Dave Frost and Mark Clear combined on a five-hitter and Don Baylor drove in two runs with a single and homer to boost his league-leading RBI total to 120 as the Angels defeated the Indians, 5-2. Frost's victory was his first over the Indians after three previous defeats. Clear gained his 14th save.

Carney Lansford doubled in the fourth inning for the Angels' first hit off Rick Waits and scored on a single by Baylor. After a pass to Brian Downing, Bobby Grich drove in Baylor with a single. Singles by Willie Aikens and Rick Miller around a sacrifice added a run in the fifth before Baylor wound up the Angels' scoring with his homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    2  1  1    0  0  1  -   5 10  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          5   0   1   1     0   1   .287      Hargrove lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Lansford 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .298      Manning cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .271
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Bonds dh              3   2   1   0     1   0   .282
Baylor dh             4   2   2   2     0   0   .298      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Downing c             2   1   1   0     2   0   .329      Thornton 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .234
Grich 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Alston rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Clark lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .316        Norris ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Aikens 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .282      Alexander c           4   0   1   1     0   0   .220
Campaneris ss         2   0   1   0     1   0   .235      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .214
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hassey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
                                                          Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5  10   5     3   3             Totals               32   2   5   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  6,359
Left on Base: Angels 5, Indians 8
DP: Angels 0, Indians 2
Doubles: Lansford 2 (24), Alexander (9), Thornton (27)
Home Runs: Baylor (31)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (13), Bonds (31)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (11), Grich (11)
GIDP: Clark (2), Grich (12)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(14-9)           7     4   2   2   5   3   0  30   3.45
Clear SV(14)            2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.39
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5   5   0  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(14-12)          7.1   7   4   4   3   2   1  29   4.60
Reuschel                1.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   7   7.34
Cruz                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.00
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   3   1  37

Wild Pitches: Clear (8)

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


ANGELS 1ST: 49 minute rain delay before start of game; R.
Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
walked; Bonds made an out to second; Harrah was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton was called out on strikes; On a bunt
Alston grounded out (pitcher to first); Alexander grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens
grounded out (second to first); Campaneris walked; Campaneris
stole second; R. Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper was called out on strikes; Veryzer singled
to right; Hargrove flied out to center; Manning flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford doubled to right; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lansford to third]; Baylor singled to left
[Lansford scored]; Downing walked [Baylor to second]; Grich
singled to center [Baylor scored, Downing to second]; Clark
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Grich
out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Harrah
walked; Thornton forced Harrah (shortstop to second) [Bonds to
third]; Alston popped to third in foul territory; Alexander
doubled to right [Bonds scored, Thornton to third]; Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Indians 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Aikens singled to right; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Aikens to second]; R. Miller
singled to right [Aikens scored, R. Miller out at second (right
to first to second)]; Lansford flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: On a bunt Veryzer made an out to first; Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Manning singled to left; Bonds
forced Manning (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
3, Indians 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Baylor homered;
Downing walked; Grich grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Downing out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Thornton
walked; Alston forced Thornton (pitcher to shortstop); Alexander
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Clark struck out; Aikens flied out to center;
Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer walked;
Hargrove flied out to center; Manning grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 1.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller flied out to center; Lansford doubled to
left; REUSCHEL REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Ford flied out to
left; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Bonds walked; CLEAR REPLACED FROST (PITCHING);
Harrah flied out to center; Thornton doubled to left [Bonds to
third]; NORRIS BATTED FOR ALSTON; Clear threw a wild pitch
[Bonds scored, Thornton to third]; Norris struck out; Alexander
made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians
2.

ANGELS 9TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Downing singled
to right; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Downing to second]; Clark was called out on strikes; Aikens
singled to right [Downing scored]; Campaneris singled to center
[Aikens to second]; CRUZ REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); R. Miller
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper flied out to left; HASSEY BATTED FOR
VERYZER; Hassey struck out; Hargrove made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Indians 2.