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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 12, 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 12, 1981 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 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 12, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Leal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howard Bailey |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 9,950 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Russ Goetz |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Otto Velez | DH |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Barry Bonnell | Right Fielder |
| 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 12, 1981
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Bailey
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. Bailey
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: ---
Garcia vs. Bailey
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Bailey
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
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Leal
Peters 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leal
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Leal
Kemp hits a line drive towards first. Mayberry reaches out 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: ---
Velez vs. Bailey
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell 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. Bailey
Woods is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Bailey
Bonnell 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: ---
Hebner vs. Leal
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Leal
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Leal
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Leal
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Bailey
Ainge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Bailey
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bailey, and towards Trammell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Bailey
There's a wild pitch. Ainge moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Bailey
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ainge tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Bailey
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Leal
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Leal
Whitaker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Leal
Peters hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Bailey
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bailey
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Bailey
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leal
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Leal
Kemp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Leal
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Bailey
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, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Bailey
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Bailey
Bailey fires to first and has Bonnell trapped. There's the throw to Whitaker who tags Bonnell for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Bailey
Ainge hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Leal
Summers hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Leal
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Leal
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Bailey
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops it up and throws to first, with Bailey covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Bailey
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Bailey
Moseby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Bailey
There goes Moseby. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Moseby steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Bailey
Garcia is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Bailey
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Bailey
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Leal
Kelleher strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Leal
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Leal
Peters hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby who is chasing the ball. Peters reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Leal
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Saucier
Kevin Saucier now pitching.
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saucier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Saucier
Bonnell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Saucier
Rick Bosetti pinch runs for Barry Bonnell.
Ainge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitt vs. Saucier
Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosetti scores. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Saucier
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ainge scores. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Saucier
Moseby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Saucier
Garcia 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 7
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Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Leal
Rick Bosetti now playing right field.
Kemp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Kemp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Leal
There's a wild pitch. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. Leal
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Summers vs. Leal
Summers hits a popup towards third. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gibson vs. Leal
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Rucker
Dave Rucker now pitching.
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Rucker
Willie Upshaw pinch runs for John Mayberry.
The ball gets by Parrish for a passed ball. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Rucker
Velez hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Rucker
Woods strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bosetti vs. Rucker
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Leal
Willie Upshaw now playing first base.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Leal
Lynn Jones pinch hits for Mick Kelleher.
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Leal
Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Leal
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leal
Trammell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Rucker
Stan Papi now playing third base. Duffy Dyer now catching.
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Rucker
Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Rucker
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Leal
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Willis
Mike Willis now pitching.
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Willis
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Champ Summers.
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Jackson
Roy Lee Jackson now pitching. Al Cowens pinch hits for Kirk Gibson.
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1981 -- Toronto at Detroit (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 4 0 1 2 Peters R, cf 4 0 1 0
Moseby L, cf 4 1 1 0 Trammell A, ss 4 0 0 0
Garcia D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Kemp S, lf 4 0 2 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 2 3 Hebner R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Upshaw W, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Summers C, dh 3 0 0 0
Velez O, dh 4 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, ph 0 0 0 0
Woods A, lf 4 0 0 0 Gibson K, rf 2 0 0 0
Bonnell B, rf 2 0 1 0 Cowens A, ph 1 0 0 0
Bosetti R, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Parrish L, c 3 1 1 0
Ainge D, 3b 3 2 1 0 Dyer D, c 0 0 0 0
Whitt E, c 4 0 1 1 Kelleher M, 3b 2 0 0 0
Jones L, ph 1 1 1 2
Papi S, 3b 0 0 0 0
Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 0 0
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33 6 8 6 31 2 5 2
Toronto 001 003 200 -- 6
Detroit 000 000 020 -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Leal L (W)* 8.0 5 2 2 1 9
Willis M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Jackson R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bailey H (L) 6.0 4 4 4 2 1
Saucier K 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Rucker D 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 4, Detroit 4
2B -- Kemp S
3B -- Peters R
HR -- Mayberry J, Jones L
SB -- Moseby L
CS -- Bonnell B
SF -- Griffin A
HBP -- by Saucier K (Bonnell B)
WP -- Bailey H, Leal L
PB -- Parrish L
T -- 2:24
A -- 9950
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