Lou Whitaker greeted reliever Mike Willis with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning, driving in two runs to give the Tigers a 6-5 victory over the Blue Jays. Steve Kemp batted in two early runs for the Tigers, but Alan Ashby and Rick Bosetti homered for the Blue Jays, who took a 5-4 lead with a run-scoring single by John Mayberry in the eighth.

In the Tigers' ninth, Tim Corcoran walked with one out. Tom Murphy, relieving Jim Clancy, was rapped for a pinch-double by John Wockenfuss. After Ron LeFlore was passed intentionally to load the bases, southpaw Willis came in to face Whitaker, who bats lefthanded, but the percentage theory failed with Whitaker's game-winning single. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Game Played on Monday, July 3, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 5 8 0 Tigers 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 6 8 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .278 LeFlore cf 3 2 1 0 2 0 .264 Bailor rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .254 Whitaker 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .310 Howell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290 Staub dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .294 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Thompson 1b 2 0 0 1 2 0 .300 Mayberry 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .261 Kemp lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .273 Upshaw lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 May c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 McKay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Mankowski 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Ashby c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .208 Corcoran rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .245 Gomez ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 .220 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wockenfuss ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dillard pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 8 5 2 6 Totals 31 6 8 6 5 2 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 21,597 Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7 DP: Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1 Doubles: Mayberry (10), Howell (17), LeFlore (12), Wockenfuss (2) Home Runs: Ashby (3), Bosetti (3) Sacrifice Hits: Bosetti (3), Whitaker (3) Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (3) GIDP: McKay (5) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy 8.1 6 5 5 4 2 0 35 4.85 Murphy L(2-6) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 4.07 Willis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.82 Totals 8.1 8 6 6 5 2 0 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(5-7) 9 8 5 5 2 6 2 36 4.10 Totals 9 8 5 5 2 6 2 36 Wild Pitches: Clancy 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti was called out on strikes; Bailor flied to left in foul territory; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker singled; Staub forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); Clancy threw a wild pitch [Staub to second]; Thompson walked; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty was called out on strikes; Mayberry walked; Upshaw singled [Mayberry to second]; McKay grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Upshaw out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Mankowski singled; Corcoran flied out to center; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby homered; Gomez walked; Bosetti out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gomez to second]; Bailor singled to center [Gomez scored]; Howell struck out; Carty struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore doubled to right; Whitaker singled [LeFlore to third]; Staub singled [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to second]; Clancy threw a wild pitch [Whitaker to third, Staub to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker scored, Staub to third]; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to center [Staub scored]; May grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry doubled to right; Upshaw flied out to center [Mayberry to third]; McKay made an out to second; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski lined to right; Corcoran flied out to center; Trammell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez singled; Bosetti homered [Gomez scored]; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell flied out to center; Carty grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore walked; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Thompson walked; Kemp singled [LeFlore scored, Thompson to second]; May flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Upshaw made an out to second; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker flied out to center; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor struck out; Howell doubled to right; Carty grounded out (third to first) [Howell to third]; Mayberry singled [Howell scored]; Upshaw flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp grounded out (second to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: McKay flied out to left; Ashby grounded out (second to first); Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4. TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski flied out to center; Corcoran walked; MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Wockenfuss doubled to right [Corcoran to third]; DILLARD RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; LeFlore was walked intentionally; WILLIS REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Whitaker singled to right [Corcoran scored, Dillard scored, LeFlore to second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 6.

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