Led by Bobby Bonds, who had a homer, three singles and three RBIs, the Indians outlasted the Brewers, 8-7. Bonds singled and scored in the first inning, smashed a two-run homer in the third and delivered an RBI single in the fourth. Toby Harrah blasted a solo homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7
Game Played on Wednesday, May       9, 1979 (Night game) at County Stadium
Indians      2  0  2    3  1  0    0  0  0  -   8 14  1
Brewers      3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   7  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   2   4   3     0   0   .311      Molitor 2b            3   2   1   0     2   0   .289
Dade lf               4   1   3   1     0   0   .308      Bando 3b              1   2   0   0     4   0   .250
  Speed lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Cooper 1b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .325
Manning cf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .260      Thomas cf             3   1   1   1     2   1   .295
Thornton 1b           3   0   2   2     1   1   .168      Oglivie lf            3   0   1   1     2   0   .241
Alexander c           3   0   0   1     0   1   .214      Lezcano rf            3   0   2   3     2   0   .299
Harrah 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .186      Yount ss              5   0   0   0     0   3   .231
Pruitt dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Davis dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .222
Kuiper 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .278      Moore c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Veryzer ss            4   2   2   0     0   1   .218      Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  14   8     2   4             Totals               31   7   7   6    12   5

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 10,829
Left on Base: Indians 4, Brewers 9
DP: Indians 2, Brewers 1
Errors: Dade, Molitor
Doubles: Thornton (4)
Home Runs: Bonds (5), Harrah (2), Thomas (9)
Stolen Bases: Manning (9)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (4), Dade (2), Manning (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Alexander (2)
GIDP: Alexander (1), Yount (5), Davis (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(3-3)            8     7   5   5   7   4   1  35   4.88
Spillner                0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3   4.00
Monge SV(4)             0.2   0   0   0   3   1   0   5   1.23
Totals                  9     7   7   7  12   5   1  43

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(4-3)         3     7   5   5   0   1   2  15   2.73
Cleveland               2     5   3   1   0   0   0  10   5.27
Augustine               4     2   0   0   2   3   0  14   3.14
Totals                  9    14   8   6   2   4   2  39

Balks: Monge (1)

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Doug Brown, 2B - Mike Farmer, 3B - Jim O'Brien


INDIANS 1ST: Debut for umpire Rick Reed; Bonds singled to
right; Dade singled to right [Bonds to second]; Manning out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Bonds to third, Dade to
second]; Thornton singled to left [Bonds scored, Dade scored];
Alexander grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Thornton out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to left [Molitor to second (error
by Dade)]; Bando walked; Cooper singled to center [Molitor
scored, Bando to second]; Thomas struck out; Oglivie singled to
pitcher [Bando to third, Cooper to second]; Lezcano singled to
center [Bando scored, Cooper scored, Oglivie to third]; Yount
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Lezcano out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Brewers 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Pruitt
grounded out (third to first); Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 2ND: Davis made an out to second; Moore popped to first
in foul territory; Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to center; Bonds homered [Veryzer
scored]; Dade flied out to left; Manning singled to center;
Manning stole second; Thornton was called out on strikes;
Alexander flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Brewers 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Bando walked; Bando was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Cooper struck out; Thomas walked; Oglivie flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah homered; CLEVELAND REPLACED CALDWELL
(PITCHING); Pruitt flied out to right; Kuiper reached on an
error by Molitor; Veryzer singled to center [Kuiper to second];
Bonds singled to center [Kuiper scored (unearned), Veryzer to
third]; Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Dade singled to center [Veryzer scored (unearned)]; Dade was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano walked; Yount struck out; Davis grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lezcano out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Brewers 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning singled to left; Thornton doubled to left
[Manning to third]; Alexander hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Manning scored]; Harrah flied out to center [Thornton to
third]; Pruitt flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 8, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore lined to pitcher; Molitor walked; Bando
forced Molitor (shortstop to second); Cooper grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Brewers 3.

INDIANS 6TH: AUGUSTINE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Kuiper
flied out to left; Veryzer struck out; Bonds flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Thomas homered; Oglivie lined to right; Lezcano
singled to right; Yount was called out on strikes; Davis forced
Lezcano (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8,
Brewers 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Dade singled to right; Dade was picked off first
(catcher to first); Manning walked; Manning was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Thornton walked; Alexander struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: SPEED REPLACED DADE (PLAYING LF); Moore flied out
to center; Molitor flied out to center; Bando walked; Cooper
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8,
Brewers 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Harrah was called out on strikes; Pruitt lined to
pitcher; Kuiper made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 8, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Oglivie
walked; Lezcano flied out to center; Yount grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Brewers 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer made an out to first; Bonds singled to
left; Speed flied out to center; Manning flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 9TH: Davis singled to left; SPILLNER REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); Moore flied out to left; Molitor walked [Davis to
second]; Bando walked [Davis to third, Molitor to second]; MONGE
REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Cooper popped to third in foul
territory; Monge balked [Davis scored, Molitor to third, Bando
to second]; Indians Manager Jeff Torborg ejected by HP umpire
Rick Reed; Thomas walked; Oglivie walked [Molitor scored,
Bando to third, Thomas to second]; Lezcano walked [Bando scored,
Thomas to third, Oglivie to second]; Yount struck out; 3 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 8, Brewers 7.