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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 9, 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 September 9, 1978 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 9, 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 | September 9, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Paxton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Rozema |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 16,026 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Bernie Carbo | DH |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Gary Alexander | Catcher |
Jim Norris | Right Fielder |
Ted Cox | Left Fielder |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
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 |
Milt May | Catcher |
Tim Corcoran | Right Fielder |
Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 9, 1978
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rozema
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Rozema
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Rozema
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitaker throws to second for one, and Trammell throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Rozema
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Rozema
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Paxton
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Paxton
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Paxton
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Paxton
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Paxton
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Rozema
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norris for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Rozema
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Rozema
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Rozema
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Rozema
Bell 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
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Paxton
May hits a fly ball into left field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Paxton
Corcoran hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Paxton
Mankowski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Paxton
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Rozema
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Rozema
Carbo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Rozema
Thornton hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Rozema
Alexander hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. LeFlore fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on LeFlore. Thompson fumbles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Carbo goes all the way around to score. Alexander moves all the way to home. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Rozema
Norris 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, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Paxton
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Paxton
Whitaker 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, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Paxton
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Rozema
Cox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Corcoran. Cox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Rozema
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veryzer vs. Rozema
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Rozema
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Paxton
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Paxton
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Paxton
Paxton fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Paxton. Thompson moves to third. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Paxton
May hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson tags and scores. Kemp tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corcoran vs. Paxton
Corcoran is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mankowski vs. Paxton
Mankowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cox. Mankowski reaches second base with a double. Kemp scores. Corcoran goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Paxton
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Paxton
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mankowski moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Paxton
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mankowski scores. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Staub strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Rozema
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Rozema
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, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Rozema
Thornton hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Monge
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Monge
Kemp takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Monge
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monge fields it and throws to third for the out. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wockenfuss vs. Monge
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Tim Corcoran.
There's a wild pitch. Kemp moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wockenfuss vs. Monge
Wockenfuss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Monge
Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Phil Mankowski.
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Monge
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Rozema
John Wockenfuss now playing right field. Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base.
Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Rozema
Norris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Rozema
Cox bunts towards third. Rodriguez catches it and throws to second to double up Alexander. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Rozema
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Monge
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Monge
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Monge
The umpire calls a balk on Monge Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Monge
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Monge
Monge spins and fires to second, with Veryzer covering, and Whitaker is picked off. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Rozema
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rozema
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Wockenfuss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Rozema
Kuiper 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
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Monge
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Monge
There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Monge
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Monge
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wockenfuss vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Spillner
Rodriguez 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, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Rozema
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Rozema
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Rozema
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Spillner
Trammell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Spillner
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Spillner
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Spillner
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Spillner
Thompson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemp vs. Spillner
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Rozema
Norris 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, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Rozema
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Rozema
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/9/1978 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Bell B, 3b 3 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 5 1 1 0 Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 3 1 Carbo B, dh 2 1 0 0 Staub R, dh 5 0 1 1 Thornton A, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 1 3 0 Alexander G, c 4 1 2 0 Kemp S, lf 4 1 1 0 Norris J, rf 4 0 1 0 May M, c 2 0 0 1 Cox T, lf 4 0 1 0 Corcoran T, rf 1 1 0 0 Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 3 0 1 0 Mankowski P, 3b 1 1 1 2 Rodriguez A, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 5 0 32 5 10 5 Cleveland 002 000 000 -- 2 Detroit 000 400 01x -- 5 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Paxton M (L) 3.2 4 4 4 3 2 Monge S 2.2 3 0 0 3 2 Spillner D 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Rozema D (W) 9.0 5 2 0 3 1 E -- Trammell A 2, Thompson J, LeFlore R, Paxton M DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 12 2B -- Alexander G, Cox T, Mankowski P SF -- May M HBP -- by Paxton M (Mankowski P), by Rozema D (Carbo B), by Paxton M (Corcoran T) WP -- Monge S 2 Balk -- Monge S T -- 2:40 A -- 16026
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