Three pitchers combined on a four-hitter as the Tigers blanked the Blue Jays, 2-0. The Tigers scored in the third inning on a triple by Ricky Peters and RBI double by Alan Trammell, and added an insurance marker in the fourth on a run-scoring fielder's choice grounder by Lou Whitaker. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Thursday, April     16, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .318      Griffin ss            4   0   1   0     1   2   .174
Trammell ss           5   0   1   1     0   1   .208      Moseby cf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .263
Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     2   0   .450      Velez dh              3   0   0   0     1   2   .222
Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .160      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .235
Summers dh            2   1   1   0     0   0   .200        Bosetti pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wockenfuss ph,dh    0   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Macha 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jones pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Woods lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .158
Gibson rf             4   0   4   0     0   0   .385      Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Parrish c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Bonnell rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .176
Kelleher 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .222      Ainge 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .333        Upshaw ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitt c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .150
  Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2  10   2     5   6             Totals               30   0   4   0     7   8

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 11,058
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Blue Jays 10
DP: Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2
Doubles: Trammell (1), Griffin (2), Upshaw (1)
Triples: Peters (2)
Stolen Bases: Gibson (2)
Caught Stealing: Peters (1), Summers (1), Griffin (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Peters (3)
GIDP: Hebner (2), Parrish (2)
Hit by Pitch: Summers (1,by Stieb)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(2-0)           7.1   3   0   0   7   6   0  31   1.20
Saucier                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  16.20
Lopez SV(1)             1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     4   0   0   7   8   0  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb L(0-2)            7     9   2   2   3   6   0  31   4.15
Garvin                  2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.70
Totals                  9    10   2   2   5   6   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Stieb (3)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins


TIGERS 1ST: Peters walked; Trammell struck out; Peters was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kemp singled to
left; Hebner flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin walked; Griffin was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Moseby struck out; Velez
walked; Mayberry singled to right [Velez to third]; Woods
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Summers singled to left; Gibson singled to left
[Summers to second]; Summers was caught stealing third (catcher
to third) [Gibson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Parrish grounded
out (third to first); Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Garcia flied to right; Bonnell flied to left;
Ainge grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Peters tripled
to center; Trammell doubled to left [Peters scored]; Kemp flied
to left; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Whitt struck out; Griffin doubled to right;
Moseby walked; Velez struck out; Mayberry flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Summers was hit by a pitch; Gibson singled to center
[Summers to second]; Parrish singled to left [Summers to third,
Gibson to second]; Kelleher was called out on strikes; Whitaker
forced Parrish (shortstop to second) [Summers scored, Gibson to
third]; Peters lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods flied to center; Garcia popped to second;
Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp
walked; Hebner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ainge flied to center; Whitt walked; Griffin
forced Whitt (shortstop to second); Moseby walked [Griffin to
second]; Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue
Jays 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Summers grounded out (second to pitcher); Gibson
singled to right; Gibson stole second; Parrish struck out;
Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Woods singled
to right; Garcia forced Woods (third to second); Bonnell forced
Garcia (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue
Jays 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker singled to center; Peters out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Whitaker to second];
Trammell popped to first; Kemp walked; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ainge flied to left; Whitt walked; Griffin struck
out; Moseby forced Whitt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 8TH: GARVIN REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); WOCKENFUSS BATTED
FOR SUMMERS; Wockenfuss walked; JONES RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; Gibson
singled to pitcher [Jones to second]; Parrish grounded into a
double play (third to third to first) [Gibson to second, Jones
out at third]; Kelleher walked; Whitaker flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
walked; BOSETTI RAN FOR MAYBERRY; SAUCIER REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Woods flied to right; LOPEZ REPLACED SAUCIER
(PITCHING); Garcia flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 9TH: MACHA REPLACED BOSETTI (PLAYING 1B); Peters grounded
out (second to first); Trammell grounded out (third to first);
Kemp lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bonnell struck out; UPSHAW BATTED FOR AINGE;
Upshaw doubled to right; Whitt flied to left in foul territory;
Griffin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
2, Blue Jays 0.