The Blue Jays collected only two hits but managed to win the opener of a doubleheader, 2-1, in 11 innings before the Indians provided rookie righthander Cardell Camper with a 5-4 victory in his first major league start in the nightcap. Jim Bibby, who started the lidlifter for the Indians, pitched six innings and yielded only one hit, but it provided the Blue Jays with a run to tie the score at 1-1. Alan Ashby walked, advanced to second on a wild pickoff attempt by Bibby and scored on a single by Gary Woods. The Blue Jays then went hitless until the 11th when Woods singled off Larry Andersen, the Indians' third pitcher of the game. Bob Bailor sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Roy Howell, Ron Fairly forced Howell. Woods advanced to third on the play and scored the winning run when Andersen uncorked a wild pitch. Dave Lemanczyk gained his 13th victory despite giving up 11 hits.

In the nightcap, the Indians scored four runs in the first inning and then put over what turned out to be the deciding tally in the second frame when Larvell Blanks singled for his second RBI of the game. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 2, Cleveland Indians 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, October   2, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   1 11  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  2  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris rf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .271      G. Woods cf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .221
Oliver 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .368      Bailor lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Blanks 3b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .281      Howell 3b             2   0   0   0     3   0   .302
Thornton 1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Fairly 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Bochte lf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .300      Ewing dh              1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Lowenstein dh         4   0   0   0     0   3   .242        Rader ph,dh         1   0   0   0     1   0   .251
  Carty ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Bowling rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .200
Pruitt c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Manning cf            4   0   4   0     0   0   .230      Ashby c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .210
Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Nordbrook ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .198
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Torres ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   1  11   1     1   7             Totals               28   2   2   1     8   5

Time of Game: 2:47
Left on Base: Indians 8, Blue Jays 6
DP: Indians 2, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Bibby
Doubles: Manning (7), Thornton (20)
Triples: Oliver (1)
Stolen Bases: Norris (26)
Caught Stealing: Manning (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Ewing (3), Fairly 2 (8), Bailor (6)
GIDP: Lowenstein (6), Bowling (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   6     1   1   0   2   4   0  20   3.53
Hood                    4     0   0   0   5   1   0  16   3.00
Andersen L(0-1)         0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.14
Totals                 10.2   2   2   1   8   5   0  40

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk W(13-16)     11    11   1   1   1   7   0  42   4.29
Totals                 11    11   1   1   1   7   0  42

Wild Pitches: Andersen (1)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks singled; Thornton
forced Blanks (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Blue Jays 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Bochte singled to right; Lowenstein grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bochte out at
second]; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly flied out to right; Ewing struck out;
Bowling flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning doubled to left; Griffin grounded out
(first unassisted) [Manning to third]; Norris struck out; Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay struck out; Ashby grounded out (third to
first); Nordbrook struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks struck out; Thornton flied out to center;
Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: G. Woods grounded out (third to first); Bailor
grounded out (third to first); Howell made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein struck out; Pruitt grounded out (third
to first); Manning singled to left; Manning was caught stealing
second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Fairly walked; Ewing out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Fairly to second]; Bowling struck out;
McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue
Jays 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Norris
singled to center; Norris stole second; Oliver tripled to center
[Norris scored]; Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first);
Thornton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ashby walked; Ashby was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Bibby [Ashby to second]; Nordbrook flied out
to right [Ashby to third]; G. Woods singled to left [Ashby
scored (unearned)]; Bailor lined into a double play (second to
first) [G. Woods out at first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein struck out; Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: HOOD REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Howell walked;
Fairly out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Howell to
second]; RADER BATTED FOR EWING; Rader flied out to right
[Howell to third]; Bowling walked; McKay made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

INDIANS 8TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Manning singled
to center; Griffin flied out to right; Norris singled to right
[Manning out at third (right to third)]; Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays
1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ashby made an out to first; VELEZ BATTED FOR
NORDBROOK; Velez struck out; G. Woods walked; Bailor grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue
Jays 1.

INDIANS 9TH: TORRES REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING SS); Blanks singled
to left; Thornton flied out to center; Bochte made an out to
shortstop; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell walked; Fairly out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Howell to second]; Rader was walked
intentionally; Bowling grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

INDIANS 10TH: Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Manning
singled to left; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Manning to second]; Norris flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: McKay grounded out (third to first); Ashby made
an out to second; Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

INDIANS 11TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton doubled to left;
Bochte was walked intentionally; CARTY BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN;
Carty forced Bochte (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: CARTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ANDERSEN
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); G. Woods singled to left; Bailor out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [G. Woods to second];
Howell was walked intentionally; Fairly forced Howell (shortstop
to second) [G. Woods to third]; Andersen threw a wild pitch [G.
Woods scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 2.