Jumping off to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, the Indians went on to a 7-4 victory over the Royals. In the first, Mike Hargrove led off with a walk and was forced at second by Jim Norris before Andre Thornton hit a homer. Toby Harrah was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a single by Ron Hassey and scored on a single by Dell Alston.

Hargrove opened the Indians' fifth with a single and when Norris bunted, Royal pitcher Rich Gale threw the ball into center field. A walk to Bobby Bonds loaded the bases and, after two out, Hassey belted a three-run double and scored on a single by Duane Kuiper. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 4

Game Played on Tuesday, July 10, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Royals 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 9 1 Indians 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 x - 7 9 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .314 Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .209 Brett 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .324 Norris cf 4 2 0 0 0 0 .244 Otis cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .309 Bonds rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .294 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309 Thornton dh 4 1 1 2 0 2 .236 LaCock dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .279 Harrah 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 Cowens rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Cox ph,3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .228 Scott 1b 3 1 1 0 1 2 .252 Hassey c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .268 White 2b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .271 Alston lf 3 0 3 1 1 0 .333 Quirk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .223 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Wilkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 4 3 6 Totals 29 7 9 7 7 4 Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 10,533 Left on Base: Royals 7, Indians 8 DP: Royals 2, Indians 2 Errors: Gale, Cox Doubles: Brett (22), Cowens (8), Hassey (4) Home Runs: White (5), Thornton (13) Stolen Bases: Otis (21), Hassey (1), Bonds (23) Caught Stealing: Wilson (9), Bonds (16), Alston (1) Sacrifice Hits: Norris (4) GIDP: LaCock (9), White (7), Kuiper (8), Bonds (2) Hit by Pitch: Patek (2,by Wilkins), Harrah (8,by Gale), Veryzer (3,by Hrabosky) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale L(6-7) 4.2 6 7 3 4 3 1 24 5.02 Mingori 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.09 Rodriguez 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 5.34 Hrabosky 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.57 Quisenberry 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Totals 8 9 7 3 7 4 1 39 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilkins 2.1 3 2 2 2 1 1 13 4.64 Spillner W(3-2) 5.1 5 2 2 0 4 0 19 4.52 Cruz SV(6) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 3.99 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 6 1 38 Passed Balls: Hassey (1) Hit by Pitch: Gale (3), Hrabosky (1), Wilkins (3) Wild Pitches: Hrabosky (3) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rocky Roe ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Brett struck out; Otis singled to right; Porter forced Otis (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Norris forced Hargrove (second to shortstop); Bonds flied out to left; Thornton homered [Norris scored]; Harrah was hit by a pitch; Hassey singled to center [Harrah to second]; Alston singled to right [Harrah scored, Hassey to second]; Kuiper grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 3. ROYALS 2ND: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens lined to center; Scott walked; White homered [Scott scored]; Patek was hit by a pitch; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 3. INDIANS 2ND: Veryzer struck out; Hargrove flied out to left; Norris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 3. ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Otis walked; Porter singled to center [Otis to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED WILKINS (PITCHING); LaCock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 3. INDIANS 3RD: Bonds walked; Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Thornton struck out; COX BATTED FOR HARRAH; Cox walked; Hassey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 3. ROYALS 4TH: COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Cowens flied out to center; Scott singled to center; White grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 3. INDIANS 4TH: On a bunt Alston singled to pitcher; Kuiper grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Alston out at second]; Veryzer popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 3. ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Wilson singled to pitcher; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 3. INDIANS 5TH: Hargrove singled to right; Norris reached on an error by Gale on a sacrifice bunt [Hargrove to third, Norris to second]; Bonds was walked intentionally; Thornton popped to shortstop; Cox struck out; Hassey doubled to left [Hargrove scored (unearned), Norris scored (unearned), Bonds scored (unearned)]; MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Alston walked; Hassey stole third; Kuiper singled to right [Hassey scored (unearned), Alston to third]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Veryzer walked [Kuiper to second]; Hargrove flied out to right; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 7. ROYALS 6TH: Otis reached on an error by Cox; Porter flied out to left; LaCock flied out to left; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 7. INDIANS 6TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Thornton struck out; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 7. ROYALS 7TH: Scott struck out; White popped to first in foul territory; Patek was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 7. INDIANS 7TH: Hassey flied out to left; Alston singled; Alston was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 7. ROYALS 8TH: Wilson lined to shortstop; Brett doubled to left; Otis singled to center [Brett scored]; Otis stole second; Porter struck out; LaCock singled to center [Otis scored]; CRUZ REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Cowens doubled to left [LaCock to third]; Scott struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 7. INDIANS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Veryzer was hit by a pitch; Hrabosky threw a wild pitch [Veryzer to second]; Hargrove walked; Norris forced Veryzer (pitcher to third) [Hargrove to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Bonds grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 7. ROYALS 9TH: QUIRK BATTED FOR WHITE; Quirk popped to shortstop; BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson walked; Hassey allowed a passed ball [Wilson to second]; Brett lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 7.

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