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Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 24, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 24, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Hood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Lemanczyk |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 10,776 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Bill Deegan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Norris | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Ron Pruitt | Catcher |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Doug Ault | Left Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 24, 1978
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Lemanczyk
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Lemanczyk
Cerone fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Cerone. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Lemanczyk
Grubb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ault. Grubb reaches second base with a double. Norris scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Lemanczyk
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Lemanczyk
Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ault. Thornton reaches second base with a double. Grubb scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Lemanczyk
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Lemanczyk
There's a wild pitch. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Lemanczyk
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Hood
Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Hood
Bailor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Hood
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. Hood
There's a wild pitch. Bailor scores. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Hood
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Hood
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Howell moves to third. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ault vs. Hood
Ault is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cerone vs. Hood
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Lemanczyk
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gomez. Pruitt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Lemanczyk
Kuiper bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. Pruitt moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Manning vs. Lemanczyk
Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pruitt scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Lemanczyk
Norris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Lemanczyk
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Lemanczyk
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Hood
Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Hood
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Hood
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Hood
Bailor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Hood
Howell hits a popup towards short. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Lemanczyk
Thornton hits a line drive towards short. Gomez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Lemanczyk
Blanks hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lemanczyk
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hood
Carty hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pruitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hood
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Hood
Ault 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
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Lemanczyk
Pruitt hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Lemanczyk
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Lemanczyk
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Hood
Cerone hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Hood
Iorg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Hood
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Hood
Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Hood
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Lemanczyk
Norris hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Lemanczyk
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lemanczyk
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Hood
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hood
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Hood
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ault vs. Hood
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Carty moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerone vs. Hood
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Lemanczyk
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Lemanczyk
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lemanczyk
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Hood
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hood
Gomez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Hood
Bosetti strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Lemanczyk
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Lemanczyk
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Lemanczyk
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemanczyk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Hood
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Hood
Howell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hood
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Hood
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Lemanczyk
Norris hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Lemanczyk
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lemanczyk
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Hood
Ault takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Hood
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Hood
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Hood
Otto Velez pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Velez takes first base on ball four. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Kern
Tim Nordbrook pinch runs for Otto Velez. Jim Kern now pitching.
Bosetti takes first base on ball four. Iorg moves to third. Nordbrook moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailor vs. Kern
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Lemanczyk
Tim Nordbrook now playing shortstop. Tom Hutton now playing left field.
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Lemanczyk
Blanks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hutton. Blanks reaches second base with a double. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Murphy
Tom Murphy now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Thornton scores. Blanks moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Murphy
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pruitt vs. Murphy
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy has Blanks trapped. There's the throw to Cerone and over to Howell, who tags Blanks for the out. Pruitt moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Murphy
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Kern
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Kern
Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Kern
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Kern
Hutton hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/1978 -- Cleveland at Toronto (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Norris J, rf 4 1 2 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 1 0
Grubb J, lf 3 1 2 1 Bailor B, rf 5 1 2 0
Bell B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 5 0 1 0
Thornton A, 1b 3 1 1 1 Carty R, dh 4 1 3 1
Blanks L, ss 4 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Horton W, dh 4 0 0 0 Ault D, lf 3 0 0 0
Pruitt R, c 4 1 1 0 Hutton T, lf 1 0 0 0
Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0
Manning R, cf 3 0 1 1 Iorg G, 2b 3 0 1 0
Gomez L, ss 3 0 1 0
Velez O, ph 0 0 0 0
Nordbrook T, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 8 3 36 2 10 1
Cleveland 210 000 001 -- 4
Toronto 100 000 001 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hood D (W) 7.2 9 1 1 5 3
Kern J (S) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk D (L)* 8.0 8 4 4 2 2
Murphy T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Cerone R, Gomez L
DP -- Cleveland 1, Toronto 2
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Toronto 13
2B -- Grubb J, Thornton A, Blanks L
HR -- Carty R
SH -- Kuiper D
WP -- Lemanczyk D, Hood D, Murphy T
T -- 2:45
A -- 10776
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