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Saturday April 8, 1978
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John Mayberry and Tommy Hutton each hit his first homer in a Toronto uniform to help the Blue Jays defeat the Tigers, 5-2. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays    1  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  7  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 11  4


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .222      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .222
A. Woods lf           5   0   1   1     0   2   .111      Dillard 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .400
Howell 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .286      Staub dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .375
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Whitaker pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Thompson 1b           5   0   3   1     0   0   .444
Hutton rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .286      Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .143      Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Gomez ss              3   1   0   0     0   1   .167      Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   3   .000
Ashby c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wagner ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corcoran ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                          Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   7   4     4   6             Totals               37   2  11   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 12,413
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Tigers 11
DP: Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Dillard, Parrish, Wagner, Slaton
Doubles: Bosetti (1), Thompson 2 (2)
Triples: Wagner (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (1), Hutton (1), LeFlore (1)
Stolen Bases: Hutton (1)
Caught Stealing: Hutton (1), Bosetti (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (1)
GIDP: A. Woods (1)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin W(1-0)           8.2  11   2   2   3   6   1  39   2.08
Willis SV(1)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    11   2   2   3   6   1  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(0-1)           8.1   7   5   3   4   6   2  36   3.24
Hiller                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     7   5   3   4   6   2  38

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti doubled to center; A. Woods struck out;
Howell singled to center [Bosetti scored]; Carty flied out to
left; Mayberry flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Dillard forced LeFlore (third to
second); Staub singled to center [Dillard to second]; Thompson
singled to center [Dillard scored, Staub to second]; Kemp forced
Thompson (third to second) [Staub to third]; Spikes flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton flied out to left; McKay struck out; Gomez
reached on an error by Slaton [Gomez to first]; Ashby singled to
center [Gomez to third]; Bosetti reached on an error by Wagner
[Gomez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ashby to second]; A. Woods
singled [Ashby scored (unearned), Bosetti to third]; Howell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Wagner tripled to center;
LeFlore flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
homered; Hutton walked; Hutton stole second [Hutton to third
(error by Parrish)]; Hutton was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted); McKay struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Dillard singled to center; Dillard was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (first unassisted);
Thompson doubled; Kemp walked; Spikes forced Thompson (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Gomez flied out to center; Ashby grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bosetti singled to center; Bosetti was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Rodriguez flied out to center;
Wagner made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
4, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods was called out on strikes; Howell
walked; Carty struck out; Mayberry made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore struck out; Dillard flied out to left; Staub
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers
1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Hutton popped to third in foul territory; McKay
grounded out (second to first); Gomez was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp
singled to center; Spikes singled to center [Kemp to second];
Parrish was called out on strikes; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
flied out to center; A. Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Wagner grounded out (first unassisted); LeFlore
homered; Dillard flied out to left; Staub grounded out (second
to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell flied out to center; Carty flied out to
center; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson doubled to left; Kemp grounded out (pitcher
to first); Spikes was called out on strikes; Parrish struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Hutton homered; McKay walked; Gomez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [McKay to second]; Ashby
walked; HILLER REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Bosetti reached on an
error by Dillard [McKay to third, Ashby to second]; A. Woods
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bosetti out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez grounded out (first to pitcher); CORCORAN
BATTED FOR WAGNER; Corcoran walked; LeFlore forced Corcoran
(shortstop to second); Dillard singled to center [LeFlore to
third]; Staub walked [Dillard to second]; WHITAKER RAN FOR
STAUB; WILLIS REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 2.



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