Rick Bosetti batted in two runs with a homer in the fifth inning and added the deciding marker with a triple in the seventh as the Blue Jays ended a five-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Tigers, who were stopped on their four-game winning string. John Mayberry drove in the Jays' initial run with a single in the first and scored another tally after drawing a walk in the fourth. Lou Whitaker accounted for two of the Tigers' tallies with a sacrifice fly and single. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     21, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    1  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  0  -   5  7  1
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  1  -   4  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            3   1   0   0     0   0   .087      LeFlore dh            5   1   2   1     0   0   .279
  Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .351
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morales cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .150
Bailor rf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Kemp lf               2   0   1   0     2   1   .410
Bosetti cf            4   1   2   3     0   0   .250      Corcoran 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .182
Carty dh              2   0   0   0     2   0   .273      Parrish c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     1   1   .370      Gonzales rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .167
Woods lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .371      Rodriguez 3b          2   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Howell 3b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .159        Mankowski ph,3b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .333
McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Wagner ss             2   0   1   0     1   0   .400
Cerone c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .286        Thompson ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Machemer pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Baker p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burnside p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   7   5     6   4             Totals               33   4   9   4     5   2

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10,904
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Tigers 8
DP: Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Cerone, Billingham
Doubles: Woods (5), Bosetti (2)
Triples: LeFlore (1)
Home Runs: Bosetti (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (7)
Caught Stealing: Howell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (3), Howell (1), Bosetti (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (1)
GIDP: Corcoran (1), Morales (1)
Hit by Pitch: Carty (1,by Billingham)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman W(2-0)          6     5   2   2   4   1   0  26   5.93
Freisleben SV(2)        3     4   2   1   1   1   0  13   3.72
Totals                  9     9   4   3   5   2   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(1-1)       4.2   4   4   3   3   2   1  22   5.17
Baker                   2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   2.08
Burnside                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.86
Taylor                  1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5  19.29
Totals                  9     7   5   4   6   4   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (1)
Wild Pitches: Huffman (1)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dick Runchey, 2B - Doug Cossey, 3B - Tom Ravashiere


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin reached on an error by Billingham; Bailor
lined to first; Bosetti popped to catcher in foul territory;
Carty walked [Griffin to second]; Mayberry singled to center
[Griffin scored (unearned), Carty to third]; Woods popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied to right; Whitaker flied to left;
Morales singled to left; Kemp walked [Morales to second];
Corcoran walked [Morales to third, Kemp to second]; Parrish
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell singled to left; Howell was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McKay was called out on
strikes; Cerone popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Gonzales flied to center; Rodriguez singled to
center; Huffman threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez to second]; Wagner
flied to center; LeFlore tripled to right [Rodriguez scored];
Whitaker flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
grounded out (third to first); Bosetti flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Morales flied to right; Kemp singled to center;
Corcoran grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
walked; Woods doubled to left [Mayberry to third]; Howell
grounded out (second to first) [Mayberry scored, Woods to
third]; McKay struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Gonzales grounded out (second to
first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Cerone to second]; Bailor grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cerone to third]; Bosetti homered [Cerone
scored]; Carty was hit by a pitch; BAKER REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); Mayberry lined to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Wagner walked; LeFlore flied to right; Whitaker
flied to center; Morales popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell
struck out; McKay lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp walked; Corcoran forced Kemp (first to
shortstop); Parrish grounded out (third to first) [Corcoran to
second]; Gonzales singled to right [Corcoran scored]; MANKOWSKI
BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MANKOWSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Cerone
grounded out (third to first); Griffin lined to center; Bailor
singled to center; Bosetti doubled to center [Bailor scored];
Carty was walked intentionally; BURNSIDE REPLACED BAKER
(PITCHING); Mayberry was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: FREISLEBEN REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Wagner
singled to left; LeFlore forced Wagner (third to second);
LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to third (error by Cerone)];
Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore scored
(unearned)]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Woods singled to center; Howell out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Woods to second]; McKay
grounded out (third to first); Cerone was walked intentionally;
TAYLOR REPLACED BURNSIDE (PITCHING); VELEZ BATTED FOR GRIFFIN;
Velez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING SS); Kemp struck out;
Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Parrish walked;
Gonzales grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 5, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor walked; Bosetti out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bailor to second]; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bailor to third]; Mayberry flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); THOMPSON
BATTED FOR WAGNER; Thompson singled to left; MACHEMER RAN FOR
THOMPSON; LeFlore singled to center [Machemer to second];
Whitaker singled to right [Machemer scored, LeFlore to second];
Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Whitaker out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Tigers 4.