A three-run homer by Richie Hebner snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Blue Jays in the season opener for both teams. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Thursday, April 9, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Tigers 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 x - 6 8 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Peters cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Moseby cf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .500 Trammell ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Velez dh 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 Kemp lf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .500 Mayberry 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .500 Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hebner 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .250 Upshaw lf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Summers dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Gibson rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Bonnell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cowens rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Ainge 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Parrish c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Whitt c 4 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 5 2 5 3 Totals 29 6 8 5 4 1 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 51,452 Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, Tigers 6 DP: Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0 Errors: Griffin, Gibson Doubles: Moseby (1), Whitaker (1) Triples: Upshaw (1), Trammell (1), Cowens (1) Home Runs: Hebner (1) Stolen Bases: Bonnell (1), Gibson (1) Caught Stealing: Moseby (1) Sacrifice Hits: Peters (1), Kelleher (1) Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (1), Moseby (1), Kemp (1) GIDP: Kemp (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy 6 5 2 1 3 1 0 26 1.50 McLaughlin L(0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 13.50 Willis 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 4 81.00 Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 8 6 5 4 1 1 36 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(1-0) 9 5 2 1 5 3 0 37 1.00 Totals 9 5 2 1 5 3 0 37 Wild Pitches: Clancy (1), Morris (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Moseby flied to left; Velez walked; Mayberry flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters flied to center; Trammell singled to left; Kemp singled to right [Trammell to second]; Hebner popped to shortstop; Summers flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw tripled to right; Garcia struck out; Bonnell reached on a fielder's choice [Upshaw out at home (third to catcher)]; Bonnell stole second; Ainge walked; Morris threw a wild pitch [Bonnell to third, Ainge to second]; Whitt flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Gibson singled to right; Gibson stole second; Parrish flied to center; Kelleher grounded out (second to first) [Gibson to third]; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin flied to right; Moseby doubled to center; Velez singled to right [Moseby to third]; Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moseby scored]; Upshaw grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Peters walked; Trammell reached on an error by Griffin [Peters to third]; Kemp grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Peters scored (unearned), Trammell out at second]; Hebner flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell flied to center; Ainge flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Summers singled to first; Gibson forced Summers (pitcher to shortstop); Clancy threw a wild pitch [Gibson to second]; Parrish walked; Kelleher flied to left; Whitaker flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Whitt reached on an error by Gibson [Whitt to third]; Griffin struck out; Moseby hit a sacrifice fly to center [Whitt scored (unearned)]; Velez singled to right; Mayberry walked [Velez to second]; Upshaw forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Peters flied to center; Trammell tripled to right; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to center [Trammell scored]; Hebner flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Bonnell flied to right; Ainge popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Summers walked; Gibson forced Summers (second to shortstop); Parrish flied to center; Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: COWENS REPLACED GIBSON (PLAYING RF); Whitt grounded out (second to first); Griffin grounded out (second to first); Moseby walked; Moseby was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Whitaker doubled to right; Peters out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Whitaker to third]; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); WILLIS REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Kemp walked; Hebner homered [Whitaker scored, Kemp scored]; Summers popped to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: JONES REPLACED KEMP (PLAYING LF); Velez walked; Mayberry singled to center [Velez to second]; BELL RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Upshaw flied to left; Debut game for George Bell; Garcia struck out; Bonnell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); UPSHAW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cowens tripled to left; JACKSON REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Parrish popped to second; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cowens scored]; Whitaker flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge flied to left; Whitt flied to center; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.

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