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BAL  7
MIL  5

MIL  9
@BAL  2

BOS  8
TEX  6

KCR  2
CLE  1

SEA  8
@MIN  5

SEA  7
@MIN  2

NYY  3
CHW  0

CAL  2
@OAK  1

(11)
DET  4
@TOR  3
CHC  5
PIT  1

HOU  4
CIN  3

(13)
LAD  8
ATL  0

MON  4
NYM  1

SFG  8
@SDP  4

STL  5
PHI  0

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 17,088

Sunday, April 16, 1978, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:21
Tigers
4
6-2
Won 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   1  2  0   1  0  0    4 10  0
Blue Jays       1  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  0
W: Jim Crawford (1-0), L: Jim Clancy (0-1)
Blue Jays
3
2-6
Lost 2
7th, 4 GB

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  3   1   0   0    2   2  .371 1.107              1   0   
P Mankowski 3B                3   0   2   1    1   0  .333  .945              1   2   SH
R Staub DH                    5   0   0   1    0   0  .265  .636              0   0   GDP
J Thompson 1B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .910             15   1   
S Kemp LF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .393 1.028              1   1   HR
T Corcoran RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .568              1   0   
M May C                       4   0   1   0    0   0  .467 1.500              5   1   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .167  .563              1   3   2B
A Trammell SS                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .429  .895              1   8   

D Rozema P                                                                    1   1
  J Crawford P                                                                0   2
Totals                       34   4  10   0    4   4                         27  19
Batting Events
2B: L Whitaker (2, off J Clancy).
HR: S Kemp (1, off J Clancy; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: P Mankowski (1, off J Clancy).
TB: S Kemp 4; A Trammell 3; J Thompson 2; L Whitaker 2; P Mankowski 2; M May.
GIDP: R Staub (3).
RBI: P Mankowski (4); J Thompson (6); S Kemp (6); R Staub (5).
2-out RBI: J Thompson.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Crawford-A Trammell-J Thompson; A Trammell-L Whitaker-M May.
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Bosetti CF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .278  .639              3   0   2B
B Bailor 3B                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .476 1.093              1   1   2B
R Howell RF                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .387  .893              2   0   
R Carty DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .668              0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .222  .767              8   2   HR
T Hutton LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .709              3   0   GDP
  D Ault PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.333              0   0   
G Iorg 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .481              1   4   
L Gomez SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258              2   3   
R Cerone C                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .714              5   0   

J Clancy P                                                                    2   0
  B Moore P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   0    1   3                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: R Bosetti (3, off D Rozema); B Bailor (2, off D Rozema).
HR: J Mayberry (2, off D Rozema; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: J Mayberry 4; R Bosetti 4; B Bailor 4; R Cerone.
GIDP: T Hutton (1).
RBI: J Mayberry (3); R Howell (7); B Bailor (1).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. B Bailor-J Mayberry; J Mayberry-L Gomez-J Clancy.

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 Rozema                       5.1   8   3   3    1   2   1   3.14   23     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 0· 8     41    -     0.98  -0.09
J Crawford, W (1-0)            3.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.01   0.51
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   3   1          33     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 0· 8          1-0 
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
J Clancy, L (0-1)              6.2   8   4   4    4   4   1   7.71   31     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 8     42    -     1.40  -0.19
B Moore                        2.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 1· 2          1-0    0.77   0.11
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   4   1          39     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1·10          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 17,088.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 50° F.

Lineups

   Detroit Tigers                            Toronto Blue Jays                            
1. Ron LeFlore                  CF       1. Rick Bosetti                 CF
2. Phil Mankowski               3B       2. Bob Bailor                   3B
3. Rusty Staub                  DH       3. Roy Howell                   RF
4. Jason Thompson               1B       4. Rico Carty                   DH
5. Steve Kemp                   LF       5. John Mayberry                1B
6. Tim Corcoran                 RF       6. Tom Hutton                   LF
7. Milt May                      C       7. Garth Iorg                   2B
8. Lou Whitaker                 2B       8. Luis Gomez                   SS
9. Alan Trammell                SS       9. Rick Cerone                   C

   Dave Rozema                   P          Jim Clancy                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 2 --3 R 19% 67% 3-3 DET J. Thompson J. Clancy Single to SS; LeFlore Scores
t5 1 12- R 16% 45% 1-3 DET P. Mankowski J. Clancy Single to RF; Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 3B
b4 1 --- R -11% 22% 2-1 TOR J. Mayberry D. Rozema Home Run
t4 1 --- R 11% 34% 0-2 DET S. Kemp J. Clancy Home Run
t1 0 12- OO -10% 49% 0-0 DET R. Staub J. Clancy Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P; LeFlore to 3B

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' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 DET R. LeFlore J. Clancy Walk
t1 0 1-- 6% 59% 0-0 DET P. Mankowski J. Clancy Walk; LeFlore to 2B
t1 0 12- OO -10% 49% 0-0 DET R. Staub J. Clancy Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P; LeFlore to 3B
t1 2 --3 O -4% 45% 0-0 DET J. Thompson J. Clancy Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 TOR R. Bosetti D. Rozema Single to P
b1 0 1-- RO -5% 37% 0-0 TOR B. Bailor D. Rozema Double to LF; Bosetti Scores; Bailor out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
b1 1 --- O 1% 38% 1-0 TOR R. Howell D. Rozema Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 39% 1-0 TOR R. Carty D. Rozema Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 37% 0-1 DET S. Kemp J. Clancy Flyball: SS
t2 1 --- O -2% 35% 0-1 DET T. Corcoran J. Clancy Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- 1% 36% 0-1 DET M. May J. Clancy Single to RF
t2 2 1-- O -3% 34% 0-1 DET L. Whitaker J. Clancy Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 36% 1-0 TOR J. Mayberry D. Rozema Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O 1% 37% 1-0 TOR T. Hutton D. Rozema Groundout: 1B-P
b2 2 --- O 1% 38% 1-0 TOR G. Iorg D. Rozema Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- 4% 43% 0-1 DET A. Trammell J. Clancy Single to LF
t3 0 1-- O -4% 38% 0-1 DET R. LeFlore J. Clancy Strikeout
t3 1 1-- O -3% 35% 0-1 DET P. Mankowski J. Clancy Flyball: LF
t3 2 1-- O -3% 33% 0-1 DET R. Staub J. Clancy Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 35% 1-0 TOR L. Gomez D. Rozema Strikeout
b3 1 --- -2% 32% 1-0 TOR R. Cerone D. Rozema Single to CF
b3 1 1-- -3% 29% 1-0 TOR R. Bosetti D. Rozema Single to SS; Cerone to 2B
b3 1 12- -5% 24% 1-0 TOR B. Bailor D. Rozema Single to RF; Cerone to 3B; Bosetti to 2B
b3 1 123 ROO 2% 26% 1-0 TOR R. Howell D. Rozema Double Play: Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cerone Scores; Bosetti out at Hm/2B-C
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O -3% 23% 0-2 DET J. Thompson J. Clancy Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- R 11% 34% 0-2 DET S. Kemp J. Clancy Home Run
t4 1 --- O -2% 32% 1-2 DET T. Corcoran J. Clancy Strikeout Looking
t4 2 --- O -1% 31% 1-2 DET M. May J. Clancy Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 2% 33% 2-1 TOR R. Carty D. Rozema Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- R -11% 22% 2-1 TOR J. Mayberry D. Rozema Home Run
b4 1 --- O 1% 23% 3-1 TOR T. Hutton D. Rozema Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 2 --- O 1% 24% 3-1 TOR G. Iorg D. Rozema Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- 5% 29% 1-3 DET L. Whitaker J. Clancy Walk
t5 0 1-- 8% 36% 1-3 DET A. Trammell J. Clancy Single to CF; Whitaker to 2B
t5 0 12- O -7% 29% 1-3 DET R. LeFlore J. Clancy Strikeout
t5 1 12- R 16% 45% 1-3 DET P. Mankowski J. Clancy Single to RF; Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 3B
t5 1 1-3 RO 1% 47% 2-3 DET R. Staub J. Clancy Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Trammell Scores
t5 2 1-- 3% 49% 3-3 DET J. Thompson J. Clancy Single to CF; Staub to 2B
t5 2 12- O -6% 44% 3-3 DET S. Kemp J. Clancy Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 3% 46% 3-3 TOR L. Gomez D. Rozema Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 3-3 TOR R. Cerone D. Rozema Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- -3% 45% 3-3 TOR R. Bosetti D. Rozema Double to LF
b5 2 -2- -2% 43% 3-3 TOR B. Bailor D. Rozema Single to SS; Bosetti to 3B
b5 2 1-3 O 7% 50% 3-3 TOR R. Howell D. Rozema Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 3-3 DET T. Corcoran J. Clancy Flyball: RF
t6 1 --- O -2% 44% 3-3 DET M. May J. Clancy Flyball: CF
t6 2 --- 3% 48% 3-3 DET L. Whitaker J. Clancy Double to RF
t6 2 -2- O -5% 43% 3-3 DET A. Trammell J. Clancy Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- O 3% 46% 3-3 TOR R. Carty D. Rozema Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- -4% 42% 3-3 TOR J. Mayberry D. Rozema Walk
Jim Crawford replaces Dave Rozema pitching
b6 1 1-- OO 8% 50% 3-3 TOR T. Hutton J. Crawford Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- 6% 56% 3-3 DET R. LeFlore J. Clancy Walk
t7 0 1-- O -2% 54% 3-3 DET P. Mankowski J. Clancy Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; LeFlore to 2B
t7 1 -2- O -5% 49% 3-3 DET R. Staub J. Clancy Groundout: 1B-P; LeFlore to 3B
t7 2 --3 R 19% 67% 3-3 DET J. Thompson J. Clancy Single to SS; LeFlore Scores
Balor Moore replaces Jim Clancy pitching
t7 2 1-- O -3% 65% 4-3 DET S. Kemp B. Moore Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Jim Crawford facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O 5% 70% 3-4 TOR G. Iorg J. Crawford Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- O 3% 73% 3-4 TOR L. Gomez J. Crawford Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- O 2% 75% 3-4 TOR R. Cerone J. Crawford Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- O -2% 73% 4-3 DET T. Corcoran B. Moore Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 1 --- O -2% 72% 4-3 DET M. May B. Moore Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2 --- O -1% 71% 4-3 DET L. Whitaker B. Moore Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Jim Crawford facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 6% 77% 3-4 TOR R. Bosetti J. Crawford Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 4% 81% 3-4 TOR B. Bailor J. Crawford Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 2 --- O 3% 84% 3-4 TOR R. Howell J. Crawford Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 9-1-2
t9 0 --- 2% 87% 4-3 DET A. Trammell B. Moore Single to RF
t9 0 1-- OO -5% 82% 4-3 DET R. LeFlore B. Moore Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
t9 2 --- 1% 83% 4-3 DET P. Mankowski B. Moore Single to RF
t9 2 1-- O -2% 81% 4-3 DET R. Staub B. Moore Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Jim Crawford facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- O 9% 89% 3-4 TOR R. Carty J. Crawford Groundout: C-1B
b9 1 --- O 6% 96% 3-4 TOR J. Mayberry J. Crawford Strikeout Looking
Doug Ault pinch hits for Tom Hutton (LF) batting 6th
b9 2 --- O 4% 100% 3-4 TOR D. Ault J. Crawford Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

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