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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 11, 1979
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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 September 11, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 11, 1979 |
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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 | September 11, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Spillner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Rozema |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 7,983 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dallas Parks 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Al Clark 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hargrove | Left Fielder |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Ron Hassey | Catcher |
Dave Rosello | Second Baseman |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Dave Garcia | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Rick Peters | DH |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 11, 1979
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Rozema
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore 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. Rozema
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Rozema
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Rozema
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thornton vs. Rozema
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Spillner
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Spillner
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Spillner
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kemp vs. Spillner
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Summers vs. Spillner
Summers takes first base on ball four. LeFlore scores. Whitaker moves to third. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Spillner
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Whitaker scores. Kemp scores. Summers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Spillner
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brookens vs. Spillner
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spillner has Thompson trapped. There's the throw to Harrah and over to Hassey, who tags Thompson for the out. Parrish moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peters vs. Spillner
There goes Brookens. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Brookens steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peters vs. Spillner
Peters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish scores. Brookens scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Garland
Wayne Garland now pitching.
Garland fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Garland. Peters moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Garland
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peters scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Garland
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Garland
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello fields it and throws to second for the out. Trammell scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Garland
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rozema
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Rozema
Hassey hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosello vs. Rozema
Rosello takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Rozema
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Garland
Summers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Garland
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Garland
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Garland
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Garland
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Rozema
Hargrove is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Rozema
Manning 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, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Rozema
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Rozema
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Rozema
Thornton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Garland
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Garland
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. LeFlore reaches third base with a triple. Trammell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Garland
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kemp vs. Garland
Kemp hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Summers vs. Garland
Summers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rosello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rozema
Dave Stegman now playing center field. Kirk Gibson now playing right field.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Rozema
Hassey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosello vs. Rozema
Rosello takes first base on ball four. Hassey moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Rozema
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Rozema
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wihtol
Bo Diaz now catching. Sandy Wihtol now pitching.
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Wihtol
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Wihtol
Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Rozema
Manning 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, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Rozema
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Rozema
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Rozema
Thornton takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Rozema
There's a wild pitch. Harrah moves to third. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Rozema
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Wihtol
Jim Norris now playing center field. Dell Alston now playing right field. Ted Cox now playing third base. Wayne Cage now playing first base.
Peters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Wihtol
Trammell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stegman vs. Wihtol
Stegman hits a line drive into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Wihtol
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Tobik
Ed Putman now catching. Phil Mankowski now playing third base. Mark Wagner now playing shortstop. Dave Tobik now pitching.
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosello vs. Tobik
Rosello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Tobik
Veryzer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Tobik
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Wihtol
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Wihtol
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wihtol
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Tobik
Al Greene now playing left field.
Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Greene settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Tobik
Alston hits a popup towards third. Mankowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Tobik
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cage vs. Tobik
Cage hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cage for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putman vs. Wihtol
Putman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mankowski vs. Wihtol
Mankowski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alston. Mankowski reaches second base with a double. Putman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peters vs. Wihtol
Peters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Wihtol
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. Putman scores. Mankowski moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stegman vs. Wihtol
Stegman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mankowski scores. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Andersen
Larry Andersen now pitching.
Whitaker 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
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Young
Rick Peters now playing second base. Kip Young now pitching. Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Cliff Johnson.
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Young
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosello vs. Young
Rosello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Young
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. Rosello moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Young
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Andersen
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Andersen
Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Andersen
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putman vs. Andersen
Putman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Young
Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Greene settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Young
Alston hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gibson who is chasing the ball. Alston reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Young
Cox hits a popup towards third. Mankowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cage vs. Young
Cage hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gibson. Cage reaches second base with a double. Alston scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pruitt vs. Young
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/11/1979 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Hargrove M, lf 5 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 3 1 3 1 Manning R, cf 3 0 1 0 Stegman D, cf 2 0 1 1 Norris J, cf 2 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 0 1 Bonds B, rf 3 0 2 0 Young K, p 0 0 0 0 Alston D, rf 2 1 1 0 Kemp S, lf 3 1 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 2 0 1 0 Greene A, lf 1 0 0 0 Cox T, 3b 2 0 1 0 Summers C, rf 1 2 0 1 Thornton A, 1b 2 0 0 0 Gibson K, rf 2 0 0 0 Cage W, 1b 2 0 1 1 Thompson J, 1b 5 1 2 4 Johnson C, dh 3 0 1 0 Parrish L, c 3 2 2 2 Pruitt R, ph 2 0 0 0 Putman E, c 2 1 1 0 Hassey R, c 2 0 1 0 Brookens T, 3b 3 1 0 0 Diaz B, c 2 0 0 0 Mankowski P, 3b 1 1 1 0 Rosello D, 2b 2 0 2 0 Peters R, dh-2b 3 1 2 2 Veryzer T, ss 3 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 2 2 1 1 Wagner M, ss 1 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 1 11 1 36 14 13 14 Cleveland 000 000 001 -- 1 Detroit 821 000 21x -- 14 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Spillner D (L) 0.1 4 7 7 3 0 Garland W 2.2 4 4 4 1 1 Wihtol S 3.1 4 2 2 1 0 Andersen L 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Rozema D (W) 5.0 6 0 0 4 5 Tobik D 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 Young K 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 E -- Garland W DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 14, Detroit 4 2B -- Thompson J, Mankowski P, Cage W 3B -- LeFlore R, Alston D HR -- Parrish L, Thompson J SB -- Whitaker L, LeFlore R, Brookens T HBP -- by Garland W (Summers C) WP -- Rozema D T -- 2:52 A -- 7983
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