Toronto parlayed four Cleveland errors into a five-run fifth inning as the Blue Jays downed the Indians, 7-4. With one out in the fifth, Alan Ashby was safe when pitcher Wayne Garland dropped a throw at first. A wild pitch, two errors by shortstop Frank Duffy, two singles and an error by second baseman Duane Kuiper gave the Jays enough runs to win. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 7, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 18, 1977 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  5  0    0  0  1  -   7  7  3
Indians      1  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  4


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
G. Woods cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .230      Dade 3b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .293
Bailor dh             5   1   2   2     0   1   .320      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .276
  Scott pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Lowenstein rf         4   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Howell 3b             5   1   2   2     0   1   .300      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Fairly rf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .281      Bochte lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .306
Rader 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Bowling lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .226      Norris cf             3   1   0   1     1   0   .266
Ashby c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .210      Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
McKay 2b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .182      Duffy ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .198
Nordbrook ss          3   2   1   0     1   0   .211      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   7   6     2   5             Totals               35   4   7   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  4,376
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Indians 8
DP: Blue Jays 0, Indians 0
Errors: Rader, McKay, Jefferson, Kuiper, Duffy 2, Garland
Doubles: Kuiper (15)
Triples: Duffy (2)
Home Runs: Howell (8)
Stolen Bases: Scott (9)
Sacrifice Hits: G. Woods (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson W(9-16)       8.2   7   4   3   4   2   0  38   4.31
Vuckovich SV(8)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.61
Totals                  9     7   4   3   4   2   0  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(11-19)        9     7   7   2   2   5   1  39   3.67
Totals                  9     7   7   2   2   5   1  39

Wild Pitches: Garland (11)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Greg Kosc


BLUE JAYS 1ST: G. Woods flied out to center; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howell homered; Fairly grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade reached on an error by McKay; Kuiper grounded
out (second to first) [Dade scored (error by Rader) (unearned)];
Lowenstein made an out to second; Thornton flied out to center;
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader struck out; Bowling struck out; Ashby
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Bochte singled to center; Carty singled to center
[Bochte to third]; Norris forced Carty (shortstop to second)
[Bochte scored]; Kendall grounded out (third to first) [Norris
to second]; Duffy tripled to center [Norris scored]; Dade
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: On a bunt McKay grounded out (pitcher to first);
Nordbrook flied out to right; G. Woods singled to left; Bailor
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (first to pitcher); Thornton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Fairly
made an out to third; Rader popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Bochte flied out to center; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); Norris walked; Norris was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Jefferson [Norris to second];
Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bowling made an out to second; Ashby reached on
an error by Garland; Garland threw a wild pitch [Ashby to
second]; McKay reached on an error by Duffy [Ashby scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Nordbrook singled to right [McKay to
third]; G. Woods reached on an error by Duffy [McKay scored
(unearned), Nordbrook to third]; Bailor singled to right
[Nordbrook scored (unearned), G. Woods to third]; Howell reached
on an error by Kuiper [G. Woods scored (unearned), Bailor to
third, Howell to second]; Fairly grounded out (second to first)
[Bailor scored (unearned), Howell to third]; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); 5 R (0 ER), 2 H, 4 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy singled to center; Dade grounded out (third
to first) [Duffy to second]; Kuiper doubled to left [Duffy
scored]; Lowenstein walked; Thornton made an out to shortstop;
Bochte grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bowling singled to left; Ashby flied out to left;
McKay grounded out (third to first) [Bowling to second];
Nordbrook grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty flied out to right; Norris popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Kendall singled to left; Duffy
forced Kendall (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: G. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bailor struck out; Howell singled to shortstop; Fairly grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Dade singled to left; Kuiper lined to center;
Lowenstein struck out; Thornton grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Rader flied out to center; Bowling grounded out
(third to first); Ashby walked; McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Bochte was called out on strikes; Carty flied out
to center; Norris lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Nordbrook walked; G. Woods out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Nordbrook to second]; Bailor singled
to center [Nordbrook scored]; SCOTT RAN FOR BAILOR; Scott stole
second; Scott was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop);
Howell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Kendall popped
to catcher in foul territory; Duffy flied out to center; Dade
walked; Kuiper walked [Dade to second]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED
JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Lowenstein grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Indians 4.