Tommy John's string of nine victories was broken when the Indians handed the Yankee lefthander his first defeat of the season, 8-4. John had not given up a homer this year until Bobby Bonds whacked his second pitch of the game over the center field wall. Gary Alexander also homered in the fourth.

The Indians chased John in the fifth when Bonds doubled, stopped at third on a single by Rick Manning and scored on a two-bagger by Andre Thornton. After Ray Burris replaced John, Manning counted on an error by Bucky Dent. Cliff Johnson hit a two-run homer for the Yankees. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       26, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  1    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  3
Indians      1  0  2    1  2  2    0  0  x  -   8 12  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .306      Bonds dh              5   4   3   1     0   1   .287
Randolph 2b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Dade rf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Munson c              4   0   3   1     0   0   .329      Manning cf            5   1   3   2     0   0   .267
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Thornton 1b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .201
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Alexander c           3   1   1   1     1   1   .203
Chambliss 1b          4   2   3   0     0   0   .262      Norris lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Johnson dh            4   1   1   2     0   0   .300      Veryzer ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .241
Dent ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  10   4     0   3             Totals               37   8  12   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 27,710
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Indians 7
DP: Yankees 2, Indians 0
Errors: Randolph, Dent, John, Norris, Veryzer
Doubles: Chambliss (5), Bonds 2 (13), Thornton (9), Dade (3)
Home Runs: Johnson (2), Bonds (6), Alexander (7)
Stolen Bases: Manning (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (4)
GIDP: Manning (2), Norris (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(9-1)             4.1   7   6   3   1   2   2  22   1.84
Burris                  1.2   3   2   2   1   1   0   9   6.56
Kaat                    2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.97
Totals                  8    12   8   5   2   4   2  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(6-3)            9    10   4   4   0   3   1  38   3.75
Totals                  9    10   4   4   0   3   1  38

Wild Pitches: John (1)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Bill Kunkel


YANKEES 1ST: 1:43 by rain delay before start of game;
Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bonds homered; Dade reached on an error by
Randolph; Manning grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Dade out at second]; Thornton grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles flied out to center; Piniella lined to
right; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah flied out to left; Alexander struck out;
Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss doubled to center; Johnson made an out to
second; Dent singled to left [Chambliss to third]; Rivers hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Chambliss scored, Dent to second];
Randolph struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to center; John threw a wild pitch
[Veryzer to second]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first)
[Veryzer to third]; Bonds reached on a fielder's choice [Veryzer
scored (error by John) (unearned) (no RBI), Bonds to second];
Dade flied out to right; Manning singled to center [Bonds scored
(unearned)]; Manning stole second; Thornton walked; Harrah
forced Thornton (third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to shortstop; Nettles was called out
on strikes; Piniella grounded out (catcher to first) [Munson to
second]; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander homered; Norris made an out to third;
Veryzer struck out; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss singled to first; Johnson homered
[Chambliss scored]; Dent flied out to center; Rivers flied out
to left; Randolph reached on an error by Veryzer; Munson singled
to left [Randolph to third (error by Norris)]; Nettles grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians
4.

INDIANS 5TH: Bonds doubled to left; Dade flied out to right;
Manning singled to right [Bonds to third]; Thornton doubled to
right [Bonds scored, Manning to third]; BURRIS REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); Harrah reached on a fielder's choice [Manning scored
(error by Dent) (unearned) (no RBI), Thornton to third];
Alexander walked [Harrah to second]; Norris grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alexander out at
second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Jackson
singled to right; Chambliss flied out to center; Johnson lined
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
singled to center; Bonds doubled to left [Kuiper to third]; Dade
grounded out (second to first) [Kuiper scored, Bonds to third];
Manning singled to right [Bonds scored]; Thornton was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 8.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent singled to right; Rivers grounded out (catcher
to first) [Dent to second]; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to
first); Munson singled to center [Dent scored]; Nettles grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Indians 8.

INDIANS 7TH: KAAT REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Harrah flied out
to center; Alexander grounded out (third to first); Norris
singled to center; Veryzer forced Norris (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 8.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Jackson
popped to third in foul territory; Chambliss singled to first;
Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Bonds struck out; Dade
doubled to center; Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 8.

YANKEES 9TH: Dent flied out to right; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 8.