Ron Fairly had five hits in 10 times at bat in a doubleheader and helped the Blue Jays win the first game, 3-2, but a homer by pinch-hitter Milt May in the 11th inning carried the Tigers to a 7-6 victory in the second game. Jesse Jefferson pitched a five-hitter for the Blue Jays in the lidlifter. After Doug Rader singled in the sixth inning, Fairly also singled, sending Rader to third and setting up what proved to be the Blue Jays' deciding run on a grounder by Sam Ewing. Aurelio Rodriguez homered for the Tigers.

In the nightcap, a two-run rap by Ron LeFlore in the third inning started the Tigers' scoring. Fairly homered in the sixth and then drove in two runs with a double and scored himself on a single by Doug Ault in the eighth when the Blue Jays tied the score at 6-6. [The Sporting News]



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.