Cleveland Indians vs California Angels
May 7, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, California Angels 16

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade rf 5 0 0 0
Norris dh 5 0 2 0
Bell 3b 5 0 1 0
Grubb lf 3 0 0 0
Cage 1b 3 2 1 1
Manning cf 4 0 1 0
Hassey c 4 1 1 0
Kuiper 2b 4 0 4 2
Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
  Clyde p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
  Kreuger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 5 1 1 0
Chalk ss 5 2 1 2
Bostock cf 4 1 2 1
Jackson 1b 5 2 4 4
Baylor lf 4 3 4 3
  Landreaux lf 2 0 0 0
Rettenmund dh 3 0 2 1
  Solaita ph,dh 1 1 0 0
Grich 2b 4 2 3 2
Lansford 3b 5 2 2 1
Downing c 3 2 2 1
Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 16 21 15
Cleveland 000 201 0003113
California 050 113 15x16212
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  L (2-2) 1.2 7 5 5 1 1
  Clyde   2.1 6 2 1 2 1
  Monge   3.0 4 4 3 2 3
  Kern   0.1 4 5 5 3 1
  Kreuger   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
21
16
14
8
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Aase  W (2-1) 6.0 8 3 3 2 3
  Hartzell  SV (4) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
6

  E–Dade (4), Bell (2), Veryzer (1), Grich (2), Lansford (2).  DP–Cleveland 2, California 1.  2B–Cleveland Kuiper (2,off Aase); Bell (9,off Aase), California Rettenmund (2,off Clyde); Lansford (5,off Kern).  HR–Cleveland Cage (1,4th inning off Aase 0 on, 1 out), California Baylor (8,6th inning off Monge 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Jackson (1,off Monge).  HBP–R Miller (1,by Waits).  SB–Hassey (1,2nd base off Aase/Downing); Cage (1,2nd base off Aase/Downing); Grich (1,2nd base off Monge/Hassey).  CS–Rettenmund (1,3rd base by Waits/Hassey); R Miller (5,2nd base by Clyde/Hassey).  WP–Clyde 2 (3).  HBP–Waits (1,R Miller).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:59.  A–16,883.
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