A wild pitch capped a three-run second inning as the Tigers' outlasted the Blue Jays, 3-2. Steve Kemp led off the Tiger second with a walk, advanced to third on a single by Tim Corcoran and scored on a double by Phil Mankowski. A walk to Alan Trammell loaded the bases, and a sacrifice fly by Ron LeFlore knocked in the tying tally. Losing pitcher Jim Clancy then heaved a wild pitch for the eventual winning run. Rick Bosetti stole home for the Jays' first run and a sacrifice fly by Bob Bailor produced their other marker. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    1, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Tigers       0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Blue Jays    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            2   0   0   1     1   0   .293      Bosetti cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .267
Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Bailor rf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .262
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .285
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Kemp lf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .276      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Corcoran rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .259      A. Woods lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .186
Mankowski 3b          3   1   2   1     0   0   .295      Johnson 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .222
  Rodriguez 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Gomez ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Trammell ss           2   0   1   0     1   1   .272        Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   2     3   2             Totals               33   2   7   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 19,265
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Blue Jays 8
DP: Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Mankowski
Doubles: Mankowski (6), A. Woods (3)
Triples: Whitaker (5)
Stolen Bases: Mankowski (2), Bailor (5), Bosetti (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: LeFlore (4), Bailor (3)
GIDP: LeFlore (10), Rodriguez (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(11-8)          9     7   2   2   2   5   0  37   4.15
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   0  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(7-9)           9     8   3   3   3   2   0  35   4.40
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   2   0  35

Wild Pitches: Slaton (8), Clancy (8)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Whitaker struck out; Staub flied out
to center; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled; Bailor singled to right [Bosetti
to third]; Bosetti stole home and Bailor stole second; Howell
struck out; Carty flied out to center [Bailor to third];
Mayberry walked; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp walked; May popped to first in foul territory;
Corcoran singled [Kemp to second]; Mankowski doubled to right
[Kemp scored, Corcoran to third]; Trammell walked; LeFlore hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Corcoran scored, Mankowski to third];
Clancy threw a wild pitch [Mankowski scored, Trammell to
second]; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods made an out to second; Johnson singled;
Gomez singled [Johnson to second]; Bosetti singled [Johnson to
third, Gomez to second]; Bailor hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Johnson scored]; Howell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty reached on an error by Mankowski; Slaton
threw a wild pitch [Carty to second]; Mayberry popped to third
in foul territory; Ashby walked; A. Woods forced Ashby (first to
shortstop) [Carty to third]; Johnson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mankowski grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled; LeFlore grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Trammell out at second];
Whitaker tripled; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell struck out; Carty grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson made an out to third; Kemp singled to
center [Kemp out at second (center to shortstop)]; May grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ashby flied out to left; A. Woods made an out to
third; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski
singled; Mankowski stole second; Trammell struck out; LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Gomez
grounded out (second to first); Bosetti singled; Bailor flied
out to center; Howell forced Bosetti (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied
out to right; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry
flied out to left; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp singled; May made an out to second; Corcoran
singled [Kemp to second]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: A. Woods doubled to center; Johnson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [A. Woods to third]; EWING
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing lined to first; Bosetti grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2.