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Tigers 9 @ Blue Jays 8
Exhibition Stadium
May 29, 1979

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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 May 29, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium. The home team Blue Jays were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 29, 1979 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 9 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 9
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 8 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherDave Tobik  
Losing PitcherTom Buskey  
SaveJohn Hiller  
Game Winning RBILance Parrish 

Game Info

DateMay 29, 1979 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Baker  
Home Starting PitcherJerry Garvin  
BallparkExhibition Stadium 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance11,449 
Time of Game3 hours 3 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Fred Spenn
1B: Larry Barnett
2B: Jim Evans
3B: Ted Hendry

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ron LeFlore  Center Fielder 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Steve Kemp  Left Fielder 
Rusty Staub  DH 
Jason Thompson  First Baseman 
Lance Parrish  Catcher 
Jerry Morales  Right Fielder 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Les Moss  Manager 

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alfredo Griffin  Shortstop 
Bob Bailor  Right Fielder 
Roy Howell  Third Baseman 
Rico Carty  DH 
Otto Velez  First Baseman 
Al Woods  Left Fielder 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
Danny Ainge  Second Baseman 
Bob Davis  Catcher 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

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Tigers 9 @ Blue Jays 8
Exhibition Stadium
May 29, 1979

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         Game of 5/29/1979 -- Detroit at Toronto (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
LeFlore R, cf         5  1  1  0   Griffin A, ss         4  1  2  0   
Jones L, cf           0  0  0  0   Bailor B, rf          2  0  1  0   
Whitaker L, 2b        4  3  2  1   Wilborn T, rf         1  0  0  0   
Kemp S, lf            4  1  1  0   Howell R, 3b          4  2  0  0   
Staub R, dh           4  1  1  1   Carty R, dh           5  2  3  2   
Thompson J, 1b        3  1  0  0   Velez O, 1b           4  1  1  0   
Parrish L, c          4  2  2  2   Woods A, lf           4  0  1  2   
Morales J, rf         3  0  2  2   Bosetti R, cf         5  2  2  2   
Summers C, ph-rf      2  0  2  1   Ainge D, 2b           5  0  2  1   
Rodriguez A, 3b       3  0  1  0   Davis B, c            4  0  1  1   
Trammell A, ss        5  0  1  2                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  9 13  9                        38  8 13  8

Detroit          002 030 310 --  9
Toronto          011 030 300 --  8

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Baker S*              4.0  6  4  4  3  3
Lopez A+              2.0  5  3  3  1  1
Tobik D (W)           1.0  2  1  1  0  1
Hiller J (S)          2.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Garvin J              4.1  4  3  3  3  3
Freisleben D          2.1  6  5  5  2  2
Buskey T (L)          2.1  3  1  1  1  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 10, Toronto 9
2B -- Whitaker L, Carty R 2, Parrish L, Morales J, Woods A, Kemp S, Bosetti R, Ainge D
SB -- LeFlore R, Bosetti R, Whitaker L, Griffin A
SH -- Kemp S, Rodriguez A, Woods A
HBP -- by Garvin J (Rodriguez A)
WP -- Baker S
T -- 3:03
A -- 11449

    

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