Erupting for three runs in the sixth inning, the Indians scalped the A's, 7-5. The score was 4-4 when Andre Thornton led off with a single, took second on a sacrifice by Gary Alexander and scored on a double by Dave Rosello, who later came home on an infield hit by Rick Manning. A double by Bobby Bonds capped the rally.

Wayne Garland, making his first appearance since reinjuring his shoulder June 25, pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to get credit for the victory. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Oakland Athletics 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    26, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          1  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 13  1
Indians      1  3  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   7 13  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf,cf       5   1   2   0     0   1   .260      Hargrove lf           4   1   2   2     1   0   .284
Murphy cf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .263      Manning cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .262
  Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Bonds rf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .287
  Bryant rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Harrah ss             4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
Heath c               5   0   2   1     0   0   .258      Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Revering 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .283      Thornton 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .237
Guerrero ss           5   1   2   1     0   0   .226      Alexander c           3   1   1   1     0   0   .217
Page dh               3   0   1   1     1   1   .254        Pruitt c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Armas rf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Kuiper 2b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .267
  Murray rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Rosello 3b            3   2   2   1     0   0   .256
  Essian ph,lf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .240        Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Picciolo 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .266        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  13   5     1   5             Totals               33   7  13   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  9,251
Left on Base: A's 9, Indians 7
DP: A's 0, Indians 0
Errors: Guerrero
Doubles: Henderson (8), Guerrero (5), Edwards (11), Essian (14), Harrah (21), Hargrove (13), Rosello (3), Bonds (24)
Triples: Revering (3)
Home Runs: Alexander (15)
Stolen Bases: Page (14), Manning (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Rosello (7), Alexander (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman L(4-5)          5.2   9   7   7   3   3   1  28   4.50
Hamilton                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.69
Heaverlo                2.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   9   4.17
Totals                  8    13   7   7   3   3   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                2.2   6   4   4   1   1   0  15   7.32
Garland W(4-8)          3.1   3   0   0   0   2   0  13   5.08
Monge SV(17)            3     4   1   1   0   2   0  13   2.58
Totals                  9    13   5   5   1   5   0  41

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Fred Spenn


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy singled to
center; Heath flied out to right; Revering tripled to right
[Murphy scored]; Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Manning
singled to second; Bonds flied out to center; Harrah doubled to
left [Manning scored]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page walked; Armas grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Page to second]; Page stole third; Edwards struck out;
Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: MURRAY REPLACED ARMAS (PLAYING RF); Thornton struck
out; Alexander homered; Kuiper walked; Rosello singled to left
[Kuiper to second]; Hargrove doubled to right [Kuiper scored,
Rosello scored]; Manning flied out to right; Bonds walked;
Harrah singled to left [Hargrove out at home (left to catcher),
Bonds to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson doubled to left; Murphy singled
[Henderson to third]; Heath grounded out (second to shortstop to
first) [Henderson scored, Murphy to second]; Revering flied out
to left [Murphy to third]; Guerrero doubled to center [Murphy
scored]; Page singled to center [Guerrero scored]; GARLAND
REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Murray lined to first; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Johnson made an out to shortstop; Thornton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Alexander grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first);
Picciolo flied out to right; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper singled to left; Rosello out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Kuiper to second]; Hargrove grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Kuiper to third]; Manning grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); Heath
singled to right; Revering made an out to shortstop; Guerrero
singled to right [Heath to second]; Page struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (second to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murray lined to second; Edwards doubled to
center; Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton singled to center; Alexander out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Thornton to second]; Kuiper
struck out; Rosello doubled to right [Thornton scored]; Hargrove
was walked intentionally; HAMILTON REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING);
Manning singled to first [Rosello scored, Hargrove to third];
HEAVERLO REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Bonds doubled to right
[Hargrove scored, Manning out at home (right to catcher)]; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MONGE REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Murphy was
called out on strikes; Heath singled to left; Revering grounded
out (second to first) [Heath to second]; Guerrero flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton singled to left;
Alexander forced Thornton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page grounded out (pitcher to first); ESSIAN
BATTED FOR MURRAY; Essian doubled to left; Edwards grounded out
(shortstop to first); Picciolo singled to center [Essian
scored]; Henderson singled to shortstop [Picciolo to second];
NEWMAN BATTED FOR MURPHY; Newman struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 5, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: BRYANT REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING RF); ESSIAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Rosello flied out to
center; On a bunt Hargrove singled; Manning reached on an error
by Guerrero [Hargrove to third]; Manning stole second; Hargrove
was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: PRUITT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Heath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering grounded out (second
to first); Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Indians 7.