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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 31, 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 31, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 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 31, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Underwood |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 12,423 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: Larry Barnett |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Les Moss | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
Otto Velez | First Baseman |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 31, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Underwood
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Underwood
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Underwood
There goes Whitaker. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Underwood
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Underwood
Griffin hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Underwood
Bailor hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Underwood
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Underwood
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Underwood
Thompson 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: ---
Parrish vs. Underwood
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Underwood
Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Underwood
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Underwood
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Underwood
Velez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Underwood
Bosetti 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 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Underwood
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Underwood
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Underwood
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Underwood
Ainge hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Underwood
Cerone hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Underwood
Woods 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 4
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Underwood
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Underwood
Staub hits a fly ball, foul, 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: ---
Thompson vs. Underwood
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Underwood
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Underwood
Bailor hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Underwood
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Underwood
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Underwood
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Underwood
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Underwood
Trammell hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Underwood
Carty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Carty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Underwood
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bosetti vs. Underwood
Bosetti 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: -2-
Ainge vs. Underwood
Ainge strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Underwood
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Underwood
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Underwood
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Underwood
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Underwood
Woods strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Underwood
Griffin bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Underwood
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Underwood
Staub hits a popup, foul, towards first. Velez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Underwood
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Underwood
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Underwood
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Underwood
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Underwood
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Underwood
Morales hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Underwood
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Underwood
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Underwood
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Underwood
The ball gets by Cerone for a passed ball. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Underwood
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Underwood
Lynn Jones now playing center field.
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Underwood
Ainge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Underwood
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Underwood
Bob Robertson pinch hits for Al Woods.
Underwood spins and fires to second, and Ainge is picked off. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Underwood
Bob Robertson now playing first base. Otto Velez now playing left field.
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. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Underwood
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Underwood
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Underwood
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Underwood
Robertson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Underwood
Griffin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Griffin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Tobik
Dave Tobik now pitching.
Bailor hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Howell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1979 -- Detroit at Toronto (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI LeFlore R, cf 4 0 1 0 Griffin A, ss 3 0 1 0 Jones L, cf 0 0 0 0 Bailor B, rf 4 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 2 0 Howell R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 3 0 1 0 Staub R, dh 4 0 0 0 Velez O, 1b-lf 3 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 3 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 3 0 1 0 Ainge D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Morales J, rf 3 1 2 1 Cerone R, c 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 2 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 0 Robertson B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 6 1 28 0 3 0 Detroit 000 000 010 -- 1 Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Underwood P (W) 8.1 3 0 0 1 4 Tobik D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Hiller J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Underwood T (L) 9.0 6 1 1 2 6 DP -- Toronto 1 LOB -- Detroit 5, Toronto 3 2B -- Carty R, Griffin A HR -- Morales J CS -- Whitaker L SH -- Griffin A PB -- Cerone R T -- 1:52 A -- 12423
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