The Indians scalped the Mariners twice, 5-4 and 2-1. The Tribe staged a Garrison finish in the curtain raiser, getting five runs in the ninth inning. A two-run homer by Andre Thornton triggered the winning rally, a two-out, two-run double by Mike Hargrove tied the score and a single by Rick Manning drove home the winning tally.

The Indians won the nightcap on a two-run homer by Toby Harrah and the combined six-hit pitching of Rick Waits and Victor Cruz. Harrah's clout came after a two-out walk to Manning in the third inning. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, August 29, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Mariners     0  1  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   4  9  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  5  -   5  8  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Hargrove lf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .284
R. Jones cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Manning cf            4   0   1   1     1   0   .262
Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Horton dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .277      Johnson dh            4   0   3   0     0   0   .282
Meyer 3b              3   2   2   2     0   0   .288        Alston pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .271
  B. Stein 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Thornton 1b           4   1   1   2     0   2   .236
Paciorek lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .315      Pruitt rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Simpson rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Alexander c           3   1   1   0     1   0   .220
Milbourne ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .262
  Mendoza ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Bonds ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Stinson c             3   0   1   1     0   1   .252      Rosello 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norris ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .252
  R. Stein p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   9   4     2   2             Totals               34   5   8   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:40
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Indians 7
DP: Mariners 0, Indians 2
Doubles: Hargrove (14)
Home Runs: Meyer (20), Thornton (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Simpson (3), Bochte (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Stinson (3), Meyer (5)
GIDP: Horton (18), Mendoza (11)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister               8.1   6   3   3   3   4   1  34   3.98
R. Stein                0.1   0   1   1   1   1   0   2   6.29
Rawley L(5-7)           0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   4.45
Totals                  8.2   8   5   5   4   5   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    7.1   8   4   4   2   2   1  31   3.61
Monge W(8-9)            1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.54
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   2   1  36

Passed Balls: Alexander (11)

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


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

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Harrah walked; Johnson singled to center
[Harrah to third]; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Indians 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Meyer
homered; Paciorek flied out to center; Simpson flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Pruitt made an out to second; Alexander grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Stinson
struck out; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
lined to first; Manning walked; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 0.

MARINERS 4TH: R. Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte
singled to left; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Johnson singled to left; Thornton made an out to
second; Pruitt flied out to left; Alexander walked [Johnson to
second]; Kuiper lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Indians 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer flied out to center; Paciorek was called out
on strikes; Simpson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Rosello lined to shortstop; Hargrove flied out to
left; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Milbourne flied out to center; Stinson singled to
center; Alexander allowed a passed ball [Stinson to second];
Cruz walked; R. Jones flied out to center; Bochte made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Indians 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Horton singled to center; Meyer singled to right
[Horton to third]; Paciorek singled to left [Horton scored,
Meyer to second]; Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Meyer to third, Paciorek to second]; Milbourne was
walked intentionally; Stinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Meyer
scored]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt was called out on strikes; Alexander flied
out to right; Kuiper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Indians 0.

MARINERS 8TH: R. Jones singled to left; Bochte out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [R. Jones to second]; Horton
singled to center [R. Jones to third]; MONGE REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to right [R. Jones
scored]; Paciorek flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: B. STEIN REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); MENDOZA
REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING SS); Rosello flied out to left;
Hargrove singled to center; Manning flied out to left; Harrah
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Indians 0.

MARINERS 9TH: Simpson singled to center; Mendoza grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Simpson out at
second]; Stinson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Johnson singled to left; ALSTON RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Thornton homered [Alston scored]; Pruitt made an out to
shortstop; Alexander singled to left; BONDS BATTED FOR KUIPER;
R. STEIN REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Bonds struck out; NORRIS
BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Norris walked [Alexander to second]; RAWLEY
REPLACED R. STEIN (PITCHING); Hargrove doubled to center
[Alexander scored, Norris scored]; Manning singled to center
[Hargrove scored]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Indians 5.

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