A grand-slam homer by Bobby Bonds capped a five-run ninth inning that gave the Indians a 14-10 victory over the Blue Jays. Ron Hassey opened the ninth with a pinch-single and was replaced by pinch-runner Dell Alston, who took second on a sacrifice by Dave Rosello.

Cliff Johnson then walked and was replaced by pinch-runner Wayne Cage. A single by Mike Hargrove drove home the tying run and after Rick Manning was issued an intentional pass, Bonds hit losing pitcher Tom Buskey's first serve over the left field fence. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 14, Toronto Blue Jays 10
Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Blue Jays    3  0  3    0  0  0    0  4  0  -  10 13  1
Indians      0  1  0    5  2  1    0  0  5  -  14 11  4


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   2   1   0     1   1   .275      Hargrove lf           3   1   2   3     3   0   .288
Bailor rf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .231      Manning cf            4   1   0   0     2   0   .263
Howell 3b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .256      Bonds dh              2   1   1   5     4   1   .281
  Johnson 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Harrah 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .283
Solaita dh            4   1   2   2     0   0   .276      Thornton 1b           4   2   1   1     0   0   .235
  Carty ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Pruitt rf             3   2   2   1     1   0   .290
Mayberry 1b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .278        Norris ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Bosetti cf            5   1   4   2     0   1   .266      Alexander c           3   2   1   1     1   1   .220
Woods lf              2   1   1   1     1   0   .277        Hassey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .276
  Cannon lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .208        Alston pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .255
Davis c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .126      Rosello 2b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .246
Gomez 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .238      Veryzer ss            3   1   1   2     1   0   .217
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .275
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cage pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .233
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  13   8     3   6             Totals               32  14  11  14    14   4

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance:  9,166
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Indians 9
DP: Blue Jays 2, Indians 0
Errors: Moore, Harrah, Pruitt 2, Alexander
Doubles: Solaita (4), Howell 2 (26), Mayberry (22), Bosetti 2 (32), Griffin (17), Pruitt 2 (5)
Triples: Alexander (2)
Home Runs: Thornton (25), Bonds (23)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (17), Woods (6), Bonds (32)
Caught Stealing: Bosetti (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Rosello (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Woods (4)
GIDP: Manning 2 (11)
Hit by Pitch: Howell (4,by Barker), Thornton (4,by Moore)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore                   3.1   3   6   6   7   1   0  18   4.80
Jefferson               1     4   2   2   2   0   0   9   5.95
Todd                    2.2   1   1   1   2   2   1  11   6.38
Buskey L(6-9)           1.1   3   5   5   3   1   1  10   3.26
Totals                  8.1  11  14  14  14   4   2  48

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker                  2.1   6   6   5   2   2   0  16   4.46
Paxton                  5.1   6   4   4   1   2   0  22   5.81
Monge W(9-9)            1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.44
Totals                  9    13  10   9   3   6   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Moore (7), Barker (2)
Wild Pitches: Moore (8), Buskey (3)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin walked; Bailor made an out to third;
Griffin stole second; Howell was hit by a pitch; Solaita doubled
to center [Griffin scored, Howell scored]; Mayberry grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Solaita to third]; Bosetti singled to right
[Solaita scored]; Woods singled to pitcher [Bosetti to third];
Davis made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Manning grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hargrove out at second];
Bonds walked; Bonds was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Moore [Bonds to third]; Harrah flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Griffin
struck out; Bailor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton was hit by a pitch; Pruitt doubled to left
[Thornton scored, Pruitt out at third (left to shortstop to
second)]; Alexander grounded out (first unassisted); Rosello
singled to center; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell doubled to right; Solaita grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Howell to third]; Mayberry doubled to right
[Howell scored]; Bosetti doubled to left [Mayberry scored];
Woods walked; PAXTON REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Bosetti was
picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Woods stole second
[Woods to third (error by Alexander)]; Davis walked; Gomez
reached on an error by Harrah [Woods scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Davis to second]; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove walked; Manning grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Hargrove out at second];
Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
grounded out (second to first); Solaita singled to center;
Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Indians
1.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah singled to left; Moore threw a wild pitch
[Harrah to second]; Thornton lined to third; Pruitt walked;
Alexander walked [Harrah to third, Pruitt to second]; Rosello
walked [Harrah scored, Pruitt to third, Alexander to second];
Veryzer walked [Pruitt scored, Alexander to third, Rosello to
second]; JEFFERSON REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Hargrove singled
to right [Alexander scored, Rosello scored, Veryzer to third];
Manning walked [Hargrove to second]; Bonds walked [Veryzer
scored, Hargrove to third, Manning to second]; On a bunt Harrah
forced Hargrove (pitcher to catcher) [Manning to third, Bonds to
second]; Thornton forced Bonds (third unassisted); 5 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Indians 6.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti singled to right; Woods flied out to
left; Bosetti was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt doubled to left; Alexander tripled to center
[Pruitt scored]; Rosello grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
singled to left [Alexander scored]; TODD REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Hargrove walked [Veryzer to second]; Manning popped
to catcher in foul territory; Bonds walked [Veryzer to third,
Hargrove to second]; Harrah forced Bonds (shortstop to second);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Indians 8.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez was called out on strikes; Griffin flied
out to right; Bailor popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Indians 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton homered; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to
first); Alexander was called out on strikes; Rosello struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Indians 9.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell lined to first; Solaita flied out to
right; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 6, Indians 9.

INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out
(first unassisted); Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Indians 9.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti doubled to right [Bosetti to third (error
by Pruitt)]; Woods hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bosetti
scored]; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Gomez singled to
center; Griffin doubled to right [Gomez scored (error by Pruitt)
(no RBI), Griffin to third]; Bailor singled to shortstop
[Griffin scored]; MONGE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Howell
doubled to right [Bailor scored]; CARTY BATTED FOR SOLAITA;
Carty made an out to shortstop; 4 R, 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
10, Indians 9.

INDIANS 8TH: CARTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CANNON REPLACED
WOODS (PLAYING LF); BUSKEY REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Bonds
walked; Harrah flied out to center; Bonds stole second; Thornton
flied out to left; NORRIS BATTED FOR PRUITT; Buskey threw a wild
pitch [Bonds to third]; Norris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 10, Indians 9.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mayberry
flied out to right; Bosetti struck out; Cannon struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 10, Indians 9.

INDIANS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 3B); HASSEY BATTED
FOR ALEXANDER; Hassey singled to center; ALSTON RAN FOR HASSEY;
Rosello out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alston to
second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR VERYZER; Johnson walked; CAGE RAN
FOR JOHNSON; Hargrove singled to right [Alston scored, Cage to
third, Hargrove to second (on throw)]; Manning was walked
intentionally; Bonds homered [Cage scored, Hargrove scored,
Manning scored]; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 10, Indians 14.