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Toronto Blue Jays @ Detroit Tigers

1980-09-23 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 6363 · 3:24

Toronto Blue Jays defeated Detroit Tigers 9–7. Toronto Blue Jays put up 3 in the 1st. Mike Willis earned the win and Jack Kucek picked up the save. Roy Howell went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	9	10
DET	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	7	8

W: Mike Willis L: Dave Rozema SV: Jack Kucek

Umpires — HP: Mike Reilly · 1B: Russ Goetz · 2B: Ken Kaiser · 3B: Bill Haller · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alfredo Griffin	6	0	3	1	0	2
Garth Iorg	4	1	0	0	1	0
Lloyd Moseby	4	1	0	0	1	2
John Mayberry	3	1	0	0	2	1
Roy Howell	4	2	2	3	1	0
Al Woods	4	1	1	0	1	1
Barry Bonnell	4	0	1	2	1	1
Bob Bailor	4	0	1	0	1	0
Ernie Whitt	5	1	2	2	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Peters	4	0	0	0	1	0
Alan Trammell	1	1	0	0	4	0
Steve Kemp	5	0	0	0	0	0
Champ Summers	4	1	2	0	1	0
Tim Corcoran	4	0	3	2	1	0
Lance Parrish	4	1	0	0	1	0
Al Cowens	5	1	0	0	0	1
Stan Papi	3	1	1	0	0	0
Lou Whitaker	3	1	1	2	1	0
John Wockenfuss	1	1	1	3	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Leal	4.1	5	5	1
Ken Schrom	2.2	0	3	0
Mike Barlow	0.1	0	0	0
Mike Willis	1.0	3	1	0
Jack Kucek	0.2	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Milt Wilcox	1.2	3	4	1
Bruce Robbins	0.1	1	2	0
Dave Tobik	5.0	3	0	3
Dave Rozema	1.0	1	1	2
Pat Underwood	1.0	2	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alfredo Griffin: D7
Garth Iorg: WP.2-3
Garth Iorg: W
Lloyd Moseby: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
John Mayberry: W.2-3;1-2
Roy Howell: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Al Woods: K/C
Barry Bonnell: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bob Bailor: 9

Bot 1

Rick Peters: 13
Alan Trammell: W
Steve Kemp: 9
Champ Summers: W.1-2
Tim Corcoran: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Ernie Whitt: S8
Alfredo Griffin: E5.1-2;B-1
Garth Iorg: 6(1)3/GDP.2-3
Lloyd Moseby: WP.3-H
Lloyd Moseby: W
John Mayberry: WP.1-2
John Mayberry: 13

Bot 2

Lance Parrish: 63
Al Cowens: 8
Stan Papi: E6.B-1
Lou Whitaker: HR/9.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Rick Peters: 43

Top 3

Roy Howell: HR/78
Al Woods: W
Barry Bonnell: W.1-2
Bob Bailor: 2/FL
Ernie Whitt: K
Alfredo Griffin: S8.2-H;1-3
Garth Iorg: SB2
Garth Iorg: 9

Bot 3

Alan Trammell: W
Steve Kemp: 7
Champ Summers: 46(1)/FO
Tim Corcoran: D7.1-H
Lance Parrish: 5

Top 4

Lloyd Moseby: K+PB.B-1
John Mayberry: 16(1)3/GDP
Roy Howell: 13

Bot 4

Al Cowens: K/C
Stan Papi: S7
Lou Whitaker: W.1-2
Rick Peters: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Al Woods: 8
Barry Bonnell: 53
Bob Bailor: 3

Bot 5

Alan Trammell: W
Steve Kemp: 8
Champ Summers: S9.1-2
Tim Corcoran: S7.2-H;1-2
Lance Parrish: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 6

Ernie Whitt: 31
Alfredo Griffin: S9
Garth Iorg: WP.1-2
Garth Iorg: 63.2-3
Lloyd Moseby: 63

Bot 6

Al Cowens: 63
Stan Papi: 23
Lou Whitaker: 8

Top 7

John Mayberry: K
Roy Howell: HR/9
Al Woods: 43
Barry Bonnell: 53

Bot 7

Rick Peters: 7
Alan Trammell: W
Steve Kemp: 8
Champ Summers: 43

Top 8

Bob Bailor: S7
Ernie Whitt: 36(1)/FO.B-1
Alfredo Griffin: K
Garth Iorg: E5.1-3;B-1
Lloyd Moseby: K/C

Bot 8

Tim Corcoran: W
Lance Parrish: W.1-2
Al Cowens: 65(2)/FO.1-2
John Wockenfuss: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Lou Whitaker: 6
Rick Peters: W
Alan Trammell: 7

Top 9

John Mayberry: W
Roy Howell: 9
Al Woods: S9.1-3
Barry Bonnell: SB2
Barry Bonnell: K/C
Bob Bailor: IW
Ernie Whitt: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Alfredo Griffin: K

Bot 9

Steve Kemp: 1/G
Champ Summers: D8
Tim Corcoran: S7.2-3
Lance Parrish: 9
Al Cowens: 9

Notes & reviews

Parrish chased Griffin back to 3B and tagged him out; in tagging him Parrish tripped over Griffin and accidentally spiked Brookens in the lip; Brookens required 12 stitches.

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