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Blue Jays 7 @ Tigers 6
Tiger Stadium
July 4, 1979

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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 July 4, 1979 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Blue Jays with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 4, 1979 
Visiting Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 7 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 6 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherTom Buskey  
Losing PitcherDave Tobik  
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Game Winning RBIOtto Velez 

Game Info

DateJuly 4, 1979 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Stieb  
Home Starting PitcherSteve Baker  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance13,772 
Time of Game2 hours 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Haller
1B: Ron Luciano
2B: Dan Morrison
3B: Russ Goetz

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alfredo Griffin  Shortstop 
Al Woods  Left Fielder 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Roy Howell  DH 
Rick Cerone  Catcher 
Joe Cannon  Right Fielder 
Danny Ainge  Second Baseman 
Luis Gomez  Third Baseman 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ron LeFlore  Center Fielder 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Steve Kemp  Left Fielder 
Jason Thompson  First Baseman 
Champ Summers  Right Fielder 
Rusty Staub  DH 
Lance Parrish  Catcher 
Phil Mankowski  Third Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Blue Jays 7 @ Tigers 6
Tiger Stadium
July 4, 1979

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         Game of 7/4/1979 -- Toronto at Detroit (N)

  Toronto            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Griffin A, ss         6  0  0  0   LeFlore R, cf         5  0  0  0   
Woods A, lf           5  1  1  0   Whitaker L, 2b        4  1  1  0   
Bailor B, lf-3b       1  0  0  0   Kemp S, lf            4  1  1  1   
Bosetti R, cf         4  1  1  0   Thompson J, 1b        5  1  1  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        3  1  2  3   Summers C, rf         3  1  1  3   
Howell R, dh          5  1  1  1   Jones L, pr-rf        1  1  1  0   
Cerone R, c           5  0  1  0   Staub R, dh           5  1  2  2   
Cannon J, rf-lf       5  1  2  0   Parrish L, c          3  0  0  0   
Ainge D, 2b           4  1  1  0   Mankowski P, 3b       4  0  1  0   
Gomez L, 3b           3  0  0  0   Trammell A, ss        4  0  0  0   
Velez O, ph-rf        1  1  1  3                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  7 10  7                        38  6  8  6

Toronto          000 000 040 03 --  7
Detroit          301 000 000 02 --  6

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stieb D               6.0  4  4  4  2  3
Clancy J              2.0  1  0  0  1  0
Buskey T (W)          3.0  3  2  2  2  2

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Baker S               7.2  5  3  3  3  3
Tobik D (L)           3.1  5  4  4  2  5

DP -- Toronto 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- Toronto 7, Detroit 4
2B -- Kemp S, Mankowski P, Jones L
HR -- Summers C, Mayberry J, Howell R, Velez O, Staub R
SB -- Whitaker L, Cannon J
WP -- Baker S
Balk -- Baker S
T -- 2:50
A -- 13772

    

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