Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
September 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 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 3, New York Yankees 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Manning cf 5 0 0 0
Bonds rf 3 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 4 1 0 0
Johnson dh 3 1 2 0
Pruitt lf 4 1 1 2
Alexander c 4 0 3 1
Rosello 2b 4 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0
  Cox ph 1 0 0 0
Paxton p 0 0 0 0
  Wihtol p 0 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Murcer rf 4 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 2 2 1
Gamble lf 4 1 2 4
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Spencer dh 4 1 1 0
Brown cf 4 0 0 0
Garcia ss 4 0 1 0
Stanley 3b 3 1 1 0
Gulden c 3 0 1 1
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Cleveland 010 000 020370
New York 003 120 00x6103
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paxton  L (8-8) 4.0 9 6 6 0 2
  Wihtol   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Andersen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Cruz   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
0
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (18-8) 9.0 7 3 2 3 11
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
11

  E–Stanley 3 (7).  2B–Cleveland Johnson (15,off Guidry), New York Gamble (9,off Paxton); Chambliss (26,off Wihtol).  HR–Cleveland Pruitt (2,8th inning off Guidry 1 on, 2 out), New York Gamble (18,5th inning off Paxton 1 on, 0 out).  CS–Bonds (23,2nd base by Guidry/Gulden).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:25.  A–16,354.
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