Four singles by John Mayberry paced a 17-hit attack as the Blue Jays romped over the Tigers, 9-2. The Jays got seven hits -- five of the scratch variety -- to score five runs in the fourth inning. Balor Moore went 6 2/3 innings, yielding seven hits and both Tiger runs. Joe Coleman finished up. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 9, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Tuesday, July 4, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 - 9 17 0 Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .280 LeFlore cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .268 Bailor rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .254 Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Howell 3b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .295 Staub dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Carty dh 5 2 2 1 0 0 .283 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Mayberry 1b 5 2 4 1 0 0 .271 Kemp lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .276 Upshaw lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .271 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .279 Velez ph,lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .307 Stanley rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .243 McKay 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .250 Wockenfuss pr,rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Cerone c 3 0 1 0 2 0 .233 Parrish c 4 0 2 2 0 2 .227 Gomez ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .221 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .251 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 17 9 4 2 Totals 34 2 10 2 2 8 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 11,913 Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Tigers 7 DP: Blue Jays 3, Tigers 3 Doubles: Velez (10), Howell (18), Carty (10) Sacrifice Hits: Bailor (5) Sacrifice Flies: Bosetti (2), Gomez (2) GIDP: Bailor 2 (4), Velez (5), Staub (16), Wockenfuss (3), Thompson (7) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore W(4-1) 6.2 7 2 2 1 5 0 26 3.63 Coleman 2.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 10 2.66 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 8 0 36 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris L(1-4) 3.2 10 5 5 1 1 0 20 5.03 Crawford 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 3.79 Foucault 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 14 2.97 Sykes 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.37 Totals 9 17 9 9 4 2 0 45 Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled; Bailor grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Bosetti out at second]; Howell singled; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Whitaker popped to third in foul territory; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled; Upshaw forced Mayberry (first to shortstop); McKay struck out; Cerone singled to center [Upshaw to third, Cerone to second (on throw to 3b)]; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Kemp singled; Rodriguez struck out; Stanley singled [Kemp to second]; WOCKENFUSS RAN FOR STANLEY; Parrish singled to left [Kemp scored, Wockenfuss to second]; Trammell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bosetti walked; Bailor grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bosetti out at second]; Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty singled; Mayberry singled [Carty to second]; Upshaw singled to right [Carty scored, Mayberry to second]; McKay singled [Mayberry to third, Upshaw to second]; Cerone lined to third; Gomez singled [Mayberry scored, Upshaw to third, McKay to second]; Bosetti hit a sacrifice fly to center [Upshaw scored]; Bailor singled to right [McKay scored, Gomez to third]; CRAWFORD REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Howell singled [Gomez scored, Bailor to second]; Carty flied out to right; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp struck out; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Mayberry singled; VELEZ BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Velez doubled to left [Mayberry to third]; McKay struck out; Cerone walked; FOUCAULT REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Gomez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mayberry scored, Velez to third]; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wockenfuss flied out to right; Parrish was called out on strikes; Trammell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore walked; Whitaker forced LeFlore (second to shortstop); Staub forced Whitaker (pitcher to shortstop); Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Velez singled; McKay forced Velez (second to shortstop); Cerone walked [McKay to second]; Gomez forced Cerone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp singled; Rodriguez singled [Kemp to second]; Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Kemp to third, Rodriguez out at second]; Parrish singled [Kemp scored]; COLEMAN REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Trammell was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti walked; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bosetti to second]; Howell doubled [Bosetti scored]; Carty doubled [Howell scored]; SYKES REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Mayberry singled to center [Carty scored]; Velez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore singled; Whitaker flied out to center; Staub singled to right [LeFlore to third]; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone made an out to second; Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: Kemp flied out to center; Rodriguez walked; Wockenfuss singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Parrish struck out; Trammell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 2.

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