Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians
September 11, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1978 at Cleveland 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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Toronto Blue Jays 4, Cleveland Indians 6

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 5 0 1 0
Woods rf 3 0 1 0
Bailor 3b 4 0 0 0
Velez lf 3 1 1 1
Alberts dh 4 1 1 0
Ault 1b 4 1 1 2
McKay 2b 4 1 2 1
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 0 1 0
  Horton ph 1 0 1 0
  Johnson pr 0 0 0 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Manning cf 4 0 1 1
Bell 3b 3 1 1 1
Thornton 1b 4 1 1 1
Cage dh 2 1 1 0
Alexander c 4 1 2 3
Carbo rf 3 0 1 0
  Speed rf 1 0 0 0
Norris lf 4 0 1 0
Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 4 2 1 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Toronto 010 300 000491
Cleveland 110 120 10x690
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson  L (7-13) 4.0 7 5 5 4 2
  Coleman   4.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
4
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  W (12-13) 9.0 9 4 4 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
3

  E–Jefferson (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Toronto Bosetti (22,off Waits); Alberts (1,off Waits), Cleveland Veryzer (16,off Jefferson).  HR–Toronto Velez (9,2nd inning off Waits 0 on, 0 out); Ault (3,4th inning off Waits 1 on, 1 out); McKay (7,4th inning off Waits 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Alexander (25,5th inning off Jefferson 1 on, 0 out); Thornton (30,7th inning off Coleman 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Cage (1,2nd base by Coleman/Cerone).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:09.
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