The Blue Jays swept a twin bill from the Tigers, taking the opener, 4-3, in 12 innings, and capturing the nightcap, 5-4. The score was 3-3 going into the 12th inning of the first game when Alan Ashby stroked a double with one out and was replaced by pinch-runner Willie Upshaw, who scored on a single by Dave McKay.

In the second contest, the Jays used homers to subdue the Tigers. Otto Velez cracked a three-run clout in the third inning and McKay had a two-run blast in the fourth. Ron LeFlore had his consecutive stolen base streak stopped at 27 when the Tiger runner was thrown out by catcher Rick Cerone to end the doubleheader. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 13 0 Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 11 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 6 0 3 0 0 0 .261 LeFlore cf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Bailor rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .266 Whitaker 2b 5 0 3 0 1 1 .304 Howell 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Staub dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Horton dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 .264 Mankowski pr,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Mayberry 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .258 Wockenfuss lf 3 1 1 1 2 0 .295 A. Woods lf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .262 Kemp ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Ashby c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Upshaw pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 Stanley 1b 5 2 2 1 0 1 .261 Cerone c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 May c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .281 McKay 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .246 Dillard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Johnson ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Parrish c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corcoran rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Thompson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Wagner pr,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 4 13 4 1 3 Totals 42 3 11 3 6 7 Time of Game: 3:08 Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Tigers 10 DP: Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2 Errors: Whitaker Doubles: Ashby (12), Trammell (9), Stanley (9), May (9), Staub (22) Home Runs: A. Woods (2), Wockenfuss (4), Stanley (3) Stolen Bases: Bosetti (5) Caught Stealing: Bosetti (8), Corcoran (2) Sacrifice Hits: Corcoran (5) GIDP: A. Woods (3), Ashby (8), May (10), Rodriguez (7) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood 8.1 9 3 3 2 3 2 35 4.12 Cruz W(4-1) 3.2 2 0 0 4 4 0 14 1.01 Totals 12 11 3 3 6 7 2 49 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema L(6-8) 12 13 4 4 1 3 1 46 3.15 Totals 12 13 4 4 1 3 1 46 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor singled; Howell flied out to center; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled; Staub popped to first in foul territory; Wockenfuss walked [Whitaker to second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry lined to left; A. Woods flied out to left; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded out (second to first); Bosetti singled; Bosetti stole second [Bosetti to third (error by Whitaker)]; Bailor walked; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell made an out to second; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker singled; Staub popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Horton singled; Mayberry singled [Horton to second]; A. Woods homered [Horton scored, Mayberry scored]; Ashby flied out to left; McKay grounded out (second to first); Johnson lined to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss homered; Rodriguez walked; Stanley flied out to right; May grounded into a double play (second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti singled; Bosetti was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran flied out to left; Trammell doubled to left; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled; A. Woods grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Staub lined to center; Wockenfuss flied out to center; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Stanley homered; May grounded out (first unassisted); Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell singled; LeFlore singled [Trammell to second]; Whitaker flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti singled; Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bosetti to second]; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bosetti to third]; Horton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: Staub was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); A. Woods singled; Ashby grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [A. Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: Stanley doubled to center; May doubled to right [Stanley scored]; DILLARD RAN FOR MAY; Corcoran out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dillard to third]; CRUZ REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); THOMPSON BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Thompson was walked intentionally; WAGNER RAN FOR THOMPSON; LeFlore reached on a fielder's choice [Dillard out at home (third to catcher), Wagner to second]; Whitaker singled to center [Wagner out at home (center to catcher), LeFlore to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 3. BLUE JAYS 10TH: PARRISH REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING C ); WAGNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); McKay grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first) [Johnson to second]; Bailor singled to center [Johnson out at home (center to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 10TH: Staub doubled to right; MANKOWSKI RAN FOR STAUB; Wockenfuss was walked intentionally; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mankowski to third, Wockenfuss out at second]; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 3. BLUE JAYS 11TH: MANKOWSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Howell flied out to center; Horton grounded out (third to first); Mayberry lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 11TH: Parrish struck out; Corcoran walked; Wagner struck out; Corcoran was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 3. BLUE JAYS 12TH: A. Woods flied out to right; Ashby doubled to center; UPSHAW RAN FOR ASHBY; McKay singled to right [Upshaw scored]; Johnson grounded out (second to first) [McKay to second]; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 12TH: CERONE REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING C ); LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker walked; Mankowski flied out to center; KEMP BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3.

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