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Tigers 4 @ Blue Jays 3
Exhibition Stadium
June 20, 1978

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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 June 20, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium. The home team Blue Jays were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJune 20, 1978 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 3 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherJohn Hiller  
Losing PitcherMike Willis  
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Game Winning RBIJason Thompson 

Game Info

DateJune 20, 1978 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Baker  
Home Starting PitcherJerry Garvin  
BallparkExhibition Stadium 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance31,625 
Time of Game3 hours 12 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Clark
1B: Bill Kunkel
2B: Ted Hendry
3B: Terry Cooney

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ron LeFlore  Center Fielder 
Steve Kemp  Left Fielder 
Rusty Staub  DH 
Jason Thompson  First Baseman 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Mickey Stanley  Right Fielder 
Lance Parrish  Catcher 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Ralph Houk  Manager 

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Upshaw  Left Fielder 
Bob Bailor  Center Fielder 
Roy Howell  Third Baseman 
Rico Carty  DH 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Tom Hutton  Right Fielder 
Dave McKay  Second Baseman 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Luis Gomez  Shortstop 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

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Tigers 4 @ Blue Jays 3
Exhibition Stadium
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         Game of 6/20/1978 -- Detroit at Toronto (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
LeFlore R, cf         6  1  2  0   Upshaw W, lf-cf       6  0  0  0   
Kemp S, lf            6  0  0  0   Bailor B, cf-ss       6  0  1  1   
Staub R, dh           4  0  1  0   Howell R, 3b          5  0  0  0   
Dillard S, pr         0  0  0  0   Carty R, dh           6  0  2  0   
Wockenfuss J, ph      2  1  1  0   Mayberry J, 1b        5  0  2  0   
Thompson J, 1b        5  1  2  2   Hutton T, rf          3  1  0  0   
Rodriguez A, 3b       6  0  1  0   Ault D, ph-lf         1  0  0  0   
Stanley M, rf         5  1  1  1   McKay D, 2b           5  0  0  0   
Parrish L, c          4  0  0  0   Ashby A, c            2  1  1  1   
Trammell A, ss        5  0  0  0   Cerone R, pr-c        1  0  0  0   
Whitaker L, 2b        5  0  1  0   Gomez L, ss           1  1  0  0   
                                   Ewing S, ph           1  0  1  0   
                                   Johnson T, pr-ss      0  0  0  0   
                                   Velez O, ph-lf-rf     2  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     48  4  9  3                        44  3  8  3

Detroit          100 100 001 000 1 --  4
Toronto          002 000 001 000 0 --  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Baker S               8.1  5  3  3  5  2
Hiller J (W)          4.2  3  0  0  1  3

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Garvin J              8.1  6  3  3  2  2
Murphy T              1.1  1  0  0  0  1
Willis M (L)          3.1  2  1  1  1  1

E -- McKay D
DP -- Detroit 2, Toronto 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Toronto 8
2B -- Whitaker L, Wockenfuss J, Thompson J
HR -- Ashby A, Stanley M
SB -- Gomez L
CS -- Cerone R
WP -- Murphy T
T -- 3:12
A -- 31625

    

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