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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 9, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on July 9, 1977 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Garvin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wayne Garland |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 19,594 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Dale Ford |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Staggs | Second Baseman |
| Bob Bailor | Shortstop |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Otto Velez | Right Fielder |
| Sam Ewing | DH |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| John Scott | Center Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Paul Dade | Center Fielder |
| Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Bill Melton | First Baseman |
| Ron Pruitt | Left Fielder |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 9, 1977
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Garland
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Garland
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Garland
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Garvin
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bailor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Garvin
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Garvin
Blanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Garvin
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carty for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Garland
Ewing hits a popup towards first. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Garland
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Garland
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Garland
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Garvin
Spikes hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Garvin
Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Garvin
Pruitt hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Garvin
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Garland
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Melton scoops it up and throws to first, with Garland covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Garland
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spikes who is chasing the ball. Bailor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fairly vs. Garland
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Garvin
Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Garvin
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dade vs. Garvin
Dade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blanks vs. Garvin
Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Dade moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Garvin
That's a pickoff. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Garvin
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bailor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Garland
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Melton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Velez for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Garland
Ewing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Melton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ewing for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Garland
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Garvin
Spikes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Garvin
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Garvin
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garvin fields it and throws to first for the out. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Garvin
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Garland
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Garland
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Garland
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staggs vs. Garland
Staggs takes first base on ball four. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashby moves to third. Staggs moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fairly vs. Garland
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Garvin
Duffy bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Garvin
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Garvin
Dade strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Garland
Velez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ewing vs. Garland
Ewing strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Garland
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Garland
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Velez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Garland
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Garvin
Blanks hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Garvin
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Garvin
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Garvin
Garvin fires to first and has Spikes trapped. There's the throw to Staggs who tags Spikes for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Garland
Paul Dade now playing right field. Jim Norris now playing center field.
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Melton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Garland
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Garland
Fairly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. Fairly reaches second base with a double. Bailor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Garland
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ewing vs. Garland
Ewing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Garvin
Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Garvin
Pruitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Garvin
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Garvin
Duffy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Garland
Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Garland
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Garland
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Garland
Ashby hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Garvin
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Garvin
Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Garvin
Blanks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Garvin
Carty hits a popup towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Garland
Staggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor bunts towards the mound. Garland fields it and throws to first for the out. Staggs moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Garland
Fairly is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Garland
Velez hits a fly ball into left field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ewing vs. Garland
Ewing hits a fly ball into left field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Garvin
Norris hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Garvin
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Garvin
John Lowenstein pinch runs for Bill Melton.
Pruitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Garvin
Andre Thornton pinch hits for Fred Kendall.
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1977 -- Toronto at Cleveland (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Staggs S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bell B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Bailor B, ss 4 1 4 0 Dade P, cf-rf 3 0 1 0
Fairly R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Blanks L, 2b 4 0 2 1
Velez O, rf 4 0 1 0 Carty R, dh 4 0 1 0
Ewing S, dh 5 0 0 0 Spikes C, rf 3 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Norris J, cf 1 0 0 0
Woods A, lf 4 0 2 0 Melton B, 1b 2 0 1 0
Scott J, cf 4 0 0 0 Lowenstein J, pr 0 1 0 0
Ashby A, c 4 0 1 0 Pruitt R, lf 3 0 0 0
Kendall F, c 3 0 0 0
Thornton A, ph 1 1 1 2
Duffy F, ss 3 0 0 0
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37 2 11 2 31 3 7 3
Toronto 000 000 110 -- 2
Cleveland 001 000 002 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Garvin J (L) 8.2 7 3 3 4 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garland W (W) 9.0 11 2 2 3 4
LOB -- Toronto 12, Cleveland 6
2B -- Fairly R
3B -- Bailor B, Bell B
HR -- Rader D, Thornton A
CS -- Dade P, Spikes C
SH -- Bailor B
T -- 2:13
A -- 19594
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