DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/16/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 187 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (5-10) 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 11 0
Detroit Tigers (11-4) 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 8 11 0
Tigers Edge Past Blue Jays, 8-7
Detroit beat Toronto at Tiger Stadium, eking out a 8-7 win. The win was due in large part to first baseman Mark McGwire, who earned player of the game honors. Detroit reliever Carl Willis picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Bryan Clark absorbed the loss. Detroit, now 11-4, has gotten their season off to a good start.

The clutch at-bat in the bottom of the ninth belonged to McGwire. Facing Bryan Clark with a runner on 2nd, the Detroit first baseman had a run-scoring double. Game over, walk-off style!

"This wasn't a good win," said McGwire. "It was a great win."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORES DETROIT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Jose RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .268 1 5
C. Ripken Jr. SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .155 3 5
C. Davis CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .186 4 6
E. Burks LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .183 3 7
B. Horner 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .264 4 8
J. Carter DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .348 2 4
B. Harper C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .319 3 7
M. Greenwell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .232 2 4
W. Randolph 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .214 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7 3 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Jose (4, 8th Inning off C. Willis, 3 on, 2 outs) E. Burks (3, 3rd Inning off D. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Harper (3, 6th Inning off D. Jackson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Carter (2, 2nd Inning off D. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out) C. Ripken Jr. (3, 7th Inning off D. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Randolph , F. Jose 2 , E. Burks 2 , M. Greenwell , J. Carter 4 , C. Ripken Jr. 4 , C. Davis 2 , B. Harper 4
2-out RBI: F. Jose , E. Burks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Randolph , E. Burks , M. Greenwell , C. Ripken Jr. , B. Horner
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Randolph-Ripken Jr.-Greenwell)
OF assists: 1 (Davis (Milligan at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Owen 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .224 0 8
T. Fernandez SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .367 0 12
M. McGwire 1B 5 1 3 4 0 1 0 .321 9 19
A. Belle LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .262 1 7
R. Milligan DH 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .106 0 3
D. Bichette RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .241 3 9
M. Bailey C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1 8
J. Walton CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .317 2 14
F. Rayford 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .314 2 9
Totals 35 8 11 8 4 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. McGwire (2, 9th Inning off B. Clark, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Fernandez (3, 3rd Inning off F. Wills, 0 on, 1 out) A. Belle (1, 6th Inning off F. Wills, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (9, 6th Inning off F. Wills, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Walton , R. Milligan , M. Bailey , S. Owen , T. Fernandez 4 , A. Belle 3 , M. McGwire 7 , D. Bichette
2-out RBI: S. Owen , M. McGwire 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Belle , F. Rayford
GIDP: D. Bichette
Team LOB: 4
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORES DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Wills 5.1 5 5 5 2 3 1 84 52 6.60   
C. Maldonado 1.2 5 2 2 1 1 0 37 23 7.36   
B. Clark L (0-2) 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 39 22 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Wills 39
Batters Faced: F. Wills 22, C. Maldonado 10, B. Clark 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Wills 7-5, C. Maldonado 1-2, B. Clark 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Wills 84-52, C. Maldonado 37-23, B. Clark 39-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Maldonado 1-1 , B. Clark 1-0
WP: C. Maldonado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Jackson 7.2 10 7 7 3 4 2 125 77 5.64   
C. Willis W (2-0), BS (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jackson 32
Batters Faced: D. Jackson 36, C. Willis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jackson 11-8, C. Willis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jackson 125-77, C. Willis 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Willis 3-2
WP: D. Jackson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark McGwire
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (40 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 34241
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