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Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 16, 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 September 16, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 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 | September 16, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wayne Garland |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 17,078 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: (none) 3B: Don Denkinger |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hargrove | Left Fielder |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Gary Alexander | DH |
Ron Pruitt | Right Fielder |
Dave Rosello | Second Baseman |
Bo Diaz | Catcher |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Dave Garcia | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Tony Solaita | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Tim Johnson | Second Baseman |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 16, 1979
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Underwood
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Underwood
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Garland
Griffin hits a line drive into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Garland
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Underwood
Thornton hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Underwood
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Underwood
Pruitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosello vs. Underwood
Rosello strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Diaz vs. Underwood
Diaz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Diaz reaches second base with a double. Alexander scores. Pruitt moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veryzer vs. Underwood
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Garland
Solaita hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning. Solaita reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Garland
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Solaita moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bosetti vs. Garland
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello fields it and throws to second for the out. Solaita scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Garland
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Garland
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Underwood
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Underwood
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garland
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Garland
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Underwood
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Underwood
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Underwood
Pruitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander moves to third. Pruitt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosello vs. Underwood
Rosello hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alexander tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Underwood
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Garland
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello misplays the ball. That's an error on Rosello. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Garland
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Howell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Garland
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howell moves to third. Solaita moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bosetti vs. Garland
Bosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howell scores. Solaita moves to third. Mayberry moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woods vs. Garland
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Solaita scores. Mayberry moves to third. Bosetti moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cerone vs. Garland
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Garland
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello misplays the ball. That's an error on Rosello. Mayberry scores. Bosetti scores. Woods moves to third. Johnson moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Garland
Griffin hits a line drive into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
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 5
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Underwood
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Underwood
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Underwood
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Garland
Howell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Garland
Solaita strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Garland
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Garland
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Garland
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Underwood
Thornton hits a line drive into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Underwood
Alexander hits a line drive into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Underwood
Pruitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosello vs. Underwood
Rosello hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garland
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Garland
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Garland
Bailor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rosello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Underwood
Diaz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Underwood
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Underwood
Hargrove strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Garland
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Garland
Solaita hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Garland
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howell tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Garland
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Garland
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Garland
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Underwood
Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Underwood
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Monge
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Monge
Bailor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Monge
Howell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Underwood
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Underwood
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosello vs. Underwood
Rosello takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Underwood
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1979 -- Cleveland at Toronto (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Hargrove M, lf 4 0 1 0 Griffin A, ss 5 0 1 0 Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0 Bailor B, rf 4 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 5 3 2 1 Thornton A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Solaita T, dh 4 2 2 0 Alexander G, dh 3 2 2 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 2 3 2 Pruitt R, rf 4 0 3 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 1 2 2 Rosello D, 2b 2 0 0 1 Woods A, lf 4 0 2 1 Diaz B, c 4 0 1 1 Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 3 0 0 0 Johnson T, 2b 4 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 7 2 37 8 12 7 Cleveland 010 100 000 -- 2 Toronto 010 420 10x -- 8 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garland W (L) 7.0 11 8 4 1 1 Monge S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Underwood T (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 4 E -- Rosello D 2 DP -- Cleveland 1, Toronto 2 LOB -- Cleveland 6, Toronto 7 2B -- Diaz B, Solaita T, Bosetti R HR -- Howell R, Mayberry J SF -- Rosello D, Mayberry J T -- 1:59 A -- 17078
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