Getting six runs in the first two innings, the Tigers rolled over the Indians, 8-4. Three runs in the opening frame resulted from a homer by Jason Thompson with two mates aboard. In the second inning, Lance Parrish singled and was forced at second by Alan Trammell. When catcher Gary Alexander threw wildly on an attempted pickoff, Trammell went to third.

After Ron LeFlore walked, Lou Whitaker singled home Trammell. A single by Rusty Staub drove in LeFlore and Whitaker crossed the plate as Thompson bounced into a fielder's choice. Bob Sykes relieved Tiger starter Jim Slaton in the third inning and allowed only one run the rest of the way though he needed help from John Hiller, who pitched a perfect inning and a third to pick up his ninth save. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Thursday, July      6, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  3
Tigers       3  3  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   8 12  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris rf             2   1   0   0     0   0   .248      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   1     1   0   .270
  Speed ph,rf,cf      2   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Whitaker 2b           4   2   2   1     1   0   .316
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Staub dh              3   1   1   1     2   0   .294
  Pruitt ph,rf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .238      Thompson 1b           5   1   2   4     0   2   .301
Bell 3b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .298      Kemp lf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .279
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   2     2   0   .270      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Alexander c           4   0   0   0     1   2   .237      Wockenfuss rf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Carbo dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Parrish c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .229
  Dade ph,dh          3   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Trammell ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Grubb lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blanks ph,2b        1   1   1   0     0   0   .253        Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .251        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cox ph,lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Veryzer ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .274
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4   9   4     4   5             Totals               35   8  12   8     5   2

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 17,125
Left on Base: Indians 11, Tigers 9
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Bell 2, Alexander, LeFlore, Whitaker
Doubles: Bell (19), Grubb (8), Veryzer (8)
Home Runs: Thornton (15), Thompson (19), Kemp (5)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (6), LeFlore (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Parrish (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(6-9)            2.1   7   6   6   2   0   1  16   2.74
Reuschel                3.2   5   2   2   1   1   1  17   3.89
Spillner                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.49
Monge                   1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   3.32
Totals                  8    12   8   8   5   2   2  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  2.2   4   3   0   2   1   1  16   4.70
Sykes W(4-4)            5     5   1   1   2   4   0  22   4.18
Hiller SV(9)            1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.27
Totals                  9     9   4   1   4   5   1  42

Wild Pitches: Waits (9)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Norris flied out to left; Manning grounded out
(third to first); Bell doubled to right; Thornton walked;
Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
singled to left; Whitaker stole second; Staub walked; Thompson
homered [Whitaker scored, Staub scored]; Kemp singled [Kemp to
second (error by Bell)]; Rodriguez flied out to center;
Wockenfuss flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Grubb flied
out to center; Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish singled to center; Trammell forced Parrish
(shortstop to second); Trammell was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Alexander [Trammell to third]; LeFlore
walked; Whitaker singled to center [Trammell scored, LeFlore to
third]; Staub singled to right [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to
third]; Thompson forced Staub (first to shortstop) [Whitaker
scored]; Waits threw a wild pitch [Thompson to second]; Kemp
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris reached on an error by LeFlore [Norris to
second]; Manning grounded out (first to pitcher) [Norris to
third]; Bell reached on an error by Whitaker [Norris scored
(unearned) (RBI)]; Thornton homered (unearned) [Bell scored
(unearned)]; Alexander walked; Carbo forced Alexander (second to
shortstop); Grubb doubled to right [Carbo to third]; SYKES
REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Kuiper flied out to left; 3 R (0
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to center; Wockenfuss singled to
left; REUSCHEL REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Parrish lined to
third; Trammell singled to center [Wockenfuss to second];
LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Veryzer doubled to left; SPEED BATTED FOR NORRIS;
Speed walked; Manning struck out; Bell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Veryzer to third, Speed to second]; Thornton made
an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: SPEED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Whitaker flied
out to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson
singled [Thompson to second (error by Bell)]; Kemp was walked
intentionally; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Alexander flied out to right; DADE BATTED FOR
CARBO; Dade flied out to center; Grubb was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wockenfuss singled
to center; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Wockenfuss to second]; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to
first); LeFlore singled to left [Wockenfuss scored]; LeFlore
stole second; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper lined to second; Veryzer singled; Speed
forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); Manning made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
struck out; Kemp homered; Rodriguez flied to left in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell popped to catcher in foul territory; Thornton
walked; Alexander struck out; Dade forced Thornton (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: SPILLNER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Wockenfuss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trammell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 8TH: BLANKS BATTED FOR GRUBB; Blanks singled to center;
COX BATTED FOR KUIPER; Cox flied out to right; Veryzer struck
out; Speed singled to left [Blanks to third]; PRUITT BATTED FOR
MANNING; Pruitt singled to right [Blanks scored, Speed to
third]; HILLER REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Bell flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: SPEED CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); PRUITT STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); COX
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING);
LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker walked;
Staub walked [Whitaker to second]; Thompson struck out; Kemp
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
4, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton lined to left; Alexander grounded out
(second to first); Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 8.