A three-run rally in the ninth inning, capped when Bruce Bochte homered with a man on base, gave the Mariners a 6-5 victory over the Indians, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. The Indians overcame a 3-0 deficit and went ahead when Bobby Bonds smashed his sixth career grand-slam homer in the eighth inning.

Bobby Valentine doubled to ignite the Mariners' rally in the ninth and scored the tying run on a single by Larry Milbourne before Bochte hit his decisive homer. The Indians fell short with a circuit clout by Dave Rosello in their half of the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Sunday, June      17, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Mariners     2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   6 11  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  1  -   5 12  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          5   3   3   1     0   0   .274      Norris lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .225
R. Jones cf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .259        Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .210
Bochte 1b             4   1   1   3     0   1   .333      Harrah 3b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .260
Horton dh             4   1   1   0     1   1   .292      Bonds rf              5   1   2   4     0   1   .316
Meyer 3b              4   0   2   2     0   1   .299      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Roberts lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .180
Stinson c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .250      Pruitt dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Simpson rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Hassey c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .316
  Valentine ph,ss     1   1   1   0     0   0   .270        Cox ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Mendoza ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .201      Kuiper 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Hale rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Rosello 2b          1   1   1   1     0   0   .357
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .229
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6  11   6     4   4             Totals               37   5  12   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 42,521
Left on Base: Mariners 7, Indians 7
DP: Mariners 2, Indians 2
Errors: Hargrove
Doubles: Milbourne (5), Meyer (10), Mendoza (6), Valentine (4), Hassey (1)
Home Runs: Bochte (8), Bonds (9), Rosello (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (7), Roberts (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (4)
GIDP: Meyer (5), Manning (5), Hargrove (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  7     9   4   4   2   1   1  30   4.74
Rawley W(4-6)           1.1   2   1   1   0   2   1   6   4.17
McLaughlin SV(4)        0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.82
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   5   2  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    2     4   2   2   3   2   0  13   3.84
Paxton                  4.1   3   1   0   1   0   0  15   6.23
Monge L(6-6)            2.1   4   3   3   0   2   1  11   2.19
Cruz                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.82
Totals                  9    11   6   5   4   4   1  40

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Don Denkinger


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne doubled to right; R. Jones grounded out
(second to first) [Milbourne to third]; Bochte struck out;
Horton walked; Meyer doubled to left [Milbourne scored, Horton
scored]; Roberts struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris walked; Harrah singled to second [Norris to
second]; Bonds made an out to first; Manning grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrah out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stinson walked; Simpson singled to left [Stinson
to second]; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Stinson to third, Simpson to second]; Milbourne flied out to
center; R. Jones walked; Bochte forced R. Jones (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Pruitt flied
out to center; Hassey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Indians 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Horton singled to shortstop; PAXTON REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Meyer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; Roberts grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Norris grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Stinson flied out to center; Simpson grounded out
(second to first); Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah flied out to center; Bonds singled to
shortstop; Manning singled to right [Bonds to second]; Hargrove
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Manning out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Indians 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne singled to left; R. Jones grounded out
(first unassisted) [Milbourne to third (error by Hargrove)];
Bochte hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milbourne scored
(unearned)]; Horton made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt grounded out (second to first); Hassey
singled to right; Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Indians 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer singled to center; Roberts out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Meyer to second]; Stinson
walked; Simpson lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Norris flied out to left; Harrah popped to catcher
in foul territory; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Indians 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Mendoza doubled to left; On a bunt Milbourne made
an out to first; MONGE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); R. Jones
flied out to center [Mendoza to third]; Bochte flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Pruitt walked; Hassey doubled to
right [Pruitt to third]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR KUIPER; Johnson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Indians
0.

MARINERS 8TH: ROSELLO REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Horton
struck out; Meyer struck out; Roberts singled to left; Stinson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Indians
0.

INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer singled to first; Norris singled to right
[Veryzer to second]; Harrah singled to shortstop [Veryzer to
third, Norris to second]; Bonds homered [Veryzer scored, Norris
scored, Harrah scored]; RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING);
Manning was called out on strikes; Hargrove flied out to left;
Pruitt flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Indians 4.

MARINERS 9TH: VALENTINE BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Valentine doubled to
left; PACIOREK BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Paciorek flied out to right;
Milbourne singled to center [Valentine scored]; R. Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Milbourne to second]; Bochte
homered [Milbourne scored]; CRUZ REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING);
Horton flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HALE
REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING RF); COX BATTED FOR HASSEY; Cox
struck out; Rosello homered; Veryzer singled to center;
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); ALEXANDER BATTED FOR
NORRIS; Alexander struck out; Harrah singled to left [Veryzer to
second]; Bonds struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 6,
Indians 5.