Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
July 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 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."

"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 9, Detroit Tigers 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 1 3 0
Woods lf 5 1 2 0
Bosetti cf 5 2 2 0
Mayberry 1b 3 2 0 0
Howell dh 4 2 3 6
Cerone c 4 1 2 1
Cannon rf 5 0 2 1
Ainge 2b 4 0 1 1
Gomez 3b 5 0 0 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 15 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore dh 5 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 0
Kemp lf 4 0 0 0
Parrish c 3 0 2 0
Morales rf 4 0 1 0
Wockenfuss 1b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Jones cf 4 0 2 0
Trammell ss 3 0 2 0
Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
  Tobik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 0
Toronto 401 400 0009152
Detroit 000 010 000190
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  W (2-0) 9.0 9 1 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
9
1
0
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (7-5) 3.0 8 5 5 1 1
  Wilcox   5.0 7 4 4 2 2
  Tobik   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
9
3
4

  E–Bosetti (10), Cerone (6).  DP–Toronto 2, Detroit 1.  2B–Toronto Bosetti (15,off Billingham); Griffin (12,off Wilcox), Detroit Rodriguez (12,off Moore); Parrish (12,off Moore).  HR–Toronto Howell (6,1st inning off Billingham 3 on, 1 out).  SF–Cerone (3,off Wilcox).  HBP–Griffin (2,by Billingham); Ainge (2,by Wilcox).  IBB–Mayberry (4,by Billingham).  CS–Woods (3,2nd base by Billingham/Parrish).  SB–Whitaker (6,2nd base off Moore/Cerone).  WP–Billingham (3).  HBP–Billingham (6,Griffin); Wilcox (8,Ainge).  IBB–Billingham (3,Mayberry).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:18.  A–20,885.
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