Jason Thompson's single broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning and gave the Tigers a 4-3 decision over the Blue Jays. The game-winning hit scored Ron LeFlore, who reached first on a single and moved to second on Phil Mankowski's sacrifice. John Mayberry homered for the Blue Jays. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 0 Blue Jays 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 3 1 0 0 2 2 .371 Bosetti cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .278 Mankowski 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .333 Bailor 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .476 Staub dh 5 0 0 1 0 0 .265 Howell rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .387 Thompson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .294 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Kemp lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .393 Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .222 Corcoran rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Hutton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .467 Ault ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .167 Iorg 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Trammell ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .429 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cerone c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 10 4 4 4 Totals 32 3 8 3 1 3 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 17,088 Left on Base: Tigers 8, Blue Jays 3 DP: Tigers 2, Blue Jays 2 Doubles: Whitaker (2), Bailor (2), Bosetti (3) Home Runs: Kemp (1), Mayberry (2) Sacrifice Hits: Mankowski (1) GIDP: Staub (3), Hutton (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema 5.1 8 3 3 1 2 1 23 3.14 Crawford W(1-0) 3.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 3 1 33 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy L(0-1) 6.2 8 4 4 4 4 1 31 7.71 Moore 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 10 4 4 4 4 1 39 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Mankowski walked [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [LeFlore to third, Mankowski out at second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled to pitcher; Bailor doubled to left [Bosetti scored, Bailor out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp made an out to shortstop; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); May singled to right; Whitaker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); Iorg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to left; LeFlore struck out; Mankowski flied out to left; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez struck out; Cerone singled to center; Bosetti singled to shortstop [Cerone to second]; Bailor singled to right [Cerone to third, Bosetti to second]; Howell hit into a double play (shortstop to second) [Cerone scored, Bosetti out at home (second to catcher), Bailor out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to center; Kemp homered; Corcoran was called out on strikes; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty flied out to center; Mayberry homered; Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); Iorg popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 3. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Trammell singled to center [Whitaker to second]; LeFlore struck out; Mankowski singled to right [Whitaker scored, Trammell to third]; Staub forced Mankowski (shortstop to second) [Trammell scored]; Thompson singled to center [Staub to second]; Kemp flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor singled to shortstop [Bosetti to third]; Howell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3. TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran flied out to right; May flied out to center; Whitaker doubled to right; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty flied out to left; Mayberry walked; CRAWFORD REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Hutton grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 3. TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore walked; Mankowski out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher) [LeFlore to third]; Thompson singled to shortstop [LeFlore scored]; MOORE REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Kemp flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3. TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran popped to first in foul territory; May grounded out (second to first); Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor popped to first in foul territory; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3. TIGERS 9TH: Trammell singled to right; LeFlore lined into a double play (third to first) [Trammell out at first]; Mankowski singled to right; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Carty grounded out (catcher to first); Mayberry was called out on strikes; AULT BATTED FOR HUTTON; Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

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