[1]BOXSCORE: 1977 Toronto Blue Jays At 1977 Detroit Tigers 6/14/1977 [1]John Hiller pitches a gem as the Tigers take the opener in Detroit! [1] Blue Jays AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG B.Bailor SS 4 0 0 0 .313 R.Leflore CF 5 2 3 1 .362 R.Howell 3B 1 0 0 0 .274 T.Fuentes 2B 3 0 0 0 .336 D.Rader DH 4 0 1 0 .188 R.Staub DH 4 1 1 1 .340 O.Velez RF 3 0 0 0 .253 S.Kemp LF 5 2 2 0 .237 R.Fairly LF 4 0 0 0 .267 J.Thompson 1B 2 0 0 1 .283 D.Ault 1B 4 0 0 0 .248 B.Oglivie RF 3 2 2 1 .262 A.Ashby C 3 0 0 0 .240 M.May C 3 1 1 1 .219 D.McKay 2B 3 0 1 0 .225 P.Mankowski 3B 4 0 3 3 .264 S.Bowling CF 2 0 1 0 .245 C.Scrivener SS 3 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- [1] Totals 28 0 3 0 Totals 32 8 12 8 Blue Jays....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Tigers.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 8 12 0 [1]Blue Jays (20-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Jefferson LOSS(2-7) 6 1/3 9 6 6 6 5 0 118 5.74 A1 D6 M.Willis 1 2/3 3 2 2 0 1 1 23 5.40 D7 [1]Totals 8 12 8 8 6 6 1 [1]Tigers (16-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Hiller WIN(3-7) 9 3 0 0 5 9 0 143 5.03 A1 [1]Totals 9 3 0 0 5 9 0 ATTENDANCE- 16,278 DATE- Tuesday, June 14th 1977 TIME- Night UMPIRES- Ken Kaiser, Bill Haller, Bill Kunkel, Ron Luciano T- 2:41 LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 6 Tigers: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 1 Tigers: 2 DOUBLES- B.Oglivie-2(16th) HOME RUNS- R.Leflore(5th) SACRIFICE HITS- T.Fuentes SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Thompson WALKS- R.Howell-3, O.Velez, S.Bowling, T.Fuentes, R.Staub, J.Thompson, B.Oglivie, M.May, C.Scrivener STRIKE OUTS- B.Bailor, R.Howell, O.Velez-3, R.Fairly-2, D.Ault, D.McKay, R.Leflore, T.Fuentes, S.Kemp-2, B.Oglivie, C.Scrivener GIDP- D.Rader, T.Fuentes PASSED BALLS- M.May John Hiller pitched a 3 hit shutout as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8 to 0 at Tiger Stadium. Hiller(3-7) escaped virtually unscathed against the Toronto hitters. He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 3 hits and 5 walks in 9 innings. Detroit had 12 hits for the night. Jesse Jefferson(2-7) was the losing pitcher. He was unable to control the Detroit offense and allowed 9 hits and 6 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings. [2] [1]SCORESHEET: 1977 Toronto Blue Jays at 1977 Detroit Tigers B.Bailor-A1 A1:K B1:G/63 C1:G/13 D1:L-DP/5 3>1o R.Howell-A1 A2:W>b1 *4*:W>b1 *6*:K D2:W>b1 D.Rader-A1 A3:G-DP/6 B3:Si>12 C3:G/63 D3:G/63 43>1o O.Velez-A1 *2*:K B4:K C4:W>b1 *9*:K R.Fairly-A1 A5:K B5:PB>23 C5:K D5:G/43 12 G/3 D.Ault-A1 A6:G/63 B6:G/63 *7*:K D6:G/53 A.Ashby-A1 *3*:FO/2 *5*:L/4 C7:G/53 D.McKay-A1 A8:G/63 B8:Si C8:K S.Bowlin-A1 A9:Si B9:F/8 *8*:W>b1 R.Leflor-A1 A1:Si *2*:G/63 C1:Si>12 D1:K *8*:HR>b# T.Fuente-A1 A2:Sac/34 B2:W>b1 C2:G-DP/3 D2:K E2:G/63 >12 63>23 1o R.Staub-A1 A3:Si>2# B3:W>12 b C3:F/7 *7*:G/53 E3:L/3 1 S.Kemp-A1 A4:Si>13 B4:K *5*:G/63 D4:Si E4:K J.Thomps-A1 A5:SF/8>3 B5:L/4 C5:G/43 D5:W>12 b # 12 1 B.Oglivi-A1 A6:Do>2# *3*:K C6:Do D6:W>23 1 2 b1 M.May-A1 A7:W>b1 B7:F/8 C7:P/5 D7:Si>3# 2o 13 P.Mankow-A1 A8:Si>2# B8:G/63 *6*:Si D8:Si>3# 13 2# C.Scrive-A1 A9:F/7 *4*:W>b1 C9:K D9:L/6 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 1 *** 0 B.Bailor 5- 7 3 Strike Out b-0 1 R.Howell 4- 9 6 Walk b-1 1 1 D.Rader 1- 4 5 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 *** 0 R.Leflore 1- 6 9 3 Single b-1 0 1 T.Fuentes 2 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0 1 2 R.Staub 2- 5 1 Single 2-H b-1 1 1 S.Kemp 5- 6 1 Single 1-3 b-1 1 1 3 J.Thompson 1- 4 6 Sac Fly 3-H 1-2 b-0 2 2 B.Oglivie 1- 9 12 4 Double 2-H b-2 2 2 M.May 2- 9 6 Walk b-1 2 12 P.Mankowski 5- 9 7 2 Single 2-H 1-3 b-1 2 1 3 C.Scrivener 3- 9 2 Fly Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 2 *** 0 O.Velez 2- 5 3 Strike Out b-0 1 R.Fairly 5- 9 6 Strike Out b-0 2 D.Ault 6- 5 5 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 *** 0 R.Leflore 5- 6 3 Ground Out b-0 1 T.Fuentes 4- 9 5 Walk b-1 1 1 R.Staub 3- 6 4 Walk 1-2 b-1 1 12 S.Kemp 1- 7 4 Strike Out b-0 2 12 J.Thompson 3- 7 9 3 Line Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 3 *** 0 A.Ashby 2-12 5 Foul Out b-0 1 D.McKay 2- 5 5 Ground Out b-0 2 S.Bowling 6- 6 5 Single b-1 2 1 B.Bailor 2- 4 3 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 *** 0 B.Oglivie 4- 7 3 Strike Out b-0 1 M.May 2- 8 3 Fly Out b-0 2 P.Mankowski 6-10 6 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 4 *** 0 R.Howell 5-12 6 Walk b-1 0 1 D.Rader 6- 6 5 Single 1-2 b-1 0 12 O.Velez 4- 9 4 Strike Out b-0 1 12 R.Fairly 5-10 1 Passed Ball 2-3 1-2 1 23 R.Fairly 2- 9 3 Ground Out b-0 2 23 D.Ault 1- 8 5 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 *** 0 C.Scrivener 1- 6 5 Walk b-1 0 1 R.Leflore 5- 6 1 Single 1-2 b-1 0 12 T.Fuentes 2- 2 1 Ground Out Double Play 2-3 1-o b-0 2 3 R.Staub 5- 4 6 Fly Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 5 *** 0 A.Ashby 2- 6 3 Line Out b-0 1 D.McKay 3- 6 1 Single b-1 1 1 S.Bowling 4-11 3 Fly Out b-0 2 1 B.Bailor 4-12 1 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 *** 0 S.Kemp 5- 5 5 Ground Out b-0 1 J.Thompson 3- 3 4 Ground Out b-0 2 B.Oglivie 1- 9 4 5 Double b-2 2 2 M.May 1- 7 3 Pop Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 6 *** 0 R.Howell 1- 6 6 Strike Out b-0 1 D.Rader 1- 4 6 Ground Out b-0 2 O.Velez 2- 9 4 Walk b-1 2 1 R.Fairly 6- 7 5 Strike Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 *** 0 P.Mankowski 6- 8 2 5 Single b-1 0 1 C.Scrivener 3- 7 3 Strike Out b-0 1 1 R.Leflore 3- 8 3 Strike Out b-0 2 1 T.Fuentes 4- 7 3 Strike Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 7 *** 0 D.Ault 6- 7 4 Strike Out b-0 1 A.Ashby 2- 5 3 Ground Out b-0 2 D.McKay 4- 8 5 Strike Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 *** 0 R.Staub 3- 8 5 Ground Out b-0 1 S.Kemp 2- 9 2 Single b-1 1 1 J.Thompson 2- 9 5 Walk 1-2 b-1 1 12 B.Oglivie 4- 9 4 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Mike Willis 1 123 M.May 3- 8 4 Single 3-H 2-o 1-3 b-2 2 23 P.Mankowski 6- 5 6 2 Single 3-H 2-H b-1 2 1 C.Scrivener 2- 3 5 Line Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 8 *** 0 S.Bowling 4- 7 5 Walk b-1 0 1 B.Bailor 3-12 6 Line Out Double Play 1-o b-0 2 R.Howell 4- 9 5 Walk b-1 2 1 D.Rader 1- 5 6 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 *** 0 R.Leflore 6- 5 4 1 Home Run b-H 0 T.Fuentes 1- 8 5 Ground Out b-0 1 R.Staub 3- 9 3 Line Out b-0 2 S.Kemp 6- 9 3 Strike Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 9 *** 0 O.Velez 2-12 3 Strike Out b-0 1 R.Fairly 4- 6 12 4 Ground Out b-0 2 D.Ault 2- 6 3 Ground Out b-0