A three-run homer by pinch-hitter Otto Velez in the 11th inning enabled the Blue Jays to edge the Tigers, 7-6. The score was 4-4 going into the 11th when Joe Cannon stroked a one-out single and Danny Ainge drew a walk after Cannon stole second. Velez then batted for Luis Gomez and hit the first pitch into the left field seats. Rusty Staub hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the bottom of the inning. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 7, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Wednesday, July      4, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0    0  3  -   7 10  0
Tigers       3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   6  8  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            6   0   0   0     0   2   .263      LeFlore cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Woods lf              5   1   1   0     0   3   .285      Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .311
  Bailor lf,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Kemp lf               4   1   1   1     1   1   .332
Bosetti cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .264      Thompson 1b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .266
Mayberry 1b           3   1   2   3     2   0   .271      Summers rf            3   1   1   3     1   0   .255
Howell dh             5   1   1   1     0   2   .265        Jones pr,rf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .313
Cerone c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .204      Staub dh              5   1   2   2     0   0   .226
Cannon rf,lf          5   1   2   0     0   1   .213      Parrish c             3   0   0   0     2   1   .281
Ainge 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .276      Mankowski 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Gomez 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .279      Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Velez ph,rf         1   1   1   3     0   0   .269      Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clancy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   7  10   7     5   8             Totals               38   6   8   6     5   5

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 13,772
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Tigers 4
DP: Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1
Doubles: Kemp (19), Mankowski (3), Jones (4)
Home Runs: Mayberry (13), Howell (7), Velez (7), Summers (7), Staub (7)
Stolen Bases: Cannon (3), Whitaker (7)
GIDP: Gomez (3), Trammell (4), Kemp (7), Mankowski (3)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb                   6     4   4   4   2   3   1  24   6.75
Clancy                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.21
Buskey W(4-2)           3     3   2   2   2   2   1  13   3.06
Totals                 11     8   6   6   5   5   2  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker                   7.2   5   3   3   3   3   1  31   6.15
Tobik L(1-4)            3.1   5   4   4   2   5   2  16   4.13
Totals                 11    10   7   7   5   8   3  47

Wild Pitches: Baker (5)
Balks: Baker (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Russ Goetz


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods
struck out; Bosetti made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (first to pitcher); Whitaker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp walked; Thompson singled
[Kemp to second]; Summers homered [Kemp scored, Thompson
scored]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Howell struck out; Cerone forced
Mayberry (third to second); Cannon singled [Cerone to second];
Baker threw a wild pitch [Cerone to third, Cannon to second];
Ainge grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to left; Mankowski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez made an out to shortstop; Griffin grounded
out (catcher to first); Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker walked; Whitaker stole
second; Kemp doubled [Whitaker scored]; Thompson grounded out
(first unassisted); Summers grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry
walked; Howell popped to catcher in foul territory; Cerone
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Parrish struck out;
Mankowski doubled; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cannon grounded out (second to first); Ainge
grounded out (third to first); Gomez walked; Griffin flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
struck out; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Woods was called out on strikes; Bosetti flied
out to center; Mayberry singled; Howell flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Summers
lined to right; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone flied out to center; Cannon flied out to
right; Ainge grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: CLANCY REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Parrish walked;
Mankowski flied out to left; Trammell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Griffin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Woods singled to right; Bosetti
singled to left [Woods to second]; Baker balked [Woods to third,
Bosetti to second]; Mayberry homered [Woods scored, Bosetti
scored]; TOBIK REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Howell homered; Cerone
singled; Cannon struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore lined to second; Whitaker singled; Kemp
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Whitaker out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge singled; On a bunt Gomez grounded into a
double play (catcher to shortstop to second) [Ainge out at
second]; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: BUSKEY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Thompson popped
to first in foul territory; Summers walked; JONES RAN FOR
SUMMERS; Staub singled [Jones to third]; Parrish was walked
intentionally [Staub to second]; Mankowski grounded into a
double play (catcher to first) [Jones out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Woods struck
out; Bosetti walked; Mayberry made an out to second; Howell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 10TH: BAILOR REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING LF); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore flied out to right;
Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: Cerone flied out to left; Cannon singled; Cannon
stole second; Ainge walked; VELEZ BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Velez
homered [Cannon scored, Ainge scored]; Griffin struck out;
Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 7, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 11TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CANNON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Kemp struck out; Thompson was called out on strikes; Jones
doubled; Staub homered [Jones scored]; Parrish grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Tigers 6.