Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 2 1 1 0
Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0
Staub dh 4 0 1 1
Kemp lf 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0
Oglivie rf 4 0 0 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 1
Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Staggs 2b 4 0 2 0
Woods lf 4 0 1 0
Bailor cf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 1 1 0
Fairly dh 4 1 3 0
Ewing rf 4 0 1 1
Ault 1b 3 1 1 1
Torres ss 3 0 1 0
Whitt c 2 0 0 1
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
Detroit 000 001 100252
Toronto 001 101 00x3101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  L (5-9) 8.0 10 3 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
3
2
0
1
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson  W (6-9) 9.0 5 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
5

  E–Fuentes (17), Rodriguez (4), Ault (10).  DP–Detroit 1, Toronto 2.  2B–Detroit Thompson (13,off Jefferson), Toronto Staggs (4,off Arroyo); A Woods (10,off Arroyo).  HR–Detroit Rodriguez (4,7th inning off Jefferson 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Whitt (1,off Arroyo); Ault (1,off Arroyo).  CS–Staggs (4,2nd base by Arroyo/May).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:06.
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