April 11, 1977 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 5
NYY 4
(13) OAK 3
CAL 2 MIN 12
@SEA 3 TEX 3
CLE 2
(10) TOR 5
DET 3 HOU 4
CIN 3 ATL 7
@LAD 6 CHC 6
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 29,132

Monday, April 11, 1977, 1:51PM
Time of Game: 2:09

Tigers

0-4

Lost 4

7th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  7  1
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  1   4  0  X    5  9  1

W: S Hargan (1-0), L: J Hiller (0-1)

Blue Jays

3-1

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .600    0    0   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .607    0    4   4   
B Oglivie RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .544    0    1   0   
R Staub DH                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .286  .833    0    8   0   HR
S Kemp LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .077  .154    0    2   0   
M May C                       4   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .517    0    6   2   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .558    0    0   1   GDP
M Wagner SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   7   
  P Mankowski PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   

D Rozema P                                                               1   0
  J Hiller P                                                             1   0
Totals                       34   3   7   2    2   4                    24  14

BATTING

HR: J Thompson (1, off J Jefferson; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: J Thompson 5; M May 2; A Rodriguez; R Staub; M Wagner.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (1).

RBI: J Thompson 2 (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Wagner-T Fuentes-J Thompson; T Fuentes-M Wagner-J Thompson; M May-T Fuentes.

E: T Fuentes (2).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Garcia 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .313  .688    0    1   5   
J Mason SS                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .182  .432    0    0   2   CS
  B Bailor PH-SS              0   0   0   1    0   0 1.000 1.500    0    0   1   SF
D Ault 1B                     4   0   2   2    0   1  .438 1.409    0   12   0   2B
R Fairly DH                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .929    0    0   0   IW
S Ewing RF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    3   0   
  S Bowling PH-RF             0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    0   0   CS
A Woods LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .923    0    2   0   
G Woods CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    4   0   GDP
D McKay 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .462 1.000    0    1   2   GDP
A Ashby C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .453    0    4   0   
  J Scott PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         0   0   
  R Cerone C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715         0   0   

J Jefferson P                                                            0   1
  S Hargan P                                                             0   1
Totals                       29   5   9   4    4   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Ault (2, off D Rozema).

SF: B Bailor (1, off J Hiller).

IBB: R Fairly (1, by D Rozema).

TB: D Ault 3; J Mason 2; G Woods; A Woods; R Fairly; D McKay; P Garcia.

GIDP: D McKay (2); G Woods (3).

RBI: D Ault 2 (6); B Bailor (1); P Garcia (2).

2-out RBI: D Ault 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D McKay-P Garcia-D Ault.

E: J Jefferson ().

BASERUNNING

CS: J Mason (1, 2nd base by D Rozema/M May); S Bowling (1, 2nd base by J Hiller/M May).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Rozema                       6.1   7   3   3    2   3   0   4.26   26     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 0· 6     48    -     1.38   0.01
J Hiller, BS (1), L (0-1)      1.2   2   2   2    2   2   0   7.71    8     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          1-1    1.53  -0.44
Totals                         8     9   5   5    4   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 8          1-1

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Jefferson                    6.2   6   3   2    1   4   1   2.70   27     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2· 6     55    -     0.93  -0.11
S Hargan, W (1-0)              2.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          2-0    1.19   0.18
Totals                         9     7   3   2    2   4   1          36     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 2· 7          2-0

Balks: D Rozema (1).

WP: None.

IBB: D Rozema (1; R Fairly).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 29,132.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 59° F, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. P Garcia             2B 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. J Mason              SS 
3. B Oglivie            RF    3. D Ault               1B 
4. R Staub              DH    4. R Fairly             DH 
5. J Thompson           1B    5. S Ewing              RF 
6. S Kemp               LF    6. A Woods              LF 
7. M May                C     7. G Woods              CF 
8. A Rodriguez          3B    8. D McKay              3B 
9. M Wagner             SS    9. A Ashby              C  

   D Rozema             P        J Jefferson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-2  12-      26%  71% P Garcia        J Hiller        Single to LF; McKay Scores; Scott to 3B
   t 7   0  1-1  1--     -26%  18% J Thompson      J Jefferson     Home Run; Staub Scores
   b 6   2  1-0  1--      20%  55% D Ault          D Rozema        Double to CF; Mason Scores
   b 7   1  3-1  1--      10%  33% D McKay         D Rozema        Single to RF; Woods to 3B
   b 7   2  3-4  -2-      10%  87% D Ault          J Hiller        Single to CF; Garcia Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Oglivie       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  P Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Mason         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Ault          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  R Staub         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  S Kemp          Strikeout
          1--      50%  M May           Single to RF; Staub to 3B
   R      1-3      40%  A Rodriguez     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Staub Scores/No RBI/unER; May to 2B
   O      12-      44%  M Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Rozema facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  R Fairly        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  S Ewing         Walk
          1--      49%  A Woods         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Ewing to 2B
   OO     12-      39%  G Woods         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      43%  T Fuentes       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      44%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Rozema facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      41%  D McKay         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      39%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  P Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      42%  J Thompson      Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  S Kemp          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Rozema facing 2-3-4
          ---      48%  J Mason         Single to LF
   O      1--      43%  D Ault          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      38%  R Fairly        Mason Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      39%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      36%  S Ewing         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 7-8-9
          ---      32%  M May           Single to CF
   OO     1--      40%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  M Wagner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Rozema facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      38%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      42%  G Woods         Single to CF
   OO     1--      34%  D McKay         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      36%  R LeFlore       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  T Fuentes       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      40%  B Oglivie       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Rozema facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  A Ashby         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      33%  P Garcia        Foul Popfly: C
          ---      35%  J Mason         Single to CF
   R      1--      55%  D Ault          Double to CF; Mason Scores
          -2-      56%  R Fairly        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  S Ewing         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
          ---      44%  R Staub         Walk
   RR     1--      18%  J Thompson      Home Run; Staub Scores
   O      ---      20%  S Kemp          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      21%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      20%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF
          1--      19%  M Wagner        Single to LF; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Steve Hargan replaces Jesse Jefferson pitching
          12-      17%  R LeFlore       Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Wagner to 2B
   O      123      22%  T Fuentes       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Rozema facing 6-7-8
          ---      29%  A Woods         Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      23%  G Woods         Flyball: LF
          1--      33%  D McKay         Single to RF; Woods to 3B
   R      1-3      41%  A Ashby         Balk; Woods Scores/No RBI; McKay to 2B
                  John Hiller replaces Dave Rozema pitching
          -2-      44%  " "             Walk
                  John Scott pinch runs for Alan Ashby batting 9th
   R      12-      71%  P Garcia        Single to LF; McKay Scores; Scott to 3B
                  Bob Bailor pinch hits for Jim Mason batting 2nd
   RO     1-3      78%  B Bailor        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Scott Scores; Garcia to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-      87%  D Ault          Single to CF; Garcia Scores
   O      1--      86%  R Fairly        Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Hargan facing 3-4-5
                  Rick Cerone replaces John Scott playing C batting 9th; Bob Bailor moves to SS
   O      ---      90%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  J Thompson      Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  S Kemp          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Hiller facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Bowling pinch hits for Sam Ewing batting 5th
          ---      95%  S Bowling       Walk
   O      1--      94%  A Woods         Popfly: P
   OO     1--      92%  G Woods         Double Play: Strikeout, Bowling Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Hargan facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Bowling moves to RF
   O      ---      96%  M May           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Mark Wagner batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Mankowski     Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197704110

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation