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.

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