Monday September 17, 1979
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Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 - 5 9 2 Indians 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 - 6 12 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gamble lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .340 Hargrove lf 5 0 3 2 0 0 .296 Murcer cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Spencer 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Harrah 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .281 Scott ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Thornton 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .232 Jackson rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .293 Johnson dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Chambliss dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Norris rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Narron c 4 2 2 2 0 1 .157 Pruitt ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Doyle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Alston pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Stanley 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Alexander c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .226 Nettles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Kuiper 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Garcia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 2 2 2 0 0 0 .219 Dent ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .233 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 9 5 0 3 Totals 33 6 12 5 2 2 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 14,063 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Indians 6 DP: Yankees 3, Indians 0 Errors: Dent, Hunter, Kuiper Triples: Norris (6), Hargrove (4) Home Runs: Narron (3), Dent (2), Jackson (25), Harrah (17), Thornton (26) Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer 2 (10) GIDP: Kuiper (14), Norris (12), Johnson (6) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter 6.1 8 5 4 1 2 2 27 5.31 Hood L(4-1) 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 10 3.03 Totals 8.1 12 6 5 2 2 2 37 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Spillner 7 7 4 4 0 1 2 29 4.90 Monge W(10-9) 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 8 2.43 Totals 9 9 5 5 0 3 3 37 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy YANKEES 1ST: Gamble made an out to shortstop; Murcer singled to right; Spencer made an out to third; Jackson singled to center [Murcer to second]; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Manning made an out to third; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 2ND: Narron grounded out (first unassisted); Doyle flied out to center; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to right; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Norris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble struck out; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper walked; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kuiper to second]; Hargrove reached on an error by Dent [Kuiper to third]; Manning forced Hargrove (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 4TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss singled to right; Narron homered [Chambliss scored]; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Harrah homered; Thornton homered; Johnson struck out; Norris tripled to right; Alexander singled to left [Norris scored]; Kuiper grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alexander out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 3. YANKEES 5TH: Stanley made an out to second; Dent grounded out (second to first); Gamble popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 3. INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer singled to center; Hargrove singled to right [Veryzer to third]; Hargrove was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hunter [Veryzer scored (unearned), Hargrove to second]; Manning flied out to right; Harrah flied out to center; Thornton flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 4. YANKEES 6TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer singled to right; Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 4. INDIANS 6TH: Johnson singled to left; Norris grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 4. YANKEES 7TH: Narron singled to right; Doyle flied out to center; NETTLES BATTED FOR STANLEY; Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Dent homered [Narron scored]; Gamble reached on an error by Kuiper; Murcer flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 4. INDIANS 7TH: GARCIA REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); Kuiper singled to left; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Kuiper to second]; HOOD REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Hargrove singled to left [Kuiper scored]; Manning forced Hargrove (first to shortstop); Harrah forced Manning (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 5. YANKEES 8TH: MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); SCOTT BATTED FOR SPENCER; Scott was called out on strikes; Jackson homered; Chambliss flied out to left; Narron struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 5. INDIANS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Thornton singled to left; Johnson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; PRUITT BATTED FOR NORRIS; Pruitt walked; ALSTON RAN FOR PRUITT; Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 5. YANKEES 9TH: ALSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Doyle flied out to right; Garcia flied out to right; Dent singled to center; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 5. INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer singled to right; Hargrove tripled to center [Veryzer scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 6.

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