A four-run outburst in the second inning helped Jim Slaton gain his career high 15th victory as the Tigers defeated the Indians, 6-3. The Tigers' first two tallies came on singles by Alan Trammell and Ron LeFlore before Lou Whitaker added a pair with a triple. Slaton, who gave up 10 hits, ran out of steam with one out in the ninth and John Hiller relieved for his 12th save. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Tigers       0  4  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6 13  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .294      LeFlore cf            3   1   2   1     2   0   .294
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .285      Whitaker 2b           5   0   2   2     0   1   .290
Carbo dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .283      Staub dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .287
  Pruitt ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Thompson 1b           5   0   2   0     0   2   .292
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Alexander c           4   1   1   0     0   1   .228      Parrish c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .218
Norris rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Wockenfuss rf         4   1   2   1     1   0   .282
Cox lf                3   0   2   1     1   0   .242      Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .257
Manning cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .261      Trammell ss           3   1   1   1     1   1   .268
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  10   3     2   4             Totals               35   6  13   5     7   5

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 13,624
Left on Base: Indians 9, Tigers 13
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Kuiper
Doubles: Alexander (18), Carbo (11), Rodriguez (20), Wockenfuss (5), LeFlore (23), Parrish (10), Thompson (23)
Triples: Norris (4), Whitaker (7)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore 2 (13)
GIDP: Trammell (9)
Hit by Pitch: Staub (3,by Clyde)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde L(6-10)           1.1   5   4   4   2   1   0  11   4.56
Hood                    2.2   4   1   1   2   3   0  14   4.75
Kern                    4     4   1   1   3   1   0  18   2.95
Totals                  8    13   6   6   7   5   0  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(15-10)         8.1  10   3   3   2   3   0  37   4.17
Hiller SV(12)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.55
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Clyde (3)
Wild Pitches: Kern (5), Slaton (9)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz


INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Whitaker singled to left; Staub was hit
by a pitch [Whitaker to second]; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alexander doubled to center; Slaton threw a wild pitch
[Alexander to third]; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cox singled to center [Alexander scored]; Manning grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss
walked; Rodriguez doubled to right [Wockenfuss to third];
Trammell singled to right [Wockenfuss scored, Rodriguez to
third]; LeFlore singled to center [Rodriguez scored, Trammell to
second]; Whitaker tripled to left [Trammell scored, LeFlore
scored]; HOOD REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Staub lined to second;
Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer flied out to center; Bell singled to left;
Kuiper walked [Bell to second]; Carbo doubled to left [Bell
scored, Kuiper to third]; Thornton popped to first in foul
territory; Alexander grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp lined to center; Parrish grounded out (third to
first); Wockenfuss doubled to left; Rodriguez made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris grounded out (first to pitcher); Cox singled
to right; Manning flied out to left; Veryzer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell walked; LeFlore doubled to right [Trammell
to third]; Whitaker struck out; Staub was walked intentionally;
Thompson struck out; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper was
called out on strikes; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish doubled to left; Wockenfuss singled to
center [Parrish scored]; KERN REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING);
Rodriguez walked [Wockenfuss to second]; Trammell grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Wockenfuss to third,
Rodriguez out at second]; LeFlore flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alexander flied out to center; Norris tripled to center; Cox
walked; Manning singled [Norris scored, Cox to second]; Veryzer
lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Staub
singled to center; Thompson singled to left [Staub to second];
Kemp reached on an error by Kuiper [Staub to third, Thompson to
second]; Parrish made an out to second; Wockenfuss lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper was
called out on strikes; Carbo singled to right; Thornton made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Trammell
struck out; LeFlore walked; LeFlore was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Alexander struck out; Norris flied out to left; Cox
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker flied out to center; Staub singled to
center; Thompson doubled to right [Staub to third]; Kemp was
walked intentionally; Kern threw a wild pitch [Staub scored,
Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; Parrish reached on a
fielder's choice [Thompson out at home (third to catcher to
third), Kemp to third]; Wockenfuss forced Parrish (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning made an out to third; Veryzer singled to
center; Bell singled to left [Veryzer to second]; HILLER
REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Kuiper flied out to center; PRUITT
BATTED FOR CARBO; Pruitt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 6.