Gary Alexander and Jim Norris drove in three runs apiece to lead the Indians to an 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays. In the second inning, after Andre Thornton singled, Alexander hit his 11th homer of the season, but only his first in a Cleveland uniform since being obtained from the A's.

Rick Waits, who pitched the distance for the Indians, was stopped on a string of 27 innings without allowing an earned run when the Blue Jays scored in the fifth on a triple by Willie Upshaw and an infield out by Bob Bailor. Otto Velez hit a two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Friday, June      23, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3  7  1
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  4    2  0  x  -   8 11  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Upshaw lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .279      Dade rf               2   1   1   0     1   1   .281
Bailor cf             3   0   0   1     1   0   .248        Speed rf            1   1   1   0     1   0   .263
Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .292      Manning cf            5   1   1   1     0   2   .253
Carty dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .277      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Velez rf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .241      Thornton 1b           3   2   1   0     1   0   .278
Mayberry 1b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .249      Grubb lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .229
McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Norris dh             4   1   2   3     0   0   .274
Gomez ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Alexander c           3   1   2   3     0   0   .211
Milner c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Diaz c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kuiper 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   3     6   3             Totals               34   8  11   7     4   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  6,514
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Indians 6
DP: Blue Jays 1, Indians 2
Errors: Bailor
Doubles: McKay (8), Manning (12)
Triples: Upshaw (2), Norris (1)
Home Runs: Velez (3), Alexander (11)
Stolen Bases: Dade 2 (11)
Caught Stealing: Bailor (3)
GIDP: Carty (5), Upshaw (3)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(5-7)        5.2   6   6   6   2   3   1  24   4.16
Lemanczyk               1     4   2   2   2   0   0   9   8.63
Coleman                 1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.35
Totals                  8    11   8   8   4   3   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(5-7)            9     7   3   3   6   3   1  37   2.53
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   3   1  37

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw singled to center; Bailor forced Upshaw
(pitcher to shortstop); Bailor was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Howell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade struck out; Manning flied out to center; Bell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians
0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty singled to left; Velez forced Carty (third
to second); Mayberry walked [Velez to second]; McKay forced
Mayberry (third to second) [Velez to third]; Gomez struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted) [Thornton to second]; Norris grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Thornton to third]; Alexander homered
[Thornton scored]; Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer flied out
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first);
Debut game for Brian Milner; Upshaw walked; Bailor walked
[Upshaw to second]; Howell walked [Upshaw to third, Bailor to
second]; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Dade walked; Dade stole second; Manning was called
out on strikes; Bell hit into a double play to center [Dade out
at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out
(shortstop to first); McKay doubled to left; Gomez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb
flied out to right; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); Upshaw
tripled to right; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Upshaw scored]; Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Alexander grounded out (third to first); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Velez flied
out to right; Mayberry singled to right; McKay forced Mayberry
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Dade singled to right; Dade stole second; Manning
struck out; Bell flied out to center [Dade scored (error by
Bailor) (no RBI)]; Thornton walked; Grubb singled to right
[Thornton to third]; Norris tripled to center [Thornton scored,
Grubb scored]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING);
Alexander singled to center [Norris scored]; Kuiper singled to
left [Alexander to second]; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: SPEED REPLACED DADE (PLAYING RF); DIAZ REPLACED
ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Gomez grounded out (third to first);
Milner was called out on strikes; Upshaw grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Speed walked; Manning doubled to left [Speed
scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Manning to
third]; Thornton lined to shortstop; Grubb walked; Norris
singled to right [Manning scored, Grubb to second]; COLEMAN
REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Diaz flied out to right; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor made an out to second; Howell flied out to
center; Carty walked; Velez homered [Carty scored]; Mayberry
walked; McKay popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
grounded out (second to first); Speed singled to left; Manning
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Gomez made an out to first; Milner singled to
pitcher; Upshaw grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Indians 8.