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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 28, 1983
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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 28, 1983 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 28, 1983 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 28, 1983 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Leal |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 38,332 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Rocky Roe |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Collins | Left Fielder |
Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Larry Herndon | DH |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Glenn Wilson | Right Fielder |
Rick Leach | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Tom Brookens | Second Baseman |
Marty Castillo | Third Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 28, 1983
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Morris
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Morris
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach juggles the ball. That's an error on Leach. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Morris
Moseby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Morris
Upshaw strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Leal
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leal
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Leal
There goes Trammell. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Trammell steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Leal
Herndon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Leal
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Morris
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Morris
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Leal
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Leal
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Leal
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Morris
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Morris
Griffin bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Barfield moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Morris
Collins hits a popup towards first. Leach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Morris
Mulliniks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barfield scores. Griffin moves to third. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moseby vs. Morris
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffin tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Morris
Upshaw strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Leal
Brookens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Leal
Castillo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Leal
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Leal
Trammell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Whitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Morris
Whitt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Morris
Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Morris
There's a wild pitch. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Morris
Barfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Leal
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Leal
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Leal
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leach vs. Leal
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herndon scores. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Leal
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Morris
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Morris
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops it up and throws to first, with Morris covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Morris
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Morris
Moseby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Morris
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Leal
Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Leal
Castillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Leal
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Leal
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Morris
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Morris
Iorg strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Morris
Barfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Leal
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Leal
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Leal
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Morris
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Morris
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Morris
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Leal
Leach hits a line drive towards first. Upshaw reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Jackson
Roy Lee Jackson now pitching.
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Geisel
Dave Geisel now pitching. Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Tom Brookens.
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Morris
Lou Whitaker now playing second base.
Moseby hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Morris
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops it up and throws to first, with Morris covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Geisel
Enos Cabell pinch hits for Marty Castillo.
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Geisel
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Kirk Gibson.
Wockenfuss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Geisel
Trammell hits a popup towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Morris
Enos Cabell now playing third base. John Wockenfuss now playing left field.
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Morris
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops it up and throws to first, with Morris covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Morris
Barfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Morris
Griffin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Geisel
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Geisel
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. McLaughlin
Joey McLaughlin now pitching.
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. McLaughlin
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/28/1983 -- Toronto at Detroit (D) Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Collins D, lf 4 0 0 0 Gibson K, lf 2 0 0 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 3 0 1 1 Wockenfuss J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 3 0 1 1 Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 0 Upshaw W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Herndon L, dh 4 1 1 0 Johnson C, dh 3 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 3 1 1 0 Whitt E, c 4 0 0 0 Wilson G, rf 4 0 0 0 Iorg G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Leach R, 1b 4 1 2 1 Barfield J, rf 4 1 2 0 Lemon C, cf 4 1 2 3 Griffin A, ss 3 1 0 0 Brookens T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Whitaker L, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Castillo M, 3b 1 0 0 0 Cabell E, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 5 2 30 4 6 4 Toronto 002 000 000 -- 2 Detroit 000 100 003 -- 4 2 outs when winning run was scored. Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Leal L 6.1 3 1 1 3 2 Jackson R* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Geisel D 2.0 0 1 1 1 1 Moffitt R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin J (L) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Morris J (W) 9.0 5 2 2 2 8 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Leach R DP -- Toronto 2 LOB -- Toronto 7, Detroit 4 HR -- Lemon C SB -- Trammell A SH -- Griffin A SF -- Moseby L WP -- Morris J T -- 2:45 A -- 38332
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