| Buddy Bell drove in two runs and scored twice, while Al Fitzmorris won for the first time since last August 28, when the Indians snapped their seven-game losing streak by defeating the Blue Jays, 4-3. [The Sporting News] |
Cleveland Indians 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Thursday, April 28, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 7 3 Indians 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 8 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bailor cf,ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .283 Bell 3b 3 2 3 2 1 0 .360 Mason ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .111 Duffy ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .129 G. Woods ph,cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Carty dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .204 A. Woods lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .275 Dade pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Velez rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .444 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Fairly dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .163 Ault 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .362 Grubb lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .125 Ashby c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Kendall c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .350 McKay 3b 4 0 0 0 0 4 .200 Norris rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .326 Garcia 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Lowenstein rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .316 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Manning cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 3 3 7 Totals 26 4 8 3 4 5 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 2,724 Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Indians 4 DP: Blue Jays 1, Indians 1 Errors: Mason, A. Woods 2, Kendall Doubles: Garcia (4), A. Woods (3), Velez (6) Stolen Bases: Bailor (3), G. Woods (4) Caught Stealing: Kuiper (1), Thornton (2) Sacrifice Hits: Duffy 2 (3) GIDP: Ashby (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(0-1) 2.1 6 4 3 2 0 0 12 4.03 Johnson 5.2 2 0 0 2 5 0 20 4.91 Totals 8 8 4 3 4 5 0 32 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris W(1-2) 5 5 3 3 2 4 0 22 4.50 Waits SV(1) 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 14 2.08 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 7 0 36 Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled to left; Mason flied out to left; Bailor stole second [Bailor to third (error by Kendall)]; A. Woods struck out; Velez walked; Fairly singled to center [Bailor scored, Velez to second]; Ault flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to left; Duffy singled to left [Bell scored (error by A. Woods) (unearned), Duffy to second (on throw)]; Carty flied out to center [Duffy to third]; Kuiper reached on a fielder's choice [Duffy out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); McKay was called out on strikes; Garcia doubled to left; Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Thornton was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Grubb walked; Grubb was picked off first (pitcher to first); Kendall flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Mason flied out to center; A. Woods flied out to right; Velez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Norris walked; Manning singled to center [Norris to third, Manning to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bell singled to left [Norris scored, Manning scored, Bell to second (error by A. Woods)]; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bell to third]; Carty singled to right [Bell scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Kuiper lined into a double play (second to first) [Carty out at first]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING RF); Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Ault struck out; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton popped to third; Grubb was called out on strikes; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay struck out; Garcia flied out to center; Bailor popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Manning flied out to center; Bell walked; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mason walked; A. Woods doubled to right [Mason scored, A. Woods to third (on throw to home)]; Velez doubled to left [A. Woods scored]; WAITS REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Fairly popped to second; Ault was walked intentionally; Ashby grounded into a double play (third to first) [Velez out at third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 4. INDIANS 6TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 4. INDIANS 7TH: Grubb lined to second; Kendall singled to left; Lowenstein forced Kendall (first to shortstop) [Lowenstein to second (error by Mason)]; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: G. WOODS BATTED FOR MASON; G. Woods singled to shortstop; G. Woods stole second; A. Woods reached on a fielder's choice [G. Woods out at third (second to third)]; Velez flied out to right; Fairly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 4. INDIANS 8TH: BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); G. WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bell singled to center; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bell to second]; Carty walked; DADE RAN FOR CARTY; Kuiper struck out; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ault popped to shortstop; Ashby singled to center; McKay struck out; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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