Pinch-hitter Otto Velez came through with a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. John Hiller, taking over in relief for Ray Bare, retired Jim Mason but then walked Doug Ault and Ron Fairly before Velez batted for Sam Ewing and hit his homer. The blow wiped out a 3-2 lead that the Tigers had achieved on round-trippers by John Wockenfuss and Ron LeFlore. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     14, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  6  2
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   5  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   3   1     0   1   .321      Garcia 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .250      Mason ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Ault 1b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .333
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Fairly dh             3   1   1   1     1   1   .300
Thompson 1b           3   1   1   0     1   2   .273      Ewing rf              1   0   0   0     2   1   .286
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .080        Velez ph            1   1   1   3     0   0   .364
Wockenfuss c          4   1   1   2     0   0   .167        Bowling rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .182      A. Woods lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Wagner ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .154      McKay 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      G. Woods cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .179
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .357
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     2  10             Totals               30   5   7   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 13,369
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Blue Jays 6
DP: Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Fuentes, Wockenfuss
Doubles: G. Woods (1), Fairly (2)
Home Runs: Wockenfuss (1), LeFlore (1), Velez (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (3), Mason (1), A. Woods (1)
GIDP: A. Woods 2 (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare                    7     5   2   1   3   2   0  28   6.00
Hiller L(0-2)           0.1   2   3   3   2   0   1   5  16.88
Foucault                0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8     7   5   4   5   4   1  35

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin W(2-0)           9     6   3   3   2  10   2  34   2.12
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2  10   2  34

Wild Pitches: Garvin (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Fuentes walked;
Oglivie struck out; Staub forced Fuentes (second to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ault grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Kemp struck out; Wockenfuss
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly struck out; Ewing walked; A. Woods
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Ewing out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue
Jays 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to center; Wagner flied out to
right; Rodriguez was picked off first (pitcher to first to
shortstop); LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second;
Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Woods
reached on an error by Fuentes; Ashby singled to right [G. Woods
to third]; Garcia singled to center [G. Woods scored (unearned),
Ashby to second]; Mason popped to shortstop; Ault grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue
Jays 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Staub flied
out to center; Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Ewing
struck out; A. Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
popped to left; Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Woods
doubled to left; Ashby flied out to left; Garcia popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second;
Garvin threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to third]; Fuentes lined to
shortstop; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Staub struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mason singled to center; Mason stole second
[Mason to third (error by Wockenfuss)]; Ault grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fairly doubled to left [Mason scored];
Ewing was walked intentionally; A. Woods grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Ewing out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson singled to left; Kemp flied out to left;
Wockenfuss homered [Thompson scored]; Rodriguez struck out;
Wagner grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); G. Woods
grounded out (second to first); Ashby walked; Garcia flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore homered; Fuentes struck out; Oglivie struck
out; Staub flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: HILLER REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Mason flied out
to left; Ault walked; Fairly walked [Ault to second]; VELEZ
BATTED FOR EWING; Velez homered [Ault scored, Fairly scored]; A.
Woods singled to left; FOUCAULT REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); A.
Woods stole second; McKay struck out; G. Woods struck out; 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 5.

TIGERS 9TH: BOWLING REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING RF); Thompson struck
out; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); Wockenfuss flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Blue Jays 5.