The Indians scored three runs in the eighth inning without the benefit of a hit and defeated the Blue Jays, 5-3. Andre Thornton opened the stanza with a base on balls and took second on a bunt by Ron Pruitt, who reached base safely when pitcher Jerry Garvin's throw hit Thornton.

After Gary Alexander struck out, Horace Speed ran for Pruitt and Toby Harrah walked to load the bases. Duane Kuiper hit a grounder to shortstop Alfredo Griffin, who threw the ball into right field trying for a double play as Thornton and Speed scored on the error. Harrah scored the final run on an error by second baseman Tim Johnson. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 15, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   3  5  2
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  3  x  -   5  7  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   1     1   0   .214      Bonds dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .315
Bailor 3b             4   0   2   2     1   1   .269      Dade rf               4   0   0   1     1   1   .274
Woods lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Thornton 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .157
Mayberry 1b           1   0   0   0     3   0   .306      Pruitt lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .219
  Wilborn pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Speed pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .200
  Robertson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .059      Alexander c           4   0   0   0     0   2   .189
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Harrah 3b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .203
Velez rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .234      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Johnson 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .143      Veryzer ss            4   0   0   1     0   0   .250
Cerone c              2   2   0   0     2   1   .215      Wilkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     8   7             Totals               31   5   7   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  3,978
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Indians 9
DP: Blue Jays 1, Indians 2
Errors: Griffin, Johnson, Harrah
Caught Stealing: Mayberry (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Pruitt (1)
GIDP: Pruitt (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bonds (1,by Jefferson)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson               6.1   5   1   1   1   4   0  24   3.07
Freisleben              0.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   5   6.75
Garvin L(0-1)           0.2   0   3   1   2   1   0   7  13.50
Willis                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.16
Totals                  8     7   5   3   5   5   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilkins                 6.1   5   3   1   5   5   0  29   4.28
Monge W(2-3)            2.2   0   0   0   3   2   0  10   1.29
Totals                  9     5   3   1   8   7   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Jefferson (1)
Wild Pitches: Freisleben (3)

Umpires: HP - Ted Theilander, 1B - Dale Davidson, 2B - Bob Rice, 3B - Fred Spenn


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
struck out; Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bonds singled to left; Dade was called out on
strikes; Manning was called out on strikes; Thornton grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
walked; Bosetti struck out while Mayberry was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Pruitt grounded out (first to pitcher); Alexander
flied out to center; Harrah singled to left; Kuiper forced
Harrah (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Velez was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded
out (second to first); Cerone walked; Griffin walked [Cerone to
second]; Bailor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
was hit by a pitch; Dade flied out to right; Manning grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods flied out to center; Carty flied out to
left; Mayberry walked; Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton struck out; Pruitt walked; Pruitt was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Alexander struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez flied out to right; Johnson singled to
center; Cerone reached on an error by Harrah [Johnson to third,
Cerone to second]; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Johnson scored (unearned)]; Bailor singled to left [Cerone
scored (unearned)]; Woods singled [Bailor to second]; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
flied out to center; Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Bonds singled to left; Dade grounded out (third to
first) [Bonds to second]; Manning singled [Bonds to third];
Thornton singled to left [Bonds scored, Manning to second];
Pruitt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Thornton out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Johnson flied out to center; Cerone walked;
Griffin singled [Cerone to second]; Bailor singled to left
[Cerone scored, Griffin to third]; MONGE REPLACED WILKINS
(PITCHING); On a bunt Woods hit into a double play (pitcher
unassisted) [Griffin out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Alexander made an out to second; FREISLEBEN
REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Harrah singled to left; Kuiper
singled to right [Harrah to second]; Veryzer flied out to
center; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Harrah to third, Kuiper
to second]; Bonds walked; Dade walked [Harrah scored, Kuiper to
third, Bonds to second]; GARVIN REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING);
Manning popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Blue Jays 3, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Carty flied out to center; Mayberry walked;
WILBORN RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Bosetti flied out to center; Velez
walked [Wilborn to second]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED WILBORN (PLAYING 1B); Thornton
walked; Pruitt reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Thornton to second]; SPEED RAN FOR PRUITT; Alexander was called
out on strikes; Harrah walked [Thornton to third, Speed to
second]; Kuiper reached on an error by Griffin [Thornton scored
(RBI), Speed scored (unearned) (no RBI), Harrah to third];
Veryzer reached on an error by Johnson [Harrah scored (unearned)
(RBI), Kuiper to second]; WILLIS REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING);
Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; Dade grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Indians 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: SPEED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cerone struck
out; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor walked;
Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Indians 5.

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