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BOS
@BAL		1
4
CHW
@MIN		4
3
DET
@NYY		2
4
KCR
@OAK		3
0
CLE
@TOR		6
2
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@ATL		1
8
MON
@CHC		10
8
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@HOU		2
3
NYM
@PIT		0
8
Tuesday, September 5, 1978 7:38PM
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 11,060, Time of Game: 2:15
Indians
6
60-78
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 25½ GB
 at Blue Jays
2
55-85
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
7th, 31½ GB
W: Rick Waits (11-13)
L: Don Kirkwood (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  2  1   2  0  0   0  1  0    6 12  1
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    2  5  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Manning CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .261 .653 -0.023 0.50 0.023 -0.046 0.0 2 0
Duane Kuiper 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .287 .662 0.062 0.47 0.097 -0.035 2.3 3 4 3B
Buddy Bell 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .293 .751 -0.015 0.36 0.012 -0.027 -1.5 0 5 GDP
Andre Thornton 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 .275 .919 0.099 0.32 0.108 -0.009 0.6 15 0 HR
Bernie Carbo DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 .279 .742 -0.022 0.45 0.023 -0.045 -0.0 2B
Gary Alexander C 5 1 1 0 0 3 .228 .756 0.010 0.41 0.038 -0.028 -0.6 2 1
Jim Norris RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .286 .735 0.128 0.53 0.144 -0.016 1.0 2 0 2B,CS
Larvell Blanks SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .255 .625 0.004 0.57 0.018 -0.014 0.1 1 4
Ted Cox LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .235 .569 0.009 1.05 0.054 -0.045 -0.4 0 0
   Horace Speed LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 .613 0.003 0.08 0.003 0.000 0.3 2 0
Rick Waits P 3
Team Totals 37 6 12 6 5 6 .324 .918 0.255 0.48 0.520 -0.265 1.7 27 17
2B: J Norris (9, off D Kirkwood); B Carbo (10, off M Willis).
3B: D Kuiper (6, off M Willis).
HR: A Thornton (29, off D Kirkwood; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: A Thornton 4; D Kuiper 4; J Norris 3; B Carbo 2; H Speed; G Alexander; R Manning; B Bell; T Cox; L Blanks.
GIDP: B Bell (21).
RBI: D Kuiper 2 (41); A Thornton (93); B Bell (54); T Cox (18); J Norris (24).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Blanks-D Kuiper-A Thornton.
E: D Kuiper (15).
Baserunning
CS: J Norris (7, 2nd base by M Willis/R Cerone).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Bosetti CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .646 -0.046 0.46 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 2 0
Bob Bailor 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .267 .647 -0.017 0.37 0.013 -0.030 -0.2 0 1
Otto Velez RF 4 1 4 1 0 0 .283 .871 0.081 0.34 0.081 0.000 2.2 3 0 HR,2B
Willie Horton DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 .255 .700 -0.028 0.74 0.025 -0.053 -0.1
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .782 -0.080 0.81 0.000 -0.080 -1.2 10 1
Dave McKay 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .613 -0.058 0.57 0.000 -0.058 -0.9 3 4
Rick Cerone C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .591 -0.033 0.44 0.000 -0.033 -0.5 6 1
Al Woods LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .699 0.026 0.47 0.039 -0.013 0.1 0 0
Luis Gomez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .542 -0.081 0.88 0.000 -0.081 -0.9 2 4 GDP
   Gary Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.007 0.30 0.000 -0.007 -0.2
   Tim Johnson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .593 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Kirkwood P 1
   Mike Willis P
   Tom Buskey P
   Victor Cruz P
Team Totals 32 2 5 2 1 2 .156 .463 -0.243 0.55 0.158 -0.401 -2.3 27 11
2B: O Velez (14, off R Waits).
HR: O Velez (8, off R Waits; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: O Velez 8; A Woods.
GIDP: L Gomez (9).
RBI: O Velez (34); W Horton (53).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Bailor-D McKay-J Mayberry.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Waits, W (11-13) 9 5 2 2 1 2 1 3.01 33 70 0.244 0.55 2.3
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 1 2 1 2.00 33 70 0.244 0.48 2.3

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Kirkwood, L (3-3) 2.1 5 3 3 2 0 1 4.11 14 33 -0.209 0.88 -2.1
Mike Willis 5 7 3 3 3 3 0 4.89 24 1 0 -0.056 0.32 -1.3
Tom Buskey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 1 2 0 0.008 0.31 1.2
Victor Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.06 3 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 5 6 1 6.00 42 33 3 0 -0.256 0.55 -1.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 11,060.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Rick Manning CF 1 Rick Bosetti CF
2 Duane Kuiper 2B 2 Bob Bailor 3B
3 Buddy Bell 3B 3 Otto Velez RF
4 Andre Thornton 1B 4 Willie Horton DH
5 Bernie Carbo DH 5 John Mayberry 1B
6 Gary Alexander C 6 Dave McKay 2B
7 Jim Norris RF 7 Rick Cerone C
8 Larvell Blanks SS 8 Al Woods LF
9 Ted Cox LF 9 Luis Gomez SS
Rick Waits P Don Kirkwood P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 1-- R CLE J. Norris D. Kirkwood 13% 67% Double to LF; Alexander Scores
t3 2-0 1 --- R CLE A. Thornton D. Kirkwood 9% 79% Home Run
t4 3-0 0 1-- R CLE D. Kuiper M. Willis 8% 92% Triple to CF; Manning Scores
b3 0-3 0 1-- OO TOR L. Gomez R. Waits 8% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --3 R CLE T. Cox D. Kirkwood 5% 71% Single to CF; Norris Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Don Kirkwood facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE R. Manning D. Kirkwood -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Kirkwood -2% 46% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- CLE B. Bell D. Kirkwood 1% 48% Single to SS
t1 0-0 2 1-- CLE A. Thornton D. Kirkwood 2% 49% Walk; Bell to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O CLE B. Carbo D. Kirkwood -4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TOR R. Bosetti R. Waits 2% 47% Foul Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- O TOR B. Bailor R. Waits 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- TOR O. Velez R. Waits -1% 48% Single to CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O TOR W. Horton R. Waits 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Don Kirkwood facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- CLE G. Alexander D. Kirkwood 4% 54% Single to RF
t2 0-0 0 1-- R CLE J. Norris D. Kirkwood 13% 67% Double to LF; Alexander Scores
t2 1-0 0 -2- O CLE L. Blanks D. Kirkwood -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B; Norris to 3B
t2 1-0 1 --3 R CLE T. Cox D. Kirkwood 5% 71% Single to CF; Norris Scores
t2 2-0 1 1-- O CLE R. Manning D. Kirkwood -2% 69% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 2 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Kirkwood -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Rick Waits facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry R. Waits 2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O TOR D. McKay R. Waits 2% 71% Flyball: RF
b2 0-2 2 --- O TOR R. Cerone R. Waits 1% 72% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Don Kirkwood facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- O CLE B. Bell D. Kirkwood -2% 71% Flyball: RF
t3 2-0 1 --- R CLE A. Thornton D. Kirkwood 9% 79% Home Run
t3 3-0 1 --- CLE B. Carbo D. Kirkwood 1% 81% Walk
Mike Willis replaces Don Kirkwood pitching
t3 3-0 1 1-- O CLE G. Alexander M. Willis -2% 79% Strikeout
t3 3-0 2 1-- CLE J. Norris M. Willis 1% 80% Walk; Carbo to 2B
t3 3-0 2 12- CLE L. Blanks M. Willis 2% 82% Single; Carbo to 3B; Norris to 2B
t3 3-0 2 123 O CLE T. Cox M. Willis -4% 78% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Rick Waits facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- TOR A. Woods R. Waits -4% 74% Single to LF
b3 0-3 0 1-- OO TOR L. Gomez R. Waits 8% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 0-3 2 --- O TOR R. Bosetti R. Waits 1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Blue Jays' Mike Willis facing 1-2-3
t4 3-0 0 --- CLE R. Manning M. Willis 2% 84% Single to CF
t4 3-0 0 1-- R CLE D. Kuiper M. Willis 8% 92% Triple to CF; Manning Scores
t4 4-0 0 --3 RO CLE B. Bell M. Willis -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B; Kuiper Scores
t4 5-0 1 --- O CLE A. Thornton M. Willis -0% 92% Strikeout
t4 5-0 2 --- O CLE B. Carbo M. Willis -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Rick Waits facing 2-3-4
b4 0-5 0 --- O TOR B. Bailor R. Waits 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-5 1 --- TOR O. Velez R. Waits -2% 92% Single to RF
b4 0-5 1 1-- TOR W. Horton R. Waits -2% 89% Fielder's Choice 2B; Velez to 2B/Adv on E4
b4 0-5 1 12- O TOR J. Mayberry R. Waits 3% 92% Strikeout
b4 0-5 2 12- O TOR D. McKay R. Waits 2% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Blue Jays' Mike Willis facing 6-7-8
t5 5-0 0 --- O CLE G. Alexander M. Willis -0% 94% Strikeout
t5 5-0 1 --- CLE J. Norris M. Willis 0% 94% Single
t5 5-0 1 1-- O CLE L. Blanks M. Willis -1% 94% Norris Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t5 5-0 2 --- CLE L. Blanks M. Willis 0% 94% Walk
t5 5-0 2 1-- O CLE T. Cox M. Willis -0% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Rick Waits facing 7-8-9
Horace Speed replaces Ted Cox playing LF batting 9th
b5 0-5 0 --- O TOR R. Cerone R. Waits 1% 95% Flyball: CF
b5 0-5 1 --- O TOR A. Woods R. Waits 1% 95% Flyball: CF
b5 0-5 2 --- O TOR L. Gomez R. Waits 0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Blue Jays' Mike Willis facing 1-2-3
t6 5-0 0 --- O CLE R. Manning M. Willis -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 5-0 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper M. Willis -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 5-0 2 --- O CLE B. Bell M. Willis -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
b6 0-5 0 --- O TOR R. Bosetti R. Waits 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-5 1 --- TOR B. Bailor R. Waits -1% 95% Walk
b6 0-5 1 1-- TOR O. Velez R. Waits -4% 90% Double to LF; Bailor to 3B
b6 0-5 1 -23 RO TOR W. Horton R. Waits 2% 93% Groundout: P-1B; Bailor Scores; Velez to 3B
b6 1-5 2 --3 O TOR J. Mayberry R. Waits 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Blue Jays' Mike Willis facing 4-5-6
t7 5-1 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton M. Willis -0% 94% Flyball: RF
t7 5-1 1 --- CLE B. Carbo M. Willis 1% 95% Double to CF
t7 5-1 1 -2- O CLE G. Alexander M. Willis -1% 94% Flyball: 2B
t7 5-1 2 -2- O CLE J. Norris M. Willis -1% 94% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Indians' Rick Waits facing 6-7-8
b7 1-5 0 --- O TOR D. McKay R. Waits 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-5 1 --- O TOR R. Cerone R. Waits 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-5 2 --- O TOR A. Woods R. Waits 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Blue Jays' Mike Willis facing 8-9-1
t8 5-1 0 --- O CLE L. Blanks M. Willis -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-1 1 --- CLE H. Speed M. Willis 0% 97% Single to LF
t8 5-1 1 1-- CLE R. Manning M. Willis 0% 97% Walk; Speed to 2B
t8 5-1 1 12- R CLE D. Kuiper M. Willis 2% 99% Single to RF; Speed Scores; Manning to 3B
Tom Buskey replaces Mike Willis pitching
t8 6-1 1 1-3 OO CLE B. Bell T. Buskey -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Rick Waits facing 9-1-2
Gary Woods pinch hits for Luis Gomez (SS) batting 9th
b8 1-6 0 --- O TOR G. Woods R. Waits 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-6 1 --- O TOR R. Bosetti R. Waits 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b8 1-6 2 --- O TOR B. Bailor R. Waits 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Blue Jays' Victor Cruz facing 4-5-6
Victor Cruz replaces Tom Buskey pitching
Tim Johnson replaces Gary Woods (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 6-1 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton V. Cruz -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 6-1 1 --- O CLE B. Carbo V. Cruz -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 6-1 2 --- O CLE G. Alexander V. Cruz -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Rick Waits facing 3-4-5
b9 1-6 0 --- R TOR O. Velez R. Waits -1% 98% Home Run
b9 2-6 0 --- O TOR W. Horton R. Waits 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b9 2-6 1 --- O TOR J. Mayberry R. Waits 0% 100% Groundout: C-1B
b9 2-6 2 --- O TOR D. McKay R. Waits 0% 100% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 2.

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