Allowing only three hits in 8 2/3 innings, Tommy John picked up his 19th victory as the Yankees downed the Indians, 2-0. John was removed from the game in favor of Ron Davis after being struck on the knee by Toby Harrah's ground single in the ninth. Reggie Jackson clouted a homer in the second and the Yankees added their other run in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk issued by Rick Wise, who was the loser on a four-hitter. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murcer cf,rf          4   0   2   0     1   0   .258      Hargrove lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .295
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   1     1   1   .269      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Spencer dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .291      Thornton 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .233
  Brown cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Alston pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Pruitt rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Gamble lf             1   0   0   0     3   1   .339      Alexander c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Narron c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Kuiper 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Rosello 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .278
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cox 3b                2   0   0   0     1   1   .212
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     7   2             Totals               29   0   3   0     3   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  8,216
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Indians 5
DP: Yankees 2, Indians 0
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Thornton (30)
Home Runs: Jackson (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Narron (3)
GIDP: Pruitt (5), Hargrove (10)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(19-9)            8.2   3   0   0   2   7   0  30   2.91
Davis SV(9)             0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.92
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   7   0  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(15-9)            9     4   2   2   7   2   1  38   3.57
Totals                  9     4   2   2   7   2   1  38

Wild Pitches: John (11)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


YANKEES 1ST: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Manning struck out; Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson homered; Chambliss flied out to left;
Nettles flied out to center; Gamble walked; Narron flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton doubled to right; Johnson walked; Pruitt
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thornton
to third, Johnson out at second]; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied out to left; Murcer singled to right;
Randolph forced Murcer (pitcher to shortstop); Spencer flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox was
called out on strikes; Hargrove grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Chambliss
lined to third; Nettles walked; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Thornton flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Narron flied out to right; Dent grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer singled to left; Randolph forced
Murcer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Pruitt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander reached on an error
by Dent; John threw a wild pitch [Alexander to second]; Kuiper
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); Jackson
made an out to second; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Cox walked; Hargrove grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cox out at second]; Manning
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 7TH: ROSELLO REPLACED KUIPER (PLAYING 2B); Nettles
singled to right; Gamble walked [Nettles to second]; Narron out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nettles to third, Gamble
to second]; Dent grounded out (third to first); Murcer was
walked intentionally; Randolph walked [Nettles scored, Gamble to
third, Murcer to second]; Spencer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Thornton
flied out to right; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss
walked; Nettles grounded out (second to pitcher) [Chambliss to
second]; Gamble was walked intentionally; Narron grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: BROWN REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING CF); MURCER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to
first); Alexander grounded out (third to first); Rosello singled
to center; Cox flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Dent flied out to right; Murcer flied out to left;
Randolph was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Hargrove struck out; Manning grounded out (second
to first); Harrah singled to pitcher; DAVIS REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); Thornton walked [Harrah to second]; ALSTON RAN FOR
THORNTON; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.