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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 11, 1981
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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 11, 1981 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 11, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 13,617 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: George Maloney 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Bill Haller |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Otto Velez | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Willie Upshaw | Right Fielder |
| Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Danny Ainge | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Peters | Center Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Champ Summers | DH |
| Kirk Gibson | Right Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Mick Kelleher | Third Baseman |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 11, 1981
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Wilcox
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Wilcox
Moseby 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Wilcox
Velez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Stieb
Peters strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stieb
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Stieb
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Stieb
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Summers vs. Stieb
Summers takes first base on ball four. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibson vs. Stieb
Gibson hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Wilcox
Mayberry 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Wilcox
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Wilcox
Upshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Stieb
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Stieb
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Stieb
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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Wilcox
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Wilcox
There goes Garcia. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Garcia steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainge vs. Wilcox
Ainge hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitt vs. Wilcox
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Wilcox
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Stieb
Peters hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Peters reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Stieb
Trammell bunts in front of the plate. Whitt scoops up the ball and tags Trammell for the out. Peters moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kemp vs. Stieb
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Peters scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Stieb
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Stieb
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Summers for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Wilcox
Moseby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Peters. Moseby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Wilcox
Velez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Wilcox
Mayberry is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woods vs. Wilcox
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Stieb
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Stieb
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Stieb
Kelleher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Upshaw. Kelleher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Stieb
Whitaker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peters vs. Stieb
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia misplays the ball. That's an error on Garcia. Kelleher moves to third. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Stieb
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kemp vs. Stieb
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Wilcox
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Wilcox
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garcia for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Wilcox
Ainge hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Stieb
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Stieb
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hebner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Stieb
Gibson hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Stieb
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Wilcox
Whitt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Wilcox
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Wilcox
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Stieb
Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Stieb
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Stieb
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Wilcox
Al Cowens now playing right field.
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Wilcox
Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Wilcox
Woods hits a popup towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stieb
Trammell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Stieb
Kemp hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Moseby who is chasing the ball. Kemp reaches third base with a triple. Trammell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. Garvin
Darrell Brown pinch runs for Steve Kemp. Jerry Garvin now pitching.
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Garvin
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Champ Summers.
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Barlow
Mike Barlow now pitching.
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Barlow
Parrish is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelleher vs. Barlow
Kelleher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hebner scores. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Barlow
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish scores. Kelleher moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peters vs. McLaughlin
Joey McLaughlin now pitching.
Peters strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Wilcox
Darrell Brown now playing left field.
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, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Wilcox
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Wilcox
Ainge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitt vs. Wilcox
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to third. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Wilcox
Griffin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Griffin reaches second base with a double. Garcia scores. Ainge scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Moseby hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. McLaughlin
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McLaughlin
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. McLaughlin
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Lopez
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Lopez
George Bell pinch runs for Otto Velez.
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Lopez
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Lopez
Upshaw strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/11/1981 -- Toronto at Detroit (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 4 0 1 2 Peters R, cf 5 1 1 0
Moseby L, cf 4 0 1 0 Trammell A, ss 3 1 1 0
Velez O, dh 3 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 0 3 2
Bell G, pr 0 0 0 0 Brown D, pr-lf 1 1 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hebner R, 1b 5 1 2 1
Woods A, lf 4 0 0 0 Summers C, dh 2 0 0 0
Upshaw W, rf 4 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, ph 1 0 0 0
Garcia D, 2b 3 1 2 0 Gibson K, rf 3 0 0 0
Ainge D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Cowens A, rf 1 0 0 0
Whitt E, c 3 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 3 2 1 1
Kelleher M, 3b 4 0 2 1
Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 5 2 35 6 12 6
Toronto 000 000 020 -- 2
Detroit 001 100 40x -- 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D (L)* 6.0 9 4 4 1 3
Garvin J 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Barlow M 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
McLaughlin J 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (W) 7.2 5 2 2 0 4
Lopez A 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Garcia D
DP -- Toronto 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Toronto 4, Detroit 10
2B -- Peters R, Moseby L, Kelleher M, Griffin A
3B -- Kemp S
HR -- Parrish L
SB -- Garcia D
SH -- Trammell A
HBP -- by Wilcox M (Mayberry J), by Stieb D (Whitaker L), by Stieb D (Trammell A)
T -- 2:26
A -- 13617
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