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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 11, 1978
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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 11, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Jefferson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Gary Woods | Right Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Third Baseman |
| Otto Velez | Left Fielder |
| Butch Alberts | DH |
| Doug Ault | First Baseman |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Wayne Cage | DH |
| Gary Alexander | Catcher |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Jim Norris | Left Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 11, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Waits
Bosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Waits
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Waits
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it 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: ---
Manning vs. Jefferson
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jefferson
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Jefferson
Jefferson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jefferson. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Jefferson
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cage vs. Jefferson
Cage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Jefferson
Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Cage moves to third. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carbo vs. Jefferson
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Waits
Velez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alberts vs. Waits
Alberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Waits
Ault hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Waits
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Jefferson
Norris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Jefferson
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Jefferson
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. Norris moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manning vs. Jefferson
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson has Norris trapped. There's the throw to Cerone and over to Bailor, who tags Norris for the out. Veryzer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Jefferson
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veryzer scores. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thornton vs. Jefferson
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball 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: ---
Cerone vs. Waits
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Waits
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Waits
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Waits
Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Waits
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cage vs. Jefferson
Cage strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Jefferson
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Jefferson
Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Jefferson
Norris hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Waits
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alberts vs. Waits
Alberts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norris. Alberts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ault vs. Waits
Ault hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Waits
McKay hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Waits
Cerone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Waits
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Waits
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Jefferson
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Jefferson
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Velez. Veryzer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Jefferson
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Veryzer scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Jefferson
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Jefferson
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Waits
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Waits
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Waits
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alberts vs. Waits
Alberts hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cage vs. Jefferson
Cage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Jefferson
Alexander hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Coleman
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. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Coleman
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Waits
Horace Speed now playing right field.
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Waits
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Waits
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Waits
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Coleman
Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Coleman
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Coleman
Bell 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 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Waits
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Waits
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Waits
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Coleman
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cage vs. Coleman
Cage hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Coleman
Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speed vs. Coleman
There goes Cage. The throw from Cerone and he is out, McKay applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Coleman
Speed strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Waits
Velez hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alberts vs. Waits
Alberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Waits
Ault strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Coleman
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norris for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Coleman
Kuiper hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Coleman
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Waits
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Waits
Cerone hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Waits
Willie Horton pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Waits
Tim Johnson pinch runs for Willie Horton.
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1978, game 1 -- Toronto at Cleveland (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Bosetti R, cf 5 0 1 0 Manning R, cf 4 0 1 1
Woods G, rf 3 0 1 0 Bell B, 3b 3 1 1 1
Bailor B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 1 1 1
Velez O, lf 3 1 1 1 Cage W, dh 2 1 1 0
Alberts B, dh 4 1 1 0 Alexander G, c 4 1 2 3
Ault D, 1b 4 1 1 2 Carbo B, rf 3 0 1 0
McKay D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Speed H, rf 1 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0 Norris J, lf 4 0 1 0
Gomez L, ss 3 0 1 0 Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Horton W, ph 1 0 1 0 Veryzer T, ss 4 2 1 0
Johnson T, pr 0 0 0 0
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35 4 9 4 32 6 9 6
Toronto 010 300 000 -- 4
Cleveland 110 120 10x -- 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson J (L)* 4.0 7 5 5 4 2
Coleman J 4.0 2 1 1 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (W) 9.0 9 4 4 2 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Jefferson J
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Toronto 6, Cleveland 6
2B -- Bosetti R, Alberts B, Veryzer T
HR -- Velez O, Ault D, McKay D, Alexander G, Thornton A
CS -- Cage W
T -- 2:09
A -- 0
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