Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
April 22, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1979 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Toronto Blue Jays 1, Detroit Tigers 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Bailor rf 4 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 4 0 1 0
Carty dh 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0
Woods lf 3 0 1 0
Howell 3b 3 1 1 1
McKay 2b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore dh 4 0 1 0
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0
Kemp lf 3 0 1 1
Parrish c 4 1 1 1
Wockenfuss 1b 3 0 0 0
  Corcoran 1b 0 0 0 0
Morales rf 3 1 2 0
Jones cf 2 1 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Wagner ss 3 0 2 1
Rozema p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 9 4
Toronto 000 001 000131
Detroit 010 101 10x491
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (0-3) 6.0 8 4 3 1 5
  Jefferson   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
2
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rozema  W (1-1) 9.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
3

  E–Bosetti (3), Wagner (2).  DP–Toronto 1, Detroit 2.  2B–Toronto Woods (6,off Rozema).  HR–Toronto Howell (2,6th inning off Rozema 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Parrish (1,2nd inning off Underwood 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Parrish (1,2nd base by Underwood/Cerone); Kemp (1,2nd base by Jefferson/Cerone).  WP–Underwood (2).  U-HP–Bob Moyer, 1B–Tom Ravashiere, 2B–Dallas Parks, 3B–Dick Runchey.  T–1:53.  A–14,543.
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