Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Indians
May 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1979 at Cleveland Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 1

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 2b 5 0 0 0
Money dh 1 2 0 0
  Davis ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Cooper 1b 3 2 2 1
Thomas cf 4 1 4 1
Oglivie lf 4 0 1 2
Lezcano rf 5 1 2 0
Bando 3b 5 0 1 1
Yount ss 4 0 2 0
Moore c 4 0 2 0
Haas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Norris lf 4 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 2 0 1 0
Manning cf 4 0 0 0
Bonds rf 4 1 2 1
Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0
Alexander dh 2 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0
Garland p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Milwaukee 200 110 0026140
Cleveland 010 000 000152
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Haas  W (1-1) 9.0 5 1 1 3 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garland  L (0-3) 3.0 8 3 3 1 2
  Spillner   3.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Cruz   3.0 4 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
6
5
4
5

  E–Manning (1), Cruz (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Milwaukee Lezcano (5,off Garland); Bando (2,off Garland); Moore (2,off Spillner); Yount (8,off Cruz).  HR–Milwaukee Cooper (7,9th inning off Cruz 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Bonds (4,2nd inning off Haas 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cooper (1,off Spillner); Thomas (4,off Cruz).  CS–Thomas (2,3rd base by Garland/Diaz); Harrah (3,2nd base by Haas/Moore); Bonds (3,3rd base by Haas/Moore).  SB–Bonds (7,2nd base off Haas/Moore); Harrah (7,2nd base off Haas/Moore).  WP–Haas (2).  U-HP–Harry Farnsworth, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Don Schirmer, 3B–Dale Davidson.  T–2:40.  A–4,859.
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