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Saturday September 15, 1979
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A triple by Bob Bailor drove in two runs in the sixth inning and clinched the Blue Jays' 5-2 victory over the Indians. Even hitting into two double plays helped the Blue Jays. Their first run counted while Roy Howell was grounding into a twin killing in the first inning and another run scored as Al Woods hit into a double play in the fourth. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  1
Blue Jays    1  1  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .290      Griffin ss            4   2   2   0     1   2   .280
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     2   0   .262      Bailor rf             1   0   1   2     3   0   .229
Harrah 3b,ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .282      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Thornton 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Solaita dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Pruitt rf,3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .290      Bosetti cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Alexander c           3   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Woods lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Rosello 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Cerone c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .231
  Norris ph,rf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Gomez 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .286        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alston pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Cox 2b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2  10   2     5   3             Totals               32   5  10   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 12,160
Left on Base: Indians 11, Blue Jays 8
DP: Indians 2, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Alexander
Doubles: Thornton (28), Bosetti (33)
Triples: Bailor (4)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (14), Griffin (19)
GIDP: Harrah (8), Howell (8), Gomez (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (5,by Moore)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker L(6-5)           3.2   6   3   2   5   1   0  20   4.48
Reuschel                2.1   3   2   2   0   3   0  10   7.20
Cruz                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.42
Totals                  8    10   5   4   5   5   0  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore W(4-6)            7     7   1   1   4   3   0  31   4.60
Buskey                  2     3   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.25
Totals                  9    10   2   2   5   3   0  40

Passed Balls: Alexander (12)
Hit by Pitch: Moore (8)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Rich Garcia


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Manning grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrah singled to right; Thornton flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin walked; Bailor walked [Griffin to
second]; Alexander allowed a passed ball [Griffin to third];
Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Griffin scored (unearned), Bailor out at second];
Solaita flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Johnson flied out to left; Pruitt flied out to
center; Alexander grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to right; Bosetti forced
Mayberry (pitcher to shortstop); Woods flied out to left; Cerone
singled to left [Bosetti to third]; Gomez singled to right
[Bosetti scored, Cerone to second]; Griffin struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
walked; Hargrove singled to right [Veryzer to second]; Manning
flied out to left; Harrah forced Hargrove (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor walked; Howell flied out to left; Bailor
stole second; Solaita walked; Mayberry flied out to right;
Bosetti flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Blue Jays 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton doubled to left; Johnson struck out;
Pruitt singled to center [Thornton scored]; Alexander singled
[Pruitt to second]; Rosello singled to right [Pruitt out at home
(right to first to catcher), Alexander to second]; Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods singled to right; Cerone singled to right
[Woods to third]; Gomez grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Woods scored (no RBI), Cerone out at second]; Griffin
singled to right; Griffin stole second [Griffin to third (error
by Alexander)]; Bailor walked; REUSCHEL REPLACED BARKER
(PITCHING); Howell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Blue Jays 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Hargrove walked; Hargrove was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Manning walked; Harrah singled to left
[Manning to third]; Thornton reached on a fielder's choice
[Manning out at home (third unassisted), Harrah to second];
Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Solaita struck out; Mayberry struck out; Bosetti
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Pruitt flied out to left; Alexander walked; Rosello
was called out on strikes; Veryzer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Woods singled to right; Cerone forced Woods
(pitcher to shortstop to second); Gomez made an out to third;
Griffin singled to right [Cerone to third]; Bailor tripled to
right [Cerone scored, Griffin scored]; Howell lined to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Manning flied out to
center; Harrah flied out to left; Thornton made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Solaita
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry flied out to center;
Bosetti doubled to left; Woods made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

INDIANS 8TH: BUSKEY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Johnson flied out
to left; Pruitt singled to right; Alexander grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Pruitt to second]; NORRIS BATTED FOR
ROSELLO; Norris singled to center [Pruitt scored]; HASSEY BATTED
FOR VERYZER; Hassey singled to right [Norris to second]; ALSTON
RAN FOR HASSEY; Hargrove flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); PRUITT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); COX REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING 2B); Cerone flied out to
right; Gomez made an out to first; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning walked; Harrah grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Manning out at second]; Thornton
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Blue Jays 5.



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