The Tigers bunched seven singles and three walks for seven runs in the second inning and defeated the Blue Jays, 8-4. Jack Billingham, who started for the Tigers, failed to retire any of the first four batters but then settled down and received credit for his first A. L. victory. Steve Foucault relieved and retired the last two batters of the game. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Sunday, April 9, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 Tigers 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 8 11 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 LeFlore cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .308 A. Woods lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .083 Dillard 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 Howell 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .364 Whitaker ph,2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .286 Carty dh 4 0 1 2 0 0 .091 Staub dh 5 1 2 2 0 0 .385 Mayberry 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Thompson 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Upshaw rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Kemp lf 3 1 2 1 2 0 .444 Hutton rf,1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .364 Spikes rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .333 Iorg 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Parrish c 4 1 1 1 1 1 .125 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Rodriguez 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Velez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Mankowski ph,3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Wagner ss 2 1 0 1 1 0 .200 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corcoran ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 8 3 3 1 Totals 35 8 11 8 8 2 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 9,169 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Tigers 11 DP: Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2 Errors: Hutton Doubles: Hutton (1), Howell (1), LeFlore (1) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (1), Kemp (1) GIDP: Mayberry (1), Staub (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(0-1) 1 4 5 5 3 0 0 9 45.00 Clancy 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 5 54.00 Murphy 5.2 1 0 0 4 1 0 23 0.00 Willis 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 6.75 Totals 8 11 8 8 8 2 0 43 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(1-0) 8.1 8 4 4 3 0 0 34 4.32 Foucault SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 8 4 4 3 1 0 36 Wild Pitches: Billingham 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled to left; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Bosetti to second]; A. Woods walked; Howell singled [Bosetti scored, A. Woods to second]; Carty singled to center [A. Woods scored, Howell to third]; Mayberry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howell scored, Carty out at second]; Hutton doubled; Iorg made an out to shortstop; Debut game for Garth Iorg; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled; Dillard walked; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third, Dillard out at second]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Ashby flied out to center; Bosetti flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp walked; Spikes singled to center [Kemp to second]; Parrish singled to left [Kemp scored, Spikes to second]; Rodriguez singled to right [Spikes to third, Parrish to second]; Wagner walked [Spikes scored, Parrish to third, Rodriguez to second]; CLANCY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); LeFlore singled to right [Parrish scored, Rodriguez to third, Wagner to second]; WHITAKER BATTED FOR DILLARD; Whitaker singled to left [Rodriguez scored, Wagner to third, LeFlore to second]; Staub singled [Wagner scored, LeFlore scored, Whitaker to second]; Thompson forced Staub (pitcher to shortstop) [Whitaker to third]; Kemp singled to center [Whitaker scored, Thompson to second]; MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first) [Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; Parrish walked; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Mankowski grounded out (pitcher to first); 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7. BLUE JAYS 3RD: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MANKOWSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); A. Woods lined to first; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7. TIGERS 3RD: UPSHAW REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING RF); HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Willie Upshaw; LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw walked; Hutton flied out to left; Iorg singled to left [Upshaw to second]; Gomez lined into a double play (second to first) [Iorg out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to right; Kemp flied out to left; Spikes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby flied out to center; Bosetti lined to second; A. Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7. TIGERS 5TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Mankowski reached on an error by Hutton [Mankowski to first]; Wagner flied out to center; LeFlore forced Mankowski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 7. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell doubled; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Howell to third]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howell scored]; Upshaw singled to center; Hutton flied out to left; Iorg popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to left; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez flied out to right; Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp singled to right; Kemp stole second; Spikes lined to second; Parrish struck out; Mankowski walked; CORCORAN BATTED FOR WAGNER; Corcoran walked [Kemp to third, Mankowski to second]; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7. BLUE JAYS 8TH: TRAMMELL REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7. TIGERS 8TH: WILLIS REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub singled to center; Thompson flied out to center; Kemp walked [Staub to second]; Spikes singled [Staub scored, Kemp to second]; Parrish forced Kemp (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 8. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Hutton singled to center; Iorg walked [Hutton to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); VELEZ BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Velez was called out on strikes; Ashby made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 8.

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