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Thursday April 28, 1977
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Buddy Bell drove in two runs and scored twice, while Al Fitzmorris won for the first time since last August 28, when the Indians snapped their seven-game losing streak by defeating the Blue Jays, 4-3. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Thursday, April 28, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  3
Indians      1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailor cf,ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Bell 3b               3   2   3   2     1   0   .360
Mason ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .111      Duffy ss              2   0   1   0     0   1   .129
  G. Woods ph,cf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Carty dh              3   0   1   1     1   0   .204
A. Woods lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .275        Dade pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Velez rf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .444      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Fairly dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .163
Ault 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .362      Grubb lf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .125
Ashby c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .350
McKay 3b              4   0   0   0     0   4   .200      Norris rf             0   1   0   0     1   0   .326
Garcia 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .203        Lowenstein rf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Manning cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .266
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     3   7             Totals               26   4   8   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  2,724
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Indians 4
DP: Blue Jays 1, Indians 1
Errors: Mason, A. Woods 2, Kendall
Doubles: Garcia (4), A. Woods (3), Velez (6)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (3), G. Woods (4)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (1), Thornton (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy 2 (3)
GIDP: Ashby (1)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(0-1)        2.1   6   4   3   2   0   0  12   4.03
Johnson                 5.2   2   0   0   2   5   0  20   4.91
Totals                  8     8   4   3   4   5   0  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(1-2)       5     5   3   3   2   4   0  22   4.50
Waits SV(1)             4     2   0   0   1   3   0  14   2.08
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled to left; Mason flied out to left;
Bailor stole second [Bailor to third (error by Kendall)]; A.
Woods struck out; Velez walked; Fairly singled to center [Bailor
scored, Velez to second]; Ault flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to left; Duffy singled to left [Bell
scored (error by A. Woods) (unearned), Duffy to second (on
throw)]; Carty flied out to center [Duffy to third]; Kuiper
reached on a fielder's choice [Duffy out at home (pitcher to
catcher)]; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); McKay was
called out on strikes; Garcia doubled to left; Bailor flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Thornton was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Grubb walked; Grubb was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Kendall flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Mason flied out to center; A. Woods flied out to
right; Velez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris walked; Manning singled to center [Norris to
third, Manning to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bell singled to left
[Norris scored, Manning scored, Bell to second (error by A.
Woods)]; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bell to
third]; Carty singled to right [Bell scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED
JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Kuiper lined into a double play (second to
first) [Carty out at first]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING RF); Fairly
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ault struck out; Ashby
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton popped to third; Grubb was called out on
strikes; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay struck out; Garcia flied out to center;
Bailor popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Manning flied
out to center; Bell walked; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mason walked; A. Woods doubled to right [Mason
scored, A. Woods to third (on throw to home)]; Velez doubled to
left [A. Woods scored]; WAITS REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING);
Fairly popped to second; Ault was walked intentionally; Ashby
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Velez out at
third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Grubb lined to second; Kendall singled to left;
Lowenstein forced Kendall (first to shortstop) [Lowenstein to
second (error by Mason)]; Manning grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: G. WOODS BATTED FOR MASON; G. Woods singled to
shortstop; G. Woods stole second; A. Woods reached on a
fielder's choice [G. Woods out at third (second to third)];
Velez flied out to right; Fairly was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); G. WOODS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bell singled to center; Duffy out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bell to second]; Carty
walked; DADE RAN FOR CARTY; Kuiper struck out; Thornton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ault popped to
shortstop; Ashby singled to center; McKay struck out; Garcia
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Indians 4.



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