Three home runs powered the Indians to an 8-5 victory over the White Sox. Bobby Bonds smacked a solo round-tripper in the third, Gary Alexander had a bases-empty blast in the sixth and Andre Thornton drilled a three-run homer in the seventh following a single by Tom Veryzer and a walk to Bonds. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Sunday, April     22, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   5 13  4
Indians      2  0  1    1  0  1    3  0  x  -   8 10  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .422      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     2   0   .163
Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .211
Lemon cf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .387      Bonds rf              2   3   1   1     2   0   .255
Nordhagen dh          4   1   1   0     0   0   .375      Thornton 1b           4   1   2   4     0   0   .109
Johnson 1b            4   2   2   3     0   0   .296      Cage dh               4   0   1   0     0   2   .174
Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .302      Alexander c           4   1   1   1     0   0   .190
Moore lf              2   0   0   1     0   0   .357      Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .311
  Garr ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Pruitt lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Nahorodny c           4   0   1   0     0   2   .238        Speed lf            1   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Pryor ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .414      Veryzer ss            4   1   3   1     0   0   .179
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Esser p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  13   5     0   2             Totals               32   8  10   7     5   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 14,520
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Indians 6
DP: White Sox 0, Indians 2
Errors: Johnson, Nahorodny, Pryor, Barrios, Speed
Doubles: Johnson (3), Thornton (1)
Home Runs: Johnson (1), Bonds (1), Alexander (2), Thornton (2)
Stolen Bases: Lemon (1), Veryzer (1), Speed (1)
Caught Stealing: Pryor (1), Harrah (1), Kuiper (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Moore (3)
GIDP: Nordhagen (1), Pryor (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(1-1)          6.2   9   8   6   3   2   3  31   4.97
Esser                   1.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8    10   8   6   5   2   3  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(2-2)            8.1  11   5   5   0   1   1  32   3.68
Spillner                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.96
Monge SV(1)             0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.77
Totals                  9    13   5   5   0   2   1  36

Umpires: HP - Bob Rice, 1B - Harry Farnsworth, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Don Schirmer


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister singled to left; Washington flied out
to left; Lemon was credited with a single when a runner was hit
by the batted ball to second [Bannister out at second (second
unassisted)]; Lemon stole second; Nordhagen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Harrah walked; Manning singled to right [Harrah to
second]; Harrah was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Manning to second]; Bonds walked; Thornton doubled to left
[Manning scored, Bonds to third]; Bonds was picked off third but
was safe on an error by Nahorodny [Bonds scored (unearned)];
Thornton was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Barrios [Thornton to third]; Cage struck out; Alexander grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson doubled to center; Soderholm grounded out
(second to first) [Johnson to third]; Moore hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Johnson scored]; Nahorodny struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Pruitt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer singled to left;
Veryzer stole second; Harrah popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor singled to left; Pryor was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Bannister flied out to center;
Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (second to first); Bonds
homered; Thornton flied out to center; Cage was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander made an out to shortstop; Kuiper singled
to center; Pruitt reached on an error by Pryor [Kuiper to
second]; Veryzer singled to center [Kuiper scored (unearned),
Pruitt out at third (center to first to third), Veryzer to
second]; Harrah flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: SPEED REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING LF); Soderholm
singled to center; Moore grounded out (second to first)
[Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny lined to center; Pryor singled
to center [Soderholm scored]; Bannister forced Pryor (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Bonds flied
out to left; Thornton flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Lemon
singled to left; Nordhagen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lemon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Cage flied out to right; Alexander homered; Kuiper
reached on an error by Johnson; Kuiper was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Speed lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
grounded out (third to first); Moore flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer singled to center; Harrah flied out to
right; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Veryzer to second]; Bonds walked; Thornton homered [Veryzer
scored, Bonds scored]; ESSER REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Cage
singled to center; Debut game for Mark Esser; Alexander
popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny singled to right; Pryor grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Nahorodny out at
second]; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper flied out to right; Speed walked; Speed
stole second; Veryzer popped to first; Harrah walked; Manning
forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Indians 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Washington flied out to left; Lemon singled to
left; Nordhagen singled to center [Lemon to second]; Johnson
homered [Lemon scored, Nordhagen scored]; SPILLNER REPLACED
WAITS (PITCHING); Soderholm singled to left; GARR BATTED FOR
MOORE; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Garr singled to left
[Soderholm to third, Garr to second (error by Speed)]; Nahorodny
struck out; Pryor flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 5, Indians 8.