April 7, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 1
OAK 0 CHW 6
BOS 5 DET 6
TOR 2 MIL 11
BAL 3 SEA 6
MIN 3 LAD 13
@ATL 4 CIN 5
HOU 4 NYM 3
MON 1 STL 5
@PHI 1 PIT 1
CHC 0 SDP 3
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 52,528

Friday, April 7, 1978, 1:38PM
Time of Game: 2:04

Blue Jays

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  0
Tigers          0  1  1   3  0  0   1  0  X    6 10  1

W: M Fidrych (1-0), L: D Lemanczyk (0-1)

Tigers

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Bosetti CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
A Woods LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   0   
R Howell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   2   
R Carty DH                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0   12   0   
T Hutton RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
D McKay 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   3   GDP
L Gomez SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   2   
A Ashby C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    7   0   

D Lemanczyk P                                                            0   2
  J Jefferson P                                                          1   3
Totals                       32   2   5   1    2   5                    24  12

BATTING

TB: R Howell; L Gomez; T Hutton; D McKay; J Mayberry.

GIDP: D McKay (1).

RBI: T Hutton (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D McKay-L Gomez-J Mayberry.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .200    0    1   0   
P Mankowski 3B                4   2   2   3    0   0  .500 1.750    0    1   1   HR
R Staub DH                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .250 1.250    0   15   2   HR
S Kemp LF                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .333  .833    0    0   0   
T Corcoran RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   0   GDP
M May C                       4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.750    0    5   0   HR
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.167    0    1   6   2B,SB
A Trammell SS                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    0   1   

M Fidrych P                                                              3   5
Totals                       32   6  10   6    5   7                    27  15

BATTING

2B: L Whitaker (1, off D Lemanczyk).

HR: P Mankowski (1, off D Lemanczyk; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); J Thompson (1, off J Jefferson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M May (1, off D Lemanczyk; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: P Mankowski 5; M May 5; J Thompson 4; L Whitaker 2; R Staub 2; S Kemp; A Trammell.

GIDP: T Corcoran (1).

RBI: P Mankowski 3 (3); J Thompson (1); S Kemp (1); M May (1).

2-out RBI: P Mankowski 3; S Kemp; M May.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Trammell-L Whitaker-J Thompson.

E: P Mankowski (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Whitaker (1, 2nd base off D Lemanczyk/A Ashby).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lemanczyk, L (0-1)           3.2   7   5   5    4   3   2  12.27   21     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 7     26    -     1.24  -0.37
J Jefferson                    4.1   3   1   1    1   4   1   2.08   16     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 3          1-0    0.28   0.03
Totals                         8    10   6   6    5   7   3          37     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 0·10          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Fidrych, W (1-0)             9     5   2   2    2   5   0   2.00   34     -       ·  ·     19· 3· 0· 5     72    -     0.90   0.16
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     19· 3· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 52,528.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Bosetti            CF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. A Woods              LF    2. P Mankowski          3B 
3. R Howell             3B    3. R Staub              DH 
4. R Carty              DH    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. J Mayberry           1B    5. S Kemp               LF 
6. T Hutton             RF    6. T Corcoran           RF 
7. D McKay              2B    7. M May                C  
8. L Gomez              SS    8. L Whitaker           2B 
9. A Ashby              C     9. A Trammell           SS 

   D Lemanczyk          P        M Fidrych            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  2-2  12-      30%  85% P Mankowski     D Lemanczyk     Home Run; Whitaker Scores; Trammell Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  12-     -13%  28% T Hutton        M Fidrych       Single to CF; Carty Scores; Mayberry to 3B
   b 3   2  2-1  12-      12%  55% S Kemp          D Lemanczyk     Single to LF; Mankowski Scores; Staub to 2B
   b 2   2  2-0  ---      10%  40% M May           D Lemanczyk     Home Run
   b 2   0  2-0  1--      -8%  29% T Corcoran      D Lemanczyk     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Fidrych facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Woods         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Howell        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R LeFlore       Walk
   O      1--      57%  P Mankowski     Groundout: P-1B; LeFlore to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B unassisted; LeFlore to 3B
   O      --3      50%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Fidrych facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  R Carty         Walk
          1--      40%  J Mayberry      Single to RF; Carty to 2B
   R      12-      28%  T Hutton        Single to CF; Carty Scores; Mayberry to 3B
   ROO    1-3      32%  D McKay         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Mayberry Scores
   O      ---      33%  L Gomez         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 5-6-7
          ---      37%  S Kemp          Walk
   OO     1--      29%  T Corcoran      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   R      ---      40%  M May           Home Run
          ---      41%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1--      42%  A Trammell      Whitaker Steals 2B
   O      -2-      38%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Fidrych facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  R Bosetti       Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  A Woods         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      43%  P Mankowski     Single to RF
          1--      48%  R Staub         Single to RF; Mankowski to 2B
   O      12-      42%  J Thompson      Strikeout
   R      12-      55%  S Kemp          Single to LF; Mankowski Scores; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      50%  T Corcoran      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Fidrych facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Carty         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  M May           Groundout: P-1B
          ---      58%  L Whitaker      Double to LF
          -2-      60%  A Trammell      Walk
   O      12-      55%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   RRR    12-      85%  P Mankowski     Home Run; Whitaker Scores; Trammell Scores
          ---      85%  R Staub         Single to RF
                  Jesse Jefferson replaces Dave Lemanczyk pitching
   O      1--      84%  J Thompson      Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Mark Fidrych facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  T Hutton        Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  D McKay         Single to 2B
          1--      80%  L Gomez         Single to RF; McKay to 2B
          12-      73%  A Ashby         Walk; McKay to 3B; Gomez to 2B
   O      123      81%  R Bosetti       Strikeout
   O      123      89%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jesse Jefferson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  S Kemp          Strikeout Looking
          ---      89%  T Corcoran      Walk
   O      1--      88%  M May           Single to 3B; Corcoran out at 3B/3B-P
   O      1--      87%  L Whitaker      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Mark Fidrych facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Carty         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jesse Jefferson facing 9-1-2
          ---      93%  A Trammell      Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      1--      91%  P Mankowski     Groundout: 2B-1B; Trammell to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  R Staub         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Mark Fidrych facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  T Hutton        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      94%  D McKay         Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      94%  L Gomez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      97%  J Thompson      Home Run
   O      ---      97%  S Kemp          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Corcoran      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  M May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Mark Fidrych facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      97%  R Bosetti       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bosetti to 1B
   O      1--      98%  A Woods         Strikeout Looking
          1--      97%  R Howell        Single to CF; Bosetti to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  R Carty         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jesse Jefferson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Mark Fidrych facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Mayberry      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  T Hutton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  D McKay         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197804070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation