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Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 23, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 23, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 23, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 23, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wayne Garland |
Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Huffman |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 20,283 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Dale Ford |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Paul Dade | Left Fielder |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Jim Norris | DH |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Gary Alexander | Catcher |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Jeff Torborg | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 23, 1979
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Huffman
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Huffman
Dade hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Huffman
There goes Dade. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Dade steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Huffman
Manning hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Huffman
Thornton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Garland
Ainge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Garland
The ball gets by Alexander for a passed ball. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ainge moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howell vs. Garland
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. Garland
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Huffman
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Huffman
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Huffman
Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Huffman
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Garland
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Garland
Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Garland
There goes Woods. The throw from Alexander and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bosetti vs. Garland
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Woods scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Garland
Cerone hits a line drive towards third. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Huffman
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Huffman
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Huffman
Dade hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Huffman
Manning hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Garland
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer misplays the ball. That's an error on Veryzer. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Garland
Ainge bunts towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Kuiper covering, for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Garland
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Garland
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carty for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Huffman
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Huffman
Norris hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Huffman
Harrah hits a fly ball towards left. Woods settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Woods. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Huffman
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Garland
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Garland covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Garland
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Garland
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. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Huffman
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Huffman
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Huffman
Bonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Kuiper scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Huffman
Dade strikes out. There goes Bonds. The throw from Cerone and Bonds is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Garland
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Garland
Gomez bunts in front of the plate. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainge vs. Garland
Ainge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cerone scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Garland
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Huffman
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Huffman
Thornton hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Huffman
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Huffman
There goes Norris. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Ainge applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Garland
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Garland
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Garland
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Garland covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Huffman
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Huffman
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Huffman
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Huffman
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Huffman
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry juggles the ball. That's an error on Mayberry. Kuiper moves to third. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dade vs. Huffman
Dade hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuiper scores. Veryzer moves to third. Bonds moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Manning vs. Huffman
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Garland
Bosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Garland
Cerone bunts, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Garland
There goes Bosetti. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Bosetti steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Garland
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ainge vs. Garland
Ainge strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Freisleben
Dave Freisleben now pitching.
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Freisleben
Norris bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Ainge covering, for the out. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Freisleben
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Freisleben
There's a wild pitch. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Freisleben
Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Freisleben
Kuiper is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Garland
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Garland
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Garland
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Freisleben
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Freisleben
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Freisleben
Dade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Freisleben
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dade moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Freisleben
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Garland
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Garland
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Garland
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/23/1979 -- Cleveland at Toronto (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Bonds B, rf 5 0 1 1 Ainge D, 2b 2 0 1 1 Dade P, lf 4 0 2 1 Bailor B, rf 4 0 0 0 Manning R, cf 5 0 1 0 Howell R, 3b 3 0 1 1 Thornton A, 1b 4 1 0 0 Carty R, dh 4 0 0 0 Norris J, dh 1 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 3 1 0 0 Alexander G, c 4 1 1 2 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 1 1 Kuiper D, 2b 4 2 2 0 Cerone R, c 3 1 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 2 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 2 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 7 4 29 3 4 3 Cleveland 000 010 120 -- 4 Toronto 011 010 000 -- 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garland W (W) 9.0 4 3 1 4 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Huffman P 7.0 5 2 1 4 3 Freisleben D (L) 2.0 2 2 2 2 2 E -- Alexander G, Veryzer T, Woods A, Mayberry J DP -- Cleveland 1, Toronto 1 LOB -- Cleveland 9, Toronto 5 2B -- Bonds B HR -- Alexander G SB -- Dade P, Woods A, Bosetti R CS -- Bonds B, Norris J SH -- Ainge D, Gomez L, Norris J WP -- Freisleben D PB -- Alexander G T -- 2:08 A -- 20283
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