A three-run outburst in the eighth inning gave the Indians a 6-3 decision over the Tigers. The score was 3-3 and with one out in the eighth when the winning rally began with walks to Paul Dade and pinch-hitter Johnny Grubb. After a single by Andre Thornton plated Dade, a single by Rick Manning sent Jack Morris to the showers.

Steve Foucault relieved and was tapped for an RBI single by Manning. Ted Cox walked to load the bases and Jim Norris drew a pass to force in Thornton. Jim Crawford replaced Foucault and finally put out the fire. The Tribe's first three tallies came in the third on a homer by Gary Alexander following a pair of walks. The Tigers chased Indians' starter David Clyde in the sixth on a single by Mickey Stanley, an error and a single by Steve Dillard. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Thursday, June      29, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Indians      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   6  4  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .264      Dade rf               2   2   0   0     2   0   .280
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .264      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Staub dh              3   0   1   1     1   0   .288        Grubb ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .238
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .298        Blanks ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   0     0   2   .280      Thornton 1b           2   2   1   1     2   0   .269
Stanley rf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .213      Alexander dh          4   1   1   3     0   2   .226
Parrish c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .217      Pruitt lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Wagner ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Manning cf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .262
Dillard 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .247      Cox 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .206
  Whitaker ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Speed cf,lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norris ph,lf        1   0   0   1     1   0   .263
  Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Diaz c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     6   5             Totals               28   6   4   6     7   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  5,672
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Indians 5
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 0
Errors: Cox
Doubles: LeFlore (10), Veryzer (5)
Home Runs: Alexander (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Wagner 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes                   3     2   3   3   3   1   1  14   4.50
Morris L(1-3)           4.1   1   3   3   2   1   0  16   4.50
Foucault                0.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   4   2.37
Crawford                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.16
Totals                  8     4   6   6   7   4   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde                   5.1   4   3   2   6   2   0  27   3.99
Kern W(6-3)             3.2   3   0   0   0   3   0  14   3.73
Totals                  9     7   3   2   6   5   0  41

Passed Balls: Diaz (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp
walked; Staub flied out to left; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer
doubled to left; Thornton walked; Alexander popped to first in
foul territory; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley
walked; Diaz allowed a passed ball [Stanley to second]; Parrish
singled to left [Stanley scored, Parrish to second (on throw to
home)]; Wagner grounded out (first unassisted) [Parrish to
third]; Dillard grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Speed struck
out; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore doubled to right; Kemp grounded out (second
to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left
[LeFlore scored]; Thompson walked; Rodriguez made an out to
first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade
walked; Veryzer grounded out (first unassisted) [Dade to
second]; Thornton walked; Alexander homered [Dade scored,
Thornton scored]; Pruitt lined to third; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
flied out to left; Wagner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: MORRIS REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Cox flied out to
right; Speed grounded out (second to first); Kuiper grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

TIGERS 5TH: MANNING REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING CF); SPEED CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Dillard grounded out (second to first);
LeFlore walked; Kemp struck out; Staub walked [LeFlore to
second]; Thompson walked [LeFlore to third, Staub to second];
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade flied
out to center; Veryzer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley singled to center; Parrish reached on an
error by Cox [Stanley to second]; Wagner out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Stanley to third, Parrish to second]; Dillard
singled to right [Stanley scored (unearned), Parrish to third];
KERN REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); LeFlore struck out; Kemp
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton flied out to center; Alexander struck out;
Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Indians 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez singled to center;
Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Cox flied out to left; NORRIS BATTED FOR SPEED;
Norris flied out to center; On a bunt Kuiper grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 8TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Parrish singled
to left; Wagner out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Parrish to second]; WHITAKER BATTED FOR DILLARD; Whitaker
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parrish to third]; LeFlore
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Diaz flied
out to right; Dade walked; GRUBB BATTED FOR VERYZER; Grubb
walked [Dade to second]; Thornton singled to left [Dade scored,
Grubb to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Alexander
struck out; Manning singled to center [Grubb scored, Thornton to
third, Manning to second (on throw)]; Cox walked; Norris walked
[Thornton scored, Manning to third, Cox to second]; CRAWFORD
REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Kuiper struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 6.

TIGERS 9TH: BLANKS REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Kemp struck out;
Staub singled to left; Thompson forced Staub (second to
shortstop); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 6.