Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
June 20, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Kuiper 2b 6 0 1 1
Dade lf,rf 5 1 2 1
Norris cf 5 2 3 1
Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Blanks dh 4 2 1 1
Lowenstein rf 2 0 0 0
  Melton ph 1 0 0 0
  Grubb lf 1 0 0 0
Fosse c 5 1 2 3
Duffy ss 6 1 2 1
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 8 12 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scott cf 6 0 0 0
Bailor ss 5 0 1 0
Howell 3b 4 0 0 0
Fairly rf 5 2 4 0
Woods lf 2 1 2 0
  Ewing pr,lf 3 1 0 0
Rader dh 3 1 1 1
Ault 1b 5 0 3 1
Ashby c 4 0 1 1
McKay 2b 4 0 1 0
  Whitt ph 1 0 0 0
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 13 3
Cleveland 000 021 110 038122
Toronto 020 201 000 005130
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris   3.0 7 4 4 0 4
  Dobson  W (2-6) 7.1 6 1 0 3 4
  Kern  SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
13
5
4
3
9
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd   5.0 5 3 3 5 4
  Johnson   1.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Willis  L (2-2) 5.0 5 4 4 3 3
Totals
11.0
12
8
8
10
8

  E–Duffy (3), Dobson (2).  DP–Cleveland 3.  2B–Cleveland Blanks (3,off Byrd); Dade (6,off Byrd); Duffy (3,off Willis), Toronto Ault (11,off Dobson).  3B–Cleveland Fosse (1,off Willis).  HR–Cleveland Duffy (2,8th inning off Willis 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bell (5,off Willis); Rader (1,off Fitzmorris).  IBB–Bell (4,by Willis).  SB–Bailor (7,2nd base off Dobson/Fosse).  WP–Willis (1).  IBB–Willis (4,Bell).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–3:37.  A–24,568.
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