Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bannister vs. Clyde
  
  Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pryor vs. Clyde
  
  Pryor bunts towards first. Thornton juggles the ball. That's an error on Thornton. Bannister moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lemon vs. Clyde
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. Bannister scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Clyde
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nordhagen vs. Clyde
  
  Nordhagen hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Wortham
  
  Norris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pruitt vs. Wortham
  
  Wortham fires to first and has Norris trapped. There's the throw to Pryor who tags Norris for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pruitt vs. Wortham
  
  Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Wortham
  
  Bonds strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torres vs. Clyde
  
  Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Clyde
  
  Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colbern vs. Clyde
  
  Colbern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Clyde
  
  Bell hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Wortham
  
  Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Wortham
  
  Harrah hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Colbern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alexander vs. Wortham
  
  Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thornton moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hassey vs. Wortham
  
  Hassey strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cox vs. Wortham
  
  Cox hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Torres chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Colbern fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Colbern. Thornton scores. Alexander goes all the way around to score. Cox moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kuiper vs. Wortham
  
  Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bannister vs. Clyde
  
  Bannister hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pryor vs. Clyde
  
  Pryor hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Clyde scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pryor for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Clyde
  
  Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Wortham
  
  Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pruitt vs. Wortham
  
  Pruitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Wortham
  
  Bonds strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thornton vs. Wortham
  
  Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Clyde
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pruitt. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nordhagen vs. Clyde
  
  Nordhagen hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Torres vs. Clyde
  
  Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Washington vs. Clyde
  
  Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pruitt. Washington reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Colbern vs. Clyde
  
  Colbern hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Colbern reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Clyde
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Wortham
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Torres. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alexander vs. Wortham
  
  Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hassey vs. Wortham
  
  Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Wortham
  
  Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuiper vs. Wortham
  
  There goes Cox. The throw from Colbern and he is out, Pryor applying the tag. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuiper vs. Wortham
  
  Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bannister vs. Clyde
  
  Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pryor vs. Clyde
  
  Pryor hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. Clyde
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Wortham
  
  Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pruitt vs. Wortham
  
  Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wortham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Wortham
  
  Bonds hits a line drive into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thornton vs. Wortham
  
  Thornton hits a line drive towards short. Pryor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• White Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Clyde
  
  Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nordhagen vs. Clyde
  
  Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Thornton, and towards Kuiper, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torres vs. Clyde
  
  Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Clyde
  
  Washington strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Wortham
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alexander vs. Wortham
  
  Alexander strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hassey vs. Wortham
  
  Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hassey for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colbern vs. Cruz
  
  Victor Cruz now pitching.
  
  Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Cruz
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bannister vs. Cruz
  
  Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pryor vs. Cruz
  
  Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lemon vs. Cruz
  
  Lemon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Wortham
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuiper vs. Wortham
  
  Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Wortham
  
  Norris is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Cruz
  
  Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nordhagen vs. Cruz
  
  Nordhagen strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torres vs. Cruz
  
  Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pruitt vs. Wortham
  
  Pruitt hits a fly ball into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Wortham
  
  Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Wortham
  
  Thornton strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Cruz
  
  Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colbern vs. Cruz
  
  Colbern bunts towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Kuiper covering, for the out. Washington moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garr vs. Cruz
  
  Ralph Garr pinch hits for Kevin Bell.
  
  Garr takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bannister vs. Cruz
  
  There goes Washington. The throw from Hassey and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Washington scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bannister vs. Cruz
  
  Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pryor vs. Cruz
  
  There goes Garr. The throw from Hassey and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 9

• White Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Wortham
  
  Mike Squires now playing first base. Don Kessinger now playing shortstop. Greg Pryor now playing third base.
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Manning vs. Farmer
  
  Ed Farmer now pitching. Rick Manning pinch hits for Gary Alexander.
  
  Manning bunts towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hassey vs. Farmer
  
  Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Johnson vs. Hoffman
  
  Mike Hargrove pinch hits for Ted Cox. Guy Hoffman now pitching. Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Mike Hargrove.
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/5/1979 -- Chicago at Cleveland (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Bannister A, 2b       5  1  3  0   Norris J, cf          4  0  1  0   
Pryor G, ss-3b        3  0  0  0   Pruitt R, lf          4  0  2  0   
Lemon C, cf           4  0  0  1   Bonds B, rf           4  0  0  0   
Johnson L, 1b         4  2  2  1   Thornton A, 1b        3  1  0  0   
Squires M, 1b         0  0  0  0   Harrah T, ss          4  1  2  0   
Nordhagen W, dh       4  0  0  0   Alexander G, dh       3  2  2  2   
Torres R, lf          4  0  0  0   Manning R, ph         0  0  0  0   
Washington C, rf      3  2  1  1   Hassey R, c           4  0  0  0   
Colbern M, c          3  0  2  1   Cox T, 3b             2  0  1  2   
Bell K, 3b            3  0  1  0   Hargrove M, ph        0  0  0  0   
Garr R, ph            0  0  0  0   Johnson C, ph         1  0  0  0   
Kessinger D, ss       0  0  0  0   Kuiper D, 2b          3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  5  9  4                        32  4  8  4

Chicago          100 201 001 --  5
Cleveland        020 200 000 --  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wortham R (W)*        8.0  8  4  4  2  6
Farmer E              0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Hoffman G (S)         0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Clyde D               6.0  7  4  3  0  1
Cruz V (L)            3.0  2  1  0  2  3
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Thornton A, Colbern M, Hassey R
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Cleveland 4
2B -- Cox T, Johnson L, Washington C, Colbern M, Harrah T
HR -- Alexander G, Johnson L
SB -- Washington C
CS -- Norris J, Cox T, Garr R
SH -- Pryor G, Colbern M, Manning R
T -- 2:25
A -- 6983

    

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