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Cleveland Guardians @ Toronto Blue Jays

1978-09-05 Β· Night game Β· Exhibition Stadium Β· Att: 11060 Β· 73Β°F, night Β· 2:15

Cleveland Indians defeated Toronto Blue Jays 6–2. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 2nd. Rick Waits earned the win. Otto Velez went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
CLE021200010612
TOR00000100125

W: Rick Waits   L: Don Kirkwood   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Ron Luciano Β· 1B: Ken Kaiser Β· 2B: Mike Reilly Β· 3B: Bill Haller Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rick Manning411010
Duane Kuiper512200
Buddy Bell501100
Andre Thornton411112
Bernie Carbo401011
Gary Alexander511003
Jim Norris312110
Larvell Blanks301010
Ted Cox301100
Horace Speed111000

Toronto Blue Jays β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rick Bosetti400000
Bob Bailor310010
Otto Velez414100
Willie Horton400100
John Mayberry400001
Dave McKay400000
Rick Cerone300000
Al Woods301000
Luis Gomez200000
Gary Woods100001

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rick Waits9.0512

Toronto Blue Jays β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Don Kirkwood2.1520
Mike Willis5.0733
Tom Buskey0.2000
Victor Cruz1.0003

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Rick Manning: 31
  • Duane Kuiper: 6
  • Buddy Bell: S6
  • Andre Thornton: W.1-2
  • Bernie Carbo: 43

Bot 1

  • Rick Bosetti: 4/FL
  • Bob Bailor: 63
  • Otto Velez: S8
  • Willie Horton: 53

Top 2

  • Gary Alexander: S9
  • Jim Norris: D7.1-H
  • Larvell Blanks: 63.2-3
  • Ted Cox: S8.3-H
  • Rick Manning: 8
  • Duane Kuiper: 43

Bot 2

  • John Mayberry: 43
  • Dave McKay: 9
  • Rick Cerone: 6

Top 3

  • Buddy Bell: 9
  • Andre Thornton: HR/7
  • Bernie Carbo: W
  • Gary Alexander: K
  • Jim Norris: W.1-2
  • Larvell Blanks: S.2-3;1-2
  • Ted Cox: 9

Bot 3

  • Al Woods: S7
  • Luis Gomez: 64(1)3/GDP
  • Rick Bosetti: 43

Top 4

  • Rick Manning: S8
  • Duane Kuiper: T8.1-H
  • Buddy Bell: 63.3-H
  • Andre Thornton: K
  • Bernie Carbo: 43

Bot 4

  • Bob Bailor: 53
  • Otto Velez: S9
  • Willie Horton: FC4.1-2(E4)
  • John Mayberry: K
  • Dave McKay: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

  • Gary Alexander: K
  • Jim Norris: S
  • Larvell Blanks: CS2(24)
  • Larvell Blanks: W
  • Ted Cox: 8

Bot 5

  • Rick Cerone: 8
  • Al Woods: 8
  • Luis Gomez: 53

Top 6

  • Rick Manning: 3/G
  • Duane Kuiper: 3/G
  • Buddy Bell: 63

Bot 6

  • Rick Bosetti: 53
  • Bob Bailor: W
  • Otto Velez: D7.1-3
  • Willie Horton: 13.3-H;2-3
  • John Mayberry: 43

Top 7

  • Andre Thornton: 9
  • Bernie Carbo: D8
  • Gary Alexander: 4
  • Jim Norris: 6/L

Bot 7

  • Dave McKay: 53
  • Rick Cerone: 63
  • Al Woods: 9

Top 8

  • Larvell Blanks: 63
  • Horace Speed: S7
  • Rick Manning: W.1-2
  • Duane Kuiper: S9.2-H;1-3
  • Buddy Bell: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

  • Gary Woods: K/C
  • Rick Bosetti: 13
  • Bob Bailor: 7

Top 9

  • Andre Thornton: K
  • Bernie Carbo: K
  • Gary Alexander: K

Bot 9

  • Otto Velez: HR/7
  • Willie Horton: 13
  • John Mayberry: 23
  • Dave McKay: 7