Getting four-hit pitching from Wayne Garland, who hurled his first complete game since 1977, the Indians edged the Blue Jays, 4-3. The Jays led, 3-2, going into the eighth inning, but the Tribe scored their decisive tallies when Andre Thornton drew a walk and Gary Alexander followed with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       23, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  2  0  -   4  7  2
Blue Jays    0  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   0   1   1     0   2   .277      Ainge 2b              2   0   1   1     1   1   .600
Dade lf               4   0   2   1     1   1   .280      Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Manning cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Howell 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .285
Thornton 1b           4   1   0   0     1   0   .199      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Norris dh             1   0   0   0     2   0   .221      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Woods lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .265
Alexander c           4   1   1   2     0   0   .200      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .227
Kuiper 2b             4   2   2   0     0   1   .257      Cerone c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .200
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .240      Gomez ss              2   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     6   5             Totals               29   3   4   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 20,283
Left on Base: Indians 9, Blue Jays 5
DP: Indians 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Alexander, Veryzer, Mayberry, Woods
Doubles: Bonds (11)
Home Runs: Alexander (6)
Stolen Bases: Dade (9), Woods (3), Bosetti (6)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (6), Norris (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Norris (1), Ainge (1), Gomez (1)
GIDP: Carty (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(2-4)          9     4   3   1   4   2   0  35   5.54
Totals                  9     4   3   1   4   2   0  35

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman                 7     5   2   1   4   3   0  30   6.49
Freisleben L(1-2)       2     2   2   2   2   2   1  10   6.64
Totals                  9     7   4   3   6   5   1  40

Passed Balls: Alexander (7)
Wild Pitches: Freisleben (5)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Dale Ford


INDIANS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Dade singled
to left; Dade stole second; Manning flied to left in foul
territory; Thornton popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Ainge walked; Alexander allowed a passed ball
[Ainge to second]; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Ainge to third]; Howell walked; Carty grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Norris walked; Harrah grounded out (third to first)
[Norris to second]; Alexander flied out to center; Kuiper flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry lined to left; Woods walked; Woods stole
second [Woods to third (error by Alexander)]; Bosetti grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Woods scored (unearned)]; Cerone lined
to third; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer walked; Bonds struck out; Dade flied out to
left; Manning popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez reached on an error by Veryzer; Ainge out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gomez to second]; Bailor
flied out to center; Howell singled to right [Gomez scored
(unearned)]; Carty grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Norris
flied out to right; Harrah reached on an error by Woods;
Alexander flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Woods
flied out to center; Bosetti grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer flied out to
center [Kuiper to second]; Bonds doubled to left [Kuiper
scored]; Dade struck out while Bonds was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays
2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone walked; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Cerone to second]; Ainge singled to center
[Cerone scored]; Bailor grounded out (second to first) [Ainge to
second]; Howell flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Blue Jays 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Thornton
made an out to shortstop; Norris walked; Norris was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty struck out; Mayberry made an out to
shortstop; Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah was called out on strikes; Alexander
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper singled to center;
Veryzer walked [Kuiper to second]; Bonds reached on an error by
Mayberry [Kuiper to third, Veryzer to second]; Dade singled to
center [Kuiper scored (unearned), Veryzer to third, Bonds to
second]; Manning grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti singled to right; On a bunt Cerone popped
to first in foul territory; Bosetti stole second; Gomez singled
to left [Bosetti to third]; Ainge struck out; Bailor grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue
Jays 3.

INDIANS 8TH: FREISLEBEN REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Thornton
walked; Norris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Thornton to second]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first);
Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Thornton to third]; Alexander
homered [Thornton scored]; Kuiper was called out on strikes; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds was
called out on strikes; Dade walked; Manning singled to left
[Dade to second]; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti
flied out to right; Cerone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 3.