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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 16, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 16, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Rozema |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 17,088 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jim McKean |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Tim Corcoran | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Third Baseman |
| Roy Howell | Right Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Tom Hutton | Left Fielder |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 16, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Clancy
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mankowski vs. Clancy
Mankowski takes first base on ball four. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Clancy
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Clancy covering. It's a double play. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Clancy
Thompson 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
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Rozema
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rozema fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Rozema
Bailor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Bailor reaches second base with a double. Kemp throws the ball in to Mankowski who tags Bailor trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bosetti goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Rozema
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. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Rozema
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Clancy
Kemp hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Clancy
Corcoran 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Clancy
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Clancy
Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Rozema
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Rozema
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Rozema covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Rozema
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rozema fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Clancy
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Clancy
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mankowski vs. Clancy
Mankowski hits a fly ball into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Clancy
Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Rozema
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Rozema
Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Rozema
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Rozema
Bailor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cerone moves to third. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howell vs. Rozema
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for one. The throw to home - double play. Bosetti is thrown out at home to complete the double play. Cerone scores. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Clancy
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Clancy
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Clancy
Corcoran is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Clancy
May 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
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Rozema
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Rozema
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Rozema
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hutton for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Rozema
Iorg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Clancy
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Clancy
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Clancy
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mankowski vs. Clancy
Mankowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Clancy
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. Trammell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Clancy
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Clancy
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Rozema
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Rozema
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Rozema
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Rozema
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howell vs. Rozema
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Clancy
Corcoran hits a fly ball into right field. Howell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Clancy
May hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Clancy
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howell. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Clancy
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Rozema
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Rozema
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching.
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Clancy
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mankowski vs. Clancy
Mankowski bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mankowski for the out. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Clancy
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Clancy covering, for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Clancy
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Moore
Balor Moore now pitching.
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Crawford
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Crawford
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Crawford
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Moore
Corcoran hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Moore
May 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 -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Moore
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Crawford
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Crawford
Bailor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Crawford
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Moore
Trammell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Moore
LeFlore hits a line drive towards third. Bailor catches it and throws to first to double up Trammell. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Moore
Mankowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Moore
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Howell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Crawford
Carty hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Crawford
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Crawford
Doug Ault pinch hits for Tom Hutton.
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1978 -- Detroit at Toronto (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 3 1 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 1 3 0
Mankowski P, 3b 3 0 2 1 Bailor B, 3b 4 0 3 1
Staub R, dh 5 0 0 1 Howell R, rf 4 0 0 1
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Carty R, dh 4 0 0 0
Kemp S, lf 4 1 1 1 Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 1 1
Corcoran T, rf 4 0 0 0 Hutton T, lf 3 0 0 0
May M, c 4 0 1 0 Ault D, ph 1 0 0 0
Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Iorg G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 4 1 3 0 Gomez L, ss 3 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 3 1 1 0
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34 4 10 4 32 3 8 3
Detroit 000 120 100 -- 4
Toronto 101 100 000 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Rozema D 5.1 8 3 3 1 2
Crawford J (W) 3.2 0 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy J (L) 6.2 8 4 4 4 4
Moore B 2.1 2 0 0 0 0
DP -- Detroit 2, Toronto 2
LOB -- Detroit 8, Toronto 3
2B -- Bailor B, Bosetti R, Whitaker L
HR -- Kemp S, Mayberry J
SH -- Mankowski P
T -- 2:21
A -- 17088
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