New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 4 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, May       27, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      2  0  1    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   5 11  1
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4 11  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Bonds dh              5   1   2   0     0   1   .285
Randolph 2b           3   2   2   0     2   0   .270      Dade rf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .302
Munson dh             5   2   3   0     0   1   .331      Manning cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .259
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .295      Thornton 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .199
Jackson rf            5   0   2   1     0   2   .293      Norris lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .255      Harrah 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .213
Johnstone lf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Alexander c           4   0   2   2     0   1   .219
  Piniella ph,lf      1   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Kuiper 2b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Narron c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
  Johnson ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .281        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     4   6             Totals               35   4  11   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 40,648
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Indians 8
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 1
Errors: Rivers, Alexander
Doubles: Randolph (3), Dade (4)
Home Runs: Piniella (4)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (4), Randolph 2 (13), Bonds (10), Alexander (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (5), Manning (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (4)
GIDP: Rivers (2), Manning (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   5     8   4   4   2   2   0  25   6.61
Kaat                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.75
Burris W(1-0)           3.1   3   0   0   0   3   0  12   5.74
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   5   0  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton                  2.1   6   3   3   1   0   0  14   6.39
Hood                    4     1   0   0   2   2   0  14   3.93
Spillner                0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   3.20
Monge L(2-5)            2.2   3   1   1   0   4   1  11   1.77
Totals                  9    11   5   5   4   6   1  41

Wild Pitches: Burris (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers made an out to third; Randolph walked;
Munson singled to right [Randolph to third]; Nettles hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Randolph scored]; Jackson singled to
right [Munson to third]; Jackson stole second; Chambliss singled
to left [Munson scored, Jackson to third]; Johnstone made an out
to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bonds singled to third; Bonds stole second; Dade
popped to first in foul territory; Manning singled to center
[Bonds scored]; Thornton grounded out (third to first) [Manning
to second]; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Narron grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent made
an out to third; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah flied out to left; Alexander grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kuiper lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (catcher unassisted); Munson
singled to center; Nettles singled to right [Munson to third];
Jackson singled to right [Munson scored, Nettles to second];
HOOD REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Chambliss popped to catcher in
foul territory; Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to left; Bonds struck out; Dade
doubled to left [Veryzer to third]; Manning struck out; Thornton
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Narron struck out; Dent walked; Rivers grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dent out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris grounded out (catcher to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Alexander singled to right;
Alexander stole second; Kuiper walked; Veryzer lined to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph singled to center; Munson lined to center;
Nettles flied out to center; Randolph stole second [Randolph to
third (error by Alexander)]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bonds flied out to center; Dade lined to right;
Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Johnstone
walked; Narron flied out to right; Dent forced Johnstone (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton walked; Norris singled to left [Thornton
to second]; Harrah singled to center [Thornton scored (RBI),
Norris to third, Harrah to second (error by Rivers)]; Alexander
singled to center [Norris scored, Harrah scored]; KAAT REPLACED
TIANT (PITCHING); Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Alexander to second]; Veryzer flied out to right
[Alexander to third]; BURRIS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Bonds
flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); SPILLNER
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Randolph walked; Munson singled to
right [Randolph to third]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING);
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Randolph scored, Munson
to second]; Jackson made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Dade singled to center; Manning out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Dade to second]; Thornton struck out;
Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; PINIELLA BATTED
FOR JOHNSTONE; Piniella homered; JOHNSON BATTED FOR NARRON;
Johnson was called out on strikes; Dent singled to second;
Rivers struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JOHNSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Harrah made an out to second;
Alexander struck out; Kuiper singled to left; Burris threw a
wild pitch [Kuiper to second]; Veryzer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph doubled to left; Randolph stole third;
Munson struck out; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted);
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Bonds singled to left; Dade struck out; Manning
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bonds out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 4.