Mike Paxton and Victor Cruz combined on a six-hitter as the Indians beat the Angels, 5-3. The Indians' first run came in the second inning when Rick Manning walked, advanced to third on a single by Gary Alexander and scored when Angel catcher Brian Downing dropped a throw to the plate after third baseman Carney Lansford fielded a grounder by Ted Cox.

Bobby Bonds drove in a third-inning tally with a sacrifice fly. A squeeze bunt by Toby Harrah accounted for a fifth-inning marker and a single by Duane Kuiper in the ninth plated two more. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 3

Game Played on Sunday, June 3, 1979 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Indians      0  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   5  9  4
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Campaneris ss         3   1   1   0     2   0   .196
Harrah dh             3   0   2   1     1   0   .216      Lansford 3b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .303
Bonds rf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .303      Ford cf               3   0   1   2     1   0   .281
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Baylor lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Manning cf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .247      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .287
Alexander c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Rudi dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Cox 3b                3   1   0   0     1   0   .200      Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Kuiper 2b             3   1   2   2     1   0   .285      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Davis rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .063
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   9   4     4   2             Totals               34   3   6   3     5   3

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 24,409
Left on Base: Indians 5, Angels 10
DP: Indians 0, Angels 1
Errors: Alexander 3, Veryzer, Downing
Doubles: Grich (14), Lansford (8)
Stolen Bases: Manning (14), Kuiper (3), Lansford 2 (10), Ford (4), Campaneris (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Dade (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (2), Ford (2)
GIDP: Veryzer (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton W(4-2)           8     5   1   1   3   3   0  34   5.65
Cruz                    1     1   2   2   2   0   0   6   3.41
Totals                  9     6   3   3   5   3   0  40

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(3-1)             7     6   3   2   3   1   0  28   3.58
LaRoche                 1.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   7   4.74
Barlow                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.50
Totals                  9     9   5   4   4   2   0  37

Balks: LaRoche (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (second to first); Harrah walked;
Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrah to second];
Thornton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; Lansford was called
out on strikes; Ford walked; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Manning walked; Alexander singled to right [Manning
to third]; Cox reached on a fielder's choice [Manning scored
(error by Downing; assist by Lansford) (unearned), Alexander to
second]; Alexander was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop);
Kuiper singled to left [Cox to second]; Veryzer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens struck out; Rudi reached on an error by
Alexander; Downing struck out; Grich doubled to right [Rudi to
third]; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Dade singled to third; Harrah singled to right
[Dade to third]; Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dade
scored]; Thornton flied out to right; Harrah was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lansford singled to left; Lansford stole second; Ford singled to
center [Lansford scored]; Ford stole second [Ford to third
(error by Alexander)]; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aikens walked; Rudi flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Angels 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning flied out to left; Alexander flied out to
center; Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing flied out to center; Grich made an out to
second; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Angels 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper walked; Veryzer singled to right [Kuiper to
second]; Dade out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kuiper
to third, Veryzer to second]; On a bunt Harrah singled to first
[Kuiper scored, Veryzer to third]; Bonds struck out; Thornton
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Campaneris walked; Lansford forced Campaneris (third
to second); Ford popped to first in foul territory; Lansford
stole second [Lansford to third (error by Alexander)]; Baylor
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Angels 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (third to first); Alexander
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Aikens flied out to center; Rudi grounded out
(second to first); Downing singled to center; Grich flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer grounded out
(third to first); Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Davis flied out to right; Campaneris singled to
center; Campaneris stole second; Lansford grounded out (second
to first) [Campaneris to third]; Ford made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

INDIANS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Harrah popped to
first in foul territory; Bonds singled to right; Bonds was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Thornton popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Baylor reached on an error by Veryzer; Aikens flied
out to center; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first) [Baylor to
second]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning singled to right; Manning stole second;
Alexander popped to first in foul territory; Cox was walked
intentionally; LaRoche balked [Manning to third, Cox to second];
Kuiper singled to center [Manning scored, Cox scored]; BARLOW
REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Kuiper stole second; Veryzer struck
out; Dade grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Grich flied out to
center; Davis walked; Campaneris walked [Davis to second];
Lansford doubled to center [Davis scored, Campaneris to third];
Ford hit a sacrifice fly to center [Campaneris scored, Lansford
to third]; Baylor popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 3.

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