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Angels 9 @ Indians 8
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the California Angels, played on August 31, 1979 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Angels with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1979 
Visiting Team
California Angels
R: 9 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 9
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 8 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning Pitcher—Mark Clear  
Losing Pitcher—Paul Reuschel  
Save—John Montague  
Game Winning RBI—Brian Downing 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1979 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamCalifornia Angels 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherChris Knapp  
Home Starting PitcherMike Paxton  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance10,501 
Time of Game3 hours 2 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John Shulock
1B: George Maloney
2B: Jim McKean
3B: Jerry Neudecker

California Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Miller  Center Fielder 
Carney Lansford  Third Baseman 
Dan Ford  Right Fielder 
Don Baylor  DH 
Willie Aikens  First Baseman 
Brian Downing  Catcher 
Bobby Grich  Second Baseman 
Larry Harlow  Left Fielder 
Bert Campaneris  Shortstop 
Jim Fregosi  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mike Hargrove  First Baseman 
Rick Manning  Center Fielder 
Bobby Bonds  Right Fielder 
Toby Harrah  Third Baseman 
Andre Thornton  DH 
Ron Hassey  Catcher 
Jim Norris  Left Fielder 
Duane Kuiper  Second Baseman 
Tom Veryzer  Shortstop 
Dave Garcia  Manager 

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Angels 9 @ Indians 8
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1979

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         Game of 8/31/1979 -- California at Cleveland (N)

  California         AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Miller R, cf          5  1  2  1   Hargrove M, 1b        5  0  1  2   
Lansford C, 3b        5  0  0  0   Manning R, cf         5  0  3  0   
Ford D, rf            4  1  2  1   Bonds B, rf           5  0  0  0   
Baylor D, dh          5  1  1  0   Harrah T, 3b-ss       5  1  1  0   
Aikens W, 1b          4  1  2  2   Thornton A, dh        4  1  1  1   
Downing B, c          5  2  3  1   Hassey R, c           2  2  1  0   
Grich B, 2b           5  1  2  2   Norris J, lf          2  1  1  0   
Harlow L, lf          4  0  1  1   Pruitt R, ph          1  1  1  0   
Campaneris B, ss      1  1  0  0   Alston D, lf          0  0  0  0   
Rettenmund M, ph      0  0  0  0   Kuiper D, 2b          4  1  1  2   
Anderson J, pr-ss     1  1  1  1   Veryzer T, ss         2  1  0  0   
                                   Johnson C, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Cox T, 3b             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  9 14  9                        36  8 10  5

California       000 002 151 --  9
Cleveland        000 400 040 --  8

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Knapp C               5.1  6  4  4  3  1
LaRoche D*            1.2  2  3  3  1  0
Clear M (W)+          1.0  2  1  1  0  1
Montague J (S)        1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Paxton M              6.1  8  3  3  1  2
Cruz V                1.1  4  5  5  2  1
Reuschel P (L)        1.0  1  1  1  0  0
Monge S               0.1  1  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

DP -- California 1, Cleveland 2
LOB -- California 7, Cleveland 5
2B -- Aikens W, Miller R, Harlow L, Downing B, Harrah T, Thornton A
HR -- Aikens W, Grich B, Anderson J
SB -- Manning R
WP -- Knapp C, Clear M 2
T -- 3:02
A -- 10501

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