Cliff Johnson and Ted Cox homered in the second inning and Johnson drove in two more runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh to lead the Indians to a 7-2 victory over the White Sox. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, July      27, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  2  1    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   7  9  0
White Sox    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .229      Bannister lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .307
  Norris lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Squires 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Manning cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Lemon cf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .295
Bonds rf              3   2   1   0     2   2   .289      Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Thornton 1b           2   1   0   1     2   0   .232      Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   3   .286
Johnson dh            5   1   2   3     0   1   .304      Nordhagen rf          3   1   2   0     1   1   .268
Hassey c              5   0   2   1     0   1   .235      Pryor ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .289
Cox 3b                3   1   1   1     0   1   .219      Nahorodny c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Rosello ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Scarbery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .212        Hoffman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   6     4   6             Totals               32   2   8   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 22,343
Left on Base: Indians 8, White Sox 4
DP: Indians 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Lemon
Doubles: Bonds (18), Hassey (5), Nordhagen 2 (7), Bannister (16)
Home Runs: Johnson (7), Cox (2)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (25)
Caught Stealing: Squires (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (5)
GIDP: Veryzer (7), Orta (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (2,by Hoffman)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde W(3-2)            7     8   2   2   1   4   0  27   4.54
Cruz                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.88
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   6   0  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scarbery L(1-5)         6     6   3   3   1   4   2  26   3.93
Hoffman                 0.2   2   3   3   1   1   0   7   5.00
Farmer                  2.1   1   1   1   2   1   0   9   4.30
Totals                  9     9   7   7   4   6   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Hoffman (1)
Wild Pitches: Scarbery (5), Farmer 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ken Kaiser


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove singled to right; Manning flied out to
center; Bonds struck out; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister struck out; Squires flied out to left;
Lemon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Johnson homered; Hassey struck out; Cox homered;
Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen doubled to left;
Pryor singled to center [Nordhagen scored, Pryor out at second
(center to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox
1.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove singled to center; Manning made an out to
shortstop; Bonds doubled to left [Hargrove to third]; Thornton
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hargrove scored, Bonds to third];
Johnson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny singled to left; Bell flied out to
left; Bannister doubled to left [Nahorodny to third]; Squires
reached on a fielder's choice [Nahorodny out at home (shortstop
to catcher), Bannister to third]; Lemon singled to center
[Bannister scored, Squires to third, Lemon to second]; Orta
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Hassey singled to left; Cox reached on an error by
Lemon [Hassey to third, Cox to second]; Kuiper made an out to
shortstop; Veryzer reached on a fielder's choice [Hassey out at
home (third to catcher), Cox to third]; Hargrove grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson struck out; Nordhagen walked; Pryor flied
out to center; Nahorodny forced Nordhagen (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
struck out; Thornton walked; Scarbery threw a wild pitch
[Thornton to third]; Johnson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell lined to left; Bannister singled to center;
Squires forced Bannister (pitcher to second); Squires was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: On a bunt Hassey grounded out (third to first); Cox
struck out; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon singled to left; On a bunt Orta grounded
into a double play (catcher to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at
second]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
White Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: HOFFMAN REPLACED SCARBERY (PITCHING); Veryzer flied
out to center; Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Manning was called
out on strikes; Bonds walked [Hargrove to second]; Thornton
reached on a fielder's choice [Hargrove to third, Bonds to
second]; Johnson singled to left [Hargrove scored, Bonds scored,
Thornton to second]; Hassey doubled to center [Thornton scored,
Johnson to third]; FARMER REPLACED HOFFMAN (PITCHING); ROSELLO
BATTED FOR COX; Rosello made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: ROSELLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Nordhagen
doubled to center; Pryor lined to second; Nahorodny flied out to
right; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
6, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at
second]; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: NORRIS REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING LF); CRUZ
REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Bannister flied out to center;
Squires flied out to center; Lemon made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Bonds
walked; Bonds stole second; Farmer threw a wild pitch [Bonds to
third]; Thornton walked; Farmer threw a wild pitch [Bonds
scored, Thornton to second]; Johnson was called out on strikes;
Hassey flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta made an out to second; Johnson struck out;
Nordhagen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, White Sox 2.