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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 6, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 6, 1978 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 6, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 6, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Slaton |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 17,125 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Don Denkinger |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Norris | Right Fielder |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Gary Alexander | Catcher |
Bernie Carbo | DH |
Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Jeff Torborg | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
John Wockenfuss | Right Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 6, 1978
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Slaton
Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Slaton
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Slaton
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wockenfuss. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Slaton
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Slaton
Alexander is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Waits
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Waits
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Waits
There goes Whitaker. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Whitaker steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Waits
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Waits
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Waits
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Waits
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Waits
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Slaton
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Slaton
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Slaton
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Slaton
Veryzer hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Waits
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Waits
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Waits
Alexander fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Alexander. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeFlore vs. Waits
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Waits
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trammell scores. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Waits
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Waits
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it and throws to second for the out. Whitaker scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Waits
There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Waits
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Slaton
Norris hits a fly ball towards center. LeFlore settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on LeFlore. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Slaton
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Slaton covering, for the out. Norris moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Slaton
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. Norris scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Slaton
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Slaton
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Slaton
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Slaton
Grubb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wockenfuss. Grubb reaches second base with a double. Carbo moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuiper vs. Sykes
Bob Sykes now pitching.
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Waits
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Waits
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Reuschel
Paul Reuschel now pitching.
Parrish hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Reuschel
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Reuschel
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
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Sykes
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Veryzer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speed vs. Sykes
Horace Speed pinch hits for Jim Norris.
Speed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Sykes
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Sykes
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. Veryzer moves to third. Speed moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thornton vs. Sykes
Thornton hits a popup in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Reuschel
Horace Speed now playing right field.
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Reuschel
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 -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Reuschel
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Reuschel
Kemp is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Reuschel
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Sykes
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Wockenfuss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Sykes
Paul Dade pinch hits for Bernie Carbo.
Dade hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Sykes
Grubb is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Reuschel
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Reuschel
Parrish bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Reuschel
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Reuschel
LeFlore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wockenfuss scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Reuschel
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Reuschel
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Sykes
Kuiper hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Sykes
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speed vs. Sykes
Speed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Sykes
Manning hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Reuschel
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Reuschel
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Reuschel
Kemp hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Reuschel
Rodriguez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sykes
Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Sykes
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Sykes
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Sykes
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Spillner
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Spillner
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Sykes
Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Johnny Grubb.
Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Sykes
Ted Cox pinch hits for Duane Kuiper.
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Wockenfuss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Sykes
Veryzer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speed vs. Sykes
Speed hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanks moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pruitt vs. Sykes
Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Rick Manning.
Pruitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blanks scores. Speed moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Monge
Horace Speed now playing center field. Ron Pruitt now playing right field. Larvell Blanks now playing second base. Ted Cox now playing left field.
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Monge
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Monge
Staub takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Monge
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Monge
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hiller
Thornton hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Hiller
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Hiller
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Wockenfuss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/6/1978 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Norris J, rf 2 1 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 1 1 1 Speed H, ph-rf-cf 2 0 1 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 2 2 1 Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 3 1 1 1 Pruitt R, ph-rf 1 0 1 1 Thompson J, 1b 5 1 2 4 Bell B, 3b 5 1 1 1 Kemp S, lf 4 1 2 1 Thornton A, 1b 3 1 1 2 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Alexander G, c 4 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, rf 4 1 2 0 Carbo B, dh 2 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 3 0 1 0 Dade P, ph 3 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 4 1 1 0 Grubb J, lf 3 0 1 0 Blanks L, ph-2b 1 1 1 0 Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cox T, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 4 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 4 9 4 35 8 12 8 Cleveland 003 000 010 -- 4 Detroit 330 011 00x -- 8 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Waits R (L) 2.1 7 6 6 2 0 Reuschel P 3.2 5 2 2 1 1 Spillner D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Monge S 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Slaton J 2.2 4 3 0 2 1 Sykes B (W) 5.0 5 1 1 2 4 Hiller J (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Bell B 2, Alexander G, LeFlore R, Whitaker L LOB -- Cleveland 11, Detroit 9 2B -- Bell B, Grubb J, Veryzer T HR -- Thompson J, Thornton A, Kemp S SB -- Whitaker L, LeFlore R SH -- Parrish L WP -- Waits R T -- 2:34 A -- 17125
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