Ron LeFlore, Milt May, Phil Mankowski and Rusty Staub each batted in a pair of runs as the Tigers turned back the Blue Jays, 8-3. LeFlore hit an inside-the-park homer in the sixth and singled home a run in the eighth. May delivered a run in the second with a single and another in the fifth with a bases-loaded infield out, while Mankowski drove home two with a fourth-inning triple and Staub chased home the final two Detroit runs with a double in the eighth. Milt Wilcox had Toronto blanked until the eighth when Hector Torres singled, Alan Ashby was hit by a pitch and Steve Staggs homered into the right field seats. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Monday, July      25, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  7  1
Tigers       0  1  0    2  1  1    0  3  x  -   8 10  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staggs 2b             4   1   3   3     0   1   .297      LeFlore cf            4   2   2   2     1   0   .292
Bailor cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .322      Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .295
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Staub dh              5   1   2   2     0   0   .256
Fairly dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Kemp lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Rader 1b              3   0   1   0     1   2   .251      Thompson 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .279
A. Woods lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Oglivie rf            3   1   1   0     1   2   .246
Ewing rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .295      May c                 4   1   2   2     0   0   .266
Torres ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .249      Mankowski 3b          2   0   1   2     0   1   .275
Ashby c               1   1   1   0     1   0   .202        Rodriguez ph,3b     2   1   1   0     0   0   .213
Byrd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .195
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   7   3     2   6             Totals               34   8  10   8     6   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 16,911
Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Tigers 8
DP: Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4
Errors: Byrd
Doubles: Staub 2 (23), Rodriguez (3)
Triples: Mankowski (3)
Home Runs: Staggs (2), LeFlore (11)
GIDP: Bailor (5), Ewing (5), Howell (8), A. Woods (10)
Hit by Pitch: Ashby (2,by Wilcox)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Byrd L(1-3)             4.1   5   4   3   6   3   0  24   7.11
Willis                  3.2   5   4   4   0   2   1  16   4.46
Totals                  8    10   8   7   6   5   1  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(2-0)           7.1   7   3   3   1   5   1  28   3.47
Crawford SV(1)          1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.69
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   6   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (1)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


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

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly popped to first in foul territory; Rader
singled; A. Woods forced Rader (second to shortstop); Ewing
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp lined to second; Thompson grounded out (second
to first); Oglivie singled; Oglivie was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Byrd [Oglivie to second]; May singled to
center [Oglivie scored (unearned)]; Mankowski struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Torres flied out to right; Ashby walked; Staggs
singled [Ashby to second]; Bailor grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Staggs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer made an out to shortstop; LeFlore grounded
out (third to first); Fuentes walked; Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly
grounded out (second to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson
walked; Oglivie was called out on strikes; May singled to center
[Thompson to third]; Mankowski tripled to right [Thompson
scored, May scored]; Veryzer walked; LeFlore walked [Veryzer to
second]; Fuentes struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods singled; Ewing grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [A. Woods out at second];
Torres flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub doubled to left; Kemp flied out to left;
Thompson walked; Oglivie walked [Staub to third, Thompson to
second]; WILLIS REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING); May grounded out
(second to first) [Staub scored, Thompson to third, Oglivie to
second]; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers
4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ashby
singled; Staggs singled [Ashby to second]; Bailor was called out
on strikes; Howell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Staggs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer flied out to right; LeFlore hit an inside
the park homer to center; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Fairly flied out to right; Rader struck out; A.
Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp struck out; Thompson flied out to left; Oglivie
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ewing lined to left; Torres singled; Ashby was
hit by a pitch [Torres to second]; Staggs homered [Torres
scored, Ashby scored]; CRAWFORD REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING);
Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell lined to
shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: May flied out to center; Rodriguez doubled; Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore singled to right
[Rodriguez scored]; Fuentes singled [LeFlore to second]; Staub
doubled to right [LeFlore scored, Fuentes scored]; Kemp grounded
out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Tigers 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Fairly was called out on strikes; Rader walked;
A. Woods grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Tigers 8.