Driving in three runs with a homer and double, Mike Hargrove paced the Indians to a 6-3 triumph over the Rangers. Ron Hassey led off the Tribe's second inning with a round-tripper and after Duane Kuiper singled, Hargrove belted his circuit clout. Hassey and Tom Veryzer delivered sacrifice flies in the third frame and Hargrove smacked a run-scoring double in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    12, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  3  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           5   1   2   3     1   1   .258      Wills 2b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .280
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Rivers cf             2   0   0   1     1   0   .271
Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .290      Oliver lf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .329
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   0     2   0   .233      Bell ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Johnson dh            4   1   1   0     0   1   .269      Zisk rf               2   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Harrah 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .279        Jorgensen rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Hassey c              3   2   2   2     1   0   .272      J. Ellis dh           4   0   1   0     0   2   .280
Kuiper 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .254        Washington pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .216      Putnam 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sample ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Soderholm 3b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .251
                                                          Sundberg c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .263
                                                          Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gleaton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     7   3             Totals               31   3   6   3     4   8

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 14,346
Left on Base: Indians 13, Rangers 6
DP: Indians 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Zisk
Doubles: Hargrove (9), Oliver (19), Wills (16)
Triples: Putnam (1)
Home Runs: Hassey (1), Hargrove (6)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (6), Wills (27)
Caught Stealing: Thornton (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Hassey (2), Veryzer (3), Rivers (6)
GIDP: Bell (11)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (3,by Comer)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner W(7-2)         8     6   3   3   4   8   0  33   4.12
Monge SV(15)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.30
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   8   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(12-7)           2     6   5   5   2   1   2  15   3.57
Johnson                 4.2   4   1   1   4   1   0  22   4.79
Gleaton                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.76
Lyle                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.31
Totals                  9    11   6   6   7   3   2  46

Hit by Pitch: Comer (6)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Terry Cooney


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Manning walked;
Bonds walked [Manning to second]; Thornton flied out to center;
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Rivers walked; Rivers stole
second; Oliver walked; Bell grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Hassey
homered; Kuiper singled to shortstop; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kuiper to second]; Hargrove homered
[Kuiper scored]; Manning singled to center; Bonds forced Manning
(third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk struck out; J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop
to first); Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Thornton singled to left; Johnson was hit by a
pitch [Thornton to second]; On a bunt Harrah singled [Thornton
to third, Johnson to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED COMER (PITCHING);
Hassey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thornton scored]; Kuiper
singled to center [Johnson to third, Harrah to second]; Veryzer
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Johnson scored, Harrah to third,
Kuiper to second]; Hargrove made an out to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
struck out; Wills walked; Wills stole second; Rivers grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Rangers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Bonds
walked; Thornton reached on an error by Zisk [Bonds to second];
Johnson flied out to right; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver doubled to left; Bell flied out to center;
Zisk was called out on strikes; Richie Zisk ejected by HP
umpire Mike Reilly; J. Ellis was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); Hassey
walked; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hassey
to second]; Veryzer flied out to left; Hargrove doubled to left
[Hassey scored]; Manning flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam flied out to center; Soderholm walked;
Sundberg singled to left [Soderholm to second]; Wills doubled to
right [Soderholm scored, Sundberg to third]; Rivers hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Sundberg scored]; Oliver singled to
right [Wills scored]; Bell flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Bonds flied out to left; Thornton walked; Thornton
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Johnson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Jorgensen struck out; J. Ellis struck out; Putnam
tripled to right; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 6, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Hassey
singled to center; Kuiper made an out to first; Veryzer singled
to center [Hassey to second]; Hargrove walked [Hassey to third,
Veryzer to second]; GLEATON REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Manning
forced Hargrove (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Wills grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rivers popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED GLEATON (PITCHING); Bonds was called
out on strikes; Thornton walked; Johnson singled to left
[Thornton to second]; Harrah flied out to left; Hassey flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: J. Ellis singled to right; WASHINGTON RAN FOR J.
ELLIS; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); SAMPLE BATTED FOR
PUTNAM; Sample flied out to center; Soderholm made an out to
second; Sundberg popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Rangers 3.