Gary Alexander, who hit a two-run double in the fifth inning, smashed a homer with a man on base in the ninth to lift the Indians to a 9-7 victory over the Tigers. Jason Thompson hit a grand-slam homer for the Tigers in the first inning. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 7
Game Played on Sunday, May       20, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       4  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   7  8  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  5  0    0  1  2  -   9 10  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .336      Bonds dh              4   0   1   0     1   2   .295
Whitaker 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Dade rf               3   1   0   1     1   2   .288
Kemp lf               3   1   0   0     1   2   .391      Manning cf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .263
Staub dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .259      Thornton 1b           4   2   2   0     1   0   .184
Thompson 1b           3   2   2   4     1   0   .276      Norris lf             5   1   1   2     0   1   .218
Parrish c             4   2   3   0     0   1   .294      Harrah 3b             2   1   1   1     3   0   .226
Morales rf            3   0   0   1     1   1   .217      Alexander c           4   2   2   4     1   1   .202
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Mankowski ph,3b     1   0   0   1     0   0   .189      Veryzer ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .248
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Wilkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baker p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   8   7     4   7             Totals               32   9  10   9     8   7

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 11,571
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Indians 9
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 1
Errors: Alexander, Wilkins
Doubles: Parrish (6), Thornton 2 (7), Harrah (6), Veryzer (5), Alexander (5)
Home Runs: Thompson (4), Alexander (5)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (19), Parrish (2), Bonds 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (5), Veryzer (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Mankowski (2), Dade (1)
GIDP: Rodriguez (5), Kuiper (4)
Hit by Pitch: Manning (1,by Wilcox)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox                  4.2   6   6   6   3   4   0  23   5.68
Lopez                   0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.11
Baker                   2.1   2   1   1   1   2   0   9   5.03
Hiller L(2-2)           1.1   1   2   2   3   1   1   9   4.13
Totals                  8.1  10   9   9   8   7   1  43

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilkins                 0.1   3   4   4   3   0   1   7   5.29
Barker                  4.2   4   3   3   1   4   0  17   7.52
Spillner W(1-1)         4     1   0   0   0   3   0  13   2.84
Totals                  9     8   7   7   4   7   1  37

Passed Balls: Parrish (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Ted Hendry


TIGERS 1ST: first game for staff umpires in 1979 after
strike; LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second;
Whitaker lined to left; Kemp walked; Kemp was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Wilkins [LeFlore to third, Kemp to
second]; Staub walked; Thompson homered [LeFlore scored, Kemp
scored, Staub scored]; Parrish singled to center; Morales walked
[Parrish to second]; BARKER REPLACED WILKINS (PITCHING);
Rodriguez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Morales out at second]; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Dade
struck out; Manning was hit by a pitch; Thornton forced Manning
(shortstop to second) [Bonds to third]; Norris flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore grounded
out (shortstop to first); Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah walked; Alexander struck out; Kuiper
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians
0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub flied
out to center; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer flied out to right; Bonds struck out; Dade
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish singled to left; Parrish stole second
[Parrish to third (error by Alexander)]; Morales struck out;
Rodriguez singled to left [Parrish scored]; Trammell struck out;
LeFlore singled to right [Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); Thornton
doubled to left; Norris flied out to left; Harrah doubled to
left [Thornton scored]; Alexander flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp was
called out on strikes; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper lined to second; Veryzer doubled to left;
Bonds struck out; Dade walked; Manning singled to center
[Veryzer scored, Dade to second]; Thornton walked [Dade to
third, Manning to second]; Norris singled to right [Dade scored,
Manning scored, Thornton to third]; LOPEZ REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Harrah walked [Norris to second]; Alexander doubled
to right [Thornton scored, Norris scored, Harrah to third];
BAKER REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Kuiper grounded out (third to
first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson walked; Parrish doubled to right [Thompson
to third]; SPILLNER REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Morales grounded
out (second to first) [Thompson scored, Parrish to third];
MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Mankowski out on a sacrifice fly
to third in foul territory [Parrish scored]; Trammell flied out
to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 6.

INDIANS 6TH: MANKOWSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Veryzer
singled to center; Bonds flied out to left; Veryzer was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dade struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 6.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
flied out to left; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 7, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning made an out to shortstop; Thornton doubled
to left; Norris struck out; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson
singled to right; Parrish struck out; Morales flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Alexander walked; HILLER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING);
Kuiper reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Alexander to second]; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Alexander
to third, Kuiper to second]; Veryzer struck out; Bonds was
walked intentionally; Dade hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Alexander scored, Kuiper to third]; Bonds stole second; Manning
walked; Thornton flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 7, Indians 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Trammell
made an out to second; LeFlore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrah
walked; Alexander homered [Harrah scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 7, Indians 9.