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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 8, 1978 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Garvin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Slaton |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 12,413 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Tom Hutton | Right Fielder |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 8, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Slaton
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Slaton
Woods strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Slaton
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosetti scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Slaton
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Slaton
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Garvin
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Garvin
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Garvin
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Garvin
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dillard scores. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Garvin
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spikes vs. Garvin
Spikes hits a fly ball into right field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Slaton
Hutton hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Slaton
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Slaton
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slaton juggles the ball. That's an error on Slaton. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Slaton
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bosetti vs. Slaton
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner misplays the ball. That's an error on Wagner. Gomez scores. Ashby moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woods vs. Slaton
Woods hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Ashby scores. Bosetti moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howell vs. Slaton
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slaton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Garvin
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Garvin
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Garvin
Wagner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti who is chasing the ball. Wagner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeFlore vs. Garvin
LeFlore hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Slaton
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Slaton
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Slaton
Hutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Slaton
There goes Hutton. The throw from Parrish and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKay vs. Slaton
There goes Hutton. The slide. Parrish applies the tag. Hutton is out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Slaton
McKay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Garvin
Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Garvin
Garvin fires to first and picks off Dillard. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Garvin
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Garvin
Thompson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bosetti. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Garvin
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spikes vs. Garvin
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Slaton
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Slaton
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Slaton
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Slaton
There goes Bosetti. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Garvin
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Garvin
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Garvin
Wagner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Slaton
Woods is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Slaton
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Slaton
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Slaton
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Garvin
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Garvin
Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Garvin
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Slaton
Hutton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Slaton
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Slaton
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Garvin
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garvin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Garvin
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Garvin
Spikes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Garvin
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Garvin
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Slaton
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Slaton
Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Slaton
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slaton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Garvin
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wagner for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Garvin
LeFlore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Garvin
Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Garvin
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first, with Garvin covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Slaton
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Slaton
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Slaton
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Garvin
Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Garvin
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garvin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spikes vs. Garvin
Spikes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Garvin
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Slaton
Hutton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Slaton
McKay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Slaton
Gomez bunts towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dillard covering, for the out. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Slaton
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard misplays the ball. That's an error on Dillard. McKay moves to third. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woods vs. Hiller
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Garvin
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Garvin covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Garvin
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Mark Wagner.
Corcoran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Garvin
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Garvin
Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Garvin
Staub takes first base on ball four. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Willis
Lou Whitaker pinch runs for Rusty Staub. Mike Willis now pitching.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1978 -- Toronto at Detroit (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Bosetti R, cf 5 1 2 0 LeFlore R, cf 5 1 2 1
Woods A, lf 5 0 1 1 Dillard S, 2b 5 1 2 0
Howell R, 3b 3 0 1 1 Staub R, dh 4 0 1 0
Carty R, dh 4 0 0 0 Whitaker L, pr 0 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Thompson J, 1b 5 0 3 1
Hutton T, rf 3 1 1 1 Kemp S, lf 3 0 1 0
McKay D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Spikes C, rf 4 0 1 0
Gomez L, ss 3 1 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 3 1 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wagner M, ss 3 0 1 0
Corcoran T, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 7 4 37 2 11 2
Toronto 121 000 001 -- 5
Detroit 100 000 100 -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Garvin J (W) 8.2 11 2 2 3 6
Willis M (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton J (L) 8.1 7 5 3 4 6
Hiller J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Slaton J, Wagner M, Parrish L, Dillard S
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Toronto 6, Detroit 11
2B -- Bosetti R, Thompson J 2
3B -- Wagner M
HR -- Mayberry J, LeFlore R, Hutton T
SB -- Hutton T
CS -- Hutton T, Bosetti R
SH -- Gomez L
T -- 2:29
A -- 12413
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