A two-run, two-out single by Ernie Whitt snapped a ninth-inning tie and gave the Blue Jays a 9-7 victory over the Tigers. Whitt's blow came off Pat Underwood with the bases loaded. Roy Howell belted two homers to help the Blue Jays build a 7-4 lead, but John Wockenfuss drilled a three-run pinch-homer for the Tigers in the eighth to tie the score. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 9, Detroit Tigers 7

Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 9 10 1 Tigers 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 - 7 8 2 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 6 0 3 1 0 2 .256 Peters cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Iorg 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .264 Trammell ss 1 1 0 0 4 0 .299 Moseby lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .243 Kemp lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Mayberry 1b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .246 Summers dh 4 1 2 0 1 0 .302 Upshaw pr,1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .156 Corcoran 1b 4 0 3 2 1 0 .276 Howell 3b 4 2 2 3 1 0 .257 Jones pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Woods dh 4 1 1 0 1 1 .300 Parrish c 4 1 0 0 1 0 .283 Cannon pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .042 Cowens rf 5 1 0 0 0 1 .263 Bonnell rf 4 0 1 2 1 1 .269 Brookens 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Bailor cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .240 Papi 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Whitt c 5 1 2 2 0 1 .246 Hebner ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Leal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wockenfuss ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 .266 Schrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wagner 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .235 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kucek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robbins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 10 8 8 8 Totals 34 7 8 7 9 1 Time of Game: 3:24 Attendance: 6,363 Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Tigers 9 DP: Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2 Errors: Griffin, Papi 2 Doubles: Griffin (25), Bonnell (21), Corcoran (6), Summers (18) Home Runs: Howell 2 (10), Whitaker (1), Wockenfuss (15) Stolen Bases: Griffin (17), Cannon (2) GIDP: Iorg (3), Mayberry (8), Peters (16) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leal 4.1 5 4 2 5 1 1 23 5.04 Schrom 2.2 0 2 2 3 0 0 10 4.97 Barlow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.35 Willis W(2-1) 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 7 1.88 Kucek SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.82 Totals 9 8 7 5 9 1 2 43 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox 1.2 3 4 4 4 1 0 12 4.48 Robbins 0.1 1 2 2 2 0 1 4 6.62 Tobik 5 3 1 1 0 3 1 18 4.38 Rozema L(6-9) 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 4.25 Underwood 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 6 3.75 Totals 9 10 9 9 8 8 2 46 Passed Balls: Parrish (15) Wild Pitches: Wilcox 2 (5), Robbins (4), Tobik (1) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller BLUE JAYS 1ST: PAPI REPLACED BROOKENS (PLAYING 3B); Griffin doubled to left; Wilcox threw a wild pitch [Griffin to third]; Iorg walked; Moseby reached on a fielder's choice [Griffin out at home (third to catcher), Iorg to second]; Mayberry walked [Iorg to third, Moseby to second]; Howell walked [Iorg scored, Moseby to third, Mayberry to second]; Woods was called out on strikes; Bonnell doubled to center [Moseby scored, Mayberry scored, Howell to third]; Bailor flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell walked; Kemp flied out to right; Summers walked [Trammell to second]; Corcoran forced Summers (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Whitt singled to center; Griffin reached on an error by Papi [Whitt to second, Griffin to first]; Iorg grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Whitt to third, Griffin out at second]; Wilcox threw a wild pitch [Whitt scored]; Moseby walked; ROBBINS REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Robbins threw a wild pitch [Moseby to second]; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens flied out to center; Papi reached on an error by Griffin [Papi to first]; Whitaker homered (unearned) [Papi scored (unearned)]; Peters grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell homered; Woods walked; Bonnell walked [Woods to second]; TOBIK REPLACED ROBBINS (PITCHING); Bailor popped to catcher in foul territory; Whitt struck out; Griffin singled to center [Woods scored, Bonnell to third]; Griffin stole second; Iorg flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell walked; Kemp flied out to left; Summers forced Trammell (second to shortstop); Corcoran doubled to left [Summers scored]; Parrish made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Moseby struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Mayberry grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Moseby out at second]; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Cowens was called out on strikes; Papi singled to left; Whitaker walked [Papi to second]; Peters grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods flied out to center; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Bailor made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell walked; Kemp flied out to center; Summers singled to right [Trammell to second]; Corcoran singled to left [Trammell scored, Summers to second]; SCHROM REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Parrish lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Summers out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Whitt grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffin singled to right; Tobik threw a wild pitch [Griffin to second]; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first) [Griffin to third]; Moseby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Papi grounded out (catcher to first); Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry struck out; Howell homered; Woods grounded out (second to first); Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: Peters flied out to left; Trammell walked; Kemp flied out to center; Summers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: ROZEMA REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Bailor singled to left; Whitt forced Bailor (first to shortstop) [Whitt to first]; Griffin struck out; Iorg reached on an error by Papi [Whitt to third, Iorg to first]; Moseby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran walked; Parrish walked [Corcoran to second]; BARLOW REPLACED SCHROM (PITCHING); Cowens forced Corcoran (shortstop to third) [Parrish to second]; HEBNER BATTED FOR PAPI; WILLIS REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR HEBNER; Wockenfuss homered [Parrish scored, Cowens scored]; Whitaker made an out to shortstop; Peters walked; Trammell flied out to left; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 7. BLUE JAYS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 3B); Mayberry walked; UPSHAW RAN FOR MAYBERRY; UNDERWOOD REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Howell flied out to right; Woods singled to right [Upshaw to third]; CANNON RAN FOR WOODS; Cannon stole second; Bonnell was called out on strikes; Bailor was walked intentionally; Whitt singled to center [Upshaw scored, Cannon scored, Bailor to third]; Griffin struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 7. TIGERS 9TH: CANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kemp grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Summers doubled to center; Corcoran singled to left [Summers to third]; JONES RAN FOR CORCORAN; KUCEK REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Parrish flied out to right; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 7.

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