In a one-man batting show, Andre Thornton drove in all of the Indians' runs with two homers and a sacrifice fly to beat the Tigers, 4-2. The Tigers scored their runs on round-trippers by Steve Kemp and Phil Mankowski. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, June      24, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  5  1
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Dade rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .331      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .298
Norris cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .279      Staub dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .224
Carty dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Kemp lf               3   1   1   1     1   1   .262
Thornton 1b           3   2   2   4     0   0   .209      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Oglivie rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Grubb lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Mankowski 3b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .297
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Wockenfuss c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .193
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   5   4     1   1             Totals               34   2   8   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 22,533
Left on Base: Indians 1, Tigers 8
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Bibby
Home Runs: Thornton 2 (9), Kemp (9), Mankowski (3)
Caught Stealing: Grubb (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (1)
GIDP: Fuentes (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(7-4)            9     8   2   2   3   3   2  37   3.28
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   3   2  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(5-5)           9     5   4   4   1   1   2  32   3.21
Totals                  9     5   4   4   1   1   2  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Ken Kaiser


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Dade grounded
out (third to first); Norris grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
grounded out (third to first); Staub popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Thornton
homered; Bell was called out on strikes; Grubb grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp homered; Thompson flied out to left; Oglivie
singled to left; Oglivie was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Bibby [Oglivie to third]; Mankowski struck out;
Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse made an out to second; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer singled to right; LeFlore was called out on
strikes; Fuentes flied out to left; Staub walked [Veryzer to
second]; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
walked; Carty singled to left [Norris to third]; Thornton hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Norris scored, Carty to second]; Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); Mankowski singled to left;
Wockenfuss singled to right [Mankowski to third]; Veryzer forced
Wockenfuss (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Grubb singled to center; Fosse flied out to right;
Grubb was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Duffy
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
walked; Staub forced Fuentes (first to shortstop); Kemp walked
[Staub to second]; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade
flied out to center; Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie flied out to center; Mankowski homered;
Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Carty singled to left; Thornton homered [Carty
scored]; Bell flied out to right; Grubb lined to second; Fosse
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled to first; Fuentes grounded into a
double play (second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; Staub
singled to right; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Dade grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to center; Oglivie flied out to
center; Mankowski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first);
CORCORAN BATTED FOR VERYZER; Corcoran popped to catcher in foul
territory; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 2.