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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 21, 1979
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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 21, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 21, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Huffman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 10,904 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dallas Parks 1B: Dick Runchey 2B: Doug Cossey 3B: Tom Ravashiere |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | DH |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Tim Corcoran | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Dan Gonzales | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
| Les Moss | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 21, 1979
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Billingham
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham juggles the ball. That's an error on Billingham. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Billingham
Bailor hits a line drive towards first. Corcoran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Billingham
Bosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Billingham
Carty takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Billingham
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Carty moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Billingham
Woods hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it 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. Huffman
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Huffman
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Huffman
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Huffman
Kemp takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corcoran vs. Huffman
Corcoran takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to third. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parrish vs. Huffman
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Billingham
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Billingham
There goes Howell. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Billingham
McKay is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Billingham
Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Corcoran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzales vs. Huffman
Gonzales hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Huffman
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Huffman
There's a wild pitch. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Huffman
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Huffman
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor who is chasing the ball. LeFlore reaches third base with a triple. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Huffman
Whitaker 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, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Billingham
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Billingham
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Billingham
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Huffman
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Huffman
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corcoran vs. Huffman
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Billingham
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Billingham
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Billingham
Woods hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Woods reaches second base with a double. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howell vs. Billingham
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mayberry scores. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKay vs. Billingham
McKay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Huffman
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzales vs. Huffman
Gonzales 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Huffman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Billingham
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Billingham
Griffin bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Billingham
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Corcoran scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailor for the out. Cerone moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bosetti vs. Billingham
Bosetti hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Billingham
Carty is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Baker
Steve Baker now pitching.
Mayberry hits a line drive towards short. Wagner reaches out 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: ---
Wagner vs. Huffman
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Huffman
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Huffman
Whitaker 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: 1--
Morales vs. Huffman
Morales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it 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: ---
Woods vs. Baker
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Baker
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Baker
McKay hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Huffman
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corcoran vs. Huffman
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Huffman
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Corcoran moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzales vs. Huffman
Gonzales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Corcoran scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mankowski vs. Huffman
Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mankowski for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Baker
Phil Mankowski now playing third base.
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Baker
Griffin hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Baker
Bailor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Baker
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. Bailor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Baker
Carty is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Burnside
Sheldon Burnside now pitching.
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Freisleben
Dave Freisleben now pitching.
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Freisleben
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Freisleben
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Cerone and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Freisleben
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Freisleben
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Burnside
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Burnside
Howell bunts towards the mound. Burnside fields it and throws to first for the out. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKay vs. Burnside
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Burnside
Cerone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Taylor
Bruce Taylor now pitching. Otto Velez pinch hits for Alfredo Griffin.
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Corcoran scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Velez for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Freisleben
Luis Gomez now playing shortstop.
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Freisleben
Corcoran 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 -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Freisleben
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzales vs. Freisleben
Gonzales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzales for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Taylor
Bailor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Taylor
Bosetti bunts towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Taylor
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Taylor
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Freisleben
Mankowski 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 -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Freisleben
Jason Thompson pinch hits for Mark Wagner.
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Freisleben
Dave Machemer pinch runs for Jason Thompson.
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Machemer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Freisleben
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Machemer scores. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Freisleben
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1979 -- Toronto at Detroit (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 3 1 0 0 LeFlore R, dh 5 1 2 1
Velez O, ph 1 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 2
Gomez L, ss 0 0 0 0 Morales J, cf 5 0 1 0
Bailor B, rf 4 1 1 0 Kemp S, lf 2 0 1 0
Bosetti R, cf 4 1 2 3 Corcoran T, 1b 3 1 0 0
Carty R, dh 2 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 3 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Gonzales D, rf 4 0 1 1
Woods A, lf 4 0 2 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 2 1 1 0
Howell R, 3b 3 0 1 1 Mankowski P, ph-3b 2 0 0 0
McKay D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wagner M, ss 2 0 1 0
Cerone R, c 2 1 0 0 Thompson J, ph 1 0 1 0
Machemer D, pr 0 1 0 0
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31 5 7 5 33 4 9 4
Toronto 100 120 100 -- 5
Detroit 010 001 101 -- 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman P (W) 6.0 5 2 2 4 1
Freisleben D (S) 3.0 4 2 1 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (L) 4.2 4 4 3 3 2
Baker S 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Burnside S 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Taylor B 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Billingham J, Cerone R
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Toronto 9, Detroit 8
2B -- Woods A, Bosetti R
3B -- LeFlore R
HR -- Bosetti R
SB -- LeFlore R
CS -- Howell R
SH -- Griffin A, Howell R, Bosetti R
SF -- Whitaker L
HBP -- by Billingham J (Carty R)
WP -- Huffman P
T -- 2:32
A -- 10904
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