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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 28, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 28, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 28, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 28, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Slaton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim Evans |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Right Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Dade | Right Fielder |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Bernie Carbo | DH |
Gary Alexander | Catcher |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Ted Cox | Third Baseman |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 28, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Waits
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Waits
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Waits
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Waits
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Slaton
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Slaton
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Slaton
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Slaton
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Slaton
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Waits
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Waits
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Waits
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Slaton
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Slaton
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Slaton
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Slaton
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dade vs. Slaton
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Waits
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox juggles the ball. That's an error on Cox. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Waits
Dillard bunts towards the mound. Waits fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Waits
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner scores. Dillard moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemp vs. Waits
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dillard tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Waits
Staub takes first base on ball four. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Waits
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Waits
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Staub moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Waits
Stanley takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parrish vs. Waits
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Slaton
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Slaton
Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Slaton
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Waits
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Waits
Dillard bunts towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Kuiper covering, for the out. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Waits
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner scores. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Waits
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Waits
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Slaton
Carbo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Slaton
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Slaton
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slaton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Waits
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Waits
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Waits
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Slaton
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Slaton
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Slaton
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Waits
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Waits
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wagner for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Waits
Dillard is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Slaton
Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Slaton
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Slaton
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Slaton
Carbo takes first base on ball four. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Slaton
Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Waits
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Waits
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer misplays the ball. That's an error on Veryzer. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Waits
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Waits
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Hiller
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Hiller
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Waits
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Waits
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanley for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching. Milt May pinch hits for Lance Parrish.
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wagner vs. Spillner
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Hiller
Milt May now catching.
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Hiller
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Hiller
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Hiller
Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Bernie Carbo.
Pruitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Hiller
There's a wild pitch. Grubb moves to third. Pruitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Hiller
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Spillner
Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Steve Dillard.
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Spillner
LeFlore bunts in front of the plate. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Monge
Staub is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Monge
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Hiller
Lou Whitaker now playing second base. Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Duane Kuiper.
Blanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox bunts towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Hiller
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Hiller
Dade strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/28/1978, game 1 -- Detroit at Cleveland (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI LeFlore R, cf 4 1 2 2 Dade P, rf 5 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 3 0 0 1 Manning R, cf 2 0 1 0 Staub R, dh 3 0 1 0 Grubb J, lf 3 0 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 5 0 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 3 1 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 3 1 Carbo B, dh 2 1 0 0 Stanley M, rf 3 0 0 0 Pruitt R, ph 1 0 1 0 Parrish L, c 3 0 0 0 Alexander G, c 3 1 1 3 May M, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Wagner M, ss 4 2 1 0 Blanks L, ph 1 0 1 0 Dillard S, 2b 2 1 1 0 Cox T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Whitaker L, ph-2b 0 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 8 4 29 3 7 3 Detroit 003 100 000 -- 4 Cleveland 000 003 000 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Slaton J (W) 5.2 5 3 3 5 1 Hiller J (S) 3.1 2 0 0 2 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Waits R (L) 7.1 8 4 2 3 2 Spillner D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Monge S 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Cox T, Veryzer T DP -- Detroit 4, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Detroit 9, Cleveland 7 2B -- Rodriguez A HR -- Alexander G SH -- Dillard S, LeFlore R, Cox T SF -- Kemp S WP -- Hiller J T -- 2:33 A -- 0
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