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.

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