Ron LeFlore, who collected three hits and scored three runs, smashed a tie-breaking homer in the seventh inning as the Tigers defeated the Blue Jays, 6-3. A two-run homer by Aurelio Rodriguez helped the Tigers take a 3-0 lead, but the Blue Jays rallied to tie the score in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Saturday, April 15, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 - 6 11 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 11 2 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 3 3 1 0 0 .406 Bosetti cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Dillard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Bailor 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .412 Staub dh 5 1 3 2 0 0 .310 Howell rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .444 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .267 Carty dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Kemp lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .417 Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .208 Spikes rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Hutton lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Corcoran ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 McKay 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Gomez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .105 Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .400 A. Woods ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .143 Wagner ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Nordbrook ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .056 Ault ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 11 6 5 2 Totals 36 3 11 3 2 1 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 15,024 Left on Base: Tigers 9, Blue Jays 8 DP: Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Mayberry, McKay Doubles: Staub (1), Thompson (3), McKay (1) Home Runs: Rodriguez (1), LeFlore (3) Stolen Bases: Staub (1) Sacrifice Hits: Dillard (1) GIDP: Ashby (2) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(2-0) 7 9 3 3 2 0 0 30 4.11 Foucault SV(2) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 11 3 3 2 1 0 38 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood 6 6 3 2 4 2 1 27 9.00 Willis L(0-1) 2.1 5 3 3 1 0 1 13 7.71 Murphy 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 11 6 5 5 2 2 42 Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Dillard grounded out (third to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor flied out to center; Howell singled to right; Carty singled to shortstop [Howell to second]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson walked; Kemp forced Thompson (shortstop to second); Spikes walked [Kemp to second]; Parrish flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton singled to right; McKay flied out to left; Gomez singled [Hutton to second]; Ashby grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Gomez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0. TIGERS 3RD: Wagner singled to left; LeFlore flied out to right; Dillard singled to center [Wagner to second]; Staub flied out to center; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti singled to left; Bosetti was picked off first (pitcher to first); Bailor flied out to left; Howell singled to left; Carty forced Howell (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled to center; Spikes forced Kemp (third to second) [Spikes to first (error by Mayberry; assist by McKay)]; Parrish made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez walked [Spikes to second]; Wagner forced Spikes (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled to second [LeFlore to second (error by McKay)]; Dillard flied out to center; Staub singled to right [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Thompson hit into a double play (center to first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (catcher to first); Ashby walked; Bosetti forced Ashby (shortstop to second); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp walked; Spikes flied out to right; Parrish struck out; Rodriguez homered [Kemp scored]; Wagner grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty walked; Mayberry singled to right [Carty to second]; Hutton forced Mayberry (pitcher to shortstop) [Carty to third]; McKay doubled to left [Carty scored, Hutton to third]; A. WOODS BATTED FOR GOMEZ; A. Woods singled to center [Hutton scored, McKay scored]; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3. TIGERS 7TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED A. WOODS (PLAYING SS); WILLIS REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); LeFlore homered; Dillard flied out to center; Staub singled to first; Staub stole second; Thompson flied out to center; Kemp walked; Spikes flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti lined to shortstop; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3. TIGERS 8TH: Parrish flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry singled to right; Hutton flied out to right; McKay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3. TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore singled to center; Dillard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub doubled to right [LeFlore scored]; Thompson doubled to left [Staub scored]; MURPHY REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Kemp grounded out (second to first); CORCORAN BATTED FOR SPIKES; Corcoran flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); UPSHAW BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Upshaw was called out on strikes; AULT BATTED FOR ASHBY; Ault singled to left; Bosetti popped to catcher in foul territory; Bailor grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 3.

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