Trading victories in a doubleheader, the Blue Jays won the opener, 2-1, and the Indians took the nightcap, 3-2. In the first game, Dave Clyde blanked the Jays on three hits over the first seven innings but was derricked after walking Rick Cerone to open the eighth. Jim Kern relieved to give up a sacrifice to Luis Gomez and RBI singles to Willie Upshaw and Roy Howell. Victor Cruz halted the Tribe rally in the eighth by getting Rick Manning to hit into a bases-loaded double play.

An error by Jay shortstop Tim Johnson paved the way for the Indians to score a pair of unearned runs in the third inning of the second game and Andre Thornton blasted a fifth-inning solo homer to produce the winning margin. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 2, Cleveland Indians 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Upshaw lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .290      Dade rf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .286
Bailor cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Blanks ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Velez rf              2   0   1   0     1   1   .244      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Mayberry ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Alexander c           3   0   1   0     1   2   .215
Ault 1b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .214      Pruitt dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Hutton 1b,rf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .243        Carbo ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .255
McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Cox lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Cerone c              2   1   1   0     2   0   .240      Kuiper 2b             2   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grubb ph,rf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     4   3             Totals               30   1   7   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:28
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Indians 5
DP: Blue Jays 3, Indians 1
Errors: Moore
Doubles: Velez (4), Bell 2 (18)
Caught Stealing: Upshaw (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (9)
GIDP: Veryzer (3), Pruitt (1), Manning (5)
Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (2,by Moore)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore W(3-1)            7     5   1   1   2   1   0  26   3.75
Cruz SV(1)              2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   0  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde L(4-3)            7     3   1   1   4   2   0  26   4.05
Kern                    2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   4.33
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Moore (2)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw singled to center; Bailor grounded out
(third to first) [Upshaw to second]; Upshaw was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade walked; Dade was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Manning flied out to left; Bell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez
walked; Ault lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Velez
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton made an out to second; On a bunt Alexander
singled [Alexander to second (error by Moore)]; Pruitt grounded
out (third to first); Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (third to first); Cerone
singled to center; Gomez grounded out (first unassisted) [Cerone
to second]; Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to right; Veryzer flied out to
center; Dade singled to pitcher; Manning popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

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

INDIANS 4TH: Bell doubled to left; Thornton grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bell to third]; Alexander struck out;
Pruitt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez doubled to right; Ault grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Velez to third]; McKay grounded out (third
to first); Cerone walked; Gomez grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Cox flied out to center; Kuiper singled to left;
Veryzer grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Upshaw flied out to center; Bailor grounded out
(third to first); Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Dade flied out to right; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Bell doubled to center; Thornton flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Velez
struck out; Ault walked; McKay forced Ault (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Alexander walked; Pruitt grounded into a double
play (third to shortstop to first) [Alexander out at second];
HUTTON REPLACED AULT (PLAYING 1B); Cox flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone walked; KERN REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING);
Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cerone to
second]; Upshaw singled to right [Cerone scored, Upshaw to
second (on throw to home)]; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Upshaw to third]; Howell singled to center [Upshaw
scored]; Carty flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper was hit by a pitch; CRUZ REPLACED MOORE
(PITCHING); GRUBB BATTED FOR VERYZER; Grubb singled to pitcher
[Kuiper to second]; Dade singled to right [Kuiper to third,
Grubb to second]; Manning grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Kuiper scored (no RBI), Grubb to third, Dade out at
second]; Bell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BLANKS
REPLACED DADE (PLAYING SS); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR VELEZ; Mayberry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hutton singled to center;
McKay struck out; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MAYBERRY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Thornton made an out to shortstop;
Alexander struck out; CARBO BATTED FOR PRUITT; Carbo struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 1.