Final
CWS 5 — CLE 4
7/5/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE197907050
Complete available game record for CWS at CLE, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norris | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Bannister | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Pruitt | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Bonds | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Squires | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Toby Harrah | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Alexander | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Torres | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Manning | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hassey | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Johnson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Colbern | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Cox | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hargrove | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kuiper | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Clyde | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Wortham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Hoffman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Cruz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clyde | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Rich Wortham | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Victor Cruz | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ed Farmer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Guy Hoffman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Wortham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Torres | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Colbern | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Clyde | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Pruitt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Cox | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kuiper | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Toby Harrah | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hassey | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Norris | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | E3/SH.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO.3-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | POCS2(1361) | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 3 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D7.2-H(RBI);1-H(RBI);B-3(E2) | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 1/G | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D7 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D9.2-H | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7.2-H | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 3–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S4 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S1 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 341 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | SB3.2-H(E2/TH3)(UR) | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 5–4 |