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CHW  5
BOS  2
 BAL  1
@MIL  0
 OAK  6
CAL  2
 MIN  3
@SEA  2
 DET  6
@TOR  1
 HOU  4
CIN  3
 LAD 14
ATL 10
 NYM  4
STL  0
 PIT  2
MON  1
 SDP  4
SFG  3
Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 11,505

 Tuesday, April 12, 1977, 1:34PM
Time of Game: 2:19
Tigers
6
1-4
Won 1
6th, 2 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  1  3   1  0  0    6  6  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  4  3
W: Dave Roberts (1-1), L: Bill Singer (0-1)
 Blue Jays
1
3-2
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   1   2   1    0   2  .250  .748              3   0   3B,SB
T Fuentes 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .606              3   0   2B
B Oglivie RF                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .222  .722              4   0   2·2B
R Staub DH                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .111  .349              0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .250  .806             13   0   
S Kemp LF                     4   1   1   3    0   1  .118  .412              1   0   HR
M May C                       3   0   0   0    1   1  .188  .465              3   2   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .494              0   4   CS
M Wagner SS                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .143  .393              0   4   

D Roberts P                                                                   0   2
Totals                       34   6   6   0    6  11                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: B Oglivie 2 (3, 2 off B Singer); T Fuentes (2, off B Singer).
3B: R LeFlore (1, off B Singer).
HR: S Kemp (1, off B Singer; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: S Kemp 4; R LeFlore 4; B Oglivie 4; T Fuentes 2.
RBI: S Kemp 3 (3); B Oglivie 2 (2); R LeFlore (3).
2-out RBI: R LeFlore.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Baserunning Events
SB: R LeFlore (1, 2nd base off B Singer/A Ashby).
CS: A Rodriguez (1, 2nd base by B Singer/A Ashby).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Bailor SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .733              1   3   
P Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .550              2   3   
D Ault 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .350 1.131             10   1   
O Velez DH                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .429 1.117              0   0   2B,CS
G Woods CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              1   0   
S Bowling RF                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .333              1   0   
J Scott LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .300              1   0   
D McKay 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .438  .938              0   1   
R Cerone C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .714              1   1   
  A Ashby C                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .856              9   2   HR

B Singer P                                                                    0   1
  J Johnson P                                                                 0   0
  C Hartenstein P                                                             1   0
Totals                       30   1   4   0    4   3                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: O Velez (1, off D Roberts).
HR: A Ashby (1, off D Roberts; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: A Ashby 4; O Velez 2; B Bailor; D McKay.
RBI: A Ashby (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding Events
E: D McKay (2); D Ault (1); P Garcia (1).
Baserunning Events
CS: O Velez (1, 2nd base by D Roberts/M May).

Pitching Stats

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Roberts, W (1-1)             9     4   1   1    4   3   1   4.50   34     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 4     74    -     0.69   0.35
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   3   1          34     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 4           -  
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
B Singer, L (0-1)              6.1   6   6   6    4   7   1   7.59   30     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 0· 6     40    -     0.73  -0.16
J Johnson                      0.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   2.70    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.01
C Hartenstein                  2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     6   6   6    6  11   1          40     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0· 6          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: B Singer (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 11,505.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Detroit Tigers                            Toronto Blue Jays                            
1. Ron LeFlore                  CF       1. Bob Bailor                   SS
2. Tito Fuentes                 2B       2. Pedro Garcia                 2B
3. Ben Oglivie                  RF       3. Doug Ault                    1B
4. Rusty Staub                  DH       4. Otto Velez                   DH
5. Jason Thompson               1B       5. Gary Woods                   CF
6. Steve Kemp                   LF       6. Steve Bowling                RF
7. Milt May                      C       7. John Scott                   LF
8. Aurelio Rodriguez            3B       8. Dave McKay                   3B
9. Mark Wagner                  SS       9. Rick Cerone                   C

   Dave Roberts                  P          Bill Singer                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 1 12- RRR 14% 95% 2-0 DET S. Kemp B. Singer Home Run; Oglivie Scores; Thompson Scores
t5 2 1-- R 13% 74% 1-0 DET R. LeFlore B. Singer Triple to CF; Wagner Scores
t1 1 --3 R 7% 61% 0-0 DET B. Oglivie B. Singer Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fuentes Scores; Oglivie to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw)
b2 0 --- -7% 49% 0-1 TOR O. Velez D. Roberts Double to CF
b2 2 1-3 O 5% 61% 0-1 TOR D. McKay D. Roberts Groundout: 1B unassisted

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 DET R. LeFlore B. Singer Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- 4% 52% 0-0 DET T. Fuentes B. Singer Double to CF
t1 1 -2- 3% 54% 0-0 DET B. Oglivie B. Singer Wild Pitch; Fuentes to 3B
t1 1 --3 R 7% 61% 0-0 DET B. Oglivie B. Singer Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fuentes Scores; Oglivie to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw)
t1 1 -2- O -3% 58% 1-0 DET R. Staub B. Singer Strikeout
t1 2 -2- O -3% 55% 1-0 DET J. Thompson B. Singer Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 58% 0-1 TOR B. Bailor D. Roberts Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- O 2% 59% 0-1 TOR P. Garcia D. Roberts Popfly: 2B
b1 2 --- O 1% 60% 0-1 TOR D. Ault D. Roberts Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Bill Singer facing 6-7-8
Alan Ashby replaces Rick Cerone playing C batting 9th
t2 0 --- O -2% 58% 1-0 DET S. Kemp B. Singer Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- 2% 60% 1-0 DET M. May B. Singer Walk
t2 1 1-- O -3% 58% 1-0 DET A. Rodriguez B. Singer Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 2 1-- O -2% 56% 1-0 DET M. Wagner B. Singer Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -7% 49% 0-1 TOR O. Velez D. Roberts Double to CF
b2 0 -2- O 5% 54% 0-1 TOR G. Woods D. Roberts Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 -2- -2% 51% 0-1 TOR S. Bowling D. Roberts Walk
b2 1 12- O 4% 56% 0-1 TOR J. Scott D. Roberts Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Velez to 3B
b2 2 1-3 O 5% 61% 0-1 TOR D. McKay D. Roberts Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 DET R. LeFlore B. Singer Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O -2% 57% 1-0 DET T. Fuentes B. Singer Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 DET B. Oglivie B. Singer Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 TOR A. Ashby D. Roberts Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 TOR B. Bailor D. Roberts Flyball: RF
b3 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 TOR P. Garcia D. Roberts Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Bill Singer facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 DET R. Staub B. Singer Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- O -2% 58% 1-0 DET J. Thompson B. Singer Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 DET S. Kemp B. Singer Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 60% 0-1 TOR D. Ault D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- -3% 57% 0-1 TOR O. Velez D. Roberts Walk
b4 1 1-- O 6% 62% 0-1 TOR G. Woods D. Roberts Velez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 2 --- O 1% 64% 0-1 TOR G. Woods D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Bill Singer facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O -3% 61% 1-0 DET M. May B. Singer Flyball: LF
t5 1 --- 3% 64% 1-0 DET A. Rodriguez B. Singer Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t5 1 1-- O -4% 60% 1-0 DET M. Wagner B. Singer Rodriguez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 2 --- 1% 61% 1-0 DET M. Wagner B. Singer Walk
t5 2 1-- R 13% 74% 1-0 DET R. LeFlore B. Singer Triple to CF; Wagner Scores
t5 2 --3 O -3% 71% 2-0 DET T. Fuentes B. Singer Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 3% 74% 0-2 TOR S. Bowling D. Roberts Strikeout
b5 1 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 TOR J. Scott D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 --- -2% 75% 0-2 TOR D. McKay D. Roberts Single to LF
b5 2 1-- O 3% 78% 0-2 TOR A. Ashby D. Roberts Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Bill Singer facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- 5% 83% 2-0 DET B. Oglivie B. Singer Double to RF
t6 0 -2- O -3% 80% 2-0 DET R. Staub B. Singer Strikeout
t6 1 -2- 1% 81% 2-0 DET J. Thompson B. Singer Walk
t6 1 12- RRR 14% 95% 2-0 DET S. Kemp B. Singer Home Run; Oglivie Scores; Thompson Scores
t6 1 --- O -0% 95% 5-0 DET M. May B. Singer Strikeout
t6 2 --- 0% 95% 5-0 DET A. Rodriguez B. Singer Walk
t6 2 1-- O -0% 94% 5-0 DET M. Wagner B. Singer Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 1% 96% 0-5 TOR B. Bailor D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O 1% 96% 0-5 TOR P. Garcia D. Roberts Strikeout
b6 2 --- O 0% 97% 0-5 TOR D. Ault D. Roberts Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Blue Jays' Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- 0% 97% 5-0 DET R. LeFlore B. Singer Single to LF
t7 0 1-- 0% 98% 5-0 DET T. Fuentes B. Singer LeFlore Steals 2B
t7 0 -2- O -1% 97% 5-0 DET T. Fuentes B. Singer Groundout: P-1B
t7 1 -2- R 1% 99% 5-0 DET B. Oglivie B. Singer Double to CF; LeFlore Scores
Jerry Johnson replaces Bill Singer pitching
t7 1 -2- 0% 99% 6-0 DET R. Staub J. Johnson Walk
t7 1 12- 0% 99% 6-0 DET J. Thompson J. Johnson Walk; Oglivie to 3B; Staub to 2B
t7 1 123 O -1% 98% 6-0 DET S. Kemp J. Johnson Strikeout
t7 2 123 O -0% 98% 6-0 DET M. May J. Johnson Popfly: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-6 TOR O. Velez D. Roberts Groundout: P-1B
b7 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 TOR G. Woods D. Roberts Groundout: P-1B
b7 2 --- -0% 99% 0-6 TOR S. Bowling D. Roberts Walk
b7 2 1-- O 0% 99% 0-6 TOR J. Scott D. Roberts Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Blue Jays' Chuck Hartenstein facing 8-9-1
Chuck Hartenstein replaces Jerry Johnson pitching
t8 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 DET A. Rodriguez C. Hartenstein Strikeout
t8 1 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 DET M. Wagner C. Hartenstein Strikeout
t8 2 --- O 0% 99% 6-0 DET R. LeFlore C. Hartenstein Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 TOR D. McKay D. Roberts Strikeout
b8 1 --- R -1% 99% 0-6 TOR A. Ashby D. Roberts Home Run
b8 1 --- -1% 98% 1-6 TOR B. Bailor D. Roberts Single to LF
b8 1 1-- O 1% 99% 1-6 TOR P. Garcia D. Roberts Flyball: CF
b8 2 1-- O 1% 99% 1-6 TOR D. Ault D. Roberts Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Blue Jays' Chuck Hartenstein facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 DET T. Fuentes C. Hartenstein Flyball: RF
t9 1 --- O 0% 99% 6-1 DET B. Oglivie C. Hartenstein Groundout: 1B-P
t9 2 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 DET R. Staub C. Hartenstein Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- -1% 98% 1-6 TOR O. Velez D. Roberts Walk
b9 0 1-- O 1% 99% 1-6 TOR G. Woods D. Roberts Groundout: C-1B; Velez to 2B
b9 1 -2- O 1% 100% 1-6 TOR S. Bowling D. Roberts Flyball: RF
b9 2 -2- O 0% 100% 1-6 TOR J. Scott D. Roberts Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 1.

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