The Indians and Blue Jays split a twin bill, the Tribe capturing the opener, 6-4, and the Jays winning the nightcap, 7-1. The score was 4-4 in the first game when Wayne Cage drew a leadoff walk in the fifth inning and Gary Alexander followed with a home run.

In the second contest, Willie Horton drove in two runs and Don Kirkwood pitched a six-hitter to produce a Toronto victory. The Jays chased Tribe starter and loser Rick Wise with a three-run uprising after two were out in the fifth. A single by Al Woods, walk to Roy Howell and an RBI single sent Wise to the showers and brought on Don Hood. John Mayberry and Otto Velez greeted the reliever with RBI singles. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Blue Jays    0  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
Indians      1  1  0    1  2  0    1  0  x  -   6  9  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Manning cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .262
G. Woods rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Bell 3b               3   1   1   1     1   0   .291
Bailor 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Thornton 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .268
Velez lf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .282      Cage dh               2   1   1   0     2   1   .231
Alberts dh            4   1   1   0     0   0   .313      Alexander c           4   1   2   3     0   0   .235
Ault 1b               4   1   1   2     0   1   .229      Carbo rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .282
McKay 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .249        Speed rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Norris lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Gomez ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
  Horton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Veryzer ss            4   2   1   0     0   0   .271
  Johnson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     2   3             Totals               32   6   9   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:09
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Indians 6
DP: Blue Jays 0, Indians 1
Errors: Jefferson
Doubles: Bosetti (22), Alberts (1), Veryzer (16)
Home Runs: Velez (9), Ault (3), McKay (7), Alexander (25), Thornton (30)
Caught Stealing: Cage (1)
GIDP: Bailor (5)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(7-13)       4     7   5   5   4   2   1  23   4.41
Coleman                 4     2   1   1   0   1   1  13   3.50
Totals                  8     9   6   6   4   3   2  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(12-13)          9     9   4   4   2   3   3  37   3.05
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   3   3  37

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti was called out on strikes; G. Woods
grounded out (third to first); Bailor grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
walked; Bell was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Jefferson [Bell to second]; Thornton was called out on strikes;
Cage walked; Alexander singled to left [Bell scored, Cage to
third, Alexander to second (on throw)]; Carbo grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez homered; Alberts grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ault lined to second; McKay grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Norris singled to center; Kuiper walked [Norris to
second]; Veryzer forced Kuiper (shortstop to second) [Norris to
third]; Manning reached on a fielder's choice [Norris out at
home (pitcher to catcher to third), Veryzer to second]; Bell
singled to right [Veryzer scored, Manning to third]; Thornton
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians
2.

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

INDIANS 3RD: Cage struck out; Alexander grounded out (third to
first); Carbo singled to left; Norris flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez grounded out (third to first); Alberts
doubled to left; Ault homered [Alberts scored]; McKay homered;
Cerone was called out on strikes; Gomez singled to center;
Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer
doubled to left; Manning singled to center [Veryzer scored];
Bell flied out to right; Thornton grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Indians 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: G. Woods singled to left; Bailor grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [G. Woods out at
second]; Velez walked; Alberts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Cage walked; Alexander homered [Cage scored];
COLEMAN REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Carbo grounded out (first
to pitcher); Norris grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 4, Indians 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: SPEED REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); Ault grounded
out (shortstop to first); McKay singled to left; Cerone flied
out to right; Gomez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Manning flied out to
left; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 4, Indians 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti flied out to right; G. Woods flied out to
right; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton homered; Cage singled to left; Alexander
flied out to left; Cage was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Speed struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Indians 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Velez flied out to right; Alberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ault struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Indians 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Veryzer flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Indians 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone
made an out to shortstop; HORTON BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Horton
singled to left; JOHNSON RAN FOR HORTON; Bosetti grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Indians
6.