A grand slam by Andre Thornton highlighted the Indians' 8-6 victory over the Blue Jays. The score was 1-1 in the third inning when Thornton unloaded after Bobby Bonds reached base on a fielder's choice, Paul Dade singled and Rick Manning drew an intentional walk. The first Tribe run of the frame came on Dade's single. The Indians added three more tallies in the sixth stanza on RBI singles by Toby Harrah and Tom Veryzer and a sacrifice fly by Gary Alexander. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6
Game Played on Tuesday, May       22, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Indians      0  0  5    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   8  7  1
Blue Jays    0  1  1    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 11  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds dh              5   1   0   0     0   1   .279      Griffin ss            5   2   3   1     0   0   .262
Dade rf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .270      Bailor rf             5   0   0   1     0   1   .247
Manning cf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .257      Howell 3b             5   1   4   2     0   0   .284
Thornton 1b           4   2   3   4     1   0   .205      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     1   2   .262
Norris lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .223      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     2   0   .284
Harrah 3b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .229      Woods lf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .272
Alexander c           3   0   0   1     0   1   .198        Velez ph,lf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Veryzer ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .244      Ainge 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .625
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Davis c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .077
  Wilkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemongello p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8   7   8     3   7             Totals               37   6  11   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10,182
Left on Base: Indians 5, Blue Jays 9
DP: Indians 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Wilkins, Bailor, Lemongello
Doubles: Howell (10), Griffin (6)
Home Runs: Thornton (6)
Stolen Bases: Dade (8)
Caught Stealing: Howell (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Alexander (4)
Hit by Pitch: Veryzer (1,by Lemongello)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton                  3     7   5   5   3   0   0  19   6.13
Wilkins W(2-2)          3     3   1   0   1   3   0  12   4.86
Monge SV(5)             3     1   0   0   1   0   0  11   1.64
Totals                  9    11   6   5   5   3   0  42

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello L(1-6)       5.1   5   8   7   2   5   1  25   6.46
Buskey                  3.2   2   0   0   1   2   0  15   4.70
Totals                  9     7   8   7   3   7   1  40

Passed Balls: Alexander (6)
Hit by Pitch: Lemongello (3)
Wild Pitches: Buskey (1)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Terry Cooney


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

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to left; Bailor grounded out
(pitcher to first); Howell singled to center; Carty forced
Howell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue
Jays 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton walked; Norris flied out to center; Harrah
flied out to left; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Woods walked [Mayberry to
second]; Bosetti forced Woods (shortstop unassisted) [Mayberry
to third]; Ainge singled to right [Mayberry scored, Bosetti to
second]; Davis popped to third in foul territory; Griffin flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper lined to shortstop; Veryzer was hit by a
pitch; Bonds reached on a fielder's choice [Veryzer to second
(error by Lemongello)]; Dade singled to right [Veryzer scored,
Bonds to third]; Dade stole second; Manning was walked
intentionally; Thornton homered [Bonds scored (unearned), Dade
scored, Manning scored]; Norris flied out to right; Harrah was
called out on strikes; 5 R (4 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell
doubled to left; Carty walked; Mayberry singled to left [Howell
to third, Carty to second]; Woods grounded out (second to first)
[Howell scored, Carty to third, Mayberry to second]; Bosetti
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Blue Jays
2.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander flied out to center; Kuiper struck out;
Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ainge singled; Davis singled to left [Ainge to
second]; Griffin doubled to center [Ainge scored, Davis to
third]; WILKINS REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Davis scored]; Howell singled to right
[Griffin scored]; Carty struck out; Mayberry walked [Howell to
second]; Woods grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 5, Blue Jays 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Dade lined to
center; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge
grounded out (first unassisted); Davis made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Blue Jays 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton singled to left; Norris singled to right
[Thornton to third]; Harrah singled to right [Thornton scored,
Norris to third, Harrah to second (on throw)]; Alexander hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Norris scored, Harrah to third]; BUSKEY
REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Kuiper grounded out (first
unassisted); Veryzer singled to center [Harrah scored]; Buskey
threw a wild pitch [Veryzer to second]; Bonds struck out; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin singled [Griffin to second (error by
Wilkins)]; Alexander allowed a passed ball [Griffin to third];
Bailor struck out; Howell singled to left [Griffin scored
(unearned)]; Carty struck out while Howell was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 8, Blue Jays 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Dade popped to second in foul territory; Manning
reached on an error by Bailor; Thornton singled to left [Manning
to second]; Norris struck out; Harrah walked [Manning to third,
Thornton to second]; Alexander popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 8, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MONGE REPLACED WILKINS (PITCHING); Mayberry
popped to catcher in foul territory; VELEZ BATTED FOR WOODS;
Velez walked; Bosetti forced Velez (second to shortstop); Ainge
forced Bosetti (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 8, Blue Jays 6.

INDIANS 8TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kuiper grounded
out (second to first); Veryzer lined to left; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Blue
Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Davis flied out to left; Griffin singled to left;
Bailor lined to third; Howell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Blue Jays 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Carty flied out to center; Mayberry flied to
right in foul territory; Velez popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Blue Jays 6.