Cleveland Indians vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1979 at County Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 5 2 4 3
Dade lf 4 1 3 1
  Speed lf 1 0 0 0
Manning cf 3 1 2 0
Thornton 1b 3 0 2 2
Alexander c 3 0 0 1
Harrah 3b 4 1 1 1
Pruitt dh 4 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 4 1 0 0
Veryzer ss 4 2 2 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 14 8
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 2b 3 2 1 0
Bando 3b 1 2 0 0
Cooper 1b 5 1 1 1
Thomas cf 3 1 1 1
Oglivie lf 3 0 1 1
Lezcano rf 3 0 2 3
Yount ss 5 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 1 1 0
Moore c 4 0 0 0
Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
  Augustine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 7 6
Cleveland 202 310 0008141
Milwaukee 300 001 003771
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  W (3-3) 8.0 7 5 5 7 4
  Spillner   0.1 0 2 2 2 0
  Monge  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
7
7
7
12
5
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  L (4-3) 3.0 7 5 5 0 1
  Cleveland   2.0 5 3 1 0 0
  Augustine   4.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
14
8
6
2
4

  E–Dade (2), Molitor (4).  DP–Cleveland 2, Milwaukee 1.  2B–Cleveland Thornton (4,off Cleveland).  HR–Cleveland Bonds (5,3rd inning off Caldwell 1 on, 0 out); Harrah (2,4th inning off Caldwell 0 on, 0 out), Milwaukee Thomas (9,6th inning off Waits 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Manning (2,off Caldwell).  SF–Alexander (2,off Cleveland).  SB–Manning (9,2nd base off Caldwell/Moore).  CS–Bonds (4,2nd base by Cleveland/Moore); Dade (2,2nd base by Cleveland/Moore); Manning (3,2nd base by Augustine/Moore).  BK–Monge (1).  U-HP–Reed, 1B–Doug Brown, 2B–Mike Farmer, 3B–Jim O'Brien.  T–2:51.  A–10,829.
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