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Playing what turned out to be their last game under Frank Robinson as manager, the Indians rallied for two runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Tigers, 5-4. Ron Pruitt singled and scored with two out on a single by Duane Kuiper. After John Lowenstein walked, Jim Norris singled to drive in the winning run. Fred Kendall hit a two-run single for the Indians in the first inning and Jason Thompson homered with a man on base for the Tigers in the third to highlight the game's earlier scoring. [The Sporting News] Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 4Game Played on Saturday, June 18, 1977 (Day game) at Cleveland StadiumTigers 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1
Indians 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 x - 5 11 0
Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .265 Kuiper 2b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .265
Fuentes 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 Dade rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .316
Staub dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Lowenstein ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
Kemp lf 3 1 2 2 0 0 .262 Norris cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .286
Thompson 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .268 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .191
Oglivie rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Bell 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .305
May c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Kendall c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .244
Mankowski 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .289 Fosse dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Bochte ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268
Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pruitt lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .300
Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Duffy ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .189
Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanks ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 4 9 4 0 5 Totals 34 5 11 5 5 3
Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 16,062
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Indians 10
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 0
Errors: May
Doubles: Mankowski (3), Oglivie (9), Dade (5), Kendall (3)
Home Runs: Thompson (11)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (1)
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Roberts 6 6 3 3 4 2 0 28 4.71
Foucault L(3-3) 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 10 3.34
Sykes 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.11
Totals 8 11 5 5 5 3 0 39
Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Eckersley W(7-5) 9 9 4 4 0 5 1 35 3.08
Totals 9 9 4 4 0 5 1 35
Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Terry Cooney
TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Fuentes singled
to left; Staub singled to right [Fuentes to third]; Kemp hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Fuentes scored]; Thompson flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Dade doubled
to left; Norris made an out to shortstop; Thornton walked; Bell
walked [Dade to third, Thornton to second]; Kendall singled to
center [Dade scored, Thornton scored, Bell to third]; Fosse
struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1,
Indians 2.
TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie flied out to right; May popped to third in
foul territory; Mankowski doubled to right; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.
INDIANS 2ND: Pruitt struck out; Duffy grounded out (third to
first); Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers
1, Indians 2.
TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to left; Fuentes flied out to
center; LeFlore stole second; Staub made an out to second; Kemp
singled to center [LeFlore scored, Kemp to second (on throw to
home)]; Thompson homered [Kemp scored]; Oglivie struck out; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.
INDIANS 3RD: Dade flied out to right; Norris flied out to
center; Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Indians 2.
TIGERS 4TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Mankowski
struck out; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Indians 2.
INDIANS 4TH: Bell flied out to center; Kendall doubled to left;
Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Pruitt grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.
TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Fuentes made
an out to shortstop; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.
INDIANS 5TH: Duffy flied out to center; Kuiper walked; Dade
singled to left [Kuiper to second]; Norris flied out to right;
Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4,
Indians 2.
TIGERS 6TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson struck
out; Oglivie doubled to left; May grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.
INDIANS 6TH: Bell singled to center; Kendall flied out to left;
Fosse forced Bell (second to shortstop); Pruitt singled to left
[Fosse to second]; BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.
TIGERS 7TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Mankowski
singled; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Mankowski to second]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first);
Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Indians 2.
INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper walked; FOUCAULT REPLACED ROBERTS
(PITCHING); Dade forced Kuiper (third to second); Norris flied
out to right; Thornton singled to left [Dade to second]; Bell
singled to center [Dade scored, Thornton to third]; Kendall
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3.
TIGERS 8TH: Staub flied out to right; Kemp singled to right
[Kemp out at second (right to second)]; Thompson flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3.
INDIANS 8TH: BOCHTE BATTED FOR FOSSE; Bochte struck out; Pruitt
singled; Blanks grounded out (second to first) [Pruitt to
second]; Kuiper singled to center [Pruitt scored, Kuiper to
second (error by May)]; SYKES REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING);
LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR DADE; Lowenstein walked (walk was charged
to Foucault); Norris singled to center [Kuiper scored,
Lowenstein out at third (center to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 5.
TIGERS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Oglivie made
an out to third; May was called out on strikes; Mankowski lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 5.
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