After blowing a 4-1 lead in the ninth inning, the Indians pushed across a run in the top of the 14th to finally edge the A's, 5-4. The Tribe began their winning rally when Paul Dade singled and went to second on a groundout. Bobby Bonds and Andre Thornton then drew walks to load the bases and Rick Manning delivered a sacrifice fly to medium center to plate Dade. The A's had tied the score with three runs in the ninth, the outburst being capped by a two-out, two-run single by Larry Murray on a 3-2 pitch. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Monday, June      4, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   5 12  0
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  -   4 12  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade lf               7   2   4   0     0   1   .299      Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     3   0   .290
Harrah ss             5   1   2   3     0   0   .222      Ramirez 2b,3b         6   0   1   1     0   1   .200
Bonds rf              5   0   2   1     2   1   .305      Newman dh,c           7   0   1   0     0   2   .226
Thornton 1b           5   0   1   0     2   0   .215      Revering 1b           7   1   1   0     0   2   .280
Manning cf            6   0   1   1     0   0   .245      Guerrero ss           6   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Alexander c           5   0   1   0     1   2   .219        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norris dh             5   1   1   0     1   1   .203        Bryant ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Pruitt ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Gross 3b              3   1   1   1     1   2   .263
Cox 3b                5   0   0   0     1   1   .186        Heaverlo p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Speed pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Picciolo ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .197
  Rosello 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Essian c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .212
Kuiper 2b             5   1   0   0     1   0   .277        Edwards pr,2b       2   1   2   0     0   0   .232
Wilkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burke lf              5   0   0   0     1   2   .213
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murray rf             5   1   3   2     1   0   .186
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               49   5  12   5     8   6             Totals               52   4  12   4     6  11

Time of Game: 3:54   Attendance:  5,489
Left on Base: Indians 14, A's 13
DP: Indians 0, A's 0
Errors: Ramirez, Murray
Doubles: Harrah (7), Revering (12), Edwards (6), Picciolo (1)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (14)
Caught Stealing: Cox (3), Dade (4), Murray (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Alexander (2), Harrah (1), Ramirez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Manning (4)
Hit by Pitch: Harrah (4,by Keough)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilkins                 7     4   1   1   3   5   0  27   4.56
Spillner                1.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   9   4.28
Monge W(3-5)            5.1   4   0   0   3   6   0  23   1.87
Totals                 14    12   4   4   6  11   0  59

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough                  9     9   4   4   3   4   0  37   6.26
Heaverlo                3     2   0   0   2   0   0  13   1.82
Lacey L(1-3)            2     1   1   1   3   2   0  11   5.25
Totals                 14    12   5   5   8   6   0  61

Hit by Pitch: Keough (3)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Russ Goetz


INDIANS 1ST: Dade flied out to right; Harrah flied out to left;
Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy walked; Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Murphy to second]; Newman made an out to
catcher; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton made an out to first; Manning flied out to
center; Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Gross
struck out; Essian flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris singled to left; Cox grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Norris to second]; Kuiper walked; Dade singled [Norris
to third, Kuiper to second]; Harrah doubled to right [Norris
scored (RBI), Kuiper scored (RBI), Dade scored (RBI), Harrah to
third (error by Murray)]; Bonds singled to left [Harrah scored];
Bonds stole second; Thornton walked; Manning forced Thornton
(second to shortstop) [Bonds to third]; Alexander grounded out
(pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Burke grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray
singled to right; Murphy singled to right [Murray to second];
Ramirez singled to center [Murray scored, Murphy to second];
Newman forced Ramirez (shortstop to second) [Murphy to third];
Revering made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
4, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris lined to left; Cox walked; Cox was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero lined to center; Gross struck out;
Essian flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Athletics 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Dade lined to shortstop; Harrah was hit by a pitch;
Bonds made an out to shortstop; Thornton singled [Harrah to
third]; Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Burke grounded out (second to first); Murray
singled to left; Murray was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Alexander struck out; Norris popped to third in
foul territory; Cox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Ramirez grounded out (third to first); Newman
struck out; Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Dade singled
to center; Dade was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Harrah singled to center; Bonds singled [Harrah to
second]; Thornton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Gross walked;
Essian struck out; Burke struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); Alexander
singled to left; Alexander was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Norris lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murray walked; SPILLNER REPLACED WILKINS
(PITCHING); Murphy flied out to center; Ramirez flied out to
center; Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Cox flied out to center; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dade was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering doubled to left; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gross singled to center [Revering scored];
Essian singled to center [Gross to second]; EDWARDS RAN FOR
ESSIAN; Burke grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gross to third,
Edwards to second]; Murray singled to center [Gross scored,
Edwards scored]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Murphy
flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 10TH: RAMIREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); NEWMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HEAVERLO REPLACED GROSS
(PITCHING); EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Harrah grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bonds grounded out (third to first);
Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Ramirez struck out; Newman singled to right;
Revering struck out; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 11TH: Manning singled; Alexander out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Manning to second]; Norris was walked
intentionally; Cox flied out to right; Kuiper forced Norris
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Heaverlo grounded out (third to first); Edwards
doubled to left; Burke was walked intentionally; Murray grounded
out (first unassisted) [Edwards to third, Burke to second];
Murphy was walked intentionally; Ramirez flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 12TH: Dade singled to left; Harrah out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Dade to second]; Bonds was walked
intentionally; Thornton popped to first in foul territory;
Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Newman popped to third in foul territory;
Revering flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 13TH: LACEY REPLACED GUERRERO (PITCHING); PICCIOLO
REPLACED HEAVERLO (PLAYING SS); Alexander struck out; Norris
struck out; Cox reached on an error by Ramirez [Cox to second];
SPEED RAN FOR COX; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 13TH: ROSELLO REPLACED SPEED (PLAYING 3B); Picciolo
doubled; Edwards singled to second [Picciolo to third]; Burke
struck out; Murray flied out to left; Murphy walked [Edwards to
second]; Ramirez lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
4, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 14TH: Dade singled to right; Harrah grounded out (second
to first) [Dade to second]; Bonds was walked intentionally;
Thornton walked [Dade to third, Bonds to second]; Manning hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Dade scored, Bonds to third, Thornton
to second]; Alexander was walked intentionally; PRUITT BATTED
FOR NORRIS; Pruitt flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 5, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 14TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Newman
struck out; Revering struck out; BRYANT BATTED FOR LACEY; Bryant
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Athletics 4.