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Wednesday June 28, 1978
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Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, June 28, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  3  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Norris rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Manning cf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .260
Staub dh              3   0   1   1     1   0   .288      Grubb lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .301      Thornton 1b           3   0   1   1     0   1   .267
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Alexander dh          3   0   0   0     0   3   .225
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Cox 3b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Kuiper 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .258
  Rodriguez ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Blanks ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Wockenfuss rf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .277        Veryzer ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Diaz c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   4             Totals               26   2   3   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 13,489
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Indians 4
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 1
Doubles: May (5)
Stolen Bases: Thornton (2)
Caught Stealing: Staub (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (2), Grubb (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(4-7)           8     3   2   2   3   7   0  30   4.01
Totals                  8     3   2   2   3   7   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton W(5-4)           7.2   7   1   1   1   2   0  30   3.81
Monge SV(3)             1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.21
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   0  34

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker grounded out
(second to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
was called out on strikes; Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled to pitcher; Kemp made an out to
shortstop; May flied out to left; Mankowski singled to right
[Thompson to second]; Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton made an out to second; Alexander struck
out; Cox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
grounded out (second to first); Whitaker lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to right; Blanks grounded out
(second to first) [Kuiper to second]; Diaz flied out to center;
Norris walked; Manning singled to center [Kuiper scored, Norris
to third]; Grubb walked [Manning to second]; Thornton was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander struck out; Cox struck out; Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 1.

TIGERS 5TH: May popped to third in foul territory; Mankowski
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wockenfuss singled to left;
Trammell forced Wockenfuss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Blanks flied out to left; Diaz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Norris grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub
singled [LeFlore scored]; Thompson struck out while Staub was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning walked; Grubb out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Manning to second]; Thornton singled to left
[Manning scored]; Thornton stole second; Alexander struck out;
Cox grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 7TH: VERYZER REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Kemp grounded
out (second to first); May doubled to right; Mankowski grounded
out (first unassisted) [May to third]; Wockenfuss struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
struck out; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore flied out to
center; Whitaker flied out to center; Staub walked [Trammell to
second]; MONGE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Thompson struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
flied out to center; Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp flied out to left; May grounded out (second to
first); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.



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