A three-run homer by John Mayberry in the sixth inning was the key blow in the Blue Jays' 6-2 decision over the Tigers. The Jays got on the board in the third frame on a sacrifice fly by Alfredo Griffin. Mayberry's blast in the sixth followed a two-out single by Lloyd Moseby, a stolen base and an intentional walk to Damaso Garcia. Ernie Whitt and Griffin stroked run-scoring singles in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     12, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  3    2  0  0  -   6  8  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   2     0   0   .154      Peters cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Moseby cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .300      Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Garcia 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .300      Kemp lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .600
Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   3     0   0   .333      Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .231
  Upshaw pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Summers dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Velez dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Wockenfuss ph,dh    0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Gibson rf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .125
Bonnell rf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .167        Cowens ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Bosetti pr,rf       1   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Parrish c             3   1   1   0     0   2   .222
Ainge 3b              3   2   1   0     1   0   .222        Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Whitt c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .091      Kelleher 3b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Leal p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jones ph            1   1   1   2     0   0  1.000
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Papi 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .300
                                                          Bailey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rucker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   8   6     2   3             Totals               31   2   5   2     2   9

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  9,950
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4
DP: Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0
Doubles: Kemp (1)
Triples: Peters (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (1), Jones (1)
Stolen Bases: Moseby (1)
Caught Stealing: Bonnell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffin (1)
GIDP: Hebner (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bonnell (1,by Saucier)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leal W(1-0)             8     5   2   2   1   9   1  30   2.25
Willis                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2  27.00
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   9   1  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bailey L(0-1)           6     4   4   4   2   1   1  23   6.00
Saucier                 1     3   2   2   0   1   0   7  18.00
Rucker                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     8   6   6   2   3   1  37

Passed Balls: Parrish (1)
Hit by Pitch: Saucier (1)
Wild Pitches: Leal (1), Bailey (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Debut game for
Howard Bailey; Moseby grounded out (second to first); Garcia
singled to left; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters flied out to center; Trammell struck out;
Kemp lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers
0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods
was called out on strikes; Bonnell flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Hebner struck out; Summers grounded out (pitcher to
first); Gibson walked; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge walked; Whitt grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Ainge to second]; Bailey threw a wild pitch
[Ainge to third]; Griffin hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ainge
scored]; Moseby flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kelleher grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
popped to third in foul territory; Peters flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Garcia flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out
(first unassisted); Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell flied out to center; Kemp was called out on
strikes; Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods grounded out (second to first); Bonnell
singled to third; Bonnell was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second to first); Ainge flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Summers made an out to shortstop; Gibson was called
out on strikes; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Whitt grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffin
flied out to center; Moseby singled to center; Moseby stole
second; Garcia was walked intentionally; Mayberry homered
[Moseby scored, Garcia scored]; Velez grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Kelleher struck out; Whitaker grounded out (second
to first); Peters tripled to center; Trammell flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: SAUCIER REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Woods
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonnell was hit by a pitch;
BOSETTI RAN FOR BONNELL; Ainge singled to right [Bosetti to
third]; Whitt singled to center [Bosetti scored, Ainge to
second]; Griffin singled to left [Ainge scored, Whitt to
second]; Moseby was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: BOSETTI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kemp doubled to
right; Leal threw a wild pitch [Kemp to third]; Hebner struck
out; Summers popped to third; Gibson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: RUCKER REPLACED SAUCIER (PITCHING); Mayberry
singled to left; Debut game for Dave Rucker; UPSHAW RAN
FOR MAYBERRY; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Upshaw to second];
Velez popped to shortstop; Woods struck out; Bosetti flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Parrish singled
to third; JONES BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Jones homered [Parrish
scored]; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Peters grounded out
(second to first); Trammell popped to first in foul territory; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: PAPI REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 3B); DYER REPLACED
PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Ainge grounded out (third to first); Whitt
flied out to center; Griffin popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp singled to center; WILLIS REPLACED LEAL
(PITCHING); Hebner grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR
SUMMERS; Wockenfuss walked; JACKSON REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING);
COWENS BATTED FOR GIBSON; Cowens forced Wockenfuss (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2.