Carney Lansford belted homers in his first three trips to the plate and Dan Ford added a round-tripper, but the Angels had to overcome a grand slam by Andre Thornton before defeating the Indians, 7-4. The Angels' homers all came with the bases empty for a 4-0 lead. Thornton's smash off Jim Barr in the sixth inning tied the score.

The Angels broke the deadlock with two runs in the eighth. Willie Aikens walked and took second on a wild pitch by Wayne Garland. Brian Downing sacrificed and when Garland threw wildly to first, Aikens scored and Downing took second. After two out, Bert Campaneris bunted for a hit to Toby Harrah, who threw wildly to first, allowing Downing to score. Another error by Jim Norris enabled the Angels to add a run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 7, Cleveland Indians 4

Game Played on Saturday, September 1, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Angels       1  0  2    0  1  0    0  2  1  -   7 11  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4  4  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          5   0   1   1     0   0   .288      Hargrove dh           3   1   1   0     1   1   .280
Lansford 3b           5   3   3   3     0   0   .296      Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .270
Ford rf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .289      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Baylor dh             3   1   1   0     2   0   .296      Harrah 3b             1   1   0   0     3   0   .285
Aikens 1b             3   1   2   1     2   1   .280      Thornton 1b           4   1   1   4     0   1   .233
Downing c             4   1   0   0     0   2   .329      Hassey c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Grich 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Norris lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Harlow lf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .194      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .232      Veryzer ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .213
Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  11   6     5   5             Totals               29   4   4   4     7   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 22,804
Left on Base: Angels 10, Indians 5
DP: Angels 1, Indians 0
Errors: Harrah, Norris, Garland
Home Runs: Lansford 3 (17), Ford (19), Thornton (22)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (19), Campaneris (12), Aikens (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    6     3   4   4   5   2   1  24   4.31
LaRoche W(6-10)         1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.81
Montague SV(3)          2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   5.46
Totals                  9     4   4   4   7   4   1  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner                4.1   6   4   4   4   2   4  23   4.44
Garland L(4-9)          4.1   5   3   1   1   3   0  20   4.93
Cruz                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.02
Totals                  9    11   7   5   5   5   4  44

Wild Pitches: Garland (3)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - John Shulock


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to left; Lansford homered; Ford
flied out to right; Baylor walked; Baylor stole second; Aikens
walked; Downing was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Grich flied out to right; Harlow walked; Campaneris
forced Harlow (second to shortstop); R. Miller flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah flied out to left; Thornton struck out;
Hassey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Indians 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Lansford homered; Ford homered; Baylor flied out to
left; Aikens was called out on strikes; Downing flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris grounded out (second to first); Kuiper flied
out to left; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Grich flied out to right; Harlow flied out to
center; Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole second; R.
Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove walked; Manning was called out on strikes;
Bonds walked [Hargrove to second]; Harrah walked [Hargrove to
third, Bonds to second]; Thornton lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Lansford homered; Ford grounded out (pitcher to
first); Baylor walked; Aikens singled to right [Baylor to
third]; GARLAND REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Aikens stole
second; Downing struck out; Grich flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hassey flied out to left; Norris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Harlow flied out to center; Campaneris struck out;
R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer walked; Hargrove singled to center [Veryzer
to second]; Manning singled to right [Veryzer out at home (right
to catcher), Hargrove to second]; Bonds flied out to right;
Harrah walked [Hargrove to third, Manning to second]; Thornton
homered [Hargrove scored, Manning scored, Harrah scored]; Hassey
flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Lansford made an out to shortstop; Ford struck out;
Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Norris walked; On
a bunt Kuiper made an out to first; Veryzer singled to center
[Norris to third]; Hargrove struck out; Manning flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Aikens walked; Garland threw a wild pitch [Aikens to
second]; Downing reached on an error by Garland on a sacrifice
bunt [Aikens scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; On a bunt Grich popped
to first in foul territory; Harlow flied out to center; On a
bunt Campaneris singled to third [Downing to third (error by
Harrah)]; R. Miller singled to center [Downing scored
(unearned), Campaneris to second]; Lansford made an out to
first; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Bonds was
called out on strikes; Harrah walked; Thornton flied out to
center; Hassey forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Baylor singled
to left [Baylor to second (error by Norris)]; Aikens singled to
center [Baylor scored]; Downing flied out to center; Grich
singled to left [Aikens to second]; CRUZ REPLACED GARLAND
(PITCHING); Harlow grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (third to first); ALSTON BATTED FOR VERYZER; Alston
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7,
Indians 4.

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