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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 17, 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 September 17, 1977 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Byrd |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Woods | Center Fielder |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | DH |
| Steve Bowling | Right Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Tim Nordbrook | Shortstop |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Dade | Third Baseman |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Ron Pruitt | Right Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | Left Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Jim Norris | Center Fielder |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 17, 1977
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Eckersley
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Eckersley
Woods hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Eckersley
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Eckersley
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Byrd
Dade hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Byrd
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Byrd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. Dade moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pruitt vs. Byrd
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Byrd
Thornton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dade scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Byrd
Bochte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods who is chasing the ball. Bochte reaches third base with a triple. Thornton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Byrd
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Eckersley
Rader is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowling vs. Eckersley
Bowling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Eckersley
Ashby bunts towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. Rader moves to third. Bowling moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nordbrook vs. Eckersley
Nordbrook hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McKay vs. Eckersley
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Byrd
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Byrd
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Byrd
Duffy hits a popup towards short. Nordbrook settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Eckersley
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Eckersley
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Eckersley
Howell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper catches it and throws to first to double up Woods. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Byrd
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Byrd
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Byrd
There goes Kuiper. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Kuiper steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pruitt vs. Byrd
Pruitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuiper scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Byrd
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Byrd
Bochte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Pruitt trying to get to third. Woods throws the ball in to Howell, who tags Pruitt for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Eckersley
Fairly hits a popup towards third. Dade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Eckersley
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowling vs. Eckersley
Bowling hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Byrd
Carty hits a popup towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Byrd
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Byrd
There goes Norris. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Norris steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Byrd
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Byrd
Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Bowling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norris moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dade vs. Byrd
Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Norris scores. Kendall moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuiper vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
There goes Dade. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Dade steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuiper vs. Johnson
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pruitt vs. Johnson
Pruitt hits a popup towards short. Nordbrook settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Eckersley
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordbrook vs. Eckersley
Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Dade, and towards Duffy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Eckersley
McKay 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 -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Eckersley
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Johnson
John Scott now playing left field.
Thornton hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Johnson
Bochte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bochte moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norris vs. Johnson
Norris takes first base on ball four. Bochte moves to third. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kendall vs. Johnson
Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bochte scores. Carty moves to third. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Duffy vs. Johnson
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Eckersley
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Eckersley
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Eckersley
Fairly hits a line drive towards first. Thornton catches it and steps on first to double up Howell. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Johnson
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Johnson
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woods who is chasing the ball. Kuiper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pruitt vs. Johnson
Pruitt hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuiper tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Johnson
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Eckersley
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowling vs. Eckersley
Bowling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Bowling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Eckersley
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordbrook vs. Eckersley
Nordbrook is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Eckersley
McKay hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Johnson
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Scott. Carty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Johnson
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carty moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kendall vs. Johnson
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Monge
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Monge
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Johnson
Duffy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Johnson
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Bowling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Johnson
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Monge
Fairly hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Monge
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowling vs. Monge
Bowling takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Monge
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to third. Bowling moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ault vs. Monge
Doug Ault pinch hits for Tim Nordbrook.
Ault hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader scores. Bowling scores. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ewing vs. Dobson
Pat Dobson now pitching. Sam Ewing pinch hits for Dave McKay.
Ewing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to second for the out. Ashby moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Dobson
Woods strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1977, game 1 -- Toronto at Cleveland (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Woods G, cf 5 0 1 0 Dade P, 3b 5 1 3 1
Woods A, lf 2 1 1 1 Kuiper D, 2b 4 2 1 0
Scott J, lf 2 0 0 0 Pruitt R, rf 3 0 1 2
Howell R, 3b 4 0 2 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 1 1 1
Fairly R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bochte B, lf 4 1 3 1
Rader D, dh 2 1 0 0 Carty R, dh 4 0 2 0
Bowling S, rf 3 1 2 0 Norris J, cf 2 1 0 0
Ashby A, c 2 0 1 0 Kendall F, c 4 0 2 1
Nordbrook T, ss 3 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 4 0 0 0
Ault D, ph 1 0 1 2
McKay D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Ewing S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 9 3 34 6 13 6
Toronto 100 000 002 -- 3
Cleveland 201 111 00x -- 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd J (L) 3.2 8 4 4 1 0
Johnson J 4.1 5 2 2 2 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (W) 7.0 7 1 1 1 3
Monge S 1.1 2 2 2 2 0
Dobson P (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Toronto 1, Cleveland 3
LOB -- Toronto 7, Cleveland 8
2B -- Bowling S, Carty R
3B -- Bochte B, Kuiper D
HR -- Woods A
SB -- Kuiper D, Norris J, Dade P
SH -- Ashby A
SF -- Pruitt R
HBP -- by Eckersley D (Rader D)
T -- 2:20
A -- 0
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