Driving Nolan Ryan to cover in 3 1/3 innings, the Indians routed the Angels, 13-3. Ryan surrendered five hits and six walks. Rick Manning, Mike Hargrove, Bobby Bonds and Toby Harrah rapped three hits apiece to pace the Indians' attack, while Dan Spiliner scattered five hits to record his eighth victory of the season. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 13, California Angels 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1979 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Indians      0  2  2    5  0  1    3  0  0  -  13 18  1
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           5   2   3   2     0   0   .278      R. Miller cf          3   1   2   1     0   0   .284
  Alston lf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .289        Donohue c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Manning cf            6   3   3   0     0   0   .264      Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .294
Bonds rf              3   3   3   3     2   0   .285      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
  Norris rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Baylor lf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .297
Harrah 3b             3   2   3   2     2   0   .284      Aikens dh             4   1   2   2     0   1   .280
  Cox 3b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Downing c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Johnson dh            3   1   1   1     1   0   .278        Clark cf            2   0   1   0     0   1   .500
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   0     2   0   .230      Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .299
Hassey c              5   0   2   2     0   1   .273        Thon 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .265      Harlow rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   1     0   1   .214      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Botting p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  13  18  11     8   2             Totals               33   3   5   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 30,625
Left on Base: Indians 9, Angels 4
DP: Indians 0, Angels 2
Errors: Kuiper
Doubles: Harrah (20), Thornton (25), Bonds (22)
Home Runs: R. Miller (2), Aikens (19)
Stolen Bases: Bonds 2 (30)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Veryzer (4), Johnson (6)
GIDP: Johnson (5), Kuiper (12)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner W(8-3)         9     5   3   2   1   6   2  34   4.13
Totals                  9     5   3   2   1   6   2  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(13-9)            3.1   5   6   6   6   1   0  19   3.21
Botting                 1.2   6   4   4   1   1   0  12   8.61
Barlow                  4     7   3   3   1   0   0  18   5.14
Totals                  9    18  13  13   8   2   0  49

Wild Pitches: Botting (4)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ken Kaiser


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Manning made an out
to shortstop; Bonds walked; Harrah singled to center [Bonds to
third]; Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller made an out to shortstop; Lansford made an
out to first; Carew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Johnson walked; Thornton walked [Johnson to
second]; Hassey was called out on strikes; Kuiper walked
[Johnson to third, Thornton to second]; Veryzer hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Johnson scored]; Hargrove singled to right
[Thornton scored, Kuiper to third]; Manning popped to third in
foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Aikens
singled to center; Downing flied out to right; Grich flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Angels 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Harrah walked;
Bonds stole third; Johnson grounded out (first unassisted)
[Harrah to second]; Thornton made an out to third; Hassey
singled to left [Bonds scored, Harrah scored, Hassey out at
second (left to third to second to first to shortstop)]; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Harlow grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
flied out to center; R. Miller homered; Lansford struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kuiper to second]; Hargrove
singled to right [Kuiper scored]; BOTTING REPLACED RYAN
(PITCHING); Manning singled to right [Hargrove to second]; Bonds
singled to center [Hargrove scored, Manning to second]; Harrah
doubled to left [Manning scored, Bonds to third]; Botting threw
a wild pitch [Bonds scored, Harrah to third]; Johnson hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Harrah scored]; Thornton doubled to left;
Hassey popped to third in foul territory; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 9, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
struck out; Aikens popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Angels 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer was
called out on strikes; Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
walked; Harlow flied out to left; Campaneris grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Angels 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning singled to center; Bonds singled to center
[Manning to second]; Harrah walked [Manning to third, Bonds to
second]; BARLOW REPLACED BOTTING (PITCHING); Johnson grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Manning scored (no RBI),
Harrah to second, Bonds out at third]; Thornton walked; Hassey
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
10, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller singled to left; Lansford was called out
on strikes; Carew lined to shortstop; Baylor popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 10, Angels 1.

INDIANS 7TH: DONOHUE REPLACED R. MILLER (PLAYING C ); CLARK
REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING CF); Kuiper flied out to center;
Veryzer flied out to center; Hargrove singled to right; Manning
singled to center [Hargrove to second]; Bonds doubled to left
[Hargrove scored, Manning scored]; Harrah singled to left [Bonds
scored]; Johnson singled to right [Harrah to second]; Thornton
forced Harrah (third unassisted); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
13, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: ALSTON REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING LF); NORRIS
REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); COX REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B);
Aikens struck out; Clark singled to shortstop; Grich flied out
to right; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 13, Angels 1.

INDIANS 8TH: THON REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B); Hassey singled to
center; Kuiper grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Hassey out at second]; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 13, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Donohue struck out;
Lansford lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 13,
Angels 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Alston singled to right; Manning made an out to
third; Norris flied out to center; Cox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 13, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Carew reached on an error by Kuiper; Baylor forced
Carew (third to second); Aikens homered [Baylor scored
(unearned)]; Clark struck out; Thon flied out to center; 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 13, Angels 3.