Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
April 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1979 at Cleveland Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 3 0 1 0
  Torres lf 1 0 0 0
Washington rf 5 1 2 1
Lemon cf 5 0 0 0
Orta dh 3 0 0 0
  Moore ph,dh 1 0 1 0
  Bosley pr,dh 1 0 1 1
Bannister 2b 4 1 1 0
Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 1
Squires 1b 2 0 1 0
Foley c 3 0 1 1
Pryor ss 4 0 2 0
  Chappas pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0
  Dade 3b 1 0 0 0
Manning cf 4 0 0 0
Bonds rf 4 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0
Alexander dh 2 2 0 0
Cox lf 3 0 1 0
Diaz c 2 0 0 0
  Pruitt ph,c 1 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 1
Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0
  Norris ph 1 0 1 1
  Rosello ss 0 0 0 0
  Cage ph 1 0 0 0
Paxton p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 3 2
Chicago 000 020 000 24110
Cleveland 010 000 100 0231
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec   6.2 2 2 2 3 7
  Proly  W (1-2) 3.1 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
10.0
3
2
2
3
11
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paxton   4.1 7 2 2 0 1
  Hood   3.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Cruz  L (0-2) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
10.0
11
4
4
2
3

  E–Diaz (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  SH–Squires (2,off Paxton); Bannister (1,off Cruz); Torres (1,off Cruz); Cox (1,off Kravec).  IBB–Squires (1,by Cruz).  HBP–Harrah (1,by Kravec).  SB–Squires (1,2nd base off Paxton/Diaz); Bannister (3,2nd base off Paxton/Diaz); Bosley (1,2nd base off Cruz/Pruitt); Cox (1,3rd base off Kravec/Foley); Kuiper (1,2nd base off Kravec/Foley).  HBP–Kravec (2,Harrah).  IBB–Cruz (2,Squires).  U-HP–Harry Farnsworth, 1B–Bob Rice, 2B–Don Schirmer, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:46.  A–7,977.
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