The Tigers reached the .500 mark for the first time since April 26 by pounding the Blue Jays, 8-2, behind a five-hitter by Milt Wilcox. The Tigers took the lead to stay in the fourth inning on an error by Jay third baseman Roy Howell and a sacrifice fly by Lou Whitaker. Lance Parrish clouted a homer in the eighth and the Tigers added three more runs in the ninth on a two-run double by Aurelio Rodriguez and sacrifice fly by Alan Trammell. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       30, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Tigers       0  1  1    2  0  0    0  1  3  -   8 13  0
Blue Jays    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     1   0   .301      Griffin ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .277
  Jones cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Bailor rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .240
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .304      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .271
Kemp lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .372      Carty dh              3   0   0   1     1   0   .256
Staub dh              5   3   3   1     0   0   .275      Velez 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .304        Robertson 1b        3   0   0   0     0   2   .125
Summers rf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .257      Woods lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
Parrish c             5   3   4   2     0   0   .331      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   2     0   0   .275      Ainge 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Trammell ss           3   0   1   2     1   0   .257      Davis c               3   1   0   0     0   2   .100
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lemongello p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  13   8     5   1             Totals               32   2   5   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 21,359
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Blue Jays 8
DP: Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Griffin, Howell
Doubles: Staub (9), Rodriguez (7)
Home Runs: Staub (3), Parrish (5)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (23), Griffin (6), Bosetti (8), Ainge (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (3), Trammell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Velez (2,by Wilcox), Davis (1,by Wilcox)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(4-2)           9     5   2   2   3   5   0  37   4.97
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   5   0  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(2-5)          7.2  10   5   4   4   0   2  38   6.22
Lemongello              1.1   3   3   3   1   1   0   8   6.75
Totals                  9    13   8   7   5   1   2  46

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Fred Spenn


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker
flied out to center; Kemp popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Griffin stole second;
Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell flied out to
left; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub doubled to right; Thompson flied out to left;
Summers singled to center [Staub to third]; Parrish singled to
left [Staub scored, Summers to second]; Rodriguez flied out to
left; Trammell singled to left [Summers to third, Parrish to
second]; LeFlore forced Parrish (third unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez was hit by a pitch; Woods made an out to
shortstop; Bosetti forced Velez (second to shortstop); Bosetti
stole second; Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

TIGERS 3RD: ROBERTSON REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING 1B); Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Kemp grounded out (second to
first); Staub homered; Thompson walked; Summers flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Davis was hit by a pitch; Griffin singled to left
[Davis to second]; Bailor walked [Davis to third, Griffin to
second]; Howell singled to right [Davis scored, Griffin to
third, Bailor to second]; Carty forced Howell (shortstop
unassisted) [Griffin scored, Bailor to third]; Robertson struck
out; Woods walked [Carty to second]; Bosetti forced Woods (third
to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish singled; Rodriguez singled to center
[Parrish to third]; Trammell reached on an error by Howell
[Parrish scored (RBI), Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore walked
[Rodriguez to third, Trammell to second]; Whitaker hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Rodriguez scored (unearned) (RBI),
Trammell to third (error by Griffin), LeFlore to second]; Kemp
made an out to shortstop; Staub flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
struck out; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson flied out to center; Summers grounded out
(second to first); Parrish lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
grounded out (second to first); Carty walked; Robertson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays
2.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Trammell
lined to shortstop; LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole
second; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Woods singled to left; Bosetti grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Woods to second]; Ainge flied out to
center [Woods to third]; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub flied
out to right; Thompson singled to right; Summers grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bailor
popped to first in foul territory; Howell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Blue Jays
2.

TIGERS 8TH: Parrish homered; Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first); Trammell walked; LeFlore forced Trammell (third to
second); LeFlore stole second; Whitaker walked; LEMONGELLO
REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Carty flied out to right; Robertson struck out;
Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, Blue Jays 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub singled to right; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Summers walked [Staub to second]; Parrish singled
[Staub to third, Summers to second]; Rodriguez doubled to right
[Staub scored, Summers scored, Parrish to third]; Trammell hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Parrish scored]; LeFlore flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: JONES REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Bosetti was
called out on strikes; Ainge singled; Ainge stole second; Davis
struck out; Griffin lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
8, Blue Jays 2.