Pinch-hitter Andre Thornton, batting only .184, smashed a two-run homer with two out in the ninth inning to provide the Indians with a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. Doug Rader homered for the Blue Jays in the eighth to snap a 1-1 tie, but Bill Melton drew a walk in the Indians' ninth before Thornton belied his low batting average by hitting his 10th homer of the season. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      9, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2 11  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staggs 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   2   .295
Bailor ss             4   1   4   0     0   0   .330      Dade cf,rf            3   0   1   0     1   2   .345
Fairly 1b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .321      Blanks 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .252
Velez rf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Ewing dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .350
Rader 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .261        Norris cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
A. Woods lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Melton 1b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .230
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .231        Lowenstein pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .277
Ashby c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Pruitt lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
                                                            Thornton ph         1   1   1   2     0   0   .190
                                                          Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .201
                                                          Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  11   2     3   4             Totals               31   3   7   3     4   7

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 19,594
Left on Base: Blue Jays 12, Indians 6
DP: Blue Jays 0, Indians 0
Doubles: Fairly (16)
Triples: Bailor (2), Bell (3)
Home Runs: Rader (6), Thornton (10)
Caught Stealing: Dade (5), Spikes (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bailor (3)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin L(7-8)           8.2   7   3   3   4   7   1  35   3.82
Totals                  8.2   7   3   3   4   7   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(6-9)          9    11   2   2   3   4   1  41   4.43
Totals                  9    11   2   2   3   4   1  41

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Dale Ford


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
singled to center; Fairly grounded out (second to first) [Bailor
to second]; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade struck
out; Blanks singled to left; Carty grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ewing made an out to first; Rader flied out to
center; A. Woods singled to center; Scott flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes flied out to right; Melton singled to
center; Pruitt flied out to left; Kendall flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); Staggs
grounded out (second to first); Bailor tripled to right; Fairly
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy flied out to right; Bell tripled to left;
Dade walked; Blanks singled to center [Bell scored, Dade to
second]; Dade was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher
to second to third) [Blanks to second]; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez grounded out (first unassisted); Ewing
grounded out (first unassisted); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes made an out to second; Melton walked; Pruitt
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Melton to second]; Kendall
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians
1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Scott
struck out; Ashby singled to right; Staggs walked [Ashby to
second]; Bailor singled to left [Ashby to third, Staggs to
second]; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: On a bunt Duffy struck out; Bell was called out on
strikes; Dade struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez singled to left; Ewing struck out; Rader
flied out to center; A. Woods singled to center [Velez to
third]; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Blanks lined to center; Carty singled to right;
Spikes forced Carty (third to second); Spikes was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: DADE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); NORRIS
REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING CF); Ashby grounded out (first
unassisted); Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
singled; Fairly doubled to right [Bailor scored]; Velez walked;
Ewing grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Melton flied out to left; Pruitt walked; Kendall
flied out to left; Duffy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Rader homered; A. Woods flied out to center;
Scott struck out; Ashby flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell struck out; Dade singled to right; Blanks
popped to third in foul territory; Carty made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Staggs singled; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Staggs to second]; Fairly was walked
intentionally; Velez flied out to left; Ewing flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris flied out to right; Melton walked;
LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR MELTON; Pruitt struck out; THORNTON BATTED
FOR KENDALL; Thornton homered [Lowenstein scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 3.