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.

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