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Sunday April 16, 1978
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Jason Thompson's single broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning and gave the Tigers a 4-3 decision over the Blue Jays. The game-winning hit scored Ron LeFlore, who reached first on a single and moved to second on Phil Mankowski's sacrifice. John Mayberry homered for the Blue Jays. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  0
Blue Jays    1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   1   0   0     2   2   .371      Bosetti cf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .278
Mankowski 3b          3   0   2   1     1   0   .333      Bailor 3b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .476
Staub dh              5   0   0   1     0   0   .265      Howell rf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .387
Thompson 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .294      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Kemp lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .393      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .222
Corcoran rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Hutton lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .467        Ault ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .667
Whitaker 2b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .167      Iorg 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Trammell ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .429      Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .091
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cerone c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .286
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   4     4   4             Totals               32   3   8   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 17,088
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Blue Jays 3
DP: Tigers 2, Blue Jays 2
Doubles: Whitaker (2), Bailor (2), Bosetti (3)
Home Runs: Kemp (1), Mayberry (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mankowski (1)
GIDP: Staub (3), Hutton (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema                  5.1   8   3   3   1   2   1  23   3.14
Crawford W(1-0)         3.2   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   3   1  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(0-1)           6.2   8   4   4   4   4   1  31   7.71
Moore                   2.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   4   1  39

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


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

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled to pitcher; Bailor doubled to
left [Bosetti scored, Bailor out at third (left to shortstop to
third)]; Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays
1.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp made an out to shortstop; Corcoran grounded out
(second to first); May singled to right; Whitaker was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Hutton
grounded out (first to pitcher); Iorg grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to left; LeFlore struck out;
Mankowski flied out to left; Staub popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez struck out; Cerone singled to center;
Bosetti singled to shortstop [Cerone to second]; Bailor singled
to right [Cerone to third, Bosetti to second]; Howell hit into a
double play (shortstop to second) [Cerone scored, Bosetti out at
home (second to catcher), Bailor out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to center; Kemp homered; Corcoran
was called out on strikes; May grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty flied out to center; Mayberry homered;
Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); Iorg popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Trammell singled to center
[Whitaker to second]; LeFlore struck out; Mankowski singled to
right [Whitaker scored, Trammell to third]; Staub forced
Mankowski (shortstop to second) [Trammell scored]; Thompson
singled to center [Staub to second]; Kemp flied out to left; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Cerone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti doubled to left;
Bailor singled to shortstop [Bosetti to third]; Howell struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran flied out to right; May flied out to
center; Whitaker doubled to right; Trammell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays
3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty flied out to left; Mayberry walked;
CRAWFORD REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Hutton grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore walked; Mankowski out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out
(first to pitcher) [LeFlore to third]; Thompson singled to
shortstop [LeFlore scored]; MOORE REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING);
Kemp flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue
Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran popped to first in foul territory; May
grounded out (second to first); Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
popped to first in foul territory; Howell grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell singled to right; LeFlore lined into a
double play (third to first) [Trammell out at first]; Mankowski
singled to right; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Carty grounded out (catcher to first); Mayberry
was called out on strikes; AULT BATTED FOR HUTTON; Ault grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue
Jays 3.



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