Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 31, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1979 at Exhibition 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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Detroit Tigers 1, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0
  Jones cf 0 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 4 0 2 0
Kemp lf 4 0 0 0
Staub dh 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0
Parrish c 3 0 1 0
Morales rf 3 1 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Trammell ss 3 0 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Tobik p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 3 0 1 0
Bailor rf 4 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 0 0 0
Carty dh 3 0 1 0
Velez 1b,lf 3 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 3 0 0 0
Ainge 2b 3 0 1 0
Cerone c 2 0 0 0
Woods lf 2 0 0 0
  Robertson ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Detroit 000 000 010160
Toronto 000 000 000030
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  W (1-0) 8.1 3 0 0 1 4
  Tobik   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hiller  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (0-7) 9.0 6 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1.  PB–Cerone (4).  2B–Toronto Carty (9,off Underwood); Griffin (7,off Underwood).  HR–Detroit Morales (4,8th inning off Underwood 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Griffin (7,off Underwood).  CS–Whitaker (4,2nd base by Underwood/Cerone).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Fred Spenn, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–1:52.  A–12,423.
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