June 23, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
BAL 2 MIN 2
@CHW 1 CLE 8
TOR 3 NYY 12
@DET 3 KCR 5
OAK 3 OAK 5
@KCR 4 SEA 3
@MIL 0 TEX 7
CAL 0 TEX 8
CAL 4 LAD 1
CIN 0 NYM 3
PIT 2
(11) PHI 6
CHC 1 PHI 6
CHC 1 SDP 3
HOU 0 SFG 9
ATL 0 STL 8
MON 4

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 6,514

Friday, June 23, 1978, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:15

Blue Jays

21-45

Lost 5

7th, 25½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  0    3  7  1
Indians         0  2  0   0  0  4   2  0  X    8 11  0

W: R Waits (5-7), L: J Jefferson (5-7)

Indians

29-36

Won 2

6th, 17 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Upshaw LF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .279  .721    0    1   0   3B,GDP
B Bailor CF                   3   0   0   1    1   0  .248  .615    0    5   1   CS
R Howell 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .292  .717    0    1   1   
R Carty DH                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .277  .813    0    0   0   GDP
O Velez RF                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .241  .751    0    2   0   HR
J Mayberry 1B                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .249  .754    0   11   0   
D McKay 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .618    0    0   2   2B
L Gomez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .513    0    1   5   
B Milner C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   0   

J Jefferson P                                                            0   2
  D Lemanczyk P                                                          0   1
  J Coleman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   3   7   3    6   3                    24  12

BATTING

2B: D McKay (8, off R Waits).

3B: W Upshaw (2, off R Waits).

HR: O Velez (3, off R Waits; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: O Velez 4; W Upshaw 4; D McKay 2; R Carty; B Milner; J Mayberry.

GIDP: W Upshaw (3); R Carty (5).

RBI: O Velez 2 (15); B Bailor (23).

2-out RBI: O Velez 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bailor-R Howell.

E: B Bailor (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bailor (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Waits).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Dade RF                     2   1   1   0    1   1  .281  .721    0    1   0   2·SB
  H Speed RF                  1   1   1   0    1   0  .263  .680    0    0   0   
R Manning CF                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .253  .668    0    2   0   2B
B Bell 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .777    0    1   4   
A Thornton 1B                 3   2   1   0    1   0  .278  .921    0   11   2   
J Grubb LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .229  .775    0    0   0   
J Norris DH                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .274  .716    0    0   0   3B
G Alexander C                 3   1   2   3    0   0  .211  .718    0    2   0   HR
  B Diaz C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    1   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .248  .560    0    5   4   
T Veryzer SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .587    0    3   6   

R Waits P                                                                1   3
Totals                       34   8  11   7    4   3                    27  19

BATTING

2B: R Manning (12, off D Lemanczyk).

3B: J Norris (1, off J Jefferson).

HR: G Alexander (11, off J Jefferson; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: G Alexander 5; J Norris 4; D Kuiper 2; R Manning 2; H Speed; P Dade; J Grubb; A Thornton.

RBI: G Alexander 3 (25); J Norris 3 (10); R Manning (20).

2-out RBI: J Norris 3; G Alexander 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Veryzer-D Kuiper-A Thornton; D Kuiper-T Veryzer-A Thornton.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Dade 2 (11, 2nd base off J Jefferson/B Milner 2).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Jefferson, L (5-7)           5.2   6   6   6    2   3   1   4.16   24     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 6     34    -     0.80  -0.22
D Lemanczyk                    1     4   2   2    2   0   0   8.63    9     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 4          1-1    0.11  -0.03
J Coleman                      1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    4   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1·11          3-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Waits, W (5-7)               9     7   3   3    6   3   1   2.53   37     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 7     58    -     0.86   0.25
Totals                         9     7   3   3    6   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Waits (3; B Bailor, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 6,514.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Cleveland Indians                    
1. W Upshaw             LF    1. P Dade               RF 
2. B Bailor             CF    2. R Manning            CF 
3. R Howell             3B    3. B Bell               3B 
4. R Carty              DH    4. A Thornton           1B 
5. O Velez              RF    5. J Grubb              LF 
6. J Mayberry           1B    6. J Norris             DH 
7. D McKay              2B    7. G Alexander          C  
8. L Gomez              SS    8. D Kuiper             2B 
9. B Milner             C     9. T Veryzer            SS 

   J Jefferson          P        R Waits              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  --3      19%  73% G Alexander     J Jefferson     Home Run; Thornton Scores
   t 3   1  2-0  123      17%  78% R Carty         R Waits         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   2  1-3  1-3      10%  96% J Norris        J Jefferson     Triple to CF; Thornton Scores; Grubb Scores
   t 5   1  2-0  ---      -8%  71% W Upshaw        R Waits         Triple to RF
   t 3   1  2-0  12-      -7%  61% R Howell        R Waits         Walk; Upshaw to 3B; Bailor to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Upshaw        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B Bailor        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      54%  R Howell        Bailor Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Dade          Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  R Manning       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  R Carty         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  O Velez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      46%  J Mayberry      Walk; Velez to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D McKay         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Velez to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  L Gomez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  A Thornton      Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Thornton to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  J Norris        Groundout: P-SS-1B; Thornton to 3B
   RR     --3      73%  G Alexander     Home Run; Thornton Scores
          ---      74%  D Kuiper        Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Waits facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      75%  B Milner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      72%  W Upshaw        Walk
          1--      68%  B Bailor        Walk; Upshaw to 2B
          12-      61%  R Howell        Walk; Upshaw to 3B; Bailor to 2B
   OO     123      78%  R Carty         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
          ---      80%  P Dade          Walk
          1--      82%  R Manning       Dade Steals 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   OO     -2-      74%  B Bell          Double Play: Flyball: CF; Dade out at 3B/CF-3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Waits facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  O Velez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  J Mayberry      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      76%  D McKay         Double to LF
   O      -2-      80%  L Gomez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  A Thornton      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Grubb         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      76%  J Norris        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Waits facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      79%  B Milner        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      71%  W Upshaw        Triple to RF
   RO     --3      70%  B Bailor        Groundout: SS-1B; Upshaw Scores
   O      ---      72%  R Howell        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  G Alexander     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Waits facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  R Carty         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  O Velez         Flyball: RF
          ---      71%  J Mayberry      Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  D McKay         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  P Dade          Single to RF
          1--      81%  R Manning       Dade Steals 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     -2-      83%  B Bell          Flyball: CF; Dade Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI
          ---      84%  A Thornton      Walk
          1--      86%  J Grubb         Single to RF; Thornton to 3B
   RR     1-3      96%  J Norris        Triple to CF; Thornton Scores; Grubb Scores
                  Dave Lemanczyk replaces Jesse Jefferson pitching
   R      --3      98%  G Alexander     Single to CF; Norris Scores
          1--      98%  D Kuiper        Single to LF; Alexander to 2B
   O      12-      97%  T Veryzer       Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 6.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Rick Waits facing 8-9-1
                  Bo Diaz replaces Gary Alexander playing C batting 7th; Horace Speed replaces Paul Dade playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  L Gomez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Milner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  H Speed         Walk
   R      1--     100%  R Manning       Double to LF; Speed Scores
   O      -2-     100%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B; Manning to 3B
   O      --3      99%  A Thornton      Lineout: SS
          --3      99%  J Grubb         Walk
   R      1-3     100%  J Norris        Single to RF; Manning Scores; Grubb to 2B
                  Joe Coleman replaces Dave Lemanczyk pitching
   O      12-     100%  B Diaz          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 8.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-8, Rick Waits facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  B Bailor        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  R Howell        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  R Carty         Walk
   RR     1--      99%  O Velez         Home Run; Carty Scores
          ---      99%  J Mayberry      Walk
   O      1--     100%  D McKay         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  H Speed         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  R Manning       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 8.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-8, Rick Waits facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  L Gomez         Flyball: 1B
          ---      99%  B Milner        Single to P
   OO     1--     100%  W Upshaw        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 8.

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