Scattering six hits, Mike Norris pitched the A's to their fourth consecutive victory, beating the Indians, 3-2. The A's scored all their runs in the second inning. Rob Picciolo drove in a run with a single and Rickey Henderson added the deciding markers with a double. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    19, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  0
A's          0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           3   1   2   0     1   1   .270      Henderson lf          4   0   1   2     0   1   .251
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .262
Bonds rf              3   0   0   1     0   3   .281      Heath 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Newman c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .234
Thornton 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .230      Page dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Hassey c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Armas rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .247
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .259      Chalk 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .230
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Picciolo ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .271
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   6             Totals               31   3   7   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  2,317
Left on Base: Indians 6, A's 8
DP: Indians 0, A's 1
Doubles: Hargrove (11), Newman (12), Henderson (7), Heath (7)
Stolen Bases: Thornton (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (6)
GIDP: Manning (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(12-11)          7.2   7   3   3   4   5   0  34   4.92
Cruz                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.66
Totals                  8     7   3   3   4   5   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(4-5)           9     6   2   2   3   6   0  35   4.81
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Waits (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - John Shulock


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove singled to center; Manning walked
[Hargrove to second]; Bonds struck out; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hargrove to third, Manning to second];
Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson made an out to shortstop; Murphy
walked; Heath forced Murphy (shortstop to second); Revering
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Thornton stole second;
Hassey flied out to center [Thornton to third]; Kuiper singled
to center [Thornton scored]; Veryzer singled [Kuiper to second];
Hargrove walked [Kuiper to third, Veryzer to second]; Manning
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hargrove out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman doubled to right; Page made an out to
pitcher; Armas singled to left [Newman to third]; Chalk walked
[Armas to second]; Picciolo singled to right [Newman scored,
Armas to third, Chalk to second]; Henderson doubled to left
[Armas scored, Chalk scored, Picciolo to third]; Murphy walked;
Heath was called out on strikes; Revering flied out to center; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Bonds struck out; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman singled to center; Page flied out to
center; Armas flied out to left; Chalk forced Newman (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to center; Hassey grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kuiper made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Henderson
struck out; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Hargrove struck out;
Manning flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath flied out to right; Revering grounded out
(first unassisted); Newman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Bonds struck out; Harrah made an out to first;
Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page singled; Armas struck out; Chalk flied out
to right; Picciolo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Hassey
singled to right; Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
grounded out (first to pitcher); Heath doubled to right;
Revering struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Hargrove doubled to right; Manning grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hargrove to third]; Bonds hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Hargrove scored]; Harrah walked; Johnson was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman flied out to left; Page grounded out
(shortstop to first); Armas walked; Waits threw a wild pitch
[Armas to second]; CRUZ REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Chalk flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hassey
made an out to third; Kuiper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 3.