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Thursday June 16, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.



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