Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
July 11, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1977 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Detroit Tigers 9

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Staggs 2b 5 0 1 0
Woods lf 4 1 1 0
Bailor ss,cf 4 2 3 0
Velez rf 3 1 1 0
Rader 3b 4 2 2 4
Fairly dh 3 1 1 0
Ault 1b 4 0 0 1
Scott cf 3 0 0 0
  Ewing ph 1 0 0 0
  Torres ss 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 0 0
Willis p 0 0 0 0
  DeBarr p 0 0 0 0
  Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 2 2 1
Fuentes 2b 4 2 1 1
Staub dh 3 2 2 4
Kemp lf 4 0 1 1
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0
Stanley rf 3 0 0 0
  Oglivie ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Wockenfuss c 4 2 2 0
Mankowski 3b 3 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 4 1 2 1
Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 10 8
Toronto 500 020 000792
Detroit 140 000 31x9101
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Willis   1.2 5 5 4 1 1
  DeBarr  L (0-1) 5.0 2 3 3 1 4
  Vuckovich   1.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
9
8
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   6.2 9 7 6 3 3
  Grilli  W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
3
5

  E–Bailor (10), Scott (2), Fuentes (14).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Toronto A Woods (9,off Roberts), Detroit Veryzer (9,off Willis); Staub (17,off DeBarr).  HR–Toronto Rader (8,5th inning off Roberts 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Staub (11,2nd inning off Willis 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Mankowski (4,off Vuckovich).  SF–LeFlore (3,off Willis).  IBB–Thompson (1,by Vuckovich).  SB–Staggs (2,2nd base off Roberts/Wockenfuss); Bailor (8,2nd base off Roberts/Wockenfuss).  CS–A Woods (5,2nd base by Roberts/Wockenfuss).  WP–Vuckovich (8), Roberts (2).  IBB–Vuckovich (4,Thompson).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:30.  A–9,057.
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