April 12, 1977 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
BOS 2 BAL 1
@MIL 0 OAK 6
CAL 2 MIN 3
@SEA 2 DET 6
@TOR 1 HOU 4
CIN 3 LAD 14
ATL 10 NYM 4
STL 0 PIT 2
MON 1 SDP 4
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 11,505

Tuesday, April 12, 1977, 1:34PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Tigers

1-4

Won 1

6th, 2 GB

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

W: D Roberts (1-1), L: B Singer (0-1)

Blue Jays

3-2

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   1   2   1    0   2  .250  .748    0    3   0   3B,SB
T Fuentes 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .606    0    3   0   2B
B Oglivie RF                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .222  .722    0    4   0   2·2B
R Staub DH                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .111  .349    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .250  .806    0   13   0   
S Kemp LF                     4   1   1   3    0   1  .118  .412    0    1   0   HR
M May C                       3   0   0   0    1   1  .188  .466    0    3   2   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .494    0    0   4   CS
M Wagner SS                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .143  .393    0    0   4   

D Roberts P                                                              0   2
Totals                       34   6   6   6    6  11                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Oglivie 2 (3, 2 off B Singer); T Fuentes (2, off B Singer).

3B: R LeFlore (1, off B Singer).

HR: S Kemp (1, off B Singer; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: S Kemp 4; R LeFlore 4; B Oglivie 4; T Fuentes 2.

RBI: S Kemp 3 (3); B Oglivie 2 (2); R LeFlore (3).

2-out RBI: R LeFlore.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore (1, 2nd base off B Singer/A Ashby).

CS: A Rodriguez (1, 2nd base by B Singer/A Ashby).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bailor SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .733    0    1   3   
P Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .550    0    2   3   
D Ault 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .350 1.131    0   10   1   
O Velez DH                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .429 1.116    0    0   0   2B,CS
G Woods CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   0   
S Bowling RF                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .333    0    1   0   
J Scott LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .300    0    1   0   
D McKay 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .438  .938    0    0   1   
R Cerone C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715         1   1   
  A Ashby C                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .856    0    9   2   HR

B Singer P                                                               0   1
  J Johnson P                                                            0   0
  C Hartenstein P                                                        1   0
Totals                       30   1   4   1    4   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: O Velez (1, off D Roberts).

HR: A Ashby (1, off D Roberts; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: A Ashby 4; O Velez 2; B Bailor; D McKay.

RBI: A Ashby (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D McKay (2); D Ault (1); P Garcia (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Velez (1, 2nd base by D Roberts/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 Roberts, W (1-1)             9     4   1   1    4   3   1   4.50   34     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 4     74    -     0.69   0.35
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   3   1          34     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 4           -

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
B Singer, L (0-1)              6.1   6   6   6    4   7   1   7.59   30     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 0· 6     40    -     0.73  -0.16
J Johnson                      0.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   2.70    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.00
C Hartenstein                  2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     6   6   6    6  11   1          40     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0· 6          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Singer (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 11,505.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   D Roberts            P        B Singer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-2  12-      14%  95% S Kemp          B Singer        Home Run; Oglivie Scores; Thompson Scores
   t 5   2  0-1  1--      13%  74% R LeFlore       B Singer        Triple to CF; Wagner Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  --3       7%  61% B Oglivie       B Singer        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fuentes Scores; Oglivie to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw)
   b 2   0  1-0  ---      -7%  49% O Velez         D Roberts       Double to CF
   b 2   2  1-0  1-3       5%  61% D McKay         D Roberts       Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  T Fuentes       Double to CF
          -2-      54%  B Oglivie       Wild Pitch; Fuentes to 3B
   R      --3      61%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fuentes Scores; Oglivie to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw)
   O      -2-      58%  R Staub         Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  J Thompson      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  B Bailor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      59%  P Garcia        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      60%  D Ault          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Singer facing 6-7-8
                  Alan Ashby replaces Rick Cerone playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      58%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      61%  M May           Walk
   O      1--      58%  A Rodriguez     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  M Wagner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
          ---      49%  O Velez         Double to CF
   O      -2-      54%  G Woods         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      51%  S Bowling       Walk
   O      12-      56%  J Scott         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Velez to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  D McKay         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  R LeFlore       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  T Fuentes       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  B Oglivie       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Bailor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  P Garcia        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Singer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  S Kemp          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  D Ault          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      57%  O Velez         Walk
   O      1--      62%  G Woods         Velez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      64%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Singer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  M May           Flyball: LF
          ---      64%  A Rodriguez     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      60%  M Wagner        Rodriguez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      61%  " "             Walk
   R      1--      74%  R LeFlore       Triple to CF; Wagner Scores
   O      --3      71%  T Fuentes       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  S Bowling       Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  J Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      75%  D McKay         Single to LF
   O      1--      78%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Singer facing 3-4-5
          ---      83%  B Oglivie       Double to RF
   O      -2-      79%  R Staub         Strikeout
          -2-      81%  J Thompson      Walk
   RRR    12-      95%  S Kemp          Home Run; Oglivie Scores; Thompson Scores
   O      ---      95%  M May           Strikeout
          ---      95%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--      94%  M Wagner        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  B Bailor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  P Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  D Ault          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  R LeFlore       Single to LF
          1--      98%  T Fuentes       LeFlore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      99%  B Oglivie       Double to CF; LeFlore Scores
                  Jerry Johnson replaces Bill Singer pitching
          -2-      99%  R Staub         Walk
          12-      99%  J Thompson      Walk; Oglivie to 3B; Staub to 2B
   O      123      98%  S Kemp          Strikeout
   O      123      98%  M May           Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  O Velez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  G Woods         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  S Bowling       Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Scott         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Chuck Hartenstein facing 8-9-1
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Jerry Johnson pitching
   O      ---      99%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M Wagner        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D McKay         Strikeout
   R      ---      99%  A Ashby         Home Run
          ---      98%  B Bailor        Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  P Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  D Ault          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Chuck Hartenstein facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  T Fuentes       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  O Velez         Walk
   O      1--      99%  G Woods         Groundout: C-1B; Velez to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  S Bowling       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-     100%  J Scott         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197704120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation