Getting a spark from Roy Howell, who drove in six runs with a grand slam and a single, the Blue Jays ended their six-game losing streak by defeating the Tigers, 9-1. With one out in the first inning, Al Woods singled, Rick Bosetti doubled and John Mayberry was handed an intentional pass to load the bases before Howell cracked his homer off Jack Billingham. Howell came up again with the bases loaded in the fourth and hit a two-run single off reliever Milt Wilcox. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 9, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      3, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    4  0  1    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   9 15  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .268      LeFlore dh            5   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Woods lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .287      Whitaker 2b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .312
Bosetti cf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .264      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Mayberry 1b           3   2   0   0     2   1   .266      Parrish c             3   0   2   0     1   1   .284
Howell dh             4   2   3   6     1   0   .266      Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Cerone c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .204      Wockenfuss 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Cannon rf             5   0   2   1     0   2   .190      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Ainge 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .277      Jones cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .306
Gomez 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Trammell ss           3   0   2   0     1   0   .282
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  15   9     3   4             Totals               34   1   9   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 20,885
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Tigers 9
DP: Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Bosetti, Cerone
Doubles: Bosetti (15), Griffin (12), Rodriguez (12), Parrish (12)
Home Runs: Howell (6)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (6)
Caught Stealing: Woods (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cerone (3)
GIDP: LeFlore (9), Wockenfuss (3)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (2,by Billingham), Ainge (2,by Wilcox)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore W(2-0)            9     9   1   0   3   5   0  37   3.92
Totals                  9     9   1   0   3   5   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(7-5)       3     8   5   5   1   1   1  18   3.51
Wilcox                  5     7   4   4   2   2   0  24   5.47
Tobik                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.05
Totals                  9    15   9   9   3   4   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (6), Wilcox (8)
Wild Pitches: Billingham (3)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Dan Morrison


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods
singled; Bosetti doubled [Woods to third]; Mayberry was walked
intentionally; Howell homered [Woods scored, Bosetti scored,
Mayberry scored]; Cerone singled; Cannon singled [Cerone to
third, Cannon to second (on throw to 3b)]; Ainge struck out;
Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
struck out; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Griffin was hit by a pitch; Woods forced Griffin
(second to shortstop); Woods was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Bosetti singled; Mayberry lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish was called out on strikes; Morales singled;
Wockenfuss struck out; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell grounded out (second to first); Cerone
singled; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Cerone to second];
Cannon flied out to left; Ainge singled [Cerone scored]; Gomez
made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Jones singled; Trammell walked [Jones to second];
LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out (second to
first) [Jones to third, Trammell to second]; Kemp grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: WILCOX REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Griffin
singled; Woods singled [Griffin to second]; Bosetti forced Woods
(third to second) [Griffin to third]; Mayberry walked [Bosetti
to second]; Howell singled [Griffin scored, Bosetti scored,
Mayberry to third]; Cerone out on a sacrifice fly to right in
foul territory [Mayberry scored, Howell to second]; Cannon
singled [Howell scored]; Ainge was hit by a pitch [Cannon to
second]; Gomez popped to third in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish singled; Morales flied out to right;
Wockenfuss flied out to right; Rodriguez doubled [Parrish to
third]; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 9, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Griffin doubled; Woods flied out to right
[Griffin to third]; Bosetti hit into a double play to left
[Griffin out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 9, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled; LeFlore grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Trammell out at second]; Whitaker
walked; Whitaker stole second [Whitaker scored (error by Cerone)
(error by Bosetti) (unearned)]; Kemp flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Howell walked;
Cerone flied to right in foul territory; Cannon struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Parrish doubled; Morales grounded out (third to
first) [Parrish to third]; Wockenfuss popped to catcher in foul
territory; Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
flied out to left; Griffin singled; Woods made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Trammell
singled; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to second); Whitaker
singled [LeFlore to second]; Kemp grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry
was called out on strikes; Howell singled; Cerone popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Parrish walked; Morales forced Parrish (third to
second); Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 9, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: TOBIK REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Cannon struck
out; Ainge grounded out (second to first); Gomez flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Jones
singled; Trammell forced Jones (shortstop to second); LeFlore
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Tigers 1.