A four-run outburst in the fifth inning enabled the Indians to snap their four-game losing streak by edging the Royals, 5-4, and end the Royals' six-game winning streak. The fifth-inning rally began with a one-out triple by Rick Manning. After Bobby Bonds walked, Andre Thornton followed with an RBI single.

Toby Harrah then drove home Bonds and Thornton with a double and tallied the ultimate winning run when Royal shortstop Freddie Patek made a wild throw on a grounder by Duane Kuiper. Sid Monge came on in relief of Rick Wise in the ninth inning and killed a Royal rally by picking pinch-runner Willie Wilson off first base. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Sunday, April     29, 1979 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  1    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Royals       0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .167      White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .312
Manning cf            5   2   2   0     0   1   .254        Washington 2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bonds dh              3   1   0   0     2   2   .282      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Thornton 1b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .149      Otis cf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .308
Harrah 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .191      Porter c              3   1   0   0     1   1   .373
Cox lf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .174      Cowens rf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .315
  Speed lf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      LaCock 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .291
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      McRae dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .269
Diaz c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .167        Wilson pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Veryzer ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .213      Hurdle lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Zdeb ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .328
                                                          Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  10   3     2   6             Totals               32   4   6   4     3   5

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 26,184
Left on Base: Indians 8, Royals 5
DP: Indians 0, Royals 1
Errors: Cox, Brett, Patek
Doubles: Diaz (1), Harrah (4), McRae (7)
Triples: Manning (1), Cowens (2)
Stolen Bases: Manning 2 (8), Dade (1), Otis (8)
Caught Stealing: Manning (2), Wilson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(3-2)             8     6   4   4   3   3   0  34   4.73
Monge SV(2)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   2   1.72
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   5   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(1-3)             6     8   5   3   2   3   0  30   5.63
Pattin                  3     2   0   0   0   3   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   3   2   6   0  40

Umpires: HP - Don Schulte, 1B - Dick Nelson, 2B - Al Purduski, 3B - Johnny James


INDIANS 1ST: Dade flied out to right; Manning was called out on
strikes; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White grounded out (second to first); Brett reached
on an error by Cox [Brett to second]; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Brett to third]; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to right; Harrah lined to third;
Cox singled to third; Kuiper singled to right [Cox to second];
Diaz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (second to first); LaCock popped
to catcher in foul territory; McRae grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to left; Dade forced Veryzer
(pitcher to shortstop); Manning forced Dade (second to
shortstop); Manning stole second; Manning stole third; Bonds
walked; Thornton reached on an error by Brett [Manning scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Bonds to second]; Harrah grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to left; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Cox flied out to right; Kuiper struck out; Diaz
doubled to center; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to center; Otis stole second; Porter
walked; Cowens tripled to right [Otis scored, Porter scored];
LaCock singled to left [Cowens scored]; McRae doubled to left
[LaCock scored]; Hurdle walked; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [McRae to third, Hurdle to second]; White
popped to second; Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Dade flied out to center; Manning tripled to right;
Bonds walked; Thornton singled to left [Manning scored, Bonds to
second]; Harrah doubled to right [Bonds scored, Thornton
scored]; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper reached
on an error by Patek [Harrah scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Diaz
flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis struck out; Porter grounded out (second to
first); Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Royals 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer flied to right in foul territory; Dade
singled to right; Manning flied out to right; Dade stole second;
Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: SPEED REPLACED COX (PLAYING LF); LaCock flied out to
left; McRae flied out to left; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 4.

INDIANS 7TH: PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Thornton flied out
to left; Harrah popped to third; Speed was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek flied out to center; White struck out; Brett
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
5, Royals 4.

INDIANS 8TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Kuiper
grounded out (first unassisted); Frank White left with
soreness in left hamstring; Diaz flied out to center;
Veryzer singled to right; Dade grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis walked; Porter flied out to left; Cowens popped
to second; LaCock lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Royals 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning singled to right; Bonds struck out;
Thornton struck out while Manning was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to center; MONGE REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); WILSON RAN FOR MCRAE; ZDEB BATTED FOR HURDLE; Wilson
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
pitcher); Zdeb struck out; Patek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 4.