8/21/1979
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indians | 12 | 15 | 1 |
| Angels | 7 | 14 | 2 |
W – Paul Reuschel (1-0)L – Dave Frost (12-8)
Indians Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .325 | .970 | 0.13 |
| Rick Manning CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .638 | 0.08 |
| Bobby Bonds RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .815 | 0.02 |
| Toby Harrah 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .793 | 0.05 |
| Cliff Johnson — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .837 | 0.33 |
| Andre Thornton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .229 | .773 | 0.02 |
| Ron Hassey C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .650 | -0.10 |
| Duane Kuiper 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .623 | 0.05 |
| Tom Veryzer SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .512 | 0.05 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 0.65 |
Batting
2B Rick Manning (9), Toby Harrah (19)
HR Cliff Johnson (9)
RBI Rick Manning (42), Bobby Bonds 2 (64), Toby Harrah 3 (57), Cliff Johnson 4 (40), Andre Thornton (76), Ron Hassey (19)
Angels Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Thon 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .340 | .754 | -0.01 |
| Rick Miller CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .710 | -0.13 |
| Carney Lansford 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .773 | -0.03 |
| Rod Carew 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .329 | .874 | 0.10 |
| Don Baylor LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .913 | 0.14 |
| Willie Aikens — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .860 | -0.00 |
| Bobby Grich 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .927 | -0.06 |
| Larry Harlow RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .163 | .519 | 0.02 |
| Jim Anderson SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .642 | -0.11 |
| Tom Donohue C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .237 | .641 | 0.22 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 0.15 |
Batting
2B Don Baylor (28), Tom Donohue (3)
HR Willie Aikens (18)
RBI Don Baylor (110), Willie Aikens 3 (67), Bobby Grich (82), Tom Donohue 2 (13)
Baserunning
SB Rod Carew (15), Don Baylor (17)
Indians Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Paxton | 4.1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6.04 | -0.37 |
| Paul Reuschel(W, 1-0) | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6.87 | 0.22 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 44 | — | -0.15 |
Angels Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Aase | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.39 | -0.12 |
| Mike Barlow | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5.04 | -0.09 |
| Dave Frost(L, 12-8) | 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3.58 | -0.44 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 45 | — | -0.65 |
Indians Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .325 | .970 | 0.13 |
| Rick Manning CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .638 | 0.08 |
| Bobby Bonds RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .815 | 0.02 |
| Toby Harrah 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .793 | 0.05 |
| Cliff Johnson — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .837 | 0.33 |
| Andre Thornton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .229 | .773 | 0.02 |
| Ron Hassey C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .650 | -0.10 |
| Duane Kuiper 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .623 | 0.05 |
| Tom Veryzer SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .512 | 0.05 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 0.65 |
Batting
2B Rick Manning (9), Toby Harrah (19)
HR Cliff Johnson (9)
RBI Rick Manning (42), Bobby Bonds 2 (64), Toby Harrah 3 (57), Cliff Johnson 4 (40), Andre Thornton (76), Ron Hassey (19)
Indians Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Paxton | 4.1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6.04 | -0.37 |
| Paul Reuschel(W, 1-0) | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6.87 | 0.22 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 44 | — | -0.15 |
