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.