After one day out of first place, the Angels snapped a five-game losing streak and regained the top spot in the West division by defeating the Indians, 9-8. The Indians grabbed a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning, but the Angels narrowed their deficit to 4-3 before exploding for five runs on three homers in the eighth. Willie Aikens and Bobby Grich each connected with a man on base and Jim Anderson added a solo shot. California Angels 9, Cleveland Indians 8Game Played on Friday, August 31, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumAngels 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 - 9 14 0 Indians 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 - 8 10 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .289 Hargrove 1b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .279 Lansford 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Manning cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .270 Ford rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .290 Bonds rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Baylor dh 5 1 1 0 0 0 .296 Harrah 3b,ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .285 Aikens 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .276 Thornton dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .233 Downing c 5 2 3 1 0 0 .332 Hassey c 2 2 1 0 2 0 .270 Grich 2b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .301 Norris lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Harlow lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .199 Pruitt ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Campaneris ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 .228 Alston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Rettenmund ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Kuiper 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .263 Anderson pr,ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 .254 Veryzer ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .211 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cox 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 9 14 9 4 4 Totals 36 8 10 5 4 2 Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 10,501 Left on Base: Angels 7, Indians 5 DP: Angels 1, Indians 2 Doubles: Aikens (15), R. Miller (11), Harlow (5), Downing (24), Harrah (23), Thornton (26) Home Runs: Aikens (20), Grich (26), Anderson (2) Stolen Bases: Manning (28) GIDP: Harlow (1), Bonds (7) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp 5.1 6 4 4 3 1 0 25 5.63 LaRoche 1.2 2 3 3 1 0 0 8 5.89 Clear W(11-4) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 3.45 Montague SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.55 Totals 9 10 8 8 4 2 0 40 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton 6.1 8 3 3 1 2 0 26 5.78 Cruz 1.1 4 5 5 2 1 3 10 4.04 Reuschel L(1-1) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 7.36 Monge 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2.53 Totals 9 14 9 9 4 4 3 43 Wild Pitches: Knapp (2), Clear 2 (7) Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford struck out; Ford singled to right; Baylor made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to right; Manning singled to right; Manning stole second; Bonds struck out; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. ANGELS 2ND: Aikens doubled to center; Downing grounded out (second to first) [Aikens to third]; Grich hit into a double play to right [Aikens out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to center; Hassey singled to right; Norris flied out to center; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. ANGELS 3RD: Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris grounded out (second to first); R. Miller singled to center; Lansford forced R. Miller (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning singled to center; Bonds lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. ANGELS 4TH: Ford made an out to second; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Harrah flied out to left; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hassey walked; Norris singled to right [Hassey to third]; Kuiper singled to left [Hassey scored, Norris to second]; Veryzer walked [Norris to third, Kuiper to second]; Hargrove singled to center [Norris scored, Kuiper scored, Veryzer to third]; Knapp threw a wild pitch [Veryzer scored, Hargrove to second]; Manning grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 4. ANGELS 5TH: Downing flied out to center; Grich singled to center; Harlow grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 4. INDIANS 5TH: Bonds made an out to second; Harrah flied out to center; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 4. ANGELS 6TH: Campaneris walked; R. Miller doubled to center [Campaneris scored]; Lansford struck out; Ford singled to center [R. Miller scored]; Baylor made an out to second; Aikens flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 4. INDIANS 6TH: Hassey popped to catcher in foul territory; Norris walked; LAROCHE REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 4. ANGELS 7TH: Downing singled to center; Grich grounded out (third to first) [Downing to second]; Harlow doubled to center [Downing scored]; CRUZ REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Rettenmund walked; ANDERSON RAN FOR RETTENMUND; R. Miller was called out on strikes; Lansford forced Anderson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 4. INDIANS 7TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hargrove flied out to right; On a bunt Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 4. ANGELS 8TH: Ford walked; Baylor made an out to shortstop; Aikens homered [Ford scored]; Downing doubled to right; Grich homered [Downing scored]; Harlow flied to left in foul territory; Anderson homered; REUSCHEL REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Indians 4. INDIANS 8TH: Harrah doubled to right; Thornton doubled to left [Harrah scored]; Hassey walked; PRUITT BATTED FOR NORRIS; CLEAR REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Pruitt singled to left [Thornton to third, Hassey to second]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Thornton scored, Hassey to third, Pruitt to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR VERYZER; Johnson struck out; Clear threw a wild pitch [Hassey scored, Pruitt to third]; Clear threw a wild pitch [Pruitt scored]; Hargrove popped to catcher in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Indians 8. ANGELS 9TH: HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ALSTON REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING LF); COX REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 3B); Lansford made an out to third; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor singled to left; MONGE REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Aikens walked [Baylor to second]; Downing singled to left [Baylor scored, Aikens to third]; Grich struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 9, Indians 8. INDIANS 9TH: Manning singled to right; MONTAGUE REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Bonds grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Manning out at second]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Indians 8. |
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