Cleveland Guardians 8 – 9 Toronto Blue Jays
4 May 1980 · TOR01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Otto Velez | 1 in 321 games |
| 29 | final score 9–8 | 1 in 159 games | |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Jim Clancy | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
Box score
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Orta | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Duane Kuiper | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Hargrove | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Ron Hassey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cliff Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Toby Harrah | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Joe Charboneau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gary Alexander | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | HR |
| Ron Pruitt | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Veryzer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Spillner | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Wayne Garland | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sid Monge | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Bob Bailor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Barry Bonnell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Mayberry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Willie Upshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otto Velez | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 HR |
| Al Woods | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Damaso Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Danny Ainge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ernie Whitt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Toronto Blue Jays pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Clancy | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Joey McLaughlin | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Garvin | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Buskey | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |