Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 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 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Norris rf 4 1 1 0
Manning cf 3 0 1 1
Grubb lf 4 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0
Alexander c 4 1 1 1
Carbo dh 3 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0
Bailor rf 4 0 1 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 0
Carty dh 3 0 0 0
  Upshaw pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Velez lf 2 0 1 0
Ault 1b 3 0 0 0
  Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0
McKay 2b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Gomez ss 2 0 1 0
Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Cleveland 011 000 000270
Toronto 000 000 000031
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  W (6-8) 8.2 3 0 0 5 2
  Kern  SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
5
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk  L (2-10) 9.0 7 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
6

  E–Ault (3).  DP–Cleveland 2, Toronto 2.  PB–Cerone (6).  2B–Cleveland Manning (13,off Lemanczyk); Carbo (4,off Lemanczyk).  HR–Cleveland Alexander (16,2nd inning off Lemanczyk 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Thornton (2,by Lemanczyk).  CS–Kuiper (7,2nd base by Lemanczyk/Cerone).  HBP–Lemanczyk (3,Thornton).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–1:56.
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