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Cleveland Guardians @
Toronto Blue Jays
1978-07-02 Β· Day game Β· Exhibition Stadium Β· 72Β°F Β· Wind 14 mph Β· 1:56
Cleveland Indians defeated Toronto Blue Jays 2β0. Rick Waits earned the win and Jim Kern picked up the save. Gary Alexander went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
W: Rick Waits L: Dave Lemanczyk SV: Jim Kern
Umpires β HP: Don Denkinger Β· 1B: Dave Phillips Β· 2B: Larry McCoy Β· 3B: Steve Palermo Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Norris | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Manning | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Johnny Grubb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Thornton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gary Alexander | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Bernie Carbo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Buddy Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duane Kuiper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Veryzer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Bob Bailor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roy Howell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rico Carty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Otto Velez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dave McKay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Cerone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Gomez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
John Mayberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Waits | 8.2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Jim Kern | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Lemanczyk | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Norris: K
- Rick Manning: 43
- Johnny Grubb: 8
Bot 1
- Rick Bosetti: 63
- Bob Bailor: 63
- Roy Howell: W
- Rico Carty: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Andre Thornton: K
- Gary Alexander: HR/7
- Bernie Carbo: W
- Buddy Bell: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Otto Velez: W
- Doug Ault: 43.1-2
- Dave McKay: 7(B)4(2)/FDP
Top 3
- Duane Kuiper: 7
- Tom Veryzer: S8
- Jim Norris: 46(1)/FO
- Rick Manning: D8.1-H
- Johnny Grubb: PB.2-3
- Johnny Grubb: 3/G
Bot 3
- Rick Cerone: 53
- Luis Gomez: W
- Rick Bosetti: 8
- Bob Bailor: 63
Top 4
- Andre Thornton: HP
- Gary Alexander: 54(1)3/GDP
- Bernie Carbo: K
Bot 4
- Roy Howell: 43
- Rico Carty: 43
- Otto Velez: K
Top 5
- Buddy Bell: 53
- Duane Kuiper: S
- Tom Veryzer: CS2(24)
- Tom Veryzer: 9
Bot 5
- Doug Ault: 53
- Dave McKay: 8
- Rick Cerone: 31
Top 6
- Jim Norris: 8
- Rick Manning: W
- Johnny Grubb: PO1(E3).1-2
- Johnny Grubb: 43.2-3
- Andre Thornton: 2/FL
Bot 6
- Luis Gomez: S8
- Rick Bosetti: 8
- Bob Bailor: S8.1-2
- Roy Howell: 3/G.2-3;1-2
- Rico Carty: 8
Top 7
- Gary Alexander: K/C
- Bernie Carbo: K
- Buddy Bell: S7
- Duane Kuiper: 3/G
Bot 7
- Otto Velez: S
- Doug Ault: 46(1)3/GDP
- Dave McKay: 8
Top 8
- Tom Veryzer: 63
- Jim Norris: S9
- Rick Manning: 8
- Johnny Grubb: 43
Bot 8
- Rick Cerone: 63
- Luis Gomez: 3/BP/FL
- Rick Bosetti: K23
Top 9
- Andre Thornton: 63
- Gary Alexander: K
- Bernie Carbo: D7
- Buddy Bell: 43
Bot 9
- Bob Bailor: 43
- Roy Howell: 3/G
- Rico Carty: W
- Otto Velez: W.1-2
- John Mayberry: 7



















