Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians
September 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Cleveland Indians 5

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scott lf 4 1 2 2
  Fairly lf 0 0 0 0
Woods cf 4 1 2 2
Howell dh 4 1 1 0
Rader 3b 5 0 3 1
Ault 1b 5 0 1 1
Bowling rf 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
Torres ss 4 2 2 0
McKay 2b 2 1 1 0
Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade 3b 5 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 5 0 2 0
Pruitt rf 4 1 0 0
Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0
Bochte lf 5 2 1 0
Carty dh 4 2 2 2
  Hood pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Norris cf 5 0 3 2
Kendall c 4 0 3 1
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0
Griffin ss 4 0 1 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Camper p 0 0 0 0
  Laxton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 13 5
Toronto 220 101 0006123
Cleveland 000 100 0225132
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk  W (12-14) 8.2 12 5 3 2 3
  Murphy  SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
3
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  L (8-6) 1.2 6 4 4 2 1
  Fitzmorris   4.1 5 2 2 1 1
  Camper   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Laxton   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
3

  E–Scott (5), Ault (16), Lemanczyk (3), Thornton (6), Griffin (1).  DP–Toronto 1, Cleveland 1.  PB–Kendall (4).  2B–Toronto G Woods 2 (8,off Waits,off Fitzmorris); Rader 3 (18,off Waits,off Fitzmorris,off Laxton); Scott (9,off Fitzmorris), Cleveland Norris (21,off Lemanczyk).  HR–Cleveland Carty (14,8th inning off Lemanczyk 1 on, 0 out).  SH–McKay 2 (6,off Waits,off Fitzmorris); G Woods (1,off Waits); Scott (6,off Fitzmorris).  SB–McKay (2,3rd base off Fitzmorris/Kendall).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:40.  A–5,593.
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