Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 4, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1980 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 2, Toronto Blue Jays 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Orta cf 5 1 2 0
Kuiper 2b 5 0 1 1
Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 1
Hassey c 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Diaz c 0 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 3 0 2 0
Charboneau lf 4 0 0 0
Alexander dh 3 0 0 0
Mora rf 4 0 0 0
Dybzinski ss 4 1 2 0
Owchinko p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 1 2 0
Bosetti cf 4 1 3 1
Bonnell rf 3 1 1 1
Velez dh 4 1 1 3
Garcia 2b 4 2 2 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 2
Macha 3b 3 0 0 0
  Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0
  Ainge lf 0 0 0 0
Bailor lf,3b 4 0 1 0
Davis c 1 1 0 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Garvin p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 12 7
Cleveland 002 000 000280
Toronto 300 001 21x7122
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko  L (0-3) 6.0 8 4 4 1 1
  Stanton   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Cruz   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
2
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson  W (1-1) 5.2 6 2 2 4 3
  Garvin   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  McLaughlin  SV (2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
6

  E–Macha 2 (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, Toronto 1.  2B–Cleveland Orta (3,off Jefferson), Toronto Bosetti (3,off Owchinko); Garcia (10,off Cruz).  3B–Toronto Garcia (1,off Owchinko).  HR–Toronto Velez (7,1st inning off Owchinko 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Bonnell (2,off Cruz).  CS–Alexander (1,2nd base by Jefferson/Davis); Bailor (2,2nd base by Cruz/Diaz).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:31.  A–26,114.
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