Cleveland Indians vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1979 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Milwaukee Brewers 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade lf 5 0 3 2
Kuiper 2b 5 0 2 0
Manning cf 5 1 1 0
Thornton 1b 1 1 0 0
Bonds rf 5 0 1 0
Harrah 3b 5 1 1 1
Alexander dh 4 1 2 1
Diaz c 1 0 0 0
  Pruitt ph,c 2 1 0 0
Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0
Garland p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 2b 3 1 0 1
Bando 3b 2 2 1 0
Cooper 1b 2 1 1 2
Thomas cf 3 1 0 0
Oglivie lf 3 1 1 3
Lezcano rf 3 1 1 3
Yount ss 4 1 2 0
Fosse dh 4 0 0 0
Moore c 4 1 2 0
Haas p 0 0 0 0
  Galasso p 0 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 9 8 9
Cleveland 000 000 0505101
Milwaukee 100 070 10x981
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garland  L (0-4) 4.2 6 5 4 2 1
  Spillner   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Barker   2.0 0 1 1 3 1
  Cruz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
9
8
6
3
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Haas  W (2-1) 7.1 8 4 2 5 7
  Galasso   0.1 1 1 0 0 1
  McClure   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Castro   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
5
9

  E–Veryzer (4), Bando (2).  DP–Cleveland 2.  HR–Milwaukee Lezcano (5,5th inning off Spillner 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Molitor (1,off Garland).  SF–Cooper (1,off Garland); Molitor (2,off Garland).  SB–Thornton (1,2nd base off Haas/Moore); Dade (2,2nd base off Haas/Moore); Pruitt (1,2nd base off Galasso/Moore); Moore (1,2nd base off Garland/Diaz).  CS–Thornton (1,2nd base by Haas/Moore).  U-HP–Dick Heitzer, 1B–Jim O'Brien, 2B–Doug Brown, 3B–Mike Farmer.  T–2:55.  A–12,959.
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