Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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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