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Sunday June 25, 1978
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Cleveland Indians 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, June 25, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  2
Indians      0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3 10  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Upshaw lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Dade rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Bailor cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Howell 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .294      Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Carty dh              4   0   3   0     0   0   .284        Pruitt pr,lf        2   1   0   0     0   0   .231
  Velez pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Thornton 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .273
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Alexander dh          4   0   2   1     0   0   .220
Hutton rf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .252      Cox lf,3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .228
  Ault ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Speed cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .238      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Johnson ss            1   1   0   0     2   0   .154      Diaz c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
  Cerone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ashby c               4   0   1   0     0   3   .205        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   1     3   6             Totals               32   3  10   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 21,959
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Indians 8
DP: Blue Jays 0, Indians 1
Errors: Bailor, Johnson
Doubles: Diaz (1), Thornton (13)
Home Runs: Howell (4), Thornton (12)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer 2 (6)
GIDP: Upshaw (4)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin L(2-7)           8    10   3   1   1   2   1  35   5.95
Totals                  8    10   3   1   1   2   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(5-10)            7.1   8   2   2   3   4   1  31   3.38
Monge SV(2)             1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.41
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   6   1  36

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw flied out to center; Bailor popped to
first in foul territory; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to right; Veryzer out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Dade to second]; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Dade to third]; Thornton flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty singled to left; Carty was picked off first
(catcher to first); Mayberry flied out to left; Hutton singled
to right; McKay singled to left [Hutton to second]; Johnson
flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Alexander singled to right; Cox flied out to right;
Speed singled to left [Alexander to second]; Kuiper forced Speed
(second to shortstop) [Alexander to third]; Diaz flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Upshaw flied out to center;
Bailor popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Dade singled to center; Veryzer out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Dade to second]; Bell reached on an
error by Johnson [Dade to third]; Buddy Bell left game due to
muscle spasms in his back; PRUITT RAN FOR BELL; Thornton
popped to first in foul territory; Alexander singled to left
[Dade scored (unearned), Pruitt to second]; Cox singled to
center [Pruitt scored (unearned) (RBI), Alexander to third
(error by Bailor), Cox to second]; Speed was walked
intentionally; Kuiper struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); COX CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Howell grounded out (second to first);
Carty singled to left; Mayberry flied out to left; Hutton
singled to right [Carty to third]; McKay lined to third; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Diaz grounded out (third to first); Dade flied out
to right; Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Johnson walked; Ashby singled to right [Johnson
to third]; Upshaw grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Johnson scored (no RBI), Ashby out at
second]; Bailor flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt flied out to center; Thornton homered;
Alexander flied out to center; Cox flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty
flied out to center; Mayberry walked; Hutton grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Speed made an out to second; Kuiper flied out to
left; Diaz doubled to left; Dade grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay was called out on strikes; Johnson walked;
Ashby was called out on strikes; Upshaw grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer struck out; Pruitt grounded out (third to
first); Thornton doubled to left; Alexander flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor made an out to first; Howell homered;
Carty singled to left; VELEZ RAN FOR CARTY; MONGE REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Mayberry made an out to third; AULT BATTED FOR
HUTTON; Ault flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); AULT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Cox lined to center; Speed flied out to left;
Kuiper singled to left; Kuiper was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: McKay struck out; CERONE BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Cerone grounded out (third to first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Indians 3.



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