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September 5, 1978

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Indians 5 9 1
Blue Jays 0 3 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Indians 5 9 1
Blue Jays 0 4 0

Otto Velez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .276
OBP 1.000 .388
At Bats 2 203
Hits 2 56
• Singles 2 35
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 33

Rick Waits Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 13 0
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Exhibition Stadium - September 5, 1978
Rick Waits
Gary Alexander
Andre Thornton
Duane Kuiper
Buddy Bell
Larvell Blanks
Horace Speed
Rick Manning
Jim Norris
Otto Velez
Bob Bailor
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Velez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Speed. Velez reaches second base with a double. Bailor moves to third.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Bailor takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out.
Top 6 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Manning for the out.
Bottom 5 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Horace Speed now playing left field. Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blanks takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Norris. The throw from Cerone and he is out, McKay applying the tag.
Top 5 Norris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 4 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 4 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kuiper. Velez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Velez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thornton strikes out.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuiper scores.
Top 4 Kuiper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti who is chasing the ball. Kuiper reaches third base with a triple. Manning goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blanks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carbo moves to third. Norris moves to second.
Top 3 Norris takes first base on ball four. Carbo moves to second.
Top 3 Mike Willis now pitching. Alexander strikes out.
Top 3 Carbo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cerone hits a popup towards short. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McKay hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norris scores.
Top 2 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Norris moves to third.
Top 2 Norris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Norris reaches second base with a double. Alexander goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Velez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bosetti hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thornton takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Kuiper hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Kirkwood covering, for the out.