Slump-ridden Rusty Staub hit a homer and double, driving in four runs while leading the Tigers to a 9-7 triumph over the Blue Jays. Staub tied the game with a two-run double in the seventh, then scored the go-ahead run on Steve Kemp's single. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 7
Game Played on Monday, July      11, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    5  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  2
Tigers       1  4  0    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   9 10  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staggs 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .265      LeFlore cf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .291
A. Woods lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .289      Fuentes 2b            4   2   1   1     1   1   .296
Bailor ss,cf          4   2   3   0     0   0   .334      Staub dh              3   2   2   4     1   0   .231
Velez rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .274      Kemp lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Rader 3b              4   2   2   4     0   1   .267      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .272
Fairly dh             3   1   1   0     1   1   .316      Stanley rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Ault 1b               4   0   0   1     0   0   .258        Oglivie ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Scott cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Wockenfuss c          4   2   2   0     0   0   .298
  Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .288
  Torres ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Veryzer ss            4   1   2   1     0   1   .202
Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .209      Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Willis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DeBarr p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   9   5     3   5             Totals               33   9  10   8     3   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  9,057
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Tigers 5
DP: Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Bailor, Scott, Fuentes
Doubles: A. Woods (9), Veryzer (9), Staub (17)
Home Runs: Rader (8), Staub (11)
Stolen Bases: Staggs (2), Bailor (8)
Caught Stealing: A. Woods (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Mankowski (4)
Sacrifice Flies: LeFlore (3)
GIDP: Scott (1)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Willis                  1.2   5   5   4   1   1   1  12   3.72
DeBarr L(0-1)           5     2   3   3   1   4   0  18   4.24
Vuckovich               1.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   8   3.54
Totals                  8    10   9   8   3   5   1  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 6.2   9   7   6   3   3   1  31   4.60
Grilli W(1-0)           2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.09
Totals                  9     9   7   6   3   5   1  38

Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (8), Roberts (2)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs flied out to right; A. Woods doubled to
left; Bailor singled [A. Woods to third]; Velez walked [Bailor
to second]; Rader singled to left [A. Woods scored, Bailor
scored, Velez to second]; Fairly walked [Velez to third, Rader
to second]; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Velez scored, Rader to
third, Fairly to second]; Ault reached on an error by Fuentes
[Rader scored, Fairly scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Scott
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ault
out at second]; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Fuentes struck out; Staub walked
[LeFlore to second]; Kemp reached on an error by Scott [LeFlore
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Staub to third, Kemp to second];
Thompson flied out to right; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ashby was called out on strikes; Staggs singled;
Staggs stole second; A. Woods flied out to center; Bailor flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss singled; Mankowski flied out to center;
Veryzer doubled to left [Wockenfuss to third]; LeFlore hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Wockenfuss scored]; Fuentes singled
[Veryzer scored]; Staub homered [Fuentes scored]; DEBARR
REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Kemp grounded out (pitcher to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Velez grounded out (third to first); Rader struck
out; Fairly singled; Ault grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Stanley
struck out; Wockenfuss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 5, Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Ashby
grounded out (first unassisted); Staggs flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski flied out to right; Veryzer made an out to
third; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods flied out to center; Bailor singled;
Bailor stole second; Velez struck out; Rader homered [Bailor
scored]; Fairly flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 7, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Fuentes flied out to right; Staub flied out to left;
Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 7, Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ault grounded out (third to first); Scott made an
out to first; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 7, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson struck out; Stanley flied out to right;
Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 7, Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Woods walked; A. Woods was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Bailor singled; Velez singled to center [Bailor to
third]; GRILLI REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Rader made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Mankowski struck out; Veryzer struck out; LeFlore
singled [LeFlore to second (error by Bailor)]; Fuentes walked;
Staub doubled to center [LeFlore scored, Fuentes scored];
VUCKOVICH REPLACED DEBARR (PITCHING); Kemp singled to right
[Staub scored, Kemp to second (on throw to home)]; Thompson was
walked intentionally; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR STANLEY; Oglivie made
an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Fairly
struck out; Ault flied out to center; EWING BATTED FOR SCOTT;
Ewing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7,
Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: TORRES REPLACED EWING (PLAYING SS); BAILOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Wockenfuss singled; Mankowski out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wockenfuss to second];
Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Wockenfuss to third]; Veryzer
singled [Wockenfuss scored]; LeFlore lined to right; Fuentes
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 7, Tigers 9.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ashby was called out on strikes; Staggs made an
out to second; A. Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 9.