Jason Thompson became first Detroit batter to drive in 100 runs since Willie Horton in 1966 as the Tigers ended their six-game losing streak by sweeping a twi-night doubleheader with the Indians, 5-3 and 2-1, with the nightcap going 10 innings. Ben Oglivie had four hits, including a homer, for the Tigers in the opener. Tim Corcoran batted in two runs with a double and Thompson accounted for his 100th RBI with a grounder.

The Indians took the lead in the second game with a run on a single by Bruce Bochte in the fourth inning. The Tigers pulled even in the eighth when Ron LeFlore singled, stole second and scored on a single by Tito Fuentes. In the 10th, Corcoran singled, took third on a single by Oglivie and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by LeFlore. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 14, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  2  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 13  1
Indians      1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .325      Dade cf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .292
Whitaker 2b           4   1   0   0     1   2   .353      Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Staub dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Blanks 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Thompson 1b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .270      Thornton 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .280
Oglivie rf            4   2   4   1     0   0   .253      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .285
Corcoran lf           4   0   2   2     1   0   .236      Bochte lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
May c                 4   0   1   0     1   0   .259      Pruitt rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .304
Mankowski 3b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Kendall c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .308        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .198
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  13   4     3   5             Totals               29   3   6   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: Tigers 12, Indians 5
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 1
Errors: Trammell, Thornton, Duffy
Doubles: Oglivie (21), Corcoran (1)
Home Runs: Oglivie (19)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 3 (36), Whitaker (2), Dade (13)
Caught Stealing: Pruitt (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Oglivie (1), Kuiper (18), Blanks (5), Kendall (5), Duffy (13)
GIDP: May (14), Bochte (17)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes W(5-5)            7.1   6   3   2   2   2   0  30   4.02
Taylor SV(2)            1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.00
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   4   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(12-12)          6.1  10   5   5   2   5   1  33   3.54
Monge                   2.2   3   0   0   1   0   0  11   5.10
Totals                  9    13   5   5   3   5   1  44

Balks: Bibby (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Ted Hendry


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker struck out;
Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to right; Kuiper reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Dade to second]; Blanks
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Dade to third, Kuiper
to second]; Thornton singled to left [Dade scored, Kuiper to
third]; Carty walked [Thornton to second]; Bochte grounded into
a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Kuiper out at
home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled to right; Oglivie doubled to right
[Thompson to third]; Corcoran doubled to left [Thompson scored,
Oglivie scored]; May grounded out (first to pitcher) [Corcoran
to third]; Mankowski struck out; Trammell struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Pruitt walked; Kendall out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Pruitt to second]; Duffy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Pruitt to third]; Dade singled to left
[Pruitt scored]; Dade stole second; Kuiper reached on an error
by Trammell [Dade scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Blanks flied out
to right; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to second; LeFlore stole second;
Whitaker walked; Bibby balked [LeFlore to third, Whitaker to
second]; Staub popped to third in foul territory; Thompson
reached on an error by Thornton [LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored
(no RBI)]; Oglivie singled to right [Thompson to second];
Corcoran flied out to center; May singled to left [Thompson to
third, Oglivie to second]; Mankowski flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
flied out to right; Bochte flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
reached on an error by Duffy; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker
reached on a fielder's choice [LeFlore out at third (pitcher to
shortstop)]; Whitaker stole second; Staub grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Pruitt singled to left; Kendall struck out; Duffy
struck out; Pruitt was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson flied out to left; Oglivie singled to
center; Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted) [Oglivie to
second]; May walked; Mankowski forced May (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Dade grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled
to right; Blanks flied out to right; Thornton flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker struck out;
Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty flied out to right; Bochte flied to left in
foul territory; Pruitt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 4, Indians 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Oglivie homered;
Corcoran singled to center; MONGE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Corcoran out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Kendall flied out to center; Duffy grounded out
(second to first); Dade lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, Indians 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Mankowski singled to left; On a bunt Trammell made
an out to first; LeFlore singled to right [Mankowski to second];
Whitaker flied out to center; Staub grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper popped to third in foul territory; Blanks
singled to left; TAYLOR REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Thornton
struck out; Carty struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Indians 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson singled to right; Oglivie out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Thompson to second]; Corcoran
was walked intentionally; May flied out to left; Mankowski
forced Corcoran (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Bochte flied out to left; Pruitt popped to catcher
in foul territory; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR KENDALL; Lowenstein
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 3.