With Rick Wise pitching a shutout, the Indians defeated Ron Guidry and won the first game of a doubleheader, 5-0, but the Yankees came back to take the second game, 5-4, on a pinch-homer by Lou Piniella in the eighth inning. In the opener, Guidry gave up four hits and three runs, two earned, before leaving the game after five innings with a slight hamstring pull in his left leg. The defeat was the fourth for the Yankee lefthander, one more than he incurred all of last season when his record was 25-3. Paul Dade had three hits for the Indians, including his first homer of the season, plus a sacrifice fly, and drove in three runs.

In the nightcap, Ray Burris pitched the last 3 1/3 innings for the Yankees and gained his first A. L. victory. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       27, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Indians      0  0  2    0  1  1    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Bonds dh              3   1   0   0     2   2   .281
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Dade rf               3   1   3   3     0   0   .297
Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .323      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .260
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .203
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .212
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Alexander c           4   1   2   0     0   1   .211
Spencer dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Norris lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .225
Johnstone lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .235
Dent ss               2   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Kuiper 2b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .270
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     3   1             Totals               31   5  10   4     4   7

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Indians 8
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 0
Errors: Rivers 2
Triples: Kuiper (2)
Home Runs: Dade (1)
Caught Stealing: Dade (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Dade (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry L(4-4)           5     4   3   2   4   3   0  22   2.48
Clay                    3     6   2   2   0   4   1  15   5.63
Totals                  8    10   5   4   4   7   1  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(4-5)             9     5   0   0   3   1   0  35   3.44
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   1   0  35

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dale Ford


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Randolph flied out to
right; Munson lined to center; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Dade singled to left; Dade was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Manning was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
flied out to left; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton lined to left; Harrah flied out to left;
Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Johnstone struck out; Dent singled to left; Rivers
lined to center; Randolph singled to right [Dent to second];
Munson walked [Dent to third, Randolph to second]; Nettles lined
to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris walked; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Norris to second]; Kuiper flied out to
center; Bonds walked; Dade singled to center [Norris scored
(RBI), Bonds scored (error by Rivers) (unearned) (no RBI), Dade
to second]; Manning lined to first; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Indians 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to center; Harrah walked;
Alexander singled to left [Harrah to second]; Norris popped to
third in foul territory; Veryzer forced Alexander (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); Dent
walked; Rivers flied out to left; Randolph popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper tripled to right; Bonds walked; Dade hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Kuiper scored, Bonds to second]; Manning
struck out; Thornton made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to center; Nettles walked; Jackson
flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: CLAY REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Harrah struck out;
Alexander singled to center; Norris singled to left [Alexander
to third]; Veryzer forced Norris (third to second) [Alexander
scored]; Kuiper singled to left [Veryzer to third, Kuiper to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Bonds grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnstone
singled to left; Dent flied out to right; Rivers singled to
center [Johnstone to second]; Randolph forced Rivers (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Dade homered; Manning was called out on strikes;
Thornton singled to left; Harrah forced Thornton (shortstop to
second); Alexander struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson flied out to right; Nettles made an out to
third; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris flied out to left; Veryzer lined to right;
Kuiper singled to center [Kuiper to second (error by Rivers)];
Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer
flied out to center; Johnstone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 5.