A sacrifice fly and a pass with the bases loaded produced two runs in the 12th inning and gave the Indians a 7-5 victory over the Blue Jays. Frank Duffy walked to lead off and, after a sacrifice, stopped at third on a single by Paul Dade. Jim Norris followed with a sacrifice fly, sending Duffy home with the tie-breaking tally. Rico Carty singled and Johnny Grubb walked to load the bases. Tom Bruno then replaced Jerry Johnson and passed Buddy Bell on four pitches to force in the Indians' insurance run. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Played on Wednesday, June      22, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  1    0  0  2  -   7 14  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 12  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   0   2   1     0   1   .265      Bailor ss             6   2   1   0     0   0   .328
Dade rf               6   2   3   1     0   1   .342      Howell 3b             6   1   4   0     0   1   .284
Norris cf             5   0   0   1     0   1   .284      A. Woods lf           5   0   2   2     1   0   .331
Carty dh              6   0   2   0     0   1   .279      Fairly 1b             5   1   1   1     1   1   .319
  Pruitt pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Ewing rf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Thornton 1b           5   0   0   0     0   4   .194      Rader dh              4   0   0   1     0   1   .257
  Grubb ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Scott cf              4   0   1   1     1   3   .238
  Melton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Ashby c               5   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Bell 3b               5   0   2   1     1   2   .301      McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .173
Lowenstein lf         5   2   1   0     1   1   .278        Whitt ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Fosse c               5   1   2   0     0   0   .275        Bowling pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .137
Duffy ss              3   2   2   1     1   0   .205        Torres 2b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Vuckovich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   7  14   5     4  11             Totals               45   5  12   5     3   8

Time of Game: 3:25   Attendance: 29,750
Left on Base: Indians 9, Blue Jays 8
DP: Indians 1, Blue Jays 4
Errors: Bailor, Vuckovich
Doubles: Lowenstein (3), Howell (7), Scott (5)
Home Runs: Dade (1)
Stolen Bases: Scott (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (7), Kuiper (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Norris (4), Rader (2)
GIDP: Dade (4), Bell (6), Kuiper (4), Norris (6), Bailor (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               8.1   9   5   5   3   5   0  36   3.24
Kern W(3-3)             2.2   3   0   0   0   1   0  10   2.53
Monge SV(4)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.79
Totals                 12    12   5   5   3   8   0  49

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich               8.1  10   5   3   1   9   1  36   3.15
Willis                  2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.66
Johnson L(2-3)          0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   6   3.07
Bruno                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   7.53
Totals                 12    14   7   5   4  11   1  52

Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (5)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nestor Chylak


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Dade struck
out; Norris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor flied out to left; Howell singled to left;
A. Woods flied out to left; Fairly popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Thornton
struck out; Bell singled to left; Lowenstein grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ewing flied out to left; Rader grounded out
(pitcher to first); Scott walked; Scott stole second; Ashby
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
flied out to center; Kuiper singled; Dade flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay struck out; Bailor popped to third in foul
territory; Howell doubled to left; A. Woods popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris reached on an error by Bailor; Carty forced
Norris (third to second); Thornton struck out; Bell struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly walked; Ewing singled to center [Fairly to
third]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fairly scored,
Ewing to second]; Scott doubled to left [Ewing scored]; Ashby
flied out to center; McKay was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein walked; Fosse singled to left
[Lowenstein to second]; Duffy reached on an error by Vuckovich
on a sacrifice bunt [Lowenstein to third, Fosse to second];
Kuiper singled to center [Lowenstein scored, Fosse to third,
Duffy to second]; Dade grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Fosse scored (unearned), Duffy to third, Kuiper out at
second]; Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Duffy scored (unearned)];
Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bailor singled to center; Howell singled to left
[Bailor to third]; A. Woods singled to right [Bailor scored,
Howell to third, A. Woods out at second (right to shortstop)];
Fairly singled to right [Howell scored]; Ewing flied out to
center; Rader was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Blue Jays 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty singled to center; Thornton struck out; Bell
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carty out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Blue
Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Scott struck out; Ashby flied out to center;
McKay flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Blue
Jays 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Fosse
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy singled to shortstop;
Kuiper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor made an out to second; Howell flied out to
center; A. Woods walked; Fairly popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Blue Jays 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Dade homered; Norris flied out to left; Carty
struck out; Thornton lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ewing grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader
flied out to center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Blue Jays 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell struck out; Lowenstein doubled to left; Fosse
singled to left [Lowenstein to third]; Duffy singled to left
[Lowenstein scored, Fosse to second]; WILLIS REPLACED VUCKOVICH
(PITCHING); Kuiper grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Fosse out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Blue
Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ashby flied out to center; WHITT BATTED FOR
MCKAY; Whitt singled to center; BOWLING RAN FOR WHITT; KERN
REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Bailor forced Bowling (shortstop
to second); Howell singled to right [Bailor to second]; A. Woods
singled to left [Bailor scored, Howell to second]; Fairly
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 5, Blue Jays 5.

INDIANS 10TH: TORRES REPLACED BOWLING (PLAYING 2B); Dade singled
to right; Norris grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Dade out at second]; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Blue
Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Ewing grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Blue Jays 5.

INDIANS 11TH: Thornton struck out; Bell singled to center;
Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Fosse flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
singled; Bailor grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Torres out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Blue Jays 5.

INDIANS 12TH: JOHNSON REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Duffy walked;
Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Duffy to
second]; Dade singled to left [Duffy to third]; Norris hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Duffy scored]; Carty singled to center
[Dade to third]; PRUITT RAN FOR CARTY; GRUBB BATTED FOR
THORNTON; Grubb walked [Pruitt to second]; BRUNO REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Bell walked [Dade scored, Pruitt to third,
Grubb to second]; Lowenstein flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 7, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 12TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MELTON
REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING 1B); MONGE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING);
Howell was called out on strikes; A. Woods grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fairly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Blue Jays 5.