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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 28, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 28, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 28, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 28, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Lemanczyk |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 10,740 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Fred Spenn 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim Evans |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lynn Jones | Center Fielder |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Les Moss | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 28, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lemanczyk
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemanczyk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Lemanczyk
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Lemanczyk
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Morris
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Morris
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Morris
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Morris
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lemanczyk
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lemanczyk
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Lemanczyk
Summers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Lemanczyk
Parrish hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bosetti. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Lemanczyk
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parrish scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Lemanczyk
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Lemanczyk
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosetti throws the ball in to Gomez who tags Jones trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rodriguez scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Morris
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Morris
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Morris
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. Woods goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Morris
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Morris
Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ainge vs. Morris
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Lemanczyk
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Lemanczyk
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Lemanczyk
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Lemanczyk
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Lemanczyk
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Thompson trying to get to third. Bailor throws the ball in to Howell, who tags Thompson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Morris
Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Morris
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Morris
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Lemanczyk
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lemanczyk
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Lemanczyk
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Lemanczyk
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Morris
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Morris
Woods hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers who is chasing the ball. Woods reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bosetti vs. Morris
Bosetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerone vs. Morris
Cerone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gomez vs. Morris
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Lemanczyk
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Lemanczyk
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lemanczyk
Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Lemanczyk
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Morris
Ainge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Morris
Bailor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Morris
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Lemanczyk
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Lemanczyk
Parrish hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Summers moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Lemanczyk
Rodriguez hits a fly ball towards center. Bosetti catches it and throws to third to double up Parrish. Summers tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Lemanczyk
Trammell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Morris
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Morris
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Morris
Woods hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Morris
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Whitaker fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lemanczyk
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemanczyk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Lemanczyk
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Lemanczyk
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Lemanczyk
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lemanczyk
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Summers vs. Willis
Mike Willis now pitching.
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Summers for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Morris
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Morris
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Morris
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Willis
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Willis
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Willis
Trammell hits a fly ball towards center. Bosetti catches it and throws to second to double up Rodriguez. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Morris
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Morris
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Morris
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Willis
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Willis
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Willis
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Morris
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Morris
Woods hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Morris
Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Morris
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/28/1979 -- Detroit at Toronto (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Jones L, cf 5 0 1 1 Ainge D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 2 1 0 Bailor B, rf 3 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 5 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Staub R, dh 4 0 2 1 Carty R, dh 4 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 2 1 Summers C, rf 4 2 3 1 Woods A, lf 4 1 2 0 Parrish L, c 4 1 3 0 Bosetti R, cf 3 0 1 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 2 2 Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 14 6 32 2 7 2 Detroit 031 001 100 -- 6 Toronto 020 000 000 -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Morris J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 3 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Lemanczyk D (L) 6.2 13 6 6 2 1 Willis M 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Bosetti R, Whitaker L DP -- Detroit 3, Toronto 2 LOB -- Detroit 6, Toronto 6 2B -- Bosetti R, Staub R, Parrish L, Whitaker L, Rodriguez A 3B -- Woods A HR -- Summers C, Mayberry J SF -- Rodriguez A HBP -- by Morris J (Bosetti R), by Morris J (Bailor B) T -- 2:06 A -- 10740
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