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Standings
MIL
@BAL		3
4		 
(11)
CHW
@BOS		8
7
TEX
@CLE		6
4
TOR
@DET		3
8
OAK
@MIN		1
2		 
(11)
CAL
@SEA		7
2
HOU
@CHC		7
9
NYM
@LAD		1
0
ATL
@PIT		3
6
PHI
@SDP		6
4		 
(12)
MON
@SFG		4
3
CIN
@STL		8
9
Monday, July 25, 1977
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 16,911, Time of Game: 2:14
Blue Jays
3
34-62
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
7th, 21½ GB
 at Tigers
8
44-52
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 11½ GB
W: Milt Wilcox (2-0)
L: Jeff Byrd (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3  7  1
Tigers          0  1  0   2  1  1   0  3  X    8 10  0

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Staggs 2B 4 1 3 3 0 1 .297 .830 0.140 1.04 0.163 -0.023 3.1 1 6 HR
Bob Bailor CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .322 .775 -0.192 1.44 0.000 -0.192 -1.9 1 0 GDP
Roy Howell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .689 -0.122 0.92 0.000 -0.122 -1.4 0 1 GDP
Ron Fairly DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .875 -0.059 0.57 0.000 -0.059 -0.9
Doug Rader 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .251 .803 0.011 0.38 0.030 -0.019 0.3 13 0
Al Woods LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .724 0.000 0.62 0.040 -0.039 -0.6 2 0 GDP
Sam Ewing RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .717 -0.111 0.90 0.000 -0.111 -1.3 1 0 GDP
Hector Torres SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .249 .645 -0.029 0.53 0.008 -0.037 -0.1 1 3
Alan Ashby C 1 1 1 0 1 0 .202 .574 0.073 0.58 0.073 0.000 1.1 5 0 HBP
Jeff Byrd P
   Mike Willis P 1
Team Totals 30 3 7 3 2 6 .233 .636 -0.289 0.79 0.314 -0.602 -1.8 24 11
HR: S Staggs (2, off M Wilcox; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
HBP: A Ashby (2, by M Wilcox).
TB: S Staggs 6; A Ashby; D Rader; A Woods; H Torres.
GIDP: B Bailor (5); R Howell (8); S Ewing (5); A Woods (10).
RBI: S Staggs 3 (14).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: J Byrd ().

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 .292 .762 0.032 0.58 0.070 -0.038 1.8 0 0 HR
Tito Fuentes 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .295 .722 -0.038 0.50 0.014 -0.052 -0.8 1 7
Rusty Staub DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 .256 .752 0.016 0.37 0.051 -0.034 2.0 2·2B
Steve Kemp LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .789 -0.067 0.47 0.000 -0.067 -1.5 3 0
Jason Thompson 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .279 .868 0.011 0.47 0.030 -0.018 0.2 10 0
Ben Oglivie RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 .246 .747 0.018 0.64 0.046 -0.028 0.5 2 0
Milt May C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .266 .717 0.126 0.81 0.133 -0.007 0.9 6 0
Phil Mankowski 3B 2 0 1 2 0 1 .275 .680 0.147 1.23 0.168 -0.021 1.6 0 0 3B
   Aurelio Rodriguez PH-3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .213 .625 -0.003 0.35 0.013 -0.016 -0.2 0 0 2B
Tom Veryzer SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .195 .511 -0.031 0.51 0.005 -0.036 -0.7 5 4
Milt Wilcox P 1
   Jim Crawford P 1
Team Totals 34 8 10 8 6 5 .294 .929 0.211 0.56 0.530 -0.317 3.7 27 13
2B: A Rodriguez (3, off M Willis); R Staub 2 (23, 1 off M Willis, 1 off J Byrd).
3B: P Mankowski (3, off J Byrd).
HR: R LeFlore (11, off M Willis; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: R LeFlore 5; R Staub 4; P Mankowski 3; A Rodriguez 2; M May 2; T Fuentes; B Oglivie.
RBI: M May 2 (30); P Mankowski 2 (23); R LeFlore 2 (37); R Staub 2 (51).
2-out RBI: P Mankowski 2; R Staub 2; R LeFlore; M May.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 4. T Fuentes-T Veryzer-J Thompson 2; T Veryzer-J Thompson; M Wilcox-T Fuentes-J Thompson.

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jeff Byrd, L (1-3) 4.1 5 4 3 6 3 0 7.11 24 36 -0.147 0.78 -1.9
Mike Willis 3.2 5 4 4 0 2 1 4.46 16 3 1 -0.065 0.23 -1.8
Team Totals 8 10 8 7 6 5 1 7.88 40 36 3 1 -0.212 0.79 -3.7

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Wilcox, W (2-0) 7.1 7 3 3 1 5 1 3.47 28 56 0.241 0.85 1.0
Jim Crawford, S (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.69 5 0 0 0.047 0.42 0.8
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 6 1 3.00 33 56 0 0 0.288 0.56 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Wilcox (1; A Ashby).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 16,911.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Detroit Tigers
1 Steve Staggs 2B 1 Ron LeFlore CF
2 Bob Bailor CF 2 Tito Fuentes 2B
3 Roy Howell 3B 3 Rusty Staub DH
4 Ron Fairly DH 4 Steve Kemp LF
5 Doug Rader 1B 5 Jason Thompson 1B
6 Al Woods LF 6 Ben Oglivie RF
7 Sam Ewing RF 7 Milt May C
8 Hector Torres SS 8 Phil Mankowski 3B
9 Alan Ashby C 9 Tom Veryzer SS
Jeff Byrd P Milt Wilcox P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 2 1-3 RR DET P. Mankowski J. Byrd 17% 85% Triple to RF; Thompson Scores; May Scores
t3 0-1 1 12- OO TOR B. Bailor M. Wilcox 10% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 -2- R DET M. May J. Byrd 10% 63% Single to CF; Oglivie Scores/unER
t5 0-3 0 1-- OO TOR S. Ewing M. Wilcox 8% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 0-5 1 12- RRR TOR S. Staggs M. Wilcox -7% 90% Home Run; Torres Scores; Ashby Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TOR S. Staggs M. Wilcox 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O TOR B. Bailor M. Wilcox 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TOR R. Howell M. Wilcox 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jeff Byrd facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore J. Byrd -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET T. Fuentes J. Byrd -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O DET R. Staub J. Byrd -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O TOR R. Fairly M. Wilcox 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- TOR D. Rader M. Wilcox -3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- O TOR A. Woods M. Wilcox 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O TOR S. Ewing M. Wilcox 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jeff Byrd facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O DET S. Kemp J. Byrd -2% 53% Lineout: 2B
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET J. Thompson J. Byrd -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- DET B. Oglivie J. Byrd 1% 52% Single
b2 0-0 2 1-- DET M. May J. Byrd 1% 53% Oglivie Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Oglivie to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- R DET M. May J. Byrd 10% 63% Single to CF; Oglivie Scores/unER
b2 1-0 2 1-- O DET P. Mankowski J. Byrd -2% 61% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O TOR H. Torres M. Wilcox 3% 64% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 1 --- TOR A. Ashby M. Wilcox -3% 61% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-- TOR S. Staggs M. Wilcox -4% 57% Single; Ashby to 2B
t3 0-1 1 12- OO TOR B. Bailor M. Wilcox 10% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Jeff Byrd facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O DET T. Veryzer J. Byrd -2% 65% Flyball: SS
b3 1-0 1 --- O DET R. LeFlore J. Byrd -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- DET T. Fuentes J. Byrd 1% 64% Walk
b3 1-0 2 1-- O DET R. Staub J. Byrd -2% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- O TOR R. Howell M. Wilcox 3% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O TOR R. Fairly M. Wilcox 2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O TOR D. Rader M. Wilcox 1% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Jeff Byrd facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O DET S. Kemp J. Byrd -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- DET J. Thompson J. Byrd 2% 69% Walk
b4 1-0 1 1-- O DET B. Oglivie J. Byrd -3% 66% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-0 2 1-- DET M. May J. Byrd 3% 68% Single to CF; Thompson to 3B
b4 1-0 2 1-3 RR DET P. Mankowski J. Byrd 17% 85% Triple to RF; Thompson Scores; May Scores
b4 3-0 2 --3 DET T. Veryzer J. Byrd 1% 86% Walk
b4 3-0 2 1-3 DET R. LeFlore J. Byrd 1% 87% Walk; Veryzer to 2B
b4 3-0 2 123 O DET T. Fuentes J. Byrd -3% 83% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- TOR A. Woods M. Wilcox -4% 79% Single
t5 0-3 0 1-- OO TOR S. Ewing M. Wilcox 8% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- O TOR H. Torres M. Wilcox 1% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Blue Jays' Jeff Byrd facing 3-4-5
b5 3-0 0 --- DET R. Staub J. Byrd 3% 91% Double to LF
b5 3-0 0 -2- O DET S. Kemp J. Byrd -2% 89% Flyball: LF
b5 3-0 1 -2- DET J. Thompson J. Byrd 1% 90% Walk
b5 3-0 1 12- DET B. Oglivie J. Byrd 2% 92% Walk; Staub to 3B; Thompson to 2B
Mike Willis replaces Jeff Byrd pitching
b5 3-0 1 123 RO DET M. May M. Willis 1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B; Staub Scores; Thompson to 3B; Oglivie to 2B
Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Phil Mankowski (3B) batting 8th
b5 4-0 2 -23 O DET A. Rodriguez M. Willis -2% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
Aurelio Rodriguez moves from PH to 3B
t6 0-4 0 --- TOR A. Ashby M. Wilcox -3% 88% Single
t6 0-4 0 1-- TOR S. Staggs M. Wilcox -5% 83% Single; Ashby to 2B
t6 0-4 0 12- O TOR B. Bailor M. Wilcox 5% 88% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-4 1 12- OO TOR R. Howell M. Wilcox 7% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Blue Jays' Mike Willis facing 9-1-2
b6 4-0 0 --- O DET T. Veryzer M. Willis -0% 94% Flyball: RF
b6 4-0 1 --- R DET R. LeFlore M. Willis 3% 97% Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
b6 5-0 1 --- O DET T. Fuentes M. Willis -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-0 2 --- O DET R. Staub M. Willis -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 5.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
t7 0-5 0 --- O TOR R. Fairly M. Wilcox 1% 98% Flyball: RF
t7 0-5 1 --- O TOR D. Rader M. Wilcox 1% 98% Strikeout
t7 0-5 2 --- O TOR A. Woods M. Wilcox 0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Blue Jays' Mike Willis facing 4-5-6
b7 5-0 0 --- O DET S. Kemp M. Willis -0% 98% Strikeout
b7 5-0 1 --- O DET J. Thompson M. Willis -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b7 5-0 2 --- O DET B. Oglivie M. Willis -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 5.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
t8 0-5 0 --- O TOR S. Ewing M. Wilcox 1% 99% Lineout: LF
t8 0-5 1 --- TOR H. Torres M. Wilcox -1% 98% Single
t8 0-5 1 1-- TOR A. Ashby M. Wilcox -1% 97% Hit By Pitch; Torres to 2B
t8 0-5 1 12- RRR TOR S. Staggs M. Wilcox -7% 90% Home Run; Torres Scores; Ashby Scores
Jim Crawford replaces Milt Wilcox pitching
t8 3-5 1 --- O TOR B. Bailor J. Crawford 3% 92% Groundout: P-1B
t8 3-5 2 --- O TOR R. Howell J. Crawford 1% 94% Lineout: SS
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Blue Jays' Mike Willis facing 7-8-9
b8 5-3 0 --- O DET M. May M. Willis -1% 93% Flyball: CF
b8 5-3 1 --- DET A. Rodriguez M. Willis 1% 94% Double
b8 5-3 1 -2- O DET T. Veryzer M. Willis -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-3 2 -2- R DET R. LeFlore M. Willis 3% 97% Single to RF; Rodriguez Scores
b8 6-3 2 1-- DET T. Fuentes M. Willis 0% 97% Single; LeFlore to 2B
b8 6-3 2 12- RR DET R. Staub M. Willis 2% 99% Double to RF; LeFlore Scores; Fuentes Scores
b8 8-3 2 -2- O DET S. Kemp M. Willis -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 8.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-8, Tigers' Jim Crawford facing 4-5-6
t9 3-8 0 --- O TOR R. Fairly J. Crawford 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-8 1 --- TOR D. Rader J. Crawford -0% 99% Walk
t9 3-8 1 1-- OO TOR A. Woods J. Crawford 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 8.

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