Although rapped for 11 hits, Len Barker traveled the distance for the first time this season and pitched the Indians to a 6-1 victory over the Rangers. Richie Zisk batted in the Rangers' run with a single in the third inning.

The Indians took the lead with run-scoring singles by Toby Harrah and Ron Hassey in the fourth and clinched the decision with three more runs in the fifth, two crossing plate on a double by Andre Thornton. Barker was with the Rangers last season and this victory was his second in a week over his former teammates following a 6-2 triumph August 5. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Friday, August    10, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    2  3  0    0  1  0  -   6  8  0
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           2   1   0   0     3   0   .251      Rivers cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .275
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .269      Bell ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .305
Bonds rf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Oliver lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .323
  Norris pr,rf        2   1   1   0     0   1   .259      Zisk rf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .275
Thornton 1b           4   2   1   2     1   0   .232      Putnam dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .285
Johnson dh            4   1   1   1     1   2   .270      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Harrah 3b             5   1   1   1     0   3   .283      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .241
Hassey c              4   0   3   1     0   0   .264      Sundberg c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Blanks 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .215        Sample ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gleaton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   8   6     6   9             Totals               36   1  11   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 17,832
Left on Base: Indians 9, Rangers 9
DP: Indians 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Jorgensen
Doubles: Hassey (7), Thornton (23), Soderholm (12)
GIDP: Soderholm 2 (14)
Hit by Pitch: Bonds (8,by Darwin)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker W(3-4)           9    11   1   1   1   6   0  37   4.81
Totals                  9    11   1   1   1   6   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin L(3-3)           6     5   5   4   4   3   0  28   4.67
Rajsich                 1.2   2   1   1   2   4   0   9   4.11
Gleaton                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.06
Lyle                    1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.41
Totals                  9     8   6   5   6   9   0  42

Passed Balls: Sundberg (4)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (3)
Wild Pitches: Lyle (2)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Dan Morrison


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Manning
walked; Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Thornton flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers struck out; Bell grounded out (second to
first); Oliver singled to center; Zisk grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Harrah flied out to
center; Hassey doubled to center; Kuiper grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam singled to center; Soderholm forced Putnam
(shortstop to second); Jorgensen was called out on strikes;
Sundberg singled to left [Soderholm to second]; Blanks grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers singled to left; Bell singled to shortstop
[Rivers to second]; Oliver flied out to center; Zisk singled to
center [Rivers scored, Bell to third, Zisk to second (on
throw)]; Putnam was walked intentionally; Soderholm grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Putnam out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Thornton walked;
Thornton was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Jorgensen [Thornton to second]; Johnson struck out; Harrah
singled to right [Thornton scored, Harrah to second (on throw to
home)]; Hassey singled to center [Harrah scored (unearned),
Hassey to second (on throw to home)]; Kuiper flied out to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Blanks made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
walked; Manning grounded out (third to first) [Hargrove to
second]; Bonds was hit by a pitch; NORRIS RAN FOR BONDS;
Thornton doubled to left [Hargrove scored, Norris scored];
Johnson singled to center [Thornton scored]; Harrah struck out;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rivers grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to center; Oliver singled
to left [Bell to second]; Zisk was called out on strikes; Putnam
made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers
1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hassey flied out to right; Kuiper flied out to
left; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Soderholm doubled to left; Jorgensen struck out;
Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Soderholm out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Blanks flied to right in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove walked; RAJSICH REPLACED DARWIN
(PITCHING); Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Hargrove to second];
Manning struck out; Norris struck out; Thornton flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers struck out; Bell was called out on strikes;
Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Johnson walked; Harrah struck out; Hassey singled
to left [Johnson to second]; Kuiper struck out; Veryzer singled
to right [Johnson scored, Hassey to third]; Hargrove walked
[Veryzer to second]; GLEATON REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING);
Manning grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Zisk singled to center; Putnam flied out to right;
Soderholm grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6,
Rangers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED GLEATON (PITCHING); Norris singled to
left; Lyle threw a wild pitch [Norris to second]; Thornton flied
out to right [Norris to third]; Johnson struck out (catcher to
first); Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg
singled to center; SAMPLE BATTED FOR BLANKS; Sample forced
Sundberg (shortstop to second); Rivers grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers 1.