Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
September 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1979 at Yankee 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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Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove lf,1b 3 3 2 0
Manning cf 5 0 1 1
Bonds rf 3 1 1 2
Harrah 3b,ss 4 0 1 1
Johnson dh 4 1 1 0
Hassey c 1 0 0 0
  Alexander ph,c 0 0 0 0
  Norris ph 1 0 0 0
  Diaz c 0 0 0 0
Cage 1b 2 0 0 0
  Pruitt ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Rosello 2b 3 0 0 1
Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0
  Alston ph 0 0 0 0
  Cox 3b 0 0 0 0
Wise p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Murcer cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 1 2 0
Gamble lf 3 1 1 1
  Piniella ph,rf 0 0 0 1
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
  Beniquez cf 0 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 2 0 1 0
  Stanley pr,3b 2 1 0 0
Spencer dh 2 3 1 1
Narron c 3 0 1 0
Garcia ss 3 0 2 3
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 9 6
Cleveland 102 011 000560
New York 001 401 10x791
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  L (15-10) 6.1 9 7 4 3 3
  Monge   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
4
3
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie   5.0 4 5 4 3 2
  Hood   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Davis  W (13-2) 2.2 1 0 0 3 1
  Gossage  SV (18) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
7
5

  E–Garcia (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  PB–Hassey (2); Narron (8).  2B–Cleveland Hargrove 2 (21,off Beattie,off Davis); Harrah (25,off Gossage), New York Nettles (15,off Wise).  3B–New York Randolph (13,off Wise).  HR–Cleveland Bonds (24,3rd inning off Beattie 1 on, 1 out), New York Spencer (19,3rd inning off Wise 0 on, 0 out); Gamble (17,4th inning off Wise 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bonds (4,off Beattie); Pruitt (2,off Davis).  SF–Harrah (4,off Beattie); Rosello (3,off Davis); Piniella (8,off Monge).  IBB–Johnson (5,by Davis); Spencer (11,by Wise).  SB–Bonds (33,2nd base off Davis/Narron).  WP–Wise (2).  IBB–Wise (8,Spencer); Davis (9,Johnson).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:57.  A–15,699.
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