A four-run outburst in the fifth inning, keyed by a two-run homer by Ron Pruitt and a pair of wild pitches, propelled the Indians to a 6-4 triumph over the White Sox. The Tribe trailed, 3-2, when Rick Manning opened the fifth with a single, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch. After a walk to Andre Thornton, the Indians went ahead on Pruitt's first homer of the season. Another run on a grounder by Duane Kuiper capped the uprising. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       30, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      2  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  2
White Sox    0  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade dh               5   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Moore lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Manning cf            3   2   1   0     2   0   .251        Garr ph,lf          1   0   0   0     1   0   .308
Bonds rf              4   1   2   0     1   1   .286      Washington rf         5   0   1   1     0   2   .277
Thornton 1b           4   1   1   2     1   1   .205      Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .310
Pruitt c              3   1   1   2     2   0   .231      Soderholm 3b          5   1   0   0     0   0   .271
Cox 3b                5   1   2   0     0   0   .189      Bannister 2b          4   1   1   0     1   1   .346
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     1   0   .242      Johnson 1b            3   1   2   3     1   0   .345
Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Nahorodny c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Speed lf              2   0   0   0     1   2   .154      Nordhagen dh          3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
  Norris ph,lf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .216        Orta ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .162
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pryor ss              2   1   1   0     2   0   .313
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Howard p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Trout p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   9   5     9   5             Totals               34   4   6   4     7   6

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  9,967
Left on Base: Indians 12, White Sox 10
DP: Indians 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Bonds, Cox, Pryor
Doubles: Bonds (14), Thornton (12)
Home Runs: Pruitt (1), Johnson (2)
Stolen Bases: Kuiper (2), Manning (12), Bannister (8), Johnson (3), Washington (6)
Caught Stealing: Manning (5), Moore (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(7-3)            5     5   3   0   4   3   1  25   3.51
Spillner                0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.51
Cruz SV(3)              3.2   0   0   0   1   3   0  12   3.12
Totals                  9     6   4   1   7   6   1  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten L(5-2)       4.1   6   6   6   5   2   1  24   3.06
Howard                  2.2   3   0   0   2   1   0  13   6.00
Trout                   2     0   0   0   2   2   0   8   4.98
Totals                  9     9   6   6   9   5   1  45

Wild Pitches: Spillner (1), Baumgarten 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


INDIANS 1ST: Dade lined to first; Manning walked; Bonds doubled
to left [Manning to third]; Thornton doubled to left [Manning
scored, Bonds scored]; Pruitt walked; Cox grounded out (third to
first) [Thornton to third, Pruitt to second]; Veryzer made an
out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Moore walked; Washington struck out while Moore
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lemon singled
to shortstop; Soderholm forced Lemon (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); Speed
struck out; Dade struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bannister reached on an error by Cox; Johnson
singled to right [Bannister to second]; Nahorodny flied out to
right; Bannister stole third and Johnson stole second; Nordhagen
struck out; Pryor walked; Moore flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning reached on an error by Pryor; Bonds singled
to left [Manning to second]; Thornton flied out to right
[Manning to third]; Manning was picked off and caught stealing
home (pitcher to first to third) [Bonds to second]; Pruitt
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington struck out; Lemon flied out to center;
Soderholm reached on an error by Bonds; Bannister walked
[Soderholm to second]; Johnson homered (unearned) [Soderholm
scored (unearned), Bannister scored (unearned)]; Nahorodny flied
out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White
Sox 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Cox grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer
walked; Kuiper flied out to center; Speed walked [Veryzer to
second]; Dade forced Speed (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen popped to third in foul territory;
Pryor singled to left; Moore grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Pryor to second]; Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning singled to center; Baumgarten threw a wild
pitch [Manning to third]; Baumgarten threw a wild pitch [Manning
scored]; Bonds flied out to center; Thornton walked; Pruitt
homered [Thornton scored]; Cox singled to left; HOWARD REPLACED
BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Veryzer singled to center [Cox to third];
Kuiper forced Veryzer (shortstop to second) [Cox scored]; Kuiper
stole second; Speed was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon walked; Soderholm flied out to left;
Bannister singled to left [Lemon to second]; Johnson flied out
to right; Nahorodny forced Bannister (second unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Dade flied out to center; Manning grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds walked; Thornton flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: SPILLNER REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Nordhagen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor walked; GARR BATTED FOR
MOORE; Spillner threw a wild pitch [Pryor to second]; Garr
walked; Washington singled to right [Pryor scored, Garr to
third]; CRUZ REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Washington stole
second; Lemon struck out; Soderholm flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, White Sox 4.

INDIANS 7TH: GARR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Pruitt grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cox singled to center; Veryzer forced
Cox (pitcher to shortstop); Kuiper singled to right [Veryzer to
third]; NORRIS BATTED FOR SPEED; Norris walked [Kuiper to
second]; Dade grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bannister was
called out on strikes; Johnson walked; Nahorodny made an out to
second; ORTA BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Orta made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, White Sox 4.

INDIANS 8TH: ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TROUT REPLACED
HOWARD (PITCHING); Manning walked; Manning stole second; Bonds
struck out; Thornton was called out on strikes; Pruitt walked;
Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Pryor flied out to right; Garr flied out to
center; Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, White Sox 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Norris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lemon was called out on strikes; Soderholm flied
out to left; Bannister grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, White Sox 4.