Lou Whitaker greeted reliever Mike Willis with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning, driving in two runs to give the Tigers a 6-5 victory over the Blue Jays. Steve Kemp batted in two early runs for the Tigers, but Alan Ashby and Rick Bosetti homered for the Blue Jays, who took a 5-4 lead with a run-scoring single by John Mayberry in the eighth.

In the Tigers' ninth, Tim Corcoran walked with one out. Tom Murphy, relieving Jim Clancy, was rapped for a pinch-double by John Wockenfuss. After Ron LeFlore was passed intentionally to load the bases, southpaw Willis came in to face Whitaker, who bats lefthanded, but the percentage theory failed with Whitaker's game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Played on Monday, July      3, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  2    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5  8  0
Tigers       0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   6  8  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            3   1   1   2     0   1   .278      LeFlore cf            3   2   1   0     2   0   .264
Bailor rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .254      Whitaker 2b           4   1   3   2     0   0   .310
Howell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .290      Staub dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .294
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Thompson 1b           2   0   0   1     2   0   .300
Mayberry 1b           3   0   2   1     1   0   .261      Kemp lf               3   0   1   2     0   0   .273
Upshaw lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Mankowski 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Ashby c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .208      Corcoran rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .245
Gomez ss              3   2   1   0     1   0   .220      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wockenfuss ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .271
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dillard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .250
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     2   6             Totals               31   6   8   6     5   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 21,597
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7
DP: Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1
Doubles: Mayberry (10), Howell (17), LeFlore (12), Wockenfuss (2)
Home Runs: Ashby (3), Bosetti (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosetti (3), Whitaker (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (3)
GIDP: McKay (5)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy                  8.1   6   5   5   4   2   0  35   4.85
Murphy L(2-6)           0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   4.07
Willis                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.82
Totals                  8.1   8   6   6   5   2   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(5-7)           9     8   5   5   2   6   2  36   4.10
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   6   2  36

Wild Pitches: Clancy 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti was called out on strikes; Bailor flied
to left in foul territory; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
singled; Staub forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); Clancy
threw a wild pitch [Staub to second]; Thompson walked; Kemp
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty was called out on strikes; Mayberry walked;
Upshaw singled [Mayberry to second]; McKay grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Upshaw out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Mankowski
singled; Corcoran flied out to center; Trammell grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby homered; Gomez walked; Bosetti out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gomez to second]; Bailor
singled to center [Gomez scored]; Howell struck out; Carty
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore doubled to right; Whitaker singled [LeFlore
to third]; Staub singled [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to second];
Clancy threw a wild pitch [Whitaker to third, Staub to second];
Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker scored, Staub
to third]; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to center [Staub scored];
May grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry doubled to right; Upshaw flied out to
center [Mayberry to third]; McKay made an out to second; Ashby
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski lined to right; Corcoran flied out to
center; Trammell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez singled; Bosetti homered [Gomez scored];
Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell flied out to
center; Carty grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore walked; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out
(second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Thompson walked; Kemp
singled [LeFlore scored, Thompson to second]; May flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Upshaw made an out
to second; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Corcoran
grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

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

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
flied out to center; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor struck out; Howell doubled to right; Carty
grounded out (third to first) [Howell to third]; Mayberry
singled [Howell scored]; Upshaw flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp grounded out
(second to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: McKay flied out to left; Ashby grounded out
(second to first); Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski flied out to center; Corcoran walked;
MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR
TRAMMELL; Wockenfuss doubled to right [Corcoran to third];
DILLARD RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; LeFlore was walked intentionally;
WILLIS REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Whitaker singled to right
[Corcoran scored, Dillard scored, LeFlore to second]; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 6.