April 16, 1978 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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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

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: J Crawford (1-0), L: J Clancy (0-1)

Blue Jays

2-6

Lost 2

7th, 4 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  3   1   0   0    2   2  .371 1.107    0    1   0   
P Mankowski 3B                3   0   2   1    1   0  .333  .945    0    1   2   SH
R Staub DH                    5   0   0   1    0   0  .265  .636    0    0   0   GDP
J Thompson 1B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .910    0   15   1   
S Kemp LF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .393 1.028    0    1   1   HR
T Corcoran RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .569    0    1   0   
M May C                       4   0   1   0    0   0  .467 1.500    0    5   1   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .167  .564    0    1   3   2B
A Trammell SS                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .429  .896    0    1   8   

D Rozema P                                                               1   1
  J Crawford P                                                           0   2
Totals                       34   4  10   4    4   4                    27  19

BATTING

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

DP: 2. A Trammell-L Whitaker-M May; J Crawford-A Trammell-J Thompson.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Bosetti CF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .278  .639    0    3   0   2B
B Bailor 3B                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .476 1.093    0    1   1   2B
R Howell RF                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .387  .893    0    2   0   
R Carty DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .669    0    0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .222  .767    0    8   2   HR
T Hutton LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .709    0    3   0   GDP
  D Ault PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    0   0   
G Iorg 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .481    0    1   4   
L Gomez SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258    0    2   3   
R Cerone C                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .715    0    5   0   

J Clancy P                                                               2   0
  B Moore P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   3    1   3                    27  10

BATTING

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

DP: 2. B Bailor-J Mayberry; J Mayberry-L Gomez-J Clancy.

PITCHING

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· 4· 1· 2          1-0    0.77   0.11
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   4   1          39     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·10          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 17,088.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 50° F.

LINEUPS

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

   D Rozema             P        J Clancy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  3-3  --3      19%  67% J Thompson      J Clancy        Single to SS; LeFlore Scores
   t 5   1  3-1  12-      16%  45% P Mankowski     J Clancy        Single to RF; Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 3B
   b 4   1  1-2  ---     -11%  22% J Mayberry      D Rozema        Home Run
   t 4   1  2-0  ---      11%  34% S Kemp          J Clancy        Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  12-     -10%  49% R Staub         J Clancy        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P; LeFlore to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R LeFlore       Walk
          1--      59%  P Mankowski     Walk; LeFlore to 2B
   OO     12-      49%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P; LeFlore to 3B
   O      --3      45%  J Thompson      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, Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Bosetti       Single to P
   RO     1--      37%  B Bailor        Double to LF; Bosetti Scores; Bailor out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
   O      ---      38%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      39%  R Carty         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, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  S Kemp          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      35%  T Corcoran      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      36%  M May           Single to RF
   O      1--      34%  L Whitaker      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, Dave Rozema facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  T Hutton        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      38%  G Iorg          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, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
          ---      43%  A Trammell      Single to LF
   O      1--      39%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      1--      35%  P Mankowski     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      33%  R Staub         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, Dave Rozema facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      35%  L Gomez         Strikeout
          ---      32%  R Cerone        Single to CF
          1--      29%  R Bosetti       Single to SS; Cerone to 2B
          12-      24%  B Bailor        Single to RF; Cerone to 3B; Bosetti to 2B
   ROO    123      26%  R Howell        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, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      23%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
   R      ---      34%  S Kemp          Home Run
   O      ---      32%  T Corcoran      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      31%  M May           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, Dave Rozema facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      22%  J Mayberry      Home Run
   O      ---      23%  T Hutton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      24%  G Iorg          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, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
          ---      29%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1--      36%  A Trammell      Single to CF; Whitaker to 2B
   O      12-      29%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   R      12-      45%  P Mankowski     Single to RF; Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 3B
   RO     1-3      47%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Trammell Scores
          1--      49%  J Thompson      Single to CF; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      44%  S Kemp          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, Dave Rozema facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  L Gomez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  R Bosetti       Double to LF
          -2-      43%  B Bailor        Single to SS; Bosetti to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  R Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  T Corcoran      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  M May           Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  L Whitaker      Double to RF
   O      -2-      43%  A Trammell      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, Dave Rozema facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  R Carty         Flyball: LF
          ---      42%  J Mayberry      Walk
                  Jim Crawford replaces Dave Rozema pitching
   OO     1--      50%  T Hutton        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, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
          ---      56%  R LeFlore       Walk
   O      1--      54%  P Mankowski     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; LeFlore to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B-P; LeFlore to 3B
   R      --3      67%  J Thompson      Single to SS; LeFlore Scores
                  Balor Moore replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   O      1--      65%  S Kemp          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, Jim Crawford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  G Iorg          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Balor Moore facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  T Corcoran      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      72%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  L Whitaker      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, Jim Crawford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  R Bosetti       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Bailor        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      84%  R Howell        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, Balor Moore facing 9-1-2
          ---      87%  A Trammell      Single to RF
   OO     1--      82%  R LeFlore       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  P Mankowski     Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  R Staub         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, Jim Crawford facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  R Carty         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Mayberry      Strikeout Looking
                  Doug Ault pinch hits for Tom Hutton batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  D Ault          Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197804160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation