A two-run, two-out homer by Willie Horton in the eighth inning powered the Mariners to a 3-2 triumph over the Indians. Horton's blast scored Ruppert Jones, who had doubled. Mike Parrott registered his seventh complete game. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    15, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   3  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           3   0   1   0     2   1   .262      Cruz 2b               3   1   0   0     1   3   .255
Manning cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .260      R. Jones cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .258
Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .287      Bochte 1b             3   0   0   1     0   2   .322
Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Horton dh             4   1   1   2     0   1   .271
Johnson dh            3   1   2   0     1   0   .275      Meyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Harrah 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Paciorek lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Hassey c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278        Roberts lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Kuiper 2b             2   1   1   1     2   0   .263      Simpson rf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Stinson c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .256
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Milbourne ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .284
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
                                                          Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   9   1     6   4             Totals               30   3   7   3     1  10

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  6,723
Left on Base: Indians 10, Mariners 5
DP: Indians 1, Mariners 2
Errors: Kuiper, Bochte
Doubles: Johnson (13), Thornton (24), R. Jones (24)
Triples: R. Jones (8)
Home Runs: Horton (20)
Stolen Bases: Manning 2 (24), Kuiper (4), Cruz (30), R. Jones (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (8)
GIDP: Thornton (4), Kuiper (11), Stinson (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker                  6.2   5   1   1   1   8   0  26   4.56
Monge L(7-7)            1.1   2   2   2   0   2   1   6   2.43
Totals                  8     7   3   3   1  10   1  32

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott W(10-8)         9     9   2   1   6   4   0  39   3.57
Totals                  9     9   2   1   6   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Manning forced Hargrove (shortstop
to second); Manning stole second; Bonds struck out; Thornton
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; R. Jones tripled to left; Bochte
struck out; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Johnson walked; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Johnson to second]; Hassey flied out to
center [Johnson to third]; Kuiper singled to left [Johnson
scored]; Veryzer reached on an error by Bochte [Kuiper scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Veryzer out at third (right to second to
third)]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer popped to catcher in foul territory;
Paciorek struck out; Simpson singled to left; Stinson singled to
left [Simpson to second]; Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove walked; Manning singled to right [Hargrove
out at third (right to third), Manning to second (on throw to
3b)]; Bonds singled [Manning stayed at second]; Thornton
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bonds
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz struck out; R. Jones struck out; Bochte
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Johnson singled to center; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Johnson to second]; Hassey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kuiper was walked intentionally; Veryzer
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton struck out; Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted); Paciorek lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hargrove singled to center; Manning forced Hargrove
(second to shortstop); Manning stole second; Bonds struck out;
Thornton lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Simpson reached on an error by Kuiper; Stinson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Simpson out at second]; Milbourne grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Johnson doubled to left; Harrah grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hassey grounded out (second to first)
[Johnson to third]; Kuiper was walked intentionally; Kuiper
stole second; Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; R. Jones flied out
to right [Cruz to third]; Bochte hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Cruz scored]; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove struck out; Manning grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds walked; Thornton doubled to right
[Bonds to third]; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer flied out to right; Paciorek flied out to
left; Simpson singled; Stinson singled to left [Simpson to
second]; MONGE REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); VALENTINE BATTED FOR
MILBOURNE; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING SS); Harrah
singled to left; Hassey singled to right [Harrah to third];
Kuiper grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Harrah stayed at third, Hassey out at second]; Veryzer grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners
1.

MARINERS 8TH: Cruz struck out; R. Jones doubled to right; Bochte
flied out to center; R. Jones stole third; Horton homered [R.
Jones scored]; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 3.

INDIANS 9TH: ROBERTS REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); Hargrove
flied out to left; Manning grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Mariners 3.