Ron LeFlore, who collected three hits and scored three runs, smashed a tie-breaking homer in the seventh inning as the Tigers defeated the Blue Jays, 6-3. A two-run homer by Aurelio Rodriguez helped the Tigers take a 3-0 lead, but the Blue Jays rallied to tie the score in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     15, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  2    1  0  2  -   6 11  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3 11  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   3   3   1     0   0   .406      Bosetti cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Dillard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Bailor 3b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .412
Staub dh              5   1   3   2     0   0   .310      Howell rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .444
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   1     1   1   .267      Carty dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .280
Kemp lf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .417      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .208
Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Hutton lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
  Corcoran ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      McKay 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Gomez ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .105
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   2     1   0   .400        A. Woods ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .143
Wagner ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .231        Nordbrook ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Upshaw ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .056
                                                            Ault ph             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                          Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     5   2             Totals               36   3  11   3     2   1

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 15,024
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Blue Jays 8
DP: Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Mayberry, McKay
Doubles: Staub (1), Thompson (3), McKay (1)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (1), LeFlore (3)
Stolen Bases: Staub (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Dillard (1)
GIDP: Ashby (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(2-0)       7     9   3   3   2   0   0  30   4.11
Foucault SV(2)          2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   1   0  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               6     6   3   2   4   2   1  27   9.00
Willis L(0-1)           2.1   5   3   3   1   0   1  13   7.71
Murphy                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    11   6   5   5   2   2  42

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Dillard grounded out
(third to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor flied out to
center; Howell singled to right; Carty singled to shortstop
[Howell to second]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson walked; Kemp forced Thompson (shortstop to
second); Spikes walked [Kemp to second]; Parrish flied out to
left; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton singled to right; McKay flied out to left;
Gomez singled [Hutton to second]; Ashby grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Gomez out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner singled to left; LeFlore flied out to right;
Dillard singled to center [Wagner to second]; Staub flied out to
center; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti singled to left; Bosetti was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Bailor flied out to left; Howell
singled to left; Carty forced Howell (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled to center; Spikes forced Kemp (third to
second) [Spikes to first (error by Mayberry; assist by McKay)];
Parrish made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez walked [Spikes to
second]; Wagner forced Spikes (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Hutton grounded out
(pitcher to first); McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled to second [LeFlore to second (error
by McKay)]; Dillard flied out to center; Staub singled to right
[LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Thompson hit into a double play
(center to first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (catcher to first); Ashby
walked; Bosetti forced Ashby (shortstop to second); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp walked; Spikes flied out to right; Parrish
struck out; Rodriguez homered [Kemp scored]; Wagner grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty
walked; Mayberry singled to right [Carty to second]; Hutton
forced Mayberry (pitcher to shortstop) [Carty to third]; McKay
doubled to left [Carty scored, Hutton to third]; A. WOODS BATTED
FOR GOMEZ; A. Woods singled to center [Hutton scored, McKay
scored]; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 7TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED A. WOODS (PLAYING SS); WILLIS
REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); LeFlore homered; Dillard flied
out to center; Staub singled to first; Staub stole second;
Thompson flied out to center; Kemp walked; Spikes flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti lined to shortstop; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Parrish flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Carty
grounded out (second to first); Mayberry singled to right;
Hutton flied out to right; McKay grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore singled to center; Dillard out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub
doubled to right [LeFlore scored]; Thompson doubled to left
[Staub scored]; MURPHY REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Kemp grounded
out (second to first); CORCORAN BATTED FOR SPIKES; Corcoran
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); UPSHAW
BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Upshaw was called out on strikes; AULT
BATTED FOR ASHBY; Ault singled to left; Bosetti popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bailor grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 3.