Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 25, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1978 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 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade rf 5 2 2 4
Cox lf 3 0 1 0
  Grubb lf 1 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 2 1
Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0
Blanks ss 4 0 1 1
Horton dh 3 1 1 0
Pruitt c 3 0 0 0
Speed cf 4 1 1 0
Kuiper 2b 4 1 1 0
Garland p 0 0 0 0
  Kinney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 5 1 2 0
Bailor rf,lf 4 1 1 1
Howell 3b 5 1 1 1
Carty dh 4 1 1 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1
Hutton lf 1 1 1 0
  Velez ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 2 0
Iorg 2b 3 0 0 1
Gomez ss 3 0 1 0
  Ault ph 1 0 0 0
Garvin p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Cleveland 200 400 0006101
Toronto 300 110 0005101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garland  W (2-2) 5.0 8 5 5 2 0
  Kinney  SV (2) 4.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
1
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Garvin  L (1-1) 6.0 8 6 6 1 2
  Willis   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
3

  E–Kuiper (2), Howell (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, Toronto 2.  2B–Cleveland Dade (6,off Garvin); Bell (5,off Garvin); Blanks (7,off Garvin), Toronto Bailor (4,off Garland); Howell (4,off Garland); Cerone (2,off Garland).  3B–Toronto Mayberry (1,off Garland).  HR–Cleveland Dade (2,4th inning off Garvin 3 on, 1 out), Toronto Carty (3,5th inning off Garland 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Horton (1,by Garvin).  SF–Iorg (1,off Garland).  CS–Cox (1,2nd base by Willis/Cerone); Cerone (1,2nd base by Kinney/Pruitt).  SB–Bosetti (1,2nd base off Garland/Pruitt).  HBP–Garvin (1,Horton).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:10.  A–11,348.
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