Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians
September 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1979 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 10, Cleveland Indians 14

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 2 1 0
Bailor rf 5 1 1 1
Howell 3b 4 2 2 1
  Johnson 3b 0 0 0 0
Solaita dh 4 1 2 2
  Carty ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 5 1 1 1
Bosetti cf 5 1 4 2
Woods lf 2 1 1 1
  Cannon lf 1 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Gomez 2b 4 1 1 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove lf 3 1 2 3
Manning cf 4 1 0 0
Bonds dh 2 1 1 5
Harrah 3b 5 1 1 0
Thornton 1b 4 2 1 1
Pruitt rf 3 2 2 1
  Norris ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Alexander c 3 2 1 1
  Hassey ph 1 0 1 0
  Alston pr 0 1 0 0
Rosello 2b 3 1 1 1
Veryzer ss 3 1 1 2
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
  Cage pr 0 1 0 0
Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Paxton p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 14 11 14
Toronto 303 000 04010131
Cleveland 010 521 00514114
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   3.1 3 6 6 7 1
  Jefferson   1.0 4 2 2 2 0
  Todd   2.2 1 1 1 2 2
  Buskey  L (6-9) 1.1 3 5 5 3 1
Totals
8.1
11
14
14
14
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Barker   2.1 6 6 5 2 2
  Paxton   5.1 6 4 4 1 2
  Monge  W (9-9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
10
9
3
6

  E–Moore (3), Harrah (18), Pruitt 2 (2), Alexander (17).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto Solaita (4,off Barker); Howell 2 (26,off Barker,off Monge); Mayberry (22,off Barker); Bosetti 2 (32,off Barker,off Paxton); Griffin (17,off Paxton), Cleveland Pruitt 2 (5,off Moore,off Jefferson).  3B–Cleveland Alexander (2,off Jefferson).  HR–Cleveland Thornton (25,6th inning off Todd 0 on, 0 out); Bonds (23,9th inning off Buskey 3 on, 1 out).  SF–Woods (4,off Paxton).  HBP–Howell (4,by Barker); Thornton (4,by Moore).  SH–Rosello (8,off Buskey).  IBB–Manning (3,by Buskey).  SB–Griffin (17,2nd base off Barker/Alexander); Woods (6,2nd base off Paxton/Alexander); Bonds (32,2nd base off Buskey/Davis).  CS–Bosetti (11,2nd base by Paxton/Alexander).  WP–Moore (8), Buskey (3).  HBP–Moore (7,Thornton); Barker (2,Howell).  IBB–Buskey (7,Manning).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–3:08.  A–9,166.
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