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Harrah reaches second base with a double. Bevacqua scores.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Bevacqua moves to second.
Top 4 Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores.
Top 3 There goes Wills. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Top 3 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hargrove. Kuiper scores. Diaz moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Diaz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Veryzer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bevacqua is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Gray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Bottom 1 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sundberg fires to first and picks off Thornton.
Bottom 1 Thornton takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Grubb moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grubb moves to second.
Bottom 1 Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.