A grand-slam home run by Steve Kemp highlighted the Tigers' 9-5 triumph over the Indians. The big blow came in the first inning and gave the Tigers a 4-2 lead. But the Indians came back and eventually tied the score at 5-5 in the top of the third. Milt May broke the deadlock by leading off the Tigers' half of the third with a home run. May also drove in a run with a double in the sixth and Kemp lashed a two-run double in the same stanza. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 9, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Thursday, August    17, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      2  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  2
Tigers       4  1  1    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   9 12  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .259      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .292
Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .299      Whitaker 2b           4   2   2   0     1   0   .299
Grubb lf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .271      Staub dh              3   1   1   1     1   1   .302
Thornton 1b           5   2   2   2     0   0   .278      Thompson 1b           4   2   2   0     1   1   .299
Carbo dh              1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Kemp lf               5   2   2   6     0   0   .287
  Dade ph,dh          3   0   1   0     0   0   .263      May c                 4   1   2   2     1   1   .282
Alexander c           4   0   1   1     0   1   .232      Corcoran rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Norris rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Mankowski 3b          0   0   0   0     2   0   .300
Kuiper 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .288        Rodriguez ph,3b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Trammell ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Freisleben p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  11   5     2   4             Totals               34   9  12   9     7   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 18,966
Left on Base: Indians 8, Tigers 9
DP: Indians 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Alexander, Hood
Doubles: Bell (24), Kemp (15), May (8)
Triples: Kuiper (4), Bell (7), Corcoran (1)
Home Runs: Thornton (24), Kemp (10), May (10)
Stolen Bases: Thornton (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (10)
GIDP: Whitaker (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben              0.1   3   4   4   2   0   1   6   7.25
Hood L(5-5)             2.2   2   2   1   4   0   1  14   4.71
Monge                   2.2   6   3   3   0   2   0  13   3.04
Spillner                2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.88
Totals                  8    12   9   8   7   3   2  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  2.1   6   5   5   0   1   1  13   4.17
Glynn                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.69
Morris W(3-4)           6     4   0   0   2   3   0  24   4.05
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   4   1  40

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to center; Bell flied out to
left; Grubb singled to left; Thornton homered [Grubb scored];
Carbo grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled to
left; Staub singled to right [Whitaker to third]; Thompson
walked [Staub to second]; Kemp homered [Whitaker scored, Staub
scored, Thompson scored]; May walked; HOOD REPLACED FREISLEBEN
(PITCHING); Corcoran flied out to right; Mankowski walked [May
to second]; Trammell lined to third; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Norris singled to left;
Kuiper tripled to right [Norris scored]; Veryzer grounded out
(third to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 2ND: LeFlore singled; Whitaker walked [LeFlore to
second]; Whitaker was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Alexander [LeFlore to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to
center [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Thompson grounded out
(second to first) [Whitaker to second]; Kemp grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell tripled to right; Grubb grounded out (second
to first) [Bell scored]; Thornton singled to left; GLYNN
REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); DADE BATTED FOR CARBO; Dade flied
out to right; Thornton stole second; Alexander singled to center
[Thornton scored]; Norris forced Alexander (second unassisted);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 3RD: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); May homered;
Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski walked;
Trammell reached on a fielder's choice [Mankowski to third
(error by Hood), Trammell to second]; LeFlore was walked
intentionally; Whitaker grounded into a double play (second to
first) [LeFlore out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
5, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 4TH: MORRIS REPLACED GLYNN (PITCHING); Kuiper grounded
out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to first);
Manning walked; Bell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: MONGE REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Staub flied out to
center; Thompson singled to right; Kemp flied out to left; May
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Tigers 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Thornton
grounded out (third to first); Dade singled to left; Alexander
forced Dade (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran tripled to right; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR
MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez hit into a double play to left [Corcoran
out at home (left to catcher)]; Trammell flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Norris
grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer
struck out; Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
5, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore flied out to left; Whitaker singled to
center; Staub struck out; Thompson singled to center [Whitaker
to third]; Kemp doubled to center [Whitaker scored, Thompson
scored]; May doubled to right [Kemp scored]; SPILLNER REPLACED
MONGE (PITCHING); Corcoran flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 9.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell walked; Grubb forced Bell (first to
shortstop); Thornton flied to left in foul territory; Dade made
an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied to right in foul territory; Trammell
singled to left; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 9.

INDIANS 8TH: Alexander grounded out (second to first); Norris
grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub walked; Thompson struck out; Kemp flied out to
center; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Tigers 9.

INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer singled to left; Manning flied out to
center; Bell doubled to left [Veryzer to third]; Grubb struck
out; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 9.