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The A's overcame a one-man batting show by Mike Hargrove and defeated the Indians, 5-3. Hargrove accounted for all of the Indians' runs, hitting a homer with a man on base in the third inning and tying the score at 3-3 with a solo swat in the seventh. Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 3Game Played on Friday, August 17, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumIndians 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 0 A's 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 x - 5 5 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove lf 3 2 2 3 1 1 .266 Henderson lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .250 Manning cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Murphy cf 3 0 0 1 0 2 .261 Bonds rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Gross 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Chalk ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Johnson dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .279 Revering dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Harrah 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Newman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232 Hassey c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .270 Essian c 1 2 0 0 2 1 .280 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Armas rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .246 Veryzer ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .220 Edwards 2b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .242 Norris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Picciolo ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 .269 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 8 Totals 27 5 5 5 4 9 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 2,059 Left on Base: Indians 6, A's 4 DP: Indians 0, A's 0 Doubles: Picciolo (9), Armas (7) Home Runs: Hargrove 2 (9) Stolen Bases: Manning (25), Johnson (2), Edwards (7) Caught Stealing: Henderson (5) Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (2) Hit by Pitch: Veryzer (4,by McCatty), Essian (2,by Spillner) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Spillner L(7-3) 6 4 5 5 3 6 0 25 4.31 Monge 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 2.38 Totals 8 5 5 5 4 9 0 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty W(8-7) 9 7 3 3 2 8 2 36 4.15 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 8 2 36 Hit by Pitch: Spillner (3), McCatty (7) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jerry Neudecker INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds walked; Bonds was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy struck out; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Johnson struck out; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering made an out to shortstop; Newman struck out; Essian walked; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 3RD: Hassey struck out; Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer singled to left; Hargrove homered [Veryzer scored]; Manning singled to right; Manning stole second; Bonds struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards lined to third; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled; Johnson stole second; Harrah struck out; Hassey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Gross made an out to shortstop; Revering walked; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer was hit by a pitch; Hargrove walked [Veryzer to second]; Manning flied to left in foul territory; Bonds lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian was hit by a pitch; Armas made an out to second; Edwards singled to center [Essian to third]; Picciolo doubled to left [Essian scored, Edwards to third]; Henderson singled to right [Edwards scored, Picciolo to third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to right [Picciolo scored]; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 3. INDIANS 6TH: Thornton was called out on strikes; Johnson singled to center; Harrah grounded out (third to first) [Johnson to second]; Hassey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross struck out; Revering lined to third; Newman made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 3. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Hargrove homered; Manning flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian walked; Armas doubled to left [Essian to third]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Edwards singled to center [Essian scored, Armas scored]; Picciolo struck out; Edwards stole second; Henderson walked; Murphy struck out; CHALK BATTED FOR GROSS; Chalk flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 5. INDIANS 8TH: CHALK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bonds flied out to center; Thornton flied out to center; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Newman flied out to center; Essian struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 5. INDIANS 9TH: Harrah singled to left; Hassey struck out; Kuiper forced Harrah (shortstop unassisted); NORRIS BATTED FOR VERYZER; Norris forced Kuiper (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 5. |
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