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. Cleveland Indians 14, Toronto Blue Jays 10Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland StadiumBlue 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. |
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