A bases-loaded homer by Rick Manning capped a seven-run explosion in thesecond inning and propelled the Indians past the White Sox, 9-6, for their seventh straight victory. The big inning started when Cliff Johnson was hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ted Cox. Gary Alexander followed with a homer. Walks to Duane Kuiper and Mike Hargrove around a single by Tom Veryzer then loaded thebases for Manning, who connected for his third career grand slam. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, Chicago White Sox 6
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  7  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   9 11  1
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  4    1  0  0  -   6 11  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           4   1   1   0     2   0   .230      Squires 1b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Manning cf            5   2   2   4     1   0   .258      Bannister lf          4   2   3   0     0   0   .307
Bonds rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Garr dh               3   1   2   2     1   0   .298
  Norris rf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .258      Orta 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .255
Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .233      Washington rf         4   1   1   2     0   1   .270
Johnson dh            3   1   0   0     1   0   .287      Lemon cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .295
Cox 3b                5   1   3   2     0   0   .227      Pryor 3b,ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Alexander c           5   1   1   2     0   1   .214      May c                 4   0   0   1     0   0   .281
Kuiper 2b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .242      Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Veryzer ss            4   1   1   0     1   0   .210        Nordhagen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morrison 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Howard p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoffman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  11   8     8   1             Totals               35   6  11   5     2   1

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 13,862
Left on Base: Indians 12, White Sox 4
DP: Indians 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Reuschel, Orta, Pryor
Doubles: Cox (6), Bannister 2 (18), Lemon (26), Orta (14)
Triples: Washington (3)
Home Runs: Alexander (12), Manning (2)
Stolen Bases: Norris (12)
Caught Stealing: Norris (9)
GIDP: Garr (2), Pryor (10)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (2,by Kravec)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(11-5)            5     8   5   5   1   1   0  23   3.44
Reuschel SV(1)          4     3   1   0   1   0   0  14   7.06
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   1   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(9-9)           1.1   4   7   7   2   0   2  11   3.93
Howard                  4.1   6   2   0   1   1   0  22   3.42
Hoffman                 2     1   0   0   3   0   0   9   4.91
Farmer                  1.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   6   4.19
Totals                  9    11   9   7   8   1   2  48

Passed Balls: Alexander (10)
Hit by Pitch: Kravec (13)

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


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

WHITE SOX 1ST: Squires flied out to center; Bannister doubled to
left; Garr singled to center [Bannister scored]; Orta flied out
to left; Alexander allowed a passed ball [Garr to second];
Washington struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White
Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to right; Johnson was hit by a
pitch; Cox doubled to center [Johnson scored]; Alexander homered
[Cox scored]; Kuiper walked; Veryzer singled to center [Kuiper
to second]; Hargrove walked [Kuiper to third, Veryzer to
second]; Manning homered [Kuiper scored, Veryzer scored,
Hargrove scored]; HOWARD REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Bonds
singled to center; Thornton walked [Bonds to second]; Johnson
popped to first in foul territory; Cox grounded out (shortstop
to first); 7 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon doubled to left; Pryor grounded out
(shortstop to first); May flied out to left; Kessinger flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Alexander struck out; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Veryzer reached on an error by Pryor;
Hargrove singled to right [Veryzer to third]; Manning grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Squires lined to second; Bannister grounded out
(third to first); Garr walked; Orta singled to left [Garr to
third, Orta out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bonds lined to first; Thornton singled to left;
Johnson flied out to right; Cox forced Thornton (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: NORRIS REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Washington
flied out to center; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Pryor popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
flied out to left; Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May grounded out (second to pitcher); Kessinger
flied out to center; Squires flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Manning singled to
center; Norris singled to right [Manning to second]; Thornton
lined to left; Johnson reached on an error by Orta [Manning
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Norris to third]; Cox singled to
right [Norris scored (unearned), Johnson to second]; HOFFMAN
REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Alexander flied out to center; 2 R
(0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 9, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister doubled to left; Garr singled to center
[Bannister scored]; Orta doubled to right [Garr to third];
Washington tripled to right [Garr scored, Orta scored]; REUSCHEL
REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Lemon popped to first in foul
territory; Pryor walked; May grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Washington scored, Pryor to second]; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR
KESSINGER; Nordhagen made an out to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 9, White Sox 5.

INDIANS 7TH: PRYOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MORRISON
REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING 3B); Kuiper grounded out (second to
first); Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Hargrove walked;
Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 9, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires singled to center; Bannister singled to
pitcher [Squires to third (error by Reuschel)]; Garr grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Squires scored
(unearned), Bannister out at second]; Orta grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, White Sox
6.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris walked; Norris stole second; Thornton popped
to first in foul territory; Norris was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Johnson walked; Cox singled to center
[Johnson to second]; FARMER REPLACED HOFFMAN (PITCHING);
Alexander forced Johnson (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 9, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Washington flied out to left; Lemon singled to
center; Pryor grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Lemon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
9, White Sox 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper lined to pitcher; Veryzer walked; Hargrove
grounded out (first unassisted) [Veryzer to second]; Manning
walked; Norris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 9, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Morrison
grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, White Sox 6.