June 24, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 7,176

Saturday, June 24, 1978, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Blue Jays

21-46

Lost 6

7th, 26½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  1  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    3 14  2
Indians         0  0  4   5  1  0   2  0  X   12 15  0

W: M Paxton (4-4), L: J Clancy (4-7)

Indians

30-36

Won 3

6th, 17 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Upshaw LF                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .284  .732    0    1   0   2B
B Bailor CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .615    0    3   0   2B
R Howell 3B                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .295  .724    0    0   2   
R Carty DH                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .812    0    0   0   GDP
J Mayberry 1B                 5   0   2   1    0   2  .252  .754    0    8   1   
T Hutton RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .643    0    4   0   
  O Velez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .743    0    0   0   
D McKay 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .243  .615    0    3   3   
R Cerone C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .563    0    5   0   
L Gomez SS                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .219  .530    0    0   3   

J Clancy P                                                               0   1
  M Willis P                                                             0   0
  J Coleman P                                                            0   0
  V Cruz P                                                               0   0
Totals                       40   3  14   3    2   5                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Bailor (12, off M Paxton); W Upshaw (8, off M Paxton).

TB: W Upshaw 3; L Gomez 2; R Carty 2; R Howell 2; B Bailor 2; J Mayberry 2; R Cerone; T Hutton; D McKay.

GIDP: R Carty (6).

RBI: R Howell (32); W Upshaw (9); J Mayberry (34).

2-out RBI: R Howell; W Upshaw; J Mayberry.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Gomez-D McKay-J Mayberry.

E: B Bailor (5); R Howell (10).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Norris RF                   3   1   1   3    0   1  .275  .710    0    2   0   2·SF
R Manning CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .258  .674    0    2   0   
  H Speed CF                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .707    0    2   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   2   3   3    1   0  .310  .797    0    1   1   3B
A Thornton 1B                 3   1   0   0    2   1  .274  .913    0    7   1   GDP,IW
J Grubb LF                    5   1   2   1    0   2  .234  .786    0    1   0   3B
G Alexander C                 3   1   1   4    0   0  .213  .732    0    3   0   HR
  B Diaz C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    3   0   
T Cox DH                      5   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .548    0    0   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .252  .572    0    2   3   2B
T Veryzer SS                  4   2   3   1    0   0  .266  .616    0    3   3   

M Paxton P                                                               1   0
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37  12  15  12    4   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Kuiper (7, off M Willis).

3B: J Grubb (4, off J Coleman); B Bell (6, off J Clancy).

HR: G Alexander (12, off M Willis; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: J Norris 2 (2, off J Coleman, off M Willis).

IBB: A Thornton (4, by M Willis).

TB: B Bell 5; G Alexander 4; J Grubb 4; D Kuiper 3; T Veryzer 3; R Manning 2; J Norris; T Cox.

GIDP: A Thornton (5).

RBI: G Alexander 4 (29); J Norris 3 (13); B Bell 3 (30); T Veryzer (9); J Grubb (26).

2-out RBI: G Alexander 4.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bell-D Kuiper-A Thornton.

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 Clancy, L (4-7)              2     6   4   4    1   1   0   5.21   14     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 6     28    -     0.97  -0.37
M Willis                       3     5   6   6    1   1   1   5.82   15     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 5          2-0    0.52  -0.06
J Coleman                      1.1   4   2   2    2   0   0   2.72    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.02  -0.00
V Cruz                         1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  12  12    4   4   1          43     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0·15          4-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Paxton, W (4-4)              7.1  13   3   3    2   4   0   4.10   36     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·12     42    -     0.57   0.07
S Monge                        1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.52    6     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 1          3-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    14   3   3    2   5   0          42     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0·13          3-0

J Clancy faced 6 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Willis (1; A Thornton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 7,176.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Cleveland Indians                    
1. W Upshaw             LF    1. J Norris             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. J Mayberry           1B    5. J Grubb              LF 
6. T Hutton             RF    6. G Alexander          C  
7. D McKay              2B    7. T Cox                DH 
8. R Cerone             C     8. D Kuiper             2B 
9. L Gomez              SS    9. T Veryzer            SS 

   J Clancy             P        M Paxton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  1-1  1-3      14%  84% B Bell          J Clancy        Triple to RF; Norris Scores; Manning Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  12-     -13%  38% W Upshaw        M Paxton        Double to RF; McKay Scores; Gomez to 3B
   b 3   0  1-1  1--      10%  70% R Manning       J Clancy        Single to RF; Norris to 3B
   b 3   0  1-0  -2-       9%  59% J Norris        J Clancy        Single to LF; Veryzer Scores
   b 3   0  1-0  ---       8%  50% T Veryzer       J Clancy        Single to CF; Veryzer to 2B/Adv on E8

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Paxton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Upshaw        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  B Bailor        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      52%  R Howell        Flyball: CF
          1--      50%  R Carty         Single to LF; Upshaw to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Norris        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Manning       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      52%  B Bell          Single to P
          1--      54%  A Thornton      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bell to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Grubb         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Paxton facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  T Hutton        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D McKay         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      53%  R Cerone        Flyball: SS
          1--      51%  L Gomez         Single/Bunt; McKay to 2B
   R      12-      38%  W Upshaw        Double to RF; McKay Scores; Gomez to 3B
   O      -23      43%  B Bailor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  G Alexander     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      39%  T Cox           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      38%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Paxton facing 3-4-5
          ---      35%  R Howell        Single to RF
   OO     1--      42%  R Carty         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  J Mayberry      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
          ---      50%  T Veryzer       Single to CF; Veryzer to 2B/Adv on E8
   R      -2-      59%  J Norris        Single to LF; Veryzer Scores
          1--      70%  R Manning       Single to RF; Norris to 3B
   RR     1-3      84%  B Bell          Triple to RF; Norris Scores; Manning Scores
          --3      86%  A Thornton      Walk
   R      1-3      89%  J Grubb         Single to RF; Bell Scores; Thornton to 2B
                  Mike Willis replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   O      12-      87%  G Alexander     Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      85%  T Cox           Flyball: CF
   O      12-      83%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Paxton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  T Hutton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  D McKay         Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Willis facing 9-1-2
          ---      89%  T Veryzer       Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  J Norris        Strikeout Looking
          1--      89%  R Manning       Single to CF; Veryzer to 2B
   R      12-      95%  B Bell          Single to LF; Veryzer Scores; Manning to 3B; Bell to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      95%  A Thornton      Intentional Walk
   O      123      93%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Bell to 3B; Thornton to 2B
   RRRR   123      99%  G Alexander     Home Run; Bell Scores; Thornton Scores; Grubb Scores
   O      ---      99%  T Cox           Flyball: 2B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 9.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Mike Paxton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  B Bailor        Double to LF
   R      -2-      99%  R Howell        Single to LF; Bailor Scores
          1--      98%  R Carty         Single to RF; Howell to 3B
   R      1-3      97%  J Mayberry      Single to RF; Howell Scores; Carty to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  T Hutton        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-3, Mike Willis facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  D Kuiper        Double to RF
   O      -2-      99%  T Veryzer       Groundout: SS-1B; Kuiper to 3B
   RO     --3      99%  J Norris        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kuiper Scores
   O      ---      99%  R Manning       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 10.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-10, Mike Paxton facing 7-8-9
                  Bo Diaz replaces Gary Alexander playing C batting 6th; Horace Speed replaces Rick Manning playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  D McKay         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  L Gomez         Walk
   O      1--      99%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-3, Joe Coleman facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Coleman replaces Mike Willis pitching
          ---     100%  B Bell          Walk
   OO     1--      99%  A Thornton      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      99%  J Grubb         Triple to RF
   O      --3      99%  B Diaz          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 10.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-10, Mike Paxton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  R Howell        Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-3, Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  T Cox           Single to CF
          1--     100%  D Kuiper        Single to CF; Cox to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  T Veryzer       Single to RF; Cox Scores; Kuiper to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  J Norris        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kuiper Scores
          1--     100%  H Speed         Walk; Veryzer to 2B
                  Victor Cruz replaces Joe Coleman pitching
   O      12-     100%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  A Thornton      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 12.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-12, Mike Paxton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  T Hutton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  D McKay         Single to LF
          1--     100%  R Cerone        Single to RF; McKay to 2B
          12-     100%  L Gomez         Single to RF; McKay to 3B; Cerone to 2B
                  Sid Monge replaces Mike Paxton pitching
   O      123     100%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
   O      123     100%  B Bailor        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 12-3, Victor Cruz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Grubb         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Diaz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Cox           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 12.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-12, Sid Monge facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  R Howell        Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  R Carty         Flyball: C
          ---     100%  J Mayberry      Single to RF
                  Otto Velez pinch hits for Tom Hutton batting 6th
   O      1--     100%  O Velez         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 12.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197806240

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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