Ron LeFlore celebrated his 27th birthday by hitting two homers to help Mark Fidrych post his third straight victory as the Tigers defeated the Blue Jays, 4-1. LeFlore banged his first homer of the game in the third inning. After the Blue Jays counted in the fifth on a double by Al Woods and single by Dave McKay, LeFlore homered again in the Tigers' half. Steve Kemp then supplied two insurance runs with a circuit clout in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      16, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Tigers       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   4  5  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      LeFlore cf            4   2   2   2     0   1   .263
Bailor ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .326      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Fairly 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .325        Oglivie pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .243
Rader dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Kemp lf               3   1   1   2     1   0   .253
Ewing rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .270
A. Woods lf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .310      Stanley rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .243
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
McKay 2b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .181      Scrivener ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kimm c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   8   1     0   3             Totals               30   4   5   4     2   3

Time of Game: 1:39   Attendance: 26,041
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4
DP: Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Bailor
Doubles: A. Woods (7), Thompson (8)
Home Runs: LeFlore 2 (5), Kemp (7)
Caught Stealing: A. Woods (3)
GIDP: Rader 2 (3)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin L(7-4)           8     5   4   4   2   3   3  32   3.63
Totals                  8     5   4   4   2   3   3  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(3-2)          9     8   1   1   0   3   0  32   1.71
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Bill Deegan


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott flied out to left; Bailor flied out to
right; Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Fuentes reached
on an error by Bailor [Fuentes to second]; Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Fuentes to third]; Kemp walked; Thompson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly singled to right; Rader grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fairly out at
second]; Ewing grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley walked; Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first) [Stanley to second]; Scrivener grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kimm flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods singled to center; Ashby struck out; A.
Woods was caught stealing second (catcher to second); McKay
singled to center; Scott forced McKay (third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore homered; Fuentes flied out to left; Staub
flied out to left; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor was called out on strikes; Howell singled;
Fairly singled to right [Howell to third]; Rader grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Fairly out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Stanley flied out to left;
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ewing grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Woods
doubled to right; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher) [A.
Woods to third]; McKay singled to right [A. Woods scored]; Scott
forced McKay (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Scrivener made an out to second; Kimm grounded out
(third to first); LeFlore homered; Fuentes lined to third; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to center; Howell grounded out
(first to pitcher); Fairly lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (second
to first); Thompson doubled to right; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Rader lined to shortstop; Ewing grounded out
(first to pitcher); A. Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Scrivener made an out
to second; Kimm flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); McKay
grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub singled to right;
OGLIVIE RAN FOR STAUB; Kemp homered [Oglivie scored]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bailor
singled; Howell flied out to right; Fairly made an out to
shortstop; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Tigers 4.