The Tigers bunched seven singles and three walks for seven runs in the second inning and defeated the Blue Jays, 8-4. Jack Billingham, who started for the Tigers, failed to retire any of the first four batters but then settled down and received credit for his first A. L. victory. Steve Foucault relieved and retired the last two batters of the game. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Played on Sunday, April     9, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Tigers       0  7  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   8 11  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .231      LeFlore cf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .308
A. Woods lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .083      Dillard 2b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .400
Howell 3b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .364        Whitaker ph,2b      4   1   1   1     0   1   .286
Carty dh              4   0   1   2     0   0   .091      Staub dh              5   1   2   2     0   0   .385
Mayberry 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Thompson 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Upshaw rf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .500      Kemp lf               3   1   2   1     2   0   .444
Hutton rf,1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .364      Spikes rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Iorg 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Parrish c             4   1   1   1     1   1   .125
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Rodriguez 3b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .200
  Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Mankowski ph,3b     2   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Wagner ss             2   1   0   1     1   0   .200
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corcoran ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Clancy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Trammell ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   3     3   1             Totals               35   8  11   8     8   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  9,169
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Tigers 11
DP: Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Hutton
Doubles: Hutton (1), Howell (1), LeFlore (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (1), Kemp (1)
GIDP: Mayberry (1), Staub (1)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(0-1)        1     4   5   5   3   0   0   9  45.00
Clancy                  0.1   4   2   2   0   0   0   5  54.00
Murphy                  5.2   1   0   0   4   1   0  23   0.00
Willis                  1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   6.75
Totals                  8    11   8   8   8   2   0  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(1-0)       8.1   8   4   4   3   0   0  34   4.32
Foucault SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   1   0  36

Wild Pitches: Billingham 2 (2)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled to left; Billingham threw a wild
pitch [Bosetti to second]; A. Woods walked; Howell singled
[Bosetti scored, A. Woods to second]; Carty singled to center
[A. Woods scored, Howell to third]; Mayberry grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howell scored, Carty
out at second]; Hutton doubled; Iorg made an out to
shortstop; Debut game for Garth Iorg; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled; Dillard walked; Staub grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third,
Dillard out at second]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Ashby flied
out to center; Bosetti flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp walked; Spikes singled to center [Kemp to
second]; Parrish singled to left [Kemp scored, Spikes to
second]; Rodriguez singled to right [Spikes to third, Parrish to
second]; Wagner walked [Spikes scored, Parrish to third,
Rodriguez to second]; CLANCY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING);
LeFlore singled to right [Parrish scored, Rodriguez to third,
Wagner to second]; WHITAKER BATTED FOR DILLARD; Whitaker singled
to left [Rodriguez scored, Wagner to third, LeFlore to second];
Staub singled [Wagner scored, LeFlore scored, Whitaker to
second]; Thompson forced Staub (pitcher to shortstop) [Whitaker
to third]; Kemp singled to center [Whitaker scored, Thompson to
second]; MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Spikes grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; Parrish
walked; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Mankowski grounded out
(pitcher to first); 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MANKOWSKI
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); A. Woods lined to first; Howell
grounded out (first unassisted); Carty grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 3RD: UPSHAW REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING RF); HUTTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Wagner grounded out (shortstop
to first); Debut game for Willie Upshaw; LeFlore walked;
LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (third to first);
Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw walked; Hutton flied out to left; Iorg
singled to left [Upshaw to second]; Gomez lined into a double
play (second to first) [Iorg out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to right; Kemp flied out to left;
Spikes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby flied out to center; Bosetti lined to
second; A. Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Mankowski
reached on an error by Hutton [Mankowski to first]; Wagner flied
out to center; LeFlore forced Mankowski (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell doubled; Billingham threw a wild pitch
[Howell to third]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Howell scored]; Upshaw singled to center; Hutton flied out to
left; Iorg popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied
out to left; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez flied out to right; Ashby grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp singled to right; Kemp stole second; Spikes
lined to second; Parrish struck out; Mankowski walked; CORCORAN
BATTED FOR WAGNER; Corcoran walked [Kemp to third, Mankowski to
second]; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: TRAMMELL REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); A. Woods
grounded out (second to first); Howell grounded out (first
unassisted); Carty grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: WILLIS REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Whitaker was
called out on strikes; Staub singled to center; Thompson flied
out to center; Kemp walked [Staub to second]; Spikes singled
[Staub scored, Kemp to second]; Parrish forced Kemp (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Hutton
singled to center; Iorg walked [Hutton to second]; FOUCAULT
REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); VELEZ BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Velez
was called out on strikes; Ashby made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 8.