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Wednesday August 23, 1978
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The Blue Jays swept a twin bill from the Tigers, taking the opener, 4-3, in 12 innings, and capturing the nightcap, 5-4. The score was 3-3 going into the 12th inning of the first game when Alan Ashby stroked a double with one out and was replaced by pinch-runner Willie Upshaw, who scored on a single by Dave McKay.

In the second contest, the Jays used homers to subdue the Tigers. Otto Velez cracked a three-run clout in the third inning and McKay had a two-run blast in the fourth. Ron LeFlore had his consecutive stolen base streak stopped at 27 when the Tiger runner was thrown out by catcher Rick Cerone to end the doubleheader. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 13  0
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 11  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            6   0   3   0     0   0   .261      LeFlore cf            6   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Bailor rf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .266      Whitaker 2b           5   0   3   0     1   1   .304
Howell 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Staub dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Horton dh             5   1   1   0     0   1   .264        Mankowski pr,dh     1   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Mayberry 1b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .258      Wockenfuss lf         3   1   1   1     2   0   .295
A. Woods lf           5   1   2   3     0   0   .262        Kemp ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Ashby c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .254
  Upshaw pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .240      Stanley 1b            5   2   2   1     0   1   .261
  Cerone c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .220      May c                 4   0   1   1     0   0   .281
McKay 2b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .246        Dillard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Johnson ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .247        Parrish c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .263
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Thompson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .296
                                                            Wagner pr,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
                                                          Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   4  13   4     1   3             Totals               42   3  11   3     6   7

Time of Game: 3:08
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Tigers 10
DP: Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2
Errors: Whitaker
Doubles: Ashby (12), Trammell (9), Stanley (9), May (9), Staub (22)
Home Runs: A. Woods (2), Wockenfuss (4), Stanley (3)
Stolen Bases: Bosetti (5)
Caught Stealing: Bosetti (8), Corcoran (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Corcoran (5)
GIDP: A. Woods (3), Ashby (8), May (10), Rodriguez (7)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               8.1   9   3   3   2   3   2  35   4.12
Cruz W(4-1)             3.2   2   0   0   4   4   0  14   1.01
Totals                 12    11   3   3   6   7   2  49

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(6-8)          12    13   4   4   1   3   1  46   3.15
Totals                 12    13   4   4   1   3   1  46

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
singled; Howell flied out to center; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled; Staub popped
to first in foul territory; Wockenfuss walked [Whitaker to
second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry lined to left; A. Woods flied out to
left; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (third to first); May grounded
out (shortstop to first); Corcoran grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded
out (second to first); Bosetti singled; Bosetti stole second
[Bosetti to third (error by Whitaker)]; Bailor walked; Howell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell made an out to second; LeFlore grounded out
(second to first); Whitaker singled; Staub popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Horton singled; Mayberry singled [Horton to
second]; A. Woods homered [Horton scored, Mayberry scored];
Ashby flied out to left; McKay grounded out (second to first);
Johnson lined to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss homered; Rodriguez walked; Stanley flied
out to right; May grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Rodriguez out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti singled; Bosetti was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Bailor grounded out (third to
first); Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran flied out to left; Trammell doubled to
left; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mayberry singled; A. Woods grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub lined to center; Wockenfuss flied out to
center; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley homered; May grounded out (first
unassisted); Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell
singled; LeFlore singled [Trammell to second]; Whitaker flied
out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti singled; Bailor grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Bosetti to second]; Howell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Bosetti to third]; Horton popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss grounded
out (third to first); Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); A. Woods
singled; Ashby grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [A. Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley doubled to center; May doubled to right
[Stanley scored]; DILLARD RAN FOR MAY; Corcoran out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dillard to third]; CRUZ
REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); THOMPSON BATTED FOR TRAMMELL;
Thompson was walked intentionally; WAGNER RAN FOR THOMPSON;
LeFlore reached on a fielder's choice [Dillard out at home
(third to catcher), Wagner to second]; Whitaker singled to
center [Wagner out at home (center to catcher), LeFlore to
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: PARRISH REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING C ); WAGNER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); McKay grounded out (third to
first); Johnson singled; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Johnson to second]; Bailor singled to center [Johnson
out at home (center to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 10TH: Staub doubled to right; MANKOWSKI RAN FOR STAUB;
Wockenfuss was walked intentionally; Rodriguez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mankowski to third,
Wockenfuss out at second]; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: MANKOWSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Howell
flied out to center; Horton grounded out (third to first);
Mayberry lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 11TH: Parrish struck out; Corcoran walked; Wagner struck
out; Corcoran was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 12TH: A. Woods flied out to right; Ashby doubled to
center; UPSHAW RAN FOR ASHBY; McKay singled to right [Upshaw
scored]; Johnson grounded out (second to first) [McKay to
second]; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 12TH: CERONE REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING C ); LeFlore flied
out to center; Whitaker walked; Mankowski flied out to center;
KEMP BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3.



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