Milt Wilcox celebrated his 29th birthday by pitching the Tigers to a 7-2 victory over the Blue Jays. Jason Thompson and Alan Trammell were out of the Tigers' lineup with injuries and Ron LeFlore, bothered by tendinitis in his right shoulder, served as designated hitter. Subs Tim Corcoran, Dan Gonzales and Mark Wagner all contributed to the Tigers' attack.

Corcoran batted in two runs with a single in the first inning. Gonzales doubled in the sixth for his first major league hit and was on base when Wagner whacked a three-run homer. Lou Whitaker also homered for the Tigers and John Mayberry hit one for the Blue Jays. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Friday, April 20, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  6  1
Tigers       3  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .093      LeFlore dh            4   1   2   0     0   2   .263
Woods lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .355      Whitaker 2b           2   2   2   1     1   0   .364
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Morales cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Kemp lf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .405
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .381      Corcoran 1b           3   0   1   2     1   0   .250
Velez rf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Parrish c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .286
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .146      Gonzales rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .125
McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .279      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   0   0     0   1   .240
Cerone c              2   1   1   0     1   0   .300      Wagner ss             4   1   2   3     0   0   .375
Lemongello p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     1   5             Totals               31   7  10   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 13,617
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Tigers 5
DP: Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Cerone (4), Wagner (1), Gonzales (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (1), Whitaker (2), Wagner (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (6)
Caught Stealing: Corcoran (1)
GIDP: Woods (1), Gonzales 2 (2)
Hit by Pitch: Velez (1,by Wilcox), Whitaker (1,by Lemanczyk)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello L(0-2)       5.1   8   6   6   4   4   1  25   9.18
Lemanczyk               2.2   2   1   1   0   1   1  11   3.48
Totals                  8    10   7   7   4   5   2  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(2-0)           9     6   2   2   1   5   1  34   4.12
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   5   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Lemanczyk (1), Wilcox (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Ravashiere, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Dick Runchey, 3B - Doug Cossey


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); Woods
was called out on strikes; Bosetti was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; Whitaker walked [LeFlore
to second]; Morales popped to third in foul territory; Kemp
walked [LeFlore to third, Whitaker to second]; Corcoran singled
to right [LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored, Kemp to second];
Parrish singled to right [Kemp scored, Corcoran to second];
Gonzales grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Parrish out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty struck out; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); Velez was hit by a pitch; Howell grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez popped to second; Wagner flied to right;
LeFlore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay was called out on strikes; Cerone walked;
Griffin grounded out (first unassisted) [Cerone to second];
Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker homered; Morales flied to left; Kemp struck
out; Corcoran walked; Corcoran was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers
4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish reached on an error by Griffin; Gonzales
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Parrish out at second]; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez singled to left; Howell lined to center;
McKay struck out; Cerone forced Velez (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Wagner doubled to left; LeFlore struck out (catcher
to first); Whitaker singled to center [Wagner out at home
(center to catcher), Whitaker to second (on throw to home)];
Morales walked; Kemp grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin singled to center; Woods grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Griffin out at second];
Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
singled to center; Gonzales doubled to right [Parrish to third];
LEMANCZYK REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Rodriguez reached on a
fielder's choice [Parrish out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Gonzales to third]; Wagner homered [Gonzales scored, Rodriguez
scored]; LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second;
Whitaker was hit by a pitch; Morales grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
homered; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Corcoran
grounded out (second to first); Parrish was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Cerone doubled to left; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to
first); Woods singled to center [Cerone scored]; Bosetti popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: Gonzales popped to shortstop; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); Wagner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Carty flied to center; Mayberry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Velez singled to left; Howell forced Velez
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Tigers 7.

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