Splitting two well-pitched games, the Indians won the opener, 2-0, and the Blue Jays captured the nightcap. 3-1. In the first game, Rick Waits tossed a three hitter over 8 2/3 innings. He was relieved in the ninth after issuing two walks and Jim Kern came on to record the final out. The Indian scores came on a solo home run by Gary Alexander in the second and an RBI double by Rick Manning in the third.

Jesse Jefferson pitched a four-hitter in the nightcap. The Jays broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth when starter Dave Freisleben gave up a one-out walk to Willie Upshaw and Roy Howell greeted reliever Sid Monge with a double. The final run scored in the seventh on a pinch-double by Otto Velez. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      2, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Indians      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .263      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Manning cf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .262      Bailor rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Grubb lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .291
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Alexander c           4   1   1   1     0   2   .231        Upshaw pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Carbo dh              3   0   1   0     1   2   .271      Velez lf              2   0   1   0     2   1   .289
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Ault 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .259        Mayberry ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              2   0   1   0     1   0   .218
                                                          Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     2   6             Totals               28   0   3   0     5   2

Time of Game: 1:56
Left on Base: Indians 5, Blue Jays 6
DP: Indians 2, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Ault
Doubles: Manning (13), Carbo (4)
Home Runs: Alexander (16)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (7)
GIDP: Bell (14), Alexander (10), Ault (3)
Hit by Pitch: Thornton (2,by Lemanczyk)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(6-8)            8.2   3   0   0   5   2   0  32   2.34
Kern SV(7)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.64
Totals                  9     3   0   0   5   2   0  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(2-10)       9     7   2   2   2   6   1  34   7.44
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   6   1  34

Passed Balls: Cerone (6)
Hit by Pitch: Lemanczyk (3)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


INDIANS 1ST: Norris struck out; Manning grounded out (second to
first); Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell walked; Carty forced
Howell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton struck out; Alexander homered; Carbo
walked; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Carbo out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez walked; Ault grounded out (second to first)
[Velez to second]; McKay flied into a double play (left to
second) [Velez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer singled to
center; Norris forced Veryzer (second to shortstop); Manning
doubled to center [Norris scored]; Cerone allowed a passed ball
[Manning to third]; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Gomez
walked; Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue
Jays 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton was hit by a pitch; Alexander grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Thornton out at
second]; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty
grounded out (second to first); Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled;
Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Veryzer
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault grounded out (third to first); McKay flied
out to center; Cerone grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Norris flied out to center; Manning walked; Manning
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ault [Manning
to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to first) [Manning to
third]; Thornton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez singled to center; Bosetti flied out to
center; Bailor singled to center [Gomez to second]; Howell
grounded out (first unassisted) [Gomez to third, Bailor to
second]; Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Alexander was called out on strikes; Carbo struck
out; Bell singled to left; Kuiper grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez singled; Ault grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Velez out at second]; McKay
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays
0.

INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
singled to right; Manning flied out to center; Grubb grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Gomez popped to first in foul territory; Bosetti struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays
0.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alexander struck out; Carbo doubled to left; Bell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell
grounded out (first unassisted); Carty walked; Velez walked
[Carty to second]; KERN REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); MAYBERRY
BATTED FOR AULT; UPSHAW RAN FOR CARTY; Mayberry flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.