Getting four-hit pitching from Wayne Garland, the Indians defeated the Blue Jays, 4-0, for their eighth straight victory and sixth in a row since Jeff Torborg replaced Frank Robinson as manager. Duane Kuiper singled in the first inning and scored the initial run on a double by Jim Norris. Rico Carty singled and Buddy Bell homered in the fourth. Carty wrapped up the scoring with a circuit clout in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      23, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  7  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Dade rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .340      Bailor ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Norris cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .283      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Carty dh              4   2   2   1     0   0   .285      Fairly rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .196      Rader dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Bell 3b               4   1   1   2     0   0   .300      Ewing lf              3   0   2   0     1   1   .311
Grubb lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .291      Ault 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Torres 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .201      Ashby c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .199
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     1   4             Totals               31   0   4   0     2   1

Time of Game: 1:47   Attendance: 16,747
Left on Base: Indians 3, Blue Jays 6
DP: Indians 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Norris
Doubles: Norris (8)
Home Runs: Bell (6), Carty (3)
GIDP: Duffy (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(4-7)          9     4   0   0   2   1   0  33   4.67
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   1   0  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(3-7)        9     7   4   4   1   4   2  34   4.29
Totals                  9     7   4   4   1   4   2  34

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to center; Dade flied out to center;
Norris doubled to left [Kuiper scored]; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thornton singled to third [Norris to
third]; Bell forced Thornton (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue
Jays 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Grubb walked; Kendall flied out to right; Duffy
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Grubb
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ewing walked; Ault grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue
Jays 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Dade flied
out to right; Norris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Torres grounded out (third to first); Ashby
grounded out (first unassisted); Scott grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty singled to left; Thornton was called out on
strikes; Bell homered [Carty scored]; Grubb grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kendall flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy was called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded
out (second to first); Dade singled to right; Norris flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Rader singled to center; Ewing singled to right
[Rader to second]; Ault flied out to right; Torres forced Ewing
(third to second) [Rader to third]; Ashby walked [Torres to
second]; Scott forced Ashby (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty homered; Thornton grounded out (third to
first); Bell grounded out (third to first); Grubb struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to left; Howell flied out to
center; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Kendall flied out to center; Duffy grounded out
(third to first); Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Rader flied out to center; Ewing singled to
right; Ault flied out to center; Torres forced Ewing (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Dade flied out to left; Norris grounded out (second
to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott
singled to center [Scott to second (error by Norris)]; Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Scott to third]; Howell lined
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton flied out to right; Bell flied out to
right; Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Fairly flied out to center; Rader grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ewing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Blue Jays 0.