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1985 - ALCS - Game 1
Game 1 sees the Indians sending Mark Gubicza (15-15, 3.70) against Seattle’s Bill Gullickson (21-3, 2.75). Cleveland got on the board first when Ken Griffey hit the first pitch he saw from Gullickson over the center field wall for a home run in the 2nd inning. The Indians had one of the lowest HR totals in the AL this season but they started the game playing some long ball. Cleveland continued to beat Seattle at their own game when Ron Gardenhire hit a 2-run homer in the 5th innint to give the Indians a 3-0 lead. Gardenhire was called up to the majors to take Andres Galarraga’s spot when he got injured. This was Gardenhire’s 2nd career Major League homer and it came in a big spot! Seattle didn’t get their first hit until Paul Molitor smashed a single into left field in the bottom of the 6th but the Mariners couldn’t make anything out of it. Cleveland chased Bill Gullickson got chased in the top of the 7th after a lead-off walk. Buddy Schultz was brought in to face a series of lefties but he got touched by a double and a single allowing 2 more runs to give Cleveland a 5-0 lead. Cleveland added an insurance run in the 9th to take a 6-0 lead but it was unneeded as Seattle was shutdown in the 9th to preserve a 6-0 win for Cleveland and they took a 1-0 lead in the ALCS. There were any number of heroes for Cleveland but Mark Gubicza (1-0) took the player of the game award pitching 8.2 innings of 2-hit ball, striking out 6 while walking 4. On the offensive side, Ron Gardenhire was 2/3 with a walk, 2 RBI’s, and 2 runs scored after having only 7 at-bats in the Majors this year. Gene Richards was a candidate going 3 for 4 from the leadoff spot having a single, a double, and triple while scoring 2 runs. Richards always seems to destroy the Mariners. Meanwhile, the Seattle offense was held in check, managing only 2 hits and only getting 2 men to second base – on an error and a passed ball.
Cleveland leads the ALCS 1-0
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