Joe Simpson doubled for his fifth hit of the game with two out in the 12th and then came home with the winning run when a grounder by Bob Stinson went through second baseman Duane Kuiper's legs in the Mariners' 6-5 edging of the Indians. Byron McLaughlin picked up his sixth victory of the campaign with 5 1/3 innings of solid relief. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Monday, August    27, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Mariners     0  0  2    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 17  2
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 11  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               7   1   2   0     0   1   .271      Hargrove lf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .282
R. Jones cf           5   0   2   0     1   0   .264      Manning cf            6   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Bochte 1b             6   0   2   2     0   1   .323      Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .288
Horton dh             5   0   0   0     1   1   .275        Pruitt c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Meyer 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .285        Veryzer pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  B. Stein 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Hassey c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Paciorek lf           6   0   2   0     0   0   .316      Harrah ss             6   1   2   3     0   1   .287
Milbourne ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .294      Johnson dh            4   1   2   1     2   0   .274
  Mendoza ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Thornton 1b           5   0   1   0     1   1   .236
Simpson rf            6   3   5   1     0   1   .294      Alexander c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .219
Stinson c             5   1   2   2     0   0   .251        Alston rf           3   0   0   0     0   3   .271
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kuiper 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rosello 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .261
                                                            Norris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .252
                                                            Cox 3b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                          Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50   6  17   5     3   4             Totals               47   5  11   4     4  10

Time of Game: 3:45   Attendance:  5,048
Left on Base: Mariners 13, Indians 11
DP: Mariners 0, Indians 1
Errors: R. Jones, Bochte, Harrah, Kuiper
Doubles: Paciorek (21), Bochte (30), Milbourne (12), R. Jones 2 (28), Simpson (9), Harrah (22)
Home Runs: Stinson (6), Harrah (13), Johnson (12)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (4)
Caught Stealing: Manning (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Meyer (4), Stinson (6), Hargrove (2)
GIDP: Meyer (9)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               6.2   8   4   3   3   5   2  32   3.96
McLaughlin W(6-4)       5.1   3   1   1   1   5   0  20   4.50
Totals                 12    11   5   4   4  10   2  52

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner                5.2  12   5   5   3   2   1  29   4.31
Paxton                  4.1   4   0   0   0   1   0  18   5.85
Cruz L(3-8)             2     1   1   0   0   1   0   8   3.56
Totals                 12    17   6   5   3   4   1  55

Wild Pitches: Spillner (5)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); R. Jones
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Manning grounded out
(first unassisted); Bonds singled to left; Harrah homered [Bonds
scored]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton walked; Meyer grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; Paciorek
doubled to right; Milbourne was credited with a single when a
runner was hit by the batted ball [Paciorek out at third
(shortstop unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Alexander
singled to center; Alexander stole second; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rosello flied to right in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Simpson singled to right; Stinson flied out to
left; Cruz singled to shortstop [Simpson to second]; Spillner
threw a wild pitch [Simpson to third, Cruz to second]; R. Jones
walked; Bochte doubled to center [Simpson scored, Cruz scored,
R. Jones to third]; Horton struck out; Meyer was walked
intentionally; Paciorek flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Manning singled
to first; Bonds struck out; Manning was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Milbourne flied out to center; Simpson was called
out on strikes; Stinson singled to right; Cruz singled to left
[Stinson to second]; R. Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah was called out on strikes; Johnson singled
to right; Thornton singled to left [Johnson to second];
Alexander made an out to second; Kuiper made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Bochte flied out to left; Horton grounded out
(second to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Rosello singled to left; Hargrove out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Rosello to second]; Manning
popped to third in foul territory; Bonds grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Indians 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek singled to right [Paciorek out at second
(right to second)]; Milbourne doubled to right; Simpson singled
to center [Milbourne scored]; Stinson homered [Simpson scored];
Cruz grounded out (second to first); R. Jones doubled to right;
PAXTON REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Bochte grounded out (second
to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrah flied out to center; Johnson homered;
Thornton walked; Alexander walked [Thornton to second]; Kuiper
forced Alexander (second to shortstop) [Thornton to third];
Rosello was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 5, Indians 3.

MARINERS 7TH: PRUITT REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING C ); ALSTON
REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING RF); Horton reached on an error by
Harrah; Meyer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Horton
to second]; Paciorek flied out to center [Horton to third];
Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove reached on an error by Bochte; Manning
forced Hargrove (second to shortstop); Pruitt struck out; Harrah
reached on an error by R. Jones [Manning scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Harrah to second]; Johnson walked; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED
HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Thornton forced Johnson (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 5, Indians 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Simpson singled to right; Stinson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Simpson to second]; Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Simpson to third]; R. Jones
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Alston struck out; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop
to first); NORRIS BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Norris struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Indians 4.

MARINERS 9TH: COX REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING 3B); Bochte singled
to center; On a bunt Horton made an out to pitcher; Meyer made
an out to second; Paciorek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: B. STEIN REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); MENDOZA
REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING SS); Hargrove singled to center; On
a bunt Manning singled [Hargrove to second]; On a bunt Pruitt
forced Manning (third to shortstop) [Hargrove to third]; VERYZER
RAN FOR PRUITT; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hargrove
scored, Veryzer to second]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Indians 5.

MARINERS 10TH: HASSEY REPLACED VERYZER (PLAYING C ); Mendoza
grounded out (pitcher to first); Simpson singled to right;
Stinson flied out to right; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Indians 5.

INDIANS 10TH: Thornton struck out; Alston struck out; Kuiper
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Indians 5.

MARINERS 11TH: R. Jones doubled to left; CRUZ REPLACED PAXTON
(PITCHING); Bochte struck out; Horton grounded out (shortstop to
first) [R. Jones to third]; B. Stein grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Indians 5.

INDIANS 11TH: Cox flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to
center; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 5, Indians 5.

MARINERS 12TH: Paciorek popped to first in foul territory;
Mendoza flied out to right; Simpson doubled to right; Stinson
reached on an error by Kuiper [Simpson scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Cruz flied to left in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 12TH: Hassey flied out to left; Harrah doubled to left;
Johnson walked; Thornton flied out to left; Alston was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 6, Indians 5.