Top 1

• Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bosetti vs. Billingham
  
  Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woods vs. Billingham
  
  There's a wild pitch. Bosetti moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Woods vs. Billingham
  
  Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Howell vs. Billingham
  
  Howell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Bosetti scores. Woods moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Carty vs. Billingham
  
  Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woods scores. Howell moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mayberry vs. Billingham
  
  Mayberry 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. Howell scores. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hutton vs. Billingham
  
  Hutton hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of LeFlore. Hutton reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Iorg vs. Billingham
  
  Iorg hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. Underwood
  
  LeFlore hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bosetti. LeFlore reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dillard vs. Underwood
  
  Dillard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Staub vs. Underwood
  
  Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. LeFlore moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Thompson vs. Underwood
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gomez vs. Billingham
  
  Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashby vs. Billingham
  
  Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bosetti vs. Billingham
  
  Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Underwood
  
  Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spikes vs. Underwood
  
  Spikes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kemp moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Parrish vs. Underwood
  
  Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kemp scores. Spikes moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rodriguez vs. Underwood
  
  Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spikes moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wagner vs. Underwood
  
  Wagner takes first base on ball four. Spikes scores. Parrish moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  LeFlore vs. Clancy
  
  Jim Clancy now pitching.
  
  LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish scores. Rodriguez moves to third. Wagner moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Whitaker vs. Clancy
  
  Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Steve Dillard.
  
  Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Wagner moves to third. LeFlore moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Staub vs. Clancy
  
  Staub hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Wagner scores. LeFlore scores. Whitaker moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thompson vs. Clancy
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it and throws to second for the out. Whitaker moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kemp vs. Clancy
  
  Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Spikes vs. Murphy
  
  Tom Murphy now pitching.
  
  Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. Kemp moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Parrish vs. Murphy
  
  Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mankowski vs. Murphy
  
  Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
  
  Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woods vs. Billingham
  
  Lou Whitaker now playing second base. Phil Mankowski now playing third base.
  
  Woods hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howell vs. Billingham
  
  Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carty vs. Billingham
  
  Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wagner vs. Murphy
  
  Willie Upshaw now playing right field. Tom Hutton now playing first base.
  
  Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. Murphy
  
  LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitaker vs. Murphy
  
  There goes LeFlore. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Whitaker vs. Murphy
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Staub vs. Murphy
  
  Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Upshaw vs. Billingham
  
  Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hutton vs. Billingham
  
  Hutton hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Iorg vs. Billingham
  
  Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upshaw moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gomez vs. Billingham
  
  Gomez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker catches it and throws to first to double up Iorg. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Murphy
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Murphy
  
  Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spikes vs. Murphy
  
  Spikes hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashby vs. Billingham
  
  Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bosetti vs. Billingham
  
  Bosetti hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woods vs. Billingham
  
  Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parrish vs. Murphy
  
  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, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mankowski vs. Murphy
  
  Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton juggles the ball. That's an error on Hutton. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wagner vs. Murphy
  
  Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  LeFlore vs. Murphy
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howell vs. Billingham
  
  Howell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of LeFlore. Howell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Carty vs. Billingham
  
  There's a wild pitch. Howell moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Carty vs. Billingham
  
  Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howell scores. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Upshaw vs. Billingham
  
  Upshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hutton vs. Billingham
  
  Hutton hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Iorg vs. Billingham
  
  Iorg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Murphy
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Murphy
  
  Staub 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, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Murphy
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gomez vs. Billingham
  
  Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashby vs. Billingham
  
  Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bosetti vs. Billingham
  
  Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Murphy
  
  Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spikes vs. Murphy
  
  There goes Kemp. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Kemp steals second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Spikes vs. Murphy
  
  Spikes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Iorg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Parrish vs. Murphy
  
  Parrish strikes out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mankowski vs. Murphy
  
  Mankowski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Corcoran vs. Murphy
  
  Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Mark Wagner.
  
  Corcoran takes first base on ball four. Kemp moves to third. Mankowski moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  LeFlore vs. Murphy
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woods vs. Billingham
  
  Alan Trammell now playing shortstop.
  
  Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howell vs. Billingham
  
  Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carty vs. Billingham
  
  Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Willis
  
  Mike Willis now pitching.
  
  Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Willis
  
  Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Willis
  
  Thompson 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, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kemp vs. Willis
  
  Kemp takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Spikes vs. Willis
  
  Spikes hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Kemp moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Parrish vs. Willis
  
  Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Upshaw vs. Billingham
  
  Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hutton vs. Billingham
  
  Hutton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Iorg vs. Billingham
  
  Iorg takes first base on ball four. Hutton moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Velez vs. Foucault
  
  Steve Foucault now pitching. Otto Velez pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
  
  Velez is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ashby vs. Foucault
  
  Ashby hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/9/1978 -- Toronto at Detroit (D)

  Toronto            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Bosetti R, cf         4  1  1  0   LeFlore R, cf         4  1  2  1   
Woods A, lf           3  1  0  0   Dillard S, 2b         0  0  0  0   
Howell R, 3b          4  2  2  1   Whitaker L, ph-2b     4  1  1  1   
Carty R, dh           4  0  1  2   Staub R, dh           5  1  2  2   
Mayberry J, 1b        1  0  0  0   Thompson J, 1b        5  0  0  0   
Upshaw W, rf          2  0  1  0   Kemp S, lf            3  1  2  1   
Hutton T, rf-1b       4  0  2  0   Spikes C, rf          5  1  2  1   
Iorg G, 2b            3  0  1  0   Parrish L, c          4  1  1  1   
Gomez L, ss           3  0  0  0   Rodriguez A, 3b       1  1  1  0   
Velez O, ph           1  0  0  0   Mankowski P, ph-3b    2  0  0  0   
Ashby A, c            4  0  0  0   Wagner M, ss          2  1  0  1   
                                   Corcoran T, ph        0  0  0  0   
                                   Trammell A, ss        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4  8  3                        35  8 11  8

Toronto          300 001 000 --  4
Detroit          070 000 01x --  8

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Underwood T (L)*      1.0  4  5  5  3  0
Clancy J              0.1  4  2  2  0  0
Murphy T              5.2  1  0  0  4  1
Willis M              1.0  2  1  1  1  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Billingham J (W)      8.1  8  4  4  3  0
Foucault S (S)        0.2  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 2nd

E -- Hutton T
DP -- Toronto 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Toronto 5, Detroit 11
2B -- Hutton T, LeFlore R, Howell R
SB -- LeFlore R, Kemp S
WP -- Billingham J 2
T -- 2:26
A -- 9169

    

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