Cleveland's Kelly Continues to Impress in Reserve Role

American League
New York 7 at Chicago 16
-The White Sox score eight runs in the 4^th inning and build a 16-2 lead. Ed Figueroa (1-6, 5.17), Dave Pagan (6.35) and rookie Mike Wallace (13.50) took the brunt of the punishment for the Yankees.  Jim Spencer (.311 5HR) homered and drove in three runs for the White Sox and pitcher Bart Johnson (2-3, 3.51) helped his own cause with a grand slam.
Boston 3 at Minnesota 4
-Dan Ford (.343 9HR) hit his third home run in two days, this time in a victorius effort as the Jim Hughes (2-0 , 2.20) gave Minnesota a quality start they’ve sorely been in need of.
Baltimore 1 at Kansas City 2
-Paul Splittorff (9-0, 1.43) outduels Jim Palmer (4-4, 2.96) as the Royals take both games in this match of division leaders. Amos Otis (.289 15SB) swiped a pair of bags and had the game winning RBI.
Cleveland 9 at Texas 4
-Pat Kelly (.368 4HR) wants more playing time in a talented Indians outfield and he continues to make the case with a home run and three RBI’s in this one as the Indians take two in Arlington following a winless trek through the Golden State.
Detroit 3 at California 1
-John Wockenfuss (.471) was cut by the Tigers in spring training after spending 1975 with the Phillies. He was signed last week and provides dividends here with the go-ahead home run in the 9^th off Mickey Scott (0-2, 0.82). John Hiller (1-3, 1.75) strikes out three in two innings to help break the Angels eight game winning streak.
Milwaukee 2 at Oakland 4
-Well it hasn’t been easy but the defending AL West champs are not letting the Royals run away with the division. Dave Hamilton (3-1, 3.32) and Dave Heaverlo (7Sv, 3.20) earn the win and save respectively in both wins versus the Brewers as the A’s complete a 8-2 home stand and improve to 25-15 on the campaign. They head down the coast to face a streaking Angels team next.

National League
no games played


Cleveland 9, Texas 4

5/20/1976, CLE76-TEX76, Arlington Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Cleveland         0  0  0  0  0  5  4  0  0     9 13  0    10  0
1976 Texas             0  1  0  2  0  1  0  0  0     4 10  3     7  2
 
Cleveland            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Texas                AB  R  H BI   AVG
Kelly             rf  4  2  3  3  .368    Rivers            cf  5  0  1  0  .273
Harrah            3b  5  0  1  1  .261    Campaneris        ss  5  0  0  0  .243
Thomas.G          cf  5  0  1  1  .240    Roberts,L         rf  4  0  1  0  .333
Gamble            lf  4  1  2  0  .304    Johnson           1b  4  0  0  0  .222
Velez             1b  5  1  2  0  .321    Zisk              lf  4  2  2  0  .233
Pruitt            c   5  2  3  1  .316    Howell            3b  4  2  3  2  .265
Kuiper            2b  2  0  0  0  .301    Fahey             c   3  0  1  1  .264
 Bochte           ph  1  1  0  0  .289    Flynn             2b  2  0  0  0  .263
 Lowenstein       2b  1  0  0  0  .258     Mazzilli         ph  1  0  0  0  .353
Crosby            ss  3  1  0  1  .214     Cardenas         2b  1  0  0  0  .196
Grimsley          p   5  1  1  1  .227    Perznowski        p   2  0  1  0  .154
                     40  9 13  8           Bibby            p   1  0  1  1  .364
                                           Barr             p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Kern             p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Grubb            ph  1  0  0  0  .326
                                                               37  4 10  4
 
Cleveland                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Grimsley         W 4-1           9.0 10  4  4  1  3 124  76  3.32
                                 9.0 10  4  4  1  3 124  76 
 
Texas                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Perznowski       L 5-1           5.2  8  5  1  4  1 107  56  1.73
Bibby                            1.0  4  4  4  1  0  22  14  5.22
Barr                             0.2  1  0  0  0  1  15   9  1.69
Kern                             1.2  0  0  0  0  3  26  17  0.63
                                 9.0 13  9  5  5  5 170  96 
 
CLE: Bochte batted for Kuiper in the 6th
     Lowenstein inserted at 2b in the 6th
TEX: Mazzilli batted for Flynn in the 6th
     Cardenas inserted at 2b in the 7th
     Grubb batted for Kern in the 9th
 
E-Campaneris, Johnson, Howell. 2B-Roberts,L, Zisk 2. 3B-Howell. HR-Kelly(4). 
SB-Gamble(3). CS-Velez. K-Kelly, Thomas.G, Pruitt 2, Lowenstein, Campaneris, 
Johnson, Grubb. BB-Kelly 2, Gamble, Crosby, Lowenstein, Fahey. HBP-Crosby. 
HB-Perznowski. 
GWRBI: Harrah