Lou Whitaker knocked in two runs with a triple and another with a double to set the pace as the Tigers defeated the Blue Jays, 8-3, for their ninth straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      28, 1980 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  3    1  2  2  -   8 11  1
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  8  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters cf             4   0   2   1     2   1   .252      Griffin ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .245
Wockenfuss c          4   0   2   1     1   0   .274      Garcia 2b             5   1   2   2     0   1   .275
Kemp lf               3   0   0   1     1   0   .297      Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .290      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .239
  Corcoran 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .247
Cowens rf             5   2   2   1     0   2   .260      Bonnell cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .246
Summers dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .325      Moseby rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .258
  Dyer ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   1   .170      Ault dh               3   0   1   0     1   0   .313
Brookens 3b           5   2   1   0     0   0   .274      Davis c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Papi ss               2   2   1   0     2   0   .302        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
  Trammell ss         1   1   0   0     0   0   .326      Kucek p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Whitaker 2b           4   1   3   3     0   0   .220        Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schatzeder p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  11   7     7   6             Totals               34   3   8   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 20,059
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Blue Jays 8
DP: Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Corcoran, Griffin, Howell
Doubles: Brookens (10), Whitaker (6), Moseby (6)
Triples: Whitaker (1)
Home Runs: Cowens (2), Garcia (3)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (10), Dyer (2), Griffin (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (5)
GIDP: Wockenfuss (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(4-4)           7     7   3   2   1   2   1  29   4.46
Schatzeder              1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.84
Lopez                   1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   4.11
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   5   1  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kucek L(1-1)            5.2   7   3   3   4   3   0  27   2.60
Garvin                  1.2   2   3   1   2   2   1  10   2.21
McLaughlin              1.2   2   2   0   1   1   0   9   4.03
Totals                  9    11   8   4   7   6   1  46

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Jim Evans


TIGERS 1ST: Peters walked; Wockenfuss singled to shortstop
[Peters to second]; Kemp popped to first in foul territory;
Hebner struck out; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to center; Griffin was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first); Garcia grounded
out (shortstop to first); Woods grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Summers lined to second; Brookens flied out to left;
Papi singled to left; Whitaker singled to center [Papi to
second]; Peters lined to pitcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
singled to center; Bonnell lined to third; Moseby doubled to
center [Mayberry scored]; Ault flied to left in foul territory;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss singled to shortstop; Kemp flied out to
center; Hebner walked [Wockenfuss to second]; Cowens flied to
left in foul territory; Summers made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Davis singled to second; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Davis to second]; Garcia
flied out to right; Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Brookens flied out to center; Papi made an out to
catcher; Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell flied out to center; Mayberry flied out to
center; Bonnell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Peters singled to center; Wockenfuss grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Peters out at
second]; Kemp walked; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Moseby grounded out (second to first); Ault
singled to left; Davis made an out to second; Griffin flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Cowens struck out; Summers flied out to left;
Brookens doubled to left; Papi walked; Whitaker tripled
[Brookens scored, Papi scored]; GARVIN REPLACED KUCEK
(PITCHING); Peters singled to shortstop [Whitaker scored];
Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Garcia singled to left; Woods flied out to left;
Howell struck out; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Hebner struck
out; Cowens homered; DYER BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Dyer struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: DYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bonnell walked;
Moseby popped to catcher in foul territory; Ault lined to left;
Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Brookens reached on an error by Griffin [Brookens to
first]; Papi walked [Brookens to second]; Whitaker out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Brookens to third, Papi to
second]; Peters was walked intentionally; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED
GARVIN (PITCHING); Wockenfuss walked [Brookens scored
(unearned), Papi to third, Peters to second]; Kemp hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Papi scored (unearned)]; Hebner flied
out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: CORCORAN REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); TRAMMELL
REPLACED PAPI (PLAYING SS); Griffin reached on an error by
Corcoran; Garcia homered [Griffin scored (unearned)]; SCHATZEDER
REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Woods lined to second; Howell flied
out to center; Mayberry walked; Bonnell singled to left
[Mayberry to second]; Moseby struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 6, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Cowens singled to left; Dyer out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Cowens to second]; Brookens made an out to
shortstop; Trammell reached on an error by Howell [Cowens scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Whitaker doubled to left [Trammell scored
(unearned)]; Peters struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 8, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Ault
walked; IORG BATTED FOR DAVIS; Iorg flied out to right; Griffin
struck out; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Blue Jays 3.