Scoring the winning run in the 10th inning, the Tigers outlasted the Blue Jays, 9-8. John Wockenfuss opened the Tigers' 10th with a single and reached second on a sacrifice by Al Cowens.

Pinch-hitter Richie Hebner walked and was replaced by pinch-runner Mark Wagner. After Lou Whitaker walked to load the bases, Lynn Jones ran for Wockenfuss and registered the decisive tally on a single by Ricky Peters. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 8
Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    6  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   8 10  0
Tigers       0  2  0    0  0  5    0  1  0    1  -   9 14  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   1   2   1     1   0   .257      Peters cf             6   0   3   1     0   0   .295
Iorg 2b               5   2   1   0     1   0   .262      Trammell ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Moseby lf             6   0   0   0     0   4   .239      Kemp lf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .305
Mayberry 1b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Summers dh            2   1   0   0     2   2   .300
  Upshaw pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Brookens ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Howell 3b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .256      Corcoran 1b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .283
Woods dh              4   1   0   1     1   2   .297        Parrish ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Bonnell rf            3   2   1   1     2   0   .270      Wockenfuss c,1b       5   2   3   1     0   2   .271
Hodgson cf            3   1   2   3     0   0   .276        Jones pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .244
Whitt c               4   0   1   1     1   1   .246      Cowens rf             4   2   2   3     0   1   .265
Todd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Papi 3b               3   0   1   1     0   1   .252
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hebner ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .294
  Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wagner pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .236
  Kucek p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ujdur 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
                                                            Petry p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  10   8     7   7             Totals               37   9  14   8     5   7

Time of Game: 3:36   Attendance:  7,129
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Tigers 9
DP: Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Corcoran
Doubles: Whitt (11)
Triples: Hodgson (1), Cowens (2)
Home Runs: Kemp (21), Wockenfuss (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Hodgson 2 (2), Papi (2), Trammell (13), Cowens (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (6)
GIDP: Peters (17)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd                    5     8   5   5   1   5   1  23   4.24
Barlow                  0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3   3.67
Mirabella               2.2   1   1   1   1   2   1  10   4.41
Garvin                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.35
Kucek L(3-8)            0.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   5   6.92
Totals                  9.1  14   9   9   5   7   2  46

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych                 0.2   0   5   5   5   1   0   7   5.49
Ujdur                   1.2   7   2   2   0   2   0  12   7.59
Rozema                  4.2   2   1   1   2   2   0  19   4.17
Underwood               1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.71
Petry W(10-9)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.80
Totals                 10    10   8   8   7   7   0  48

Passed Balls: Wockenfuss (5)
Wild Pitches: Todd (4), Barlow (4)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Tigers Coach Gates Brown ejected by 1B umpire
Ken Kaiser sometime in game; Griffin walked; Iorg walked
[Griffin to second]; Moseby was called out on strikes; Mayberry
flied out to center; Howell walked [Griffin to third, Iorg to
second]; Woods walked [Griffin scored, Iorg to third, Howell to
second]; Bonnell walked [Iorg scored, Howell to third, Woods to
second]; UJDUR REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); Hodgson tripled
[Howell scored, Woods scored, Bonnell scored]; Whitt doubled
[Hodgson scored]; Griffin singled to left [Whitt to third]; Iorg
forced Griffin (shortstop to second); 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (second to first); Trammell made
an out to shortstop; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Moseby struck out; Mayberry popped to catcher in
foul territory; Howell singled to center; Woods struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Summers struck out; Corcoran singled to right; Todd
threw a wild pitch [Corcoran to second]; Wockenfuss struck out;
Cowens tripled to right [Corcoran scored]; Papi singled to left
[Cowens scored]; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bonnell singled to left; Hodgson singled to left
[Bonnell to second]; Whitt flied out to center [Bonnell to
third]; Griffin singled [Bonnell scored, Hodgson to second];
ROZEMA REPLACED UJDUR (PITCHING); Iorg grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Hodgson to third, Griffin to second]; Moseby struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Peters singled to center; Trammell singled to left
[Peters to second]; Kemp flied out to left [Peters to third];
Summers struck out; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Howell grounded out
(catcher to first); Woods grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss was called out on strikes; Cowens struck
out; Papi grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bonnell reached on an error by Corcoran; Hodgson
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bonnell to second];
Whitt walked; Griffin flied to left in foul territory; Iorg
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker singled to right; Peters grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at
second]; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Moseby flied out to left; Mayberry singled to
right; Howell grounded out (first to second to catcher)
[Mayberry to second]; Woods struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp homered; Summers walked; Corcoran singled to
center [Summers to second]; BARLOW REPLACED TODD (PITCHING);
Wockenfuss singled to pitcher [Summers to third, Corcoran to
second]; Cowens singled to right [Summers scored, Corcoran
scored, Wockenfuss to third]; Barlow threw a wild pitch
[Wockenfuss scored, Cowens to second]; Papi out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Cowens to third]; MIRABELLA REPLACED
BARLOW (PITCHING); Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cowens
scored]; Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bonnell walked; Hodgson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Bonnell to second]; Whitt grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Bonnell to third]; Griffin flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); Kemp flied
out to left; Summers walked; Corcoran flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Iorg singled to shortstop; UNDERWOOD REPLACED
ROZEMA (PITCHING); Moseby struck out; Mayberry singled to right
[Iorg to third]; UPSHAW RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Wockenfuss allowed a
passed ball [Upshaw to second]; Howell grounded out (second to
first) [Iorg scored, Upshaw to third]; Woods flied to left in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 8, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wockenfuss
homered; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Papi struck
out; Whitaker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 8,
Tigers 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: PETRY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Bonnell
flied out to center; Hodgson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Whitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 8, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 9TH: GARVIN REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Peters singled
to right; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Peters to second]; Kemp was walked intentionally; BROOKENS
BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Brookens flied out to left; PARRISH BATTED
FOR CORCORAN; Parrish forced Kemp (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 8, Tigers 8.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: BROOKENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PARRISH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WOCKENFUSS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Griffin grounded out (second to first); Iorg flied
out to right; Moseby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 8, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 10TH: KUCEK REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Wockenfuss
singled to center; JONES RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; Cowens out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jones to third]; HEBNER BATTED
FOR PAPI; Hebner walked; WAGNER RAN FOR HEBNER; Whitaker walked
[Wagner to second]; Peters singled [Jones scored, Wagner to
third, Whitaker to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 8,
Tigers 9.