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Tuesday April 12, 1977
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Steve Kemp hit his first major league homer, connecting with two men on base, and Dave Roberts pitched a four-hitter as the Tigers defeated the Blue Jays, 6-1, for their first victory of the season. Alan Ashby saved the Jays from being shutout, hitting for the circuit in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 12, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Tigers       1  0  0    0  1  3    1  0  0  -   6  6  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   2   1     0   2   .250      Bailor ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Fuentes 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .238      Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Oglivie rf            5   1   2   2     0   1   .222      Ault 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .350
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     1   2   .111      Velez dh              2   0   1   0     2   0   .429
Thompson 1b           2   1   0   0     2   1   .250      G. Woods cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Kemp lf               4   1   1   3     0   1   .118      Bowling rf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .000
May c                 3   0   0   0     1   1   .188      Scott lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .200      McKay 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .438
Wagner ss             3   1   0   0     1   2   .143      Cerone c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ashby c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .222
                                                          Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   6   6     6  11             Totals               30   1   4   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 11,505
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Blue Jays 6
DP: Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Garcia, Ault, McKay
Doubles: Fuentes (2), Oglivie 2 (3), Velez (1)
Triples: LeFlore (1)
Home Runs: Kemp (1), Ashby (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (1)
Caught Stealing: Rodriguez (1), Velez (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(1-1)          9     4   1   1   4   3   1  34   4.50
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   3   1  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(0-1)           6.1   6   6   6   4   7   1  30   7.59
Johnson                 0.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   4   2.70
Hartenstein             2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     6   6   6   6  11   1  40

Wild Pitches: Singer (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Fuentes
doubled to center; Singer threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to third];
Oglivie reached on an error by Garcia [Fuentes scored (RBI),
Oglivie to second (error by Ault)]; Staub struck out (catcher to
first); Thompson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor flied out to right; Garcia popped to
second; Ault grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 2ND: ASHBY REPLACED CERONE (PLAYING C ); Kemp grounded
out (second to first); May walked; On a bunt Rodriguez forced
May (catcher to second); Wagner forced Rodriguez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez doubled to center; G. Woods grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowling walked; Scott forced Bowling
(shortstop to second) [Velez to third]; McKay grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Fuentes flied out
to center; Oglivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
flied out to right; Garcia flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ault grounded out (third to first); Velez walked;
Velez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); G. Woods
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 5TH: May flied out to left; Rodriguez reached on an error
by McKay; Rodriguez was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Wagner walked; LeFlore tripled to center [Wagner
scored]; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bowling struck out; Scott grounded out (third to
first); McKay singled to left; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie doubled to right; Staub struck out; Thompson
walked; Kemp homered [Oglivie scored, Thompson scored]; May
struck out; Rodriguez walked; Wagner was called out on strikes;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Garcia
struck out; Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second;
Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); Oglivie doubled to
center [LeFlore scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING);
Staub walked; Thompson walked [Oglivie to third, Staub to
second]; Kemp struck out; May popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Woods
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowling walked; Scott grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue
Jays 0.

TIGERS 8TH: HARTENSTEIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Rodriguez
struck out; Wagner struck out; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay struck out; Ashby homered; Bailor singled
to left; Garcia flied out to center; Ault flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Fuentes flied out to right; Oglivie grounded out
(first to pitcher); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Velez walked; G. Woods grounded out (catcher to
first) [Velez to second]; Bowling flied out to right; Scott
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays
1.



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