Scoring four runs in their first turn at the plate, the Tigers recorded an 8-5 decision over the Blue Jays. In Detroit's first, Alan Trammell walked and scored on a double by Steve Kemp, who tallied on a single by Champ Summers. Kirk Gibson then capped the outburst with a round-tripper. The Tigers also scored four runs in the sixth stanza on a run-scoring double by Lance Parrish, RBI single by Lou Whitaker and two-run single by Trammell. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Played on Friday, April     17, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Tigers       4  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   8 12  0
Blue Jays    1  0  2    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   5  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .296      Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .148
Trammell ss           4   1   2   2     1   0   .250      Moseby cf             5   0   1   1     0   3   .250
Kemp lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .440      Bonnell rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .182
Hebner 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Mayberry 1b           1   1   1   0     3   0   .278
Summers dh            4   1   1   1     1   0   .214        Upshaw pr,1b        1   1   0   0     0   0   .182
Gibson rf             2   2   2   2     1   0   .467      Velez dh              4   1   2   3     1   2   .273
  Cowens ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Woods lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Parrish c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .240      Garcia 2b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .200
Kelleher 3b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .200      Ainge 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Whitaker 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .360      Whitt c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .174
Bailey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Macha ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leal p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McLaughlin 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               37   8  12   8     4   4             Totals               36   5   9   5     5   7

Time of Game: 3:32   Attendance: 15,196
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Blue Jays 10
DP: Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1
Doubles: Kemp (2), Parrish (1), Peters (3)
Home Runs: Gibson (1), Velez (1)
Stolen Bases: Whitt (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kelleher (2)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1,by Bailey)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bailey W(1-1)           5     6   4   4   4   3   1  26   6.55
Tobik                   1.2   3   1   1   1   1   0   9   4.50
Saucier SV(1)           2.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   7   6.75
Totals                  9     9   5   5   5   7   1  42

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leal L(1-1)             2.2   4   4   4   3   3   1  15   5.06
McLaughlin              2.2   3   2   2   1   0   0  11   3.86
Willis                  2.2   5   2   2   0   1   0  13   9.64
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    12   8   8   4   4   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Bailey (1)
Wild Pitches: Bailey (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Peters popped to shortstop; Trammell walked; Kemp
doubled to center [Trammell scored]; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kemp to third]; Summers singled to center [Kemp
scored]; Gibson homered [Summers scored]; Parrish struck out; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Moseby
struck out; Bonnell singled to shortstop; Mayberry walked
[Bonnell to second]; Velez singled to center [Bonnell scored,
Mayberry to third]; Woods grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Kelleher struck out; Whitaker flied to left; Peters
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Garcia singled to center; Ainge grounded out
(third to first) [Garcia to second]; Whitt grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Garcia to third]; Griffin flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (third to first); Kemp singled
to center; Hebner struck out; Summers walked [Kemp to second];
Gibson walked [Kemp to third, Summers to second]; MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Parrish flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Moseby grounded out (second to first); Bonnell
grounded out (third to first); Mayberry walked; Bailey threw a
wild pitch [Mayberry to second]; Velez homered [Mayberry
scored]; Woods flied to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Kelleher walked; Whitaker singled to center
[Kelleher to second]; Peters forced Kelleher (pitcher to third)
[Whitaker to second]; Trammell lined into a double play (second
to second to shortstop) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Garcia grounded out (second to first); Ainge
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitt singled to center;
Whitt stole second; Griffin was hit by a pitch; Moseby struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Hebner flied to
center; Summers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
walked; Velez struck out; Woods flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Gibson singled to center; Parrish doubled to left
[Gibson scored]; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Parrish to third]; WILLIS REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN
(PITCHING); Whitaker singled to right [Parrish scored]; Peters
doubled to right [Whitaker to third]; Trammell singled to center
[Whitaker scored, Peters scored]; Kemp popped to catcher in foul
territory; Hebner singled to center [Trammell to second];
Summers forced Hebner (pitcher to shortstop); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 8, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Garcia walked; Ainge singled to right [Garcia to
third]; TOBIK REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Whitt flied to left;
Griffin struck out; Moseby singled to right [Garcia scored,
Ainge to third]; Bonnell flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 8, Blue Jays 4.

TIGERS 7TH: COWENS BATTED FOR GIBSON; Cowens struck out; Parrish
popped to catcher in foul territory; Kelleher flied to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mayberry
singled to right; UPSHAW RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Velez walked [Upshaw
to second]; Woods flied to center; Garcia singled to center
[Upshaw scored, Velez to second]; Ainge popped to catcher in
foul territory; SAUCIER REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); MACHA BATTED
FOR WHITT; Macha struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Blue Jays 5.

TIGERS 8TH: MACHA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); UPSHAW STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Whitaker flied to right; Peters flied to
right; Trammell singled to right; Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Moseby
struck out; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Blue Jays 5.

TIGERS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Hebner grounded
out (second to first); Summers flied to left; Cowens grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Blue
Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Velez was
called out on strikes; Woods flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 8, Blue Jays 5.