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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2

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Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 24, 1978 (N) at Tiger Stadium

TOR A    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 11  1
DET A    0  1  3    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  9  0
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bailor cf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
A. Woods lf                   4   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Howell 3b                     5   0   2   0       0   2       0   2
Horton dh                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Mayberry 1b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Velez rf                      3   1   2   0       1   0       3   0
Ashby c                       4   0   2   0       0   1       3   0
McKay 2b                      4   1   1   1       0   0       0   5
Gomez ss                      4   0   3   1       0   0       2   3
Moore p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Murphy p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Totals                       37   2  11   2       2   4      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Bailor-Ashby, McKay-Gomez-Mayberry, McKay-Gomez-Mayberry.
E: Velez (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Gomez (6,off Wilcox); Velez (12,off Wilcox); Howell (27,off Wilcox).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Velez (3,2nd base by Wilcox/Parrish).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeFlore cf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Whitaker 2b                   3   1   1   2       1   0       2   4
Staub dh                      3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Thompson 1b                   4   1   2   1       0   0       9   2
Kemp lf                       4   1   2   0       0   1       1   0
Parrish c                     4   0   1   1       0   0       4   1
Wockenfuss rf                 2   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Corcoran ph,rf              1   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Rodriguez 3b                  3   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Trammell ss                   2   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
Wilcox p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       30   5   9   4       2   2      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Thompson (21,off Murphy).
3B: Parrish (3,off Moore); Whitaker (6,off Moore).
HR: Thompson (23,6th inning off Moore 0 on 0 out).
HBP: Staub (2,by Moore).
GDP: Rodriguez (8,off Murphy); Whitaker (7,off Murphy).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Moore L(5-5)                  5     7   5   4   1   2   1  23
Murphy                        3     2   0   0   1   0   0  10
Totals                        8     9   5   4   2   2   1  33
Moore faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
HBP: Moore (3,Staub).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Murphy 1-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wilcox W(11-8)                9    11   2   2   2   4   0  39
WP: Wilcox (4).
Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz
Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 13314
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers           
1. Bailor              cf        LeFlore             cf
2. A. Woods            lf        Whitaker            2b
3. Howell              3b        Staub               dh
4. Horton              dh        Thompson            1b
5. Mayberry            1b        Kemp                lf
6. Velez               rf        Parrish             c
7. Ashby               c         Wockenfuss          rf
8. McKay               2b        Rodriguez           3b
9. Gomez               ss        Trammell            ss
   Moore               p         Wilcox              p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor flied out to center; A. Woods walked;
Howell singled [A. Woods to second]; Horton lined to third;
Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to pitcher; Whitaker walked; Staub
struck out; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez walked; Velez was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Ashby struck out; McKay singled; Gomez
doubled [McKay scored]; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp singled; Parrish tripled to right [Kemp
scored]; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez hit
into a double play to center [Parrish out at home (center to
catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); Howell
flied out to left; Horton singled; Mayberry flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled; LeFlore singled [Trammell to
second]; Whitaker tripled to right [Trammell scored, LeFlore
scored, Whitaker scored (error by Velez) (unearned)]; Staub was
hit by a pitch; Thompson flied out to left; Kemp struck out;
Parrish popped to first in foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez singled; Ashby singled [Velez to second];
McKay forced Velez (pitcher to third) [Ashby to second]; Gomez
singled [Ashby to third, McKay to second]; Bailor flied out to
right; A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to
right; Trammell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell struck out; Horton made an out to second;
Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker grounded out
(second to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez doubled to right; Ashby grounded out
(second to first) [Velez to third]; McKay grounded out (first
unassisted) [Velez scored]; Gomez flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson homered to right; Kemp singled; MURPHY
REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Parrish flied out to right; CORCORAN
BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Corcoran singled [Kemp to second];
Rodriguez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Corcoran out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bailor
grounded out (third to first); A. Woods popped to third in foul
territory; Howell doubled; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell walked; LeFlore lined to left; Whitaker
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (third to first); Velez
grounded out (third to first); Ashby singled; McKay grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub grounded out (second to pitcher); Thompson
doubled to right; Kemp reached on a fielder's choice [Thompson
out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop to pitcher), Kemp to
second]; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Gomez singled; Bailor forced Gomez (second
unassisted); A. Woods forced Bailor (first to shortstop); Wilcox
threw a wild pitch [A. Woods to second]; Howell was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        2  11   1   10
 Tigers           5   9   0    4
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