A ninth-inning throwing error by shortstop Alfredo Griffin allowed Mike Hargrove to score the winning run in the Indians' 5-4 victory over the the Blue Jays. After the Indians tied the see-saw affair at 4-4 in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Rick Manning, Hargrove opened the ninth with a walk and Manning followed with a sharp single to right. Griffin cut off the throw to third but then threw wildly to first in an attempt to trap Manning. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  1    2  0  0  -   4  9  2
Indians      0  0  0    0  2  1    1  0  1  -   5  9  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Hargrove lf           3   1   2   2     2   1   .285
Bailor rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Manning cf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .266
Howell 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .253      Bonds rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .280
Solaita dh            4   0   1   1     0   1   .266      Harrah 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .284
  Hernandez pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .279      Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Norris ph,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Woods lf              4   2   2   1     0   1   .276      Hassey c              2   1   1   0     2   0   .272
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .228      Rosello 2b            2   1   0   0     1   1   .241
Johnson 2b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .159        Cage ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cox 2b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .210
                                                          Veryzer ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .216
                                                          Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     2   7             Totals               30   5   9   4     6   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  4,439
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Indians 9
DP: Blue Jays 2, Indians 0
Errors: Griffin, Howell
Doubles: Howell (24), Solaita (3), Hassey (12)
Triples: Johnson (1)
Home Runs: Woods (5), Bonds (22)
Stolen Bases: Bailor 2 (13), Griffin (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Norris (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffin (4), Manning (7)
GIDP: Bonds (8), Thornton (7)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb L(6-6)            8     9   5   4   6   5   1  38   4.21
Totals                  8     9   5   4   6   5   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(15-7)            9     9   4   4   2   7   1  37   3.60
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   7   1  37

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Bill Haller


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to second; Bailor forced Griffin
(second to shortstop); Bailor stole second; Howell struck out;
Solaita flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Manning singled
to right; Bonds grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; Bosetti was called
out on strikes; Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah was called out on strikes; Thornton was
called out on strikes; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone struck out; Johnson singled to center;
Griffin forced Johnson (pitcher to shortstop); Griffin stole
second; Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hassey flied out to center; Rosello was called out
on strikes; Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell doubled to left; Solaita struck out;
Mayberry flied out to left; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove walked; Manning flied out to center; Bonds
singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Harrah singled to right
[Hargrove to third, Bonds to second]; Thornton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrah out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods homered; Cerone struck out; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Hassey
doubled to left; Rosello walked; Veryzer grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Hassey to third, Rosello to second]; Hargrove singled
to first [Hassey scored, Rosello scored]; Manning grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor singled to left; Bailor stole second;
Howell flied out to center [Bailor to third]; Solaita doubled to
left [Bailor scored]; Mayberry singled to right [Solaita out at
home (right to catcher)]; Bosetti popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Bonds homered; Harrah walked; Thornton grounded out
(third to first) [Harrah to second]; Johnson grounded out (third
to first); Hassey was walked intentionally; Rosello flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Woods singled to right; Cerone grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Woods to second]; Johnson tripled to
center [Woods scored]; Griffin hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Johnson scored]; Bailor flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: On a bunt Veryzer singled; Hargrove singled to
center [Veryzer to third]; Manning hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Veryzer scored, Hargrove to second]; Bonds flied out to left;
Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell walked; On a bunt Solaita forced Howell
(pitcher to shortstop); HERNANDEZ RAN FOR SOLAITA; Mayberry
walked [Hernandez to second]; Debut game for Pedro
Hernandez; Bosetti flied out to left; Woods struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Thornton
reached on an error by Howell; NORRIS BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Norris
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thornton to
second]; Hassey was walked intentionally; CAGE BATTED FOR
ROSELLO; Cage struck out; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); COX REPLACED
CAGE (PLAYING 2B); Cerone flied out to center; Johnson struck
out; On a bunt Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Hargrove walked; Manning singled to right [Hargrove
scored (error by Griffin) (unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Indians 5.