Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
April 8, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1978 at Tiger 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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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 5 1 2 0
Woods lf 5 0 1 1
Howell 3b 3 0 1 1
Carty dh 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1
Hutton rf 3 1 1 1
McKay 2b 3 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 1 0 0
Ashby c 3 1 1 0
Garvin p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 1 2 1
Dillard 2b 5 1 2 0
Staub dh 4 0 1 0
  Whitaker pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 5 0 3 1
Kemp lf 3 0 1 0
Spikes rf 4 0 1 0
Parrish c 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Wagner ss 3 0 1 0
  Corcoran ph 0 0 0 0
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Toronto 121 000 001570
Detroit 100 000 1002114
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Garvin  W (1-0) 8.2 11 2 2 3 6
  Willis  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
3
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton  L (0-1) 8.1 7 5 3 4 6
  Hiller   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
4
6

  E–Dillard (1), Parrish (1), Wagner (1), Slaton (1).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Toronto Bosetti (1,off Slaton), Detroit Thompson 2 (2,off Garvin 2).  3B–Detroit Wagner (1,off Garvin).  HR–Toronto Mayberry (1,3rd inning off Slaton 0 on, 1 out); Hutton (1,9th inning off Slaton 0 on, 0 out), Detroit LeFlore (1,7th inning off Garvin 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Gomez (1,off Slaton).  SB–Hutton (1,2nd base off Slaton/Parrish).  CS–Hutton (1,Home by Slaton/Parrish); Bosetti (1,2nd base by Slaton/Parrish).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:29.  A–12,413.
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