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Blue Jays 4 @ Tigers 3
Tiger Stadium
August 23, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 23, 1978 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Blue Jays with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 23, 1978 
Visiting Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 4 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 3 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherVictor Cruz  
Losing PitcherDave Rozema  
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Game Winning RBIDave McKay 

Game Info

DateAugust 23, 1978 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Underwood  
Home Starting PitcherDave Rozema  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 8 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Joe Brinkman
1B: Russ Goetz
2B: Nick Bremigan
3B: Dale Ford

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
Bob Bailor  Right Fielder 
Roy Howell  Third Baseman 
Willie Horton  DH 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Al Woods  Left Fielder 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Dave McKay  Second Baseman 
Tim Johnson  Shortstop 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ron LeFlore  Center Fielder 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Rusty Staub  DH 
John Wockenfuss  Left Fielder 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Mickey Stanley  First Baseman 
Milt May  Catcher 
Tim Corcoran  Right Fielder 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Ralph Houk  Manager 

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Blue Jays 4 @ Tigers 3
Tiger Stadium
August 23, 1978

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         Game of 8/23/1978, game 1 -- Toronto at Detroit (N)

  Toronto            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Bosetti R, cf         6  0  3  0   LeFlore R, cf         6  0  1  0   
Bailor B, rf          4  0  2  0   Whitaker L, 2b        5  0  3  0   
Howell R, 3b          5  0  0  0   Staub R, dh           5  0  1  0   
Horton W, dh          5  1  1  0   Mankowski P, pr       1  0  0  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        5  1  2  0   Wockenfuss J, lf      3  1  1  1   
Woods A, lf           5  1  2  3   Kemp S, ph            1  0  0  0   
Ashby A, c            5  0  1  0   Rodriguez A, 3b       4  0  0  0   
Upshaw W, pr          0  1  0  0   Stanley M, 1b         5  2  2  1   
Cerone R, c           0  0  0  0   May M, c              4  0  1  1   
McKay D, 2b           5  0  1  1   Dillard S, pr         0  0  0  0   
Johnson T, ss         5  0  1  0   Parrish L, c          1  0  0  0   
                                   Corcoran T, rf        3  0  0  0   
                                   Trammell A, ss        3  0  2  0   
                                   Thompson J, ph        0  0  0  0   
                                   Wagner M, pr-ss       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45  4 13  4                        42  3 11  3

Toronto          000 300 000 001 --  4
Detroit          000 100 101 000 --  3

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Underwood T           8.1  9  3  3  2  3
Cruz V (W)            3.2  2  0  0  4  4

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rozema D (L)         12.0 13  4  4  1  3

E -- Whitaker L
DP -- Toronto 2, Detroit 2
LOB -- Toronto 6, Detroit 10
2B -- Trammell A, Stanley M, May M, Staub R, Ashby A
HR -- Woods A, Wockenfuss J, Stanley M
SB -- Bosetti R
CS -- Bosetti R, Corcoran T
SH -- Corcoran T
T -- 3:08
A -- 0

    

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