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.

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