Toronto Blue Jays 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 17, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  5  2
Blue Jays    0  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   3 10  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .294      Staggs 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .272
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      A. Woods lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Staub dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .242      Bailor cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Fairly dh             4   1   3   0     0   0   .306
Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .249      Ewing rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .296
May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Ault 1b               3   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   1     0   1   .218      Torres ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Whitt c               2   0   0   1     0   0   .182
Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     3   5             Totals               32   3  10   3     0   1

Time of Game: 2:06
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Blue Jays 7
DP: Tigers 1, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Fuentes, Rodriguez, Ault
Doubles: Thompson (13), Staggs (4), A. Woods (10)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (4)
Caught Stealing: Staggs (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitt (1), Ault (1)
GIDP: Veryzer (3), Kemp (8), Torres (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(5-9)           8    10   3   2   0   1   0  34   3.35
Totals                  8    10   3   2   0   1   0  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson W(6-9)        9     5   2   2   3   5   1  34   3.94
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   5   1  34

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Fuentes struck out; Staub forced
LeFlore (first to shortstop); Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs singled to center; Staggs was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); A. Woods grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson lined to second; Oglivie was called out on
strikes; May walked; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Fairly
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ewing grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Fuentes grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ault singled to left; Torres singled [Ault to
third (error by Rodriguez)]; Whitt hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Ault scored]; Staggs doubled to left [Torres to third]; A.
Woods reached on a fielder's choice [Torres out at home (pitcher
to third)]; Bailor flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Kemp lined to left;
Thompson doubled; Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Fairly
singled; Ewing reached on an error by Fuentes [Fairly to third];
Ault hit a sacrifice fly to right [Fairly scored (unearned)];
Torres grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 5TH: May popped to third in foul territory; Rodriguez
reached on an error by Ault (assist by Rader); Veryzer grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Whitt grounded out (third to first); Staggs
grounded out (first unassisted); A. Woods doubled to right;
Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to right; Fuentes singled to center
[LeFlore to second]; Staub singled [LeFlore scored, Fuentes to
second]; Kemp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Fuentes to third, Staub out at second]; Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Rader singled to left; Fairly singled [Rader to
third]; Ewing reached on a fielder's choice [Rader scored,
Fairly to second]; Ault forced Ewing (pitcher to shortstop)
[Fairly stayed at second]; Torres grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Fairly out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Oglivie was called out on strikes; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rodriguez homered; Veryzer flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Whitt grounded out (second to first); Staggs
struck out; A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore walked; Fuentes forced LeFlore (pitcher to
shortstop); Staub lined to left; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor lined to second; Rader grounded out
(second to first); Fairly singled; Ewing singled [Fairly to
second]; Ault grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
lined to shortstop; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 3.