Alan Trammell collected five hits, including two doubles, to pace the Tigers to an 8-2 pounding of the Blue Jays. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the third on a single by Trammell, a stolen base and RBI single by John Wockenfuss.

Detroit made it 3-0 in the fifth on an RBI double by Tom Brookens and run-scoring single by Al Cowens. A two-bagger by Lou Whitaker and single by Trammell drove in a pair of tallies in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Monday, September 29, 1980 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    0  2  2    0  0  3  -   8 16  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters cf             6   0   1   2     0   0   .290      Griffin ss            3   0   2   0     1   1   .259
Trammell ss           6   1   5   1     0   0   .302      Garcia 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Kemp dh               6   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Moseby lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Wockenfuss 1b         2   1   1   1     3   1   .271      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .245
Brookens 3b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .271      Upshaw dh             3   1   1   0     1   1   .184
Cowens rf             5   1   4   1     0   0   .267      Bonnell rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Dyer c                3   2   2   0     1   1   .192      Iorg 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Lentine lf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Bailor cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .238
  Summers ph,lf       2   1   1   1     0   0   .302      Whitt c               3   0   1   2     0   0   .242
Whitaker 2b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .235      Mirabella p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Weaver p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schrom p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   8  16   8     4   4             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   8

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 12,051
Left on Base: Tigers 13, Blue Jays 6
DP: Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Iorg
Doubles: Trammell 2 (20), Cowens (20), Brookens (24), Whitaker (18), Whitt (12), Upshaw (2)
Triples: Cowens (3)
Stolen Bases: Trammell 2 (12)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Dyer (5)
GIDP: Moseby (9), Whitt (10)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Weaver W(3-3)           7     6   2   2   3   3   0  28   3.66
Lopez SV(21)            2     1   0   0   0   5   0   7   3.54
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   8   0  35

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mirabella L(4-12)       5.1  10   5   5   2   2   0  29   4.59
Garvin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.29
Schrom                  2.2   4   3   3   2   2   0  14   5.46
Willis                  0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.82
Totals                  9    16   8   8   4   4   0  48

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill


TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell
doubled to left; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wockenfuss walked; Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Garcia grounded out (first to
pitcher); Moseby made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cowens flied out to right; Dyer singled to left;
Lentine struck out; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; Upshaw struck out;
Bonnell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
singled to right; Trammell stole second; Kemp grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Trammell to third]; Wockenfuss singled to
left [Trammell scored]; Brookens made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
grounded out (second to first); Whitt flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Cowens doubled to left; Dyer reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Cowens to third]; Lentine struck
out; Whitaker made an out to third; Peters forced Dyer (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin singled to right; Garcia singled to
pitcher [Griffin to second]; Moseby grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Griffin to third, Garcia out at
second]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell flied out to right; Kemp grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wockenfuss walked; Brookens doubled to left
[Wockenfuss scored]; Cowens singled [Brookens scored]; Cowens
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Upshaw walked; Bonnell flied out to center; Iorg
made an out to second; Bailor singled to left [Upshaw to
second]; Whitt doubled to center [Upshaw scored, Bailor scored];
Griffin singled to pitcher [Whitt to third]; Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays
2.

TIGERS 6TH: Dyer singled to shortstop; Lentine grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Dyer to second]; Whitaker doubled to right
[Dyer scored]; Peters reached on an error by Iorg [Whitaker to
third, Peters to first]; Trammell singled to right [Whitaker
scored, Peters to third]; GARVIN REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING);
Trammell stole second; Kemp flied out to center; SCHROM REPLACED
GARVIN (PITCHING); Wockenfuss walked; Brookens grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays
2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Moseby grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
walked; Upshaw flied out to center; Bonnell flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Cowens tripled to center; Dyer struck out; SUMMERS
BATTED FOR LENTINE; Summers popped to third in foul territory;
Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Iorg lined
to second; Bailor singled to right; Whitt grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Bailor out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Peters grounded out (third to first); Trammell
doubled to left; Kemp grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Trammell to third]; Wockenfuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin walked; LOPEZ REPLACED WEAVER (PITCHING);
Garcia struck out; Moseby was called out on strikes; Mayberry
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
singled to left; Dyer walked [Cowens to second]; Summers singled
to right [Cowens scored, Dyer to second]; WILLIS REPLACED SCHROM
(PITCHING); Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher) [Dyer to
third, Summers to second]; Peters singled to center [Summers
scored, Dyer scored]; Trammell singled to third [Peters to
second]; Kemp forced Trammell (second to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Upshaw doubled to right; Bonnell struck out; Iorg
flied out to center [Upshaw to third]; Bailor struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Blue Jays 2.