Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
April 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1979 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 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 3 1 0 0
  Velez ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomez ss 0 0 0 0
Bailor rf 4 1 1 0
Bosetti cf 4 1 2 3
Carty dh 2 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1
Woods lf 4 0 2 0
Howell 3b 3 0 1 1
McKay 2b 4 0 0 0
Cerone c 2 1 0 0
Huffman p 0 0 0 0
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore dh 5 1 2 1
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 2
Morales cf 5 0 1 0
Kemp lf 2 0 1 0
Corcoran 1b 3 1 0 0
Parrish c 3 0 0 0
Gonzales rf 4 0 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 2 1 1 0
  Mankowski ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Wagner ss 2 0 1 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 1 0
  Machemer pr 0 1 0 0
Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Baker p 0 0 0 0
  Burnside p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Toronto 100 120 100571
Detroit 010 001 101491
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman  W (2-0) 6.0 5 2 2 4 1
  Freisleben  SV (2) 3.0 4 2 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
5
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (1-1) 4.2 4 4 3 3 2
  Baker   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Burnside   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Taylor   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
6
4

  E–Cerone (2), Billingham (1).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto Woods (5,off Billingham); Bosetti (2,off Baker).  3B–Detroit LeFlore (1,off Huffman).  HR–Toronto Bosetti (1,5th inning off Billingham 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Griffin (3,off Billingham); Howell (1,off Burnside); Bosetti (1,off Taylor).  HBP–Carty (1,by Billingham).  IBB–Carty (2,by Baker); Cerone (1,by Burnside).  SF–Whitaker (1,off Freisleben).  CS–Howell (1,2nd base by Billingham/Parrish).  SB–LeFlore (7,2nd base off Freisleben/Cerone).  WP–Huffman (1).  HBP–Billingham (1,Carty).  IBB–Baker (1,Carty); Burnside (2,Cerone).  U-HP–Dallas Parks, 1B–Dick Runchey, 2B–Doug Cossey, 3B–Tom Ravashiere.  T–2:32.  A–10,904.
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