Bob Bailor, who drove in two runs with a single in the fifth inning, belted a homer with a man on base in the 13th to carry the Blue Jays to an 8-6 victory over the Tigers. After the game went into overtime, Milt May homered for the Tigers in the 10th, but the Blue Jays came back with the tying tally on a pass to Doug Rader, sacrifice by Ron Fairly and single by Hector Torres. Al Woods singled in the 13th before Bailor ended the game with his circuit clout. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 8, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Friday, July      15, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Tigers       0  1  2    0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   6 14  2
Blue Jays    0  2  0    0  2  0    1  0  0    1  0  0    2  -   8 14  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            7   1   1   0     0   2   .291      Staggs 2b             7   2   3   0     0   1   .247
Fuentes 2b            5   1   2   1     1   0   .299      A. Woods lf           5   1   2   1     1   0   .289
Staub dh              6   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Bailor cf             7   1   2   4     0   0   .335
Kemp lf               6   0   3   0     0   0   .278      Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     2   0   .261
Thompson 1b           5   2   4   1     1   0   .274      Fairly dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Oglivie rf            4   1   1   1     2   1   .253      Ault 1b               5   1   1   0     1   1   .253
May c                 6   1   2   1     0   1   .250      Torres ss             6   1   3   2     0   0   .250
Mankowski 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Ewing rf              6   0   2   1     0   0   .296
  Stanley ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .258      Ashby c               6   1   0   0     0   1   .196
  Rodriguez 3b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Byrd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            6   0   1   1     0   1   .191        DeBarr p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50   6  14   6     4   5             Totals               50   8  14   8     4   4

Time of Game: 3:21   Attendance: 23,749
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Blue Jays 11
DP: Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: LeFlore, Fuentes
Doubles: Oglivie (13), Thompson (11), Staggs (2)
Triples: LeFlore (5), Torres (3), Staggs (2)
Home Runs: May (7), Bailor (4)
Caught Stealing: Thompson (1), Staggs (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Fairly 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Stanley (2), A. Woods (3)
GIDP: Oglivie (7)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 6.1   6   5   3   2   1   0  29   4.58
Grilli                  2.2   2   1   1   1   1   0  11   4.01
Crawford L(3-3)         3.2   6   2   2   1   2   1  17   3.66
Totals                 12.2  14   8   6   4   4   1  57

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Byrd                    5     8   5   5   2   1   0  25   7.24
DeBarr                  1.1   2   0   0   2   0   0   8   3.93
Vuckovich W(5-7)        6.2   4   1   1   0   4   1  22   3.40
Totals                 13    14   6   6   4   5   1  55

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


TIGERS 1ST: 40 minute rain delay before start of game;
LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); A. Woods
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to center; Oglivie doubled [Thompson scored]; May
grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie to third]; Mankowski
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader flied out to center; Fairly made an out to
shortstop; Ault reached on an error by LeFlore [Ault to second];
Torres tripled to center [Ault scored (unearned)]; Ewing singled
to center [Torres scored (unearned)]; Ashby forced Ewing
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer made an out to second; LeFlore tripled;
Fuentes singled to right [LeFlore scored]; Staub flied out to
right; Kemp singled [Fuentes to third]; Thompson doubled to
right [Fuentes scored, Kemp to third]; Oglivie grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Staggs grounded out (second to first); A. Woods
flied out to left; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Mankowski
lined to second; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Rader popped to third in foul territory; Fairly
reached on an error by Fuentes; Ault grounded out (second to
first) [Fairly to second]; Torres grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore struck out (catcher to first); Fuentes
walked; Staub made an out to shortstop; Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ewing singled; Ashby forced Ewing (pitcher to
shortstop); Staggs doubled to left [Ashby to third]; A. Woods
walked; Bailor singled to left [Ashby scored, Staggs scored, A.
Woods to third (on throw to home), Bailor to second (on throw to
home)]; Rader was walked intentionally; Fairly struck out; Ault
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson singled; Oglivie walked [Thompson to
second]; May singled [Thompson to third, Oglivie to second];
DEBARR REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING); STANLEY BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI;
Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Thompson scored, Oglivie
to third]; Veryzer singled to center [Oglivie scored, May to
second]; LeFlore flied out to right [May to third]; Fuentes
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 5, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING 3B); Torres
grounded out (second to first); Ewing flied out to left; Ashby
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays
4.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kemp singled
to center; Thompson walked [Kemp to second]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED
DEBARR (PITCHING); Oglivie walked (walk was charged to DeBarr)
[Kemp to third, Thompson to second]; May struck out; Rodriguez
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Staggs tripled; A. Woods hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Staggs scored]; GRILLI REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Bailor
grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer struck out; LeFlore was called out on
strikes; Fuentes singled to left; Staub flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Ault
singled to left; Torres singled to center [Ault to third]; Ewing
reached on a fielder's choice [Ault out at home (shortstop to
catcher to third), Torres to second]; Ashby flied to left in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp singled to right; Thompson forced Kemp (second
to shortstop); Oglivie struck out while Thompson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Staggs struck out; A. Woods flied out to center;
Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Blue Jays 5.

TIGERS 10TH: May homered; Rodriguez flied out to center; Veryzer
grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Rader walked; CRAWFORD REPLACED GRILLI
(PITCHING); Fairly out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Rader to second]; Ault was called out on strikes; Torres
singled to left [Rader scored]; Ewing grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 6.

TIGERS 11TH: Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: Ashby struck out; Staggs singled; Staggs was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); A. Woods singled;
Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Blue Jays 6.

TIGERS 12TH: Thompson singled to center; Oglivie grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at
second]; May made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 12TH: Rader singled to left; Fairly out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rader to second]; Ault was walked
intentionally; Torres forced Ault (shortstop to second) [Rader
to third]; Ewing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 6.

TIGERS 13TH: Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory;
Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 13TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Staggs
grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Woods singled to right;
Bailor homered [A. Woods scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Blue Jays 8.