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. Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumBlue 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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