Doug Rader hit a two-run homer and Steve Staggs drove in two runs with a single to enable the Blue Jays to snap their five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Indians. Rader hit his homer after a single by Otto Velez in the second inning. Staggs hit his single with the bases loaded in the seventh to provide what proved to be the winning margin. Jeff Byrd gained his first major league victory with the help of Pete Vuckovich who relieved in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      10, 1977 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Blue Jays    0  2  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   5  7  0
Indians      0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staggs 2b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .273      Kuiper 2b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .276
Bailor ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .329      Bell 3b               3   0   1   2     1   0   .295
Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Dade rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .341
Velez rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .273      Carty 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
A. Woods lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .290      Blanks dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Rader 3b              1   2   1   2     2   0   .264      Bochte lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Ewing dh              2   1   0   0     1   0   .293      Norris cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .272
Scott cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .227      Fosse c               4   2   2   1     0   1   .262
Ashby c               3   0   1   0     1   2   .212      Duffy ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .199
Byrd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   5   7   4     4   9             Totals               32   3   8   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 12,935
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Indians 8
DP: Blue Jays 1, Indians 1
Home Runs: Rader (7), Fosse (5)
Caught Stealing: Staggs (1), Bell (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (5), Rader (2), Ewing (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bell (5)
GIDP: Fairly (5), Dade (6)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Byrd W(1-2)             6     5   3   3   4   1   1  25   6.85
Vuckovich SV(5)         3     3   0   0   1   3   0  13   3.50
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   4   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(3-8)           6.2   6   5   5   2   6   1  26   5.98
Kern                    2.1   1   0   0   2   3   0  10   2.39
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4   9   1  36

Wild Pitches: Byrd (1), Dobson 2 (3)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs flied out to center; Bailor singled to
center; Fairly grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to center; Bell singled to left;
Dade grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez singled to left; A. Woods flied out to
left; Rader homered [Velez scored]; Ewing grounded out (second
to first); Scott struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to center; Blanks flied out to
right; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby struck out; On a bunt Staggs singled;
Bailor struck out; Staggs was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris grounded out (second to first); Fosse
homered; Duffy walked; Kuiper singled to right [Duffy to third,
Kuiper to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Duffy scored]; Dade walked; Carty flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Velez
struck out; A. Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks flied out to center; Bochte grounded out
(first to pitcher); Norris singled to center; Fosse struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Rader walked; Ewing flied out to center; Scott
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rader to second];
Ashby singled [Rader to third]; Dobson threw a wild pitch [Rader
scored, Ashby to second]; Staggs struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Kuiper singled; Bell forced Kuiper (third to shortstop); Bell
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Fairly
grounded out (second to first); Velez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Dade grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded
out (second to first); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: A. Woods singled to right; Rader out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [A. Woods to second]; Ewing
was walked intentionally; Dobson threw a wild pitch [A. Woods to
third, Ewing to second]; Scott struck out; KERN REPLACED DOBSON
(PITCHING); Ashby was walked intentionally; Staggs singled to
right [A. Woods scored, Ewing scored, Ashby to third]; Bailor
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Bochte walked; Byrd threw a wild pitch [Bochte to
second]; Norris walked; VUCKOVICH REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING);
Fosse singled to right [Bochte to third, Norris to second];
Duffy forced Bochte (third to catcher) [Norris to third, Fosse
to second]; Kuiper forced Norris (pitcher to catcher) [Fosse to
third, Duffy to second]; Bell walked [Fosse scored, Duffy to
third, Kuiper to second]; Dade flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Fairly struck out; Velez struck out; A. Woods
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty flied out to center; Blanks struck out;
Bochte singled to right; Norris singled to right [Bochte to
third]; Fosse forced Norris (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Rader walked; Ewing out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Rader to second]; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Rader to third]; Ashby was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR DUFFY; Lowenstein struck out;
Kuiper struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Indians 3.