A seven-run outburst in the second inning propelled the Tigers to a 13-3 rout of the Indians. The Tribe committed three errors in the big frame, including a two-run throwing error by losing pitcher Rick Wise and pair by right fielder Paul Dade that led to two other runs. Lou Whitaker drove in one tally with a sacrifice fly and Rusty Staub capped the scoring binge with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 13, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      5, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  3
Tigers       0  7  0    1  0  2    0  3  x  -  13 12  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .280      LeFlore cf            5   3   2   0     0   0   .270
Manning cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .264      Whitaker 2b           4   2   3   2     0   0   .312
Bell 3b               5   0   0   1     0   1   .299      Staub dh              4   1   1   2     1   1   .293
Thornton 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .269      Thompson 1b           3   2   2   2     2   0   .300
Carbo dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .277      Kemp lf               4   1   1   2     1   0   .276
Alexander c           4   1   2   2     0   0   .241      May c                 5   1   1   1     0   1   .264
Grubb lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Mankowski 3b          0   1   0   0     0   0   .299
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Rodriguez ph,3b     3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Veryzer ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .268      Corcoran rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           4   2   2   1     0   0   .256
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     4   2             Totals               36  13  12  10     4   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 12,778
Left on Base: Indians 10, Tigers 5
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Dade 2, Wise
Doubles: Veryzer (7), Thornton (14), Thompson (16), LeFlore (13)
Home Runs: Alexander (17), Staub (11)
Stolen Bases: Dade (12), LeFlore (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Mankowski (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (1)
GIDP: Kuiper (6)
Hit by Pitch: Thornton (3,by Billingham)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(6-11)            1.2   4   7   3   1   0   1  12   3.30
Hood                    5.2   7   5   5   2   2   0  26   4.93
Monge                   0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.40
Totals                  8    12  13   9   4   2   1  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(7-5)       9    10   3   3   4   2   1  40   4.23
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   2   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (3)
Wild Pitches: Monge (3)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


INDIANS 1ST: Dade walked; Manning forced Dade (third to second);
Bell struck out; Thornton was hit by a pitch [Manning to
second]; Carbo singled [Manning to third, Thornton to second];
Alexander singled [Manning scored, Thornton to third, Carbo to
second]; Grubb flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
doubled to right; Dade singled [Veryzer to third]; Dade stole
second; Manning walked; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Veryzer scored, Dade to third, Manning to second]; Thornton
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson doubled to right; Kemp walked; May singled
to center [Thompson scored, Kemp to second]; Mankowski reached
on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Kemp scored (error by
Wise) (no RBI), May scored (no RBI), Mankowski to second];
Corcoran flied out to center [Mankowski to third]; Trammell
singled to right [Mankowski scored (unearned) (RBI), Trammell to
second (error by Dade)]; LeFlore reached on an error by Dade
[Trammell to third]; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Trammell scored (unearned)]; Staub
homered (unearned) [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; HOOD REPLACED
WISE (PITCHING); Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to center; 7 R
(3 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 7.

INDIANS 3RD: Carbo walked; Alexander flied out to right; Grubb
flied out to right; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 3RD: May grounded out (second to first); RODRIGUEZ BATTED
FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez flied out to center; Corcoran flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 7.

INDIANS 4TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); Dade struck out; Manning flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore doubled to
center; Whitaker singled to left [LeFlore scored]; Staub was
called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell made an out to shortstop; Thornton doubled to
center; Carbo flied out to left; Alexander grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); May was called
out on strikes; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Grubb singled to right; Kuiper grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grubb out at
second]; Veryzer singled to shortstop; Dade grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Trammell
singled to left; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled
[Trammell to second]; Staub walked [Trammell to third, Whitaker
to second]; Thompson singled to left [Trammell scored, Whitaker
scored, Staub to second]; Kemp grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 10.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Bell flied
out to right; Thornton walked; Carbo grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 7TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Corcoran grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 10.

INDIANS 8TH: Alexander homered; Grubb flied out to center;
Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer singled to
right; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled; Whitaker singled to center [LeFlore to second]; MONGE
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Staub popped to first in foul
territory; Thompson walked [LeFlore to third, Whitaker to
second]; Monge threw a wild pitch [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to
third, Thompson to second]; Kemp singled to right [Whitaker
scored, Thompson scored]; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 13.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning singled to left; Bell forced Manning
(shortstop to second); Thornton lined into a double play (third
to first) [Bell out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Tigers 13.