Although there was only a one hit difference in their totals, the Indians overwhelmed the Blue Jays, 12-3, with an attack that included the first grand slam of Gary Alexander's major league career. The Indians collected 15 hits to 14 for the Blue Jays.

Buddy Bell hit a triple and two singles for the Indians, accounting for three runs, and Jim Norris also produced three with a single and a pair of sacrifice flies. The Indians knocked out Jim Clancy while scoring four runs in the third inning. Mike Willis was whacked for five runs in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 12, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 24, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 14  2
Indians      0  0  4    5  1  0    2  0  x  -  12 15  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Upshaw lf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .284      Norris rf             3   1   1   3     0   1   .275
Bailor cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Manning cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .258
Howell 3b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .295        Speed cf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Carty dh              5   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Bell 3b               4   2   3   3     1   0   .310
Mayberry 1b           5   0   2   1     0   2   .252      Thornton 1b           3   1   0   0     2   1   .274
Hutton rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Grubb lf              5   1   2   1     0   2   .234
  Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Alexander c           3   1   1   4     0   0   .213
McKay 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .243        Diaz c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Cox dh                5   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Gomez ss              3   0   2   0     1   0   .219      Kuiper 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .252
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            4   2   3   1     0   0   .266
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   3  14   3     2   5             Totals               37  12  15  12     4   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  7,176
Left on Base: Blue Jays 12, Indians 7
DP: Blue Jays 1, Indians 1
Errors: Bailor, Howell
Doubles: Upshaw (8), Bailor (12), Kuiper (7)
Triples: Bell (6), Grubb (4)
Home Runs: Alexander (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Norris 2 (2)
GIDP: Carty (6), Thornton (5)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(4-7)           2     6   4   4   1   1   0  14   5.21
Willis                  3     5   6   6   1   1   1  15   5.82
Coleman                 1.1   4   2   2   2   0   0   9   2.72
Cruz                    1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8    15  12  12   4   4   1  43

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton W(4-4)           7.1  13   3   3   2   4   0  36   4.10
Monge                   1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.52
Totals                  9    14   3   3   2   5   0  42

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw singled to left; Bailor made an out to
second; Howell flied out to center; Carty singled to left
[Upshaw to second]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell singled to pitcher;
Thornton reached on an error by Howell [Bell to second]; Grubb
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton singled to left; McKay forced Hutton
(second to shortstop); Cerone made an out to shortstop; On a
bunt Gomez singled [McKay to second]; Upshaw doubled to right
[McKay scored, Gomez to third]; Bailor grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

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

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell singled to right; Carty grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Howell out at second];
Mayberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to center [Veryzer to second (error
by Bailor)]; Norris singled to left [Veryzer scored]; Manning
singled to right [Norris to third]; Bell tripled to right
[Norris scored, Manning scored]; Thornton walked; Grubb singled
to right [Bell scored, Thornton to second]; WILLIS REPLACED
CLANCY (PITCHING); Alexander made an out to second; Cox flied
out to center; Kuiper flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Blue Jays 1, Indians 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Hutton flied out to center; McKay struck out;
Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Veryzer singled to center; Norris was called out on
strikes; Manning singled to center [Veryzer to second]; Bell
singled to left [Veryzer scored, Manning to third, Bell to
second (on throw)]; Thornton was walked intentionally; Grubb
forced Manning (first to catcher) [Bell to third, Thornton to
second]; Alexander homered [Bell scored, Thornton scored, Grubb
scored]; Cox made an out to second; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Indians 9.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Upshaw
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bailor doubled to left; Howell
singled to left [Bailor scored]; Carty singled to right [Howell
to third]; Mayberry singled to right [Howell scored, Carty to
third]; Hutton struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Indians 9.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper doubled to right; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kuiper to third]; Norris hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Kuiper scored]; Manning flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 10.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: SPEED REPLACED MANNING (PLAYING CF); DIAZ
REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); McKay flied to left in foul
territory; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
walked; Upshaw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 10.

INDIANS 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Bell walked;
Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bell out at second]; Grubb tripled to right; Diaz flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 10.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor flied out to center; Howell walked; Carty
flied out to right; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Indians 10.

INDIANS 7TH: Cox singled to center; Kuiper singled to center
[Cox to third]; Veryzer singled to right [Cox scored, Kuiper to
third]; Norris hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kuiper scored];
Speed walked [Veryzer to second]; CRUZ REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); Bell flied out to center; Debut game for Victor
Cruz; Thornton struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Indians 12.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); McKay
singled to left; Cerone singled to right [McKay to second];
Gomez singled to right [McKay to third, Cerone to second]; MONGE
REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Upshaw struck out; Bailor made an
out to third; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 12.

INDIANS 8TH: Grubb struck out; Diaz flied out to right; Cox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Indians 12.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell made an out to shortstop; Carty made an
out to catcher; Mayberry singled to right; VELEZ BATTED FOR
HUTTON; Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Indians 12.

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