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@BAL		5
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2
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8
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4
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@SDP		8
4
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@STL		0
5
Sunday, April 16, 1978 1:30PM
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 17,088, Time of Game: 2:21
Tigers
4
6-2
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Blue Jays
3
2-6
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 4 GB
W: Jim Crawford (1-0)
L: Jim Clancy (0-1)
 
                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

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 .371 1.107 -0.067 1.58 0.095 -0.162 -0.9 1 0
Phil Mankowski 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .333 .945 0.168 1.66 0.224 -0.056 1.5 1 2 SH
Rusty Staub DH 5 0 0 1 0 0 .265 .636 -0.183 1.67 0.014 -0.197 -1.8 GDP
Jason Thompson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .294 .910 0.154 1.52 0.216 -0.062 0.5 15 1
Steve Kemp LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .393 1.028 0.001 1.21 0.108 -0.106 0.1 1 1 HR
Tim Corcoran RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .568 -0.091 0.92 0.000 -0.091 -0.8 1 0
Milt May C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .467 1.500 -0.039 0.64 0.013 -0.052 -0.3 5 1
Lou Whitaker 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .167 .563 0.049 0.77 0.084 -0.035 0.3 1 3 2B
Alan Trammell SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 .429 .895 0.092 1.36 0.144 -0.052 1.0 1 8
Dave Rozema P 1 1
   Jim Crawford P 2
Team Totals 34 4 10 4 4 4 .294 .780 0.084 1.29 0.898 -0.813 -0.3 27 19
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. J Crawford-A Trammell-J Thompson; A Trammell-L Whitaker-M May.
Outfield Assists: S Kemp (B Bailor at 3rd base).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Bosetti CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .278 .639 0.037 1.24 0.098 -0.062 0.7 3 0 2B
Bob Bailor 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 .476 1.093 0.077 1.67 0.122 -0.044 1.1 1 1 2B
Roy Howell RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .387 .893 -0.131 1.61 0.000 -0.131 -1.3 2 0
Rico Carty DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .668 -0.147 1.47 0.000 -0.147 -0.8
John Mayberry 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .222 .767 0.064 1.22 0.145 -0.081 0.9 8 2 HR
Tom Hutton LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .709 -0.100 0.91 0.000 -0.100 -0.8 3 0 GDP
   Doug Ault PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 -0.044 1.74 0.000 -0.044 -0.1
Garth Iorg 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .481 -0.065 0.86 0.000 -0.065 -0.4 1 4
Luis Gomez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .258 -0.083 1.12 0.000 -0.083 -0.6 2 3
Rick Cerone C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .714 -0.022 0.79 0.022 -0.044 0.0 5 0
Jim Clancy P 2
   Balor Moore P
Team Totals 32 3 8 3 1 3 .250 .679 -0.414 1.26 0.387 -0.801 -1.3 27 10
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.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Rozema 5.1 8 3 3 1 2 1 3.14 23 41 -0.095 0.98 -0.7
Jim Crawford, W (1-0) 3.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 10 1 0 0.511 1.92 1.9
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 1 3 1 3.00 33 41 1 0 0.416 1.29 1.3

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Clancy, L (0-1) 6.2 8 4 4 4 4 1 7.71 31 42 -0.193 1.45 -0.9
Balor Moore 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8 1 0 0.109 0.67 1.2
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 4 4 1 4.00 39 42 1 0 -0.084 1.26 0.3
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.

Starting 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

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

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

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