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FINAL
Aug 23, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHE
OAK3000021208110
CLE600000000672
win:R. Langford (OAK)loss:S. Monge (CLE)
Oakland Athletics logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Rickey HendersonLF2511000.259
2Dwayne MurphyCF1321210.264
3Wayne Gross3B0300100.223
Rob PiccioloPH-3B1200000.270
4Dave Revering1B2502100.282
5Jeff NewmanC1520100.237
6Mike HeathDH2513001.260
7Tony ArmasRF1311010.252
8Mario GuerreroSS1100020.216
9Mike Edwards2B0410000.240
TOTAL113688541
Oakland Athletics logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Rick LangfordRHP9.07663124.21
TOTAL9.0766312
Cleveland Guardians logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Mike HargroveLF1410100.278
2Rick ManningCF1411000.264
3Bobby BondsRF0400000.283
4Toby Harrah3B1310010.284
5Cliff JohnsonDH0310100.274
6Andre Thornton1B1414101.230
7Ron HasseyC1411001.272
8Duane Kuiper2B2400000.267
9Tom VeryzerSS0300000.212
Jim NorrisPH0100000.252
TOTAL73466312
Cleveland Guardians logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Rick WiseRHP6.08523213.56
Sid MongeLHP1.23321202.56
Victor CruzRHP1.10001003.70
TOTAL9.01184541

Scoring Summary

oakcle
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    1
    Dave Revering singles on a to right fielder Bobby Bonds. Rickey Henderson scores. Dwayne Murphy to 2nd.[1 run]
    10
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    1
    Mike Heath singles on a to right fielder Bobby Bonds. Dwayne Murphy scores. Jeff Newman to 3rd.[1 run]
    20
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    1
    Tony Armas singles on a to center fielder Rick Manning. Jeff Newman scores. Mike Heath to 2nd.[1 run]
    30
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    1
    Rick Manning doubles (10) on a to center fielder Dwayne Murphy. Mike Hargrove scores.[1 run]
    31
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    1
    Andre Thornton hits a grand slam (20). Rick Manning scores. Toby Harrah scores. Cliff Johnson scores.[4 runs]
    35
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    1
    Ron Hassey hits a home run (2).[1 run]
    36
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    6
    Mike Heath hits a home run (3). Jeff Newman scores.[2 runs]
    56
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    7
    Dave Revering singles on a to right fielder Bobby Bonds. Dwayne Murphy scores. Rob Picciolo to 3rd.[1 run]
    66
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    8
    Rickey Henderson singles on a to center fielder Rick Manning. Tony Armas scores. Mike Edwards to 3rd.[1 run]
    76
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    8
    Dwayne Murphy out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Mike Hargrove. Mike Edwards scores.[1 run]
    86

Play-by-Play

1st inningoakcle
  • TOP 1
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    FIELD ERROR — Rickey Henderson reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Toby Harrah.
    00
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    SINGLE — Dwayne Murphy singles on a to center fielder Rick Manning. Rickey Henderson to 3rd.
    00
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    BATTER OUT — Wayne Gross out to right fielder Bobby Bonds.[1 out]
    00
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    SINGLE — Dave Revering singles on a to right fielder Bobby Bonds. Rickey Henderson scores. Dwayne Murphy to 2nd.[1 run]
    10
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    FORCEOUT — Jeff Newman grounds into a force out, shortstop Tom Veryzer to second baseman Duane Kuiper. Dwayne Murphy to 3rd. Dave Revering out at 2nd. Jeff Newman to 1st.[2 outs]
    10
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    SINGLE — Mike Heath singles on a to right fielder Bobby Bonds. Dwayne Murphy scores. Jeff Newman to 3rd.[1 run]
    20
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    SINGLE — Tony Armas singles on a to center fielder Rick Manning. Jeff Newman scores. Mike Heath to 2nd.[1 run]
    30
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    SINGLE — Mario Guerrero singles on a to right fielder Bobby Bonds. Mike Heath out at home on the throw, right fielder Bobby Bonds to catcher Ron Hassey to second baseman Duane Kuiper to catcher Ron Hassey. Tony Armas to 2nd.[3 outs]
    30
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    DOUBLE — Mike Hargrove doubles (17) on a to right fielder Tony Armas.
    30
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    DOUBLE — Rick Manning doubles (10) on a to center fielder Dwayne Murphy. Mike Hargrove scores.[1 run]
    31
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    GROUNDOUT — Bobby Bonds grounds out to first baseman Dave Revering. Rick Manning to 3rd.[1 out]
    31
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    SINGLE — Toby Harrah singles.
    31
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    HIT BY PITCH — Cliff Johnson hit by pitch. Toby Harrah to 2nd.
    31
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    HOME RUN — Andre Thornton hits a grand slam (20). Rick Manning scores. Toby Harrah scores. Cliff Johnson scores.[4 runs]
    35
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    HOME RUN — Ron Hassey hits a home run (2).[1 run]
    36
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    DOUBLE — Duane Kuiper doubles (7) on a to right fielder Tony Armas.
    36
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Tom Veryzer out to right fielder Tony Armas.[2 outs]
    36
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Mike Hargrove out to left fielder Rickey Henderson.[3 outs]
    36
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Team Stats

8Runs6
11Hits7
0Errors2
.306Batting Avg.206
36At Bats34
1Extra-base Hits5
1Home Runs2
8Runs-Batted-In6
4Walks1
3Stolen Bases0
5Strikeouts3
7Left on Base3
14Total Bases16

Game Details

Thursday, August 23, 1979 · 7:05 PM
Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH
attendance: 7,495 (21.5%)
weather: 78 degrees, unknown