New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 27, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1979 at Cleveland Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 2 2 0
Munson dh 5 2 3 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 2
Jackson rf 5 0 2 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1
Johnstone lf 2 0 0 0
  Piniella ph,lf 1 1 1 1
Narron c 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,c 1 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 1 0
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bonds dh 5 1 2 0
Dade rf 5 0 2 0
Manning cf 4 0 1 1
Thornton 1b 3 1 0 0
Norris lf 4 1 1 0
Harrah 3b 4 1 1 1
Alexander c 4 0 2 2
Kuiper 2b 2 0 1 0
Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0
Paxton p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
New York 201 000 1105111
Cleveland 100 003 0004111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant   5.0 8 4 4 2 2
  Kaat   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Burris  W (1-0) 3.1 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paxton   2.1 6 3 3 1 0
  Hood   4.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Spillner   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Monge  L (2-5) 2.2 3 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
6

  E–Rivers (4), Alexander (8).  DP–New York 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–New York Randolph (3,off Monge), Cleveland Dade (4,off Tiant).  HR–New York Piniella (4,8th inning off Monge 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Nettles (4,off Paxton).  SH–Kuiper (5,off Kaat); Manning (3,off Burris).  SB–Jackson (4,2nd base off Paxton/Alexander); Randolph 2 (13,2nd base off Hood/Alexander,3rd base off Monge/Alexander); Bonds (10,2nd base off Tiant/Narron); Alexander (2,2nd base off Tiant/Narron).  WP–Burris (1).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:54.  A–40,648.
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