The loser of four straight games since August 13, Dave Rozema got back on the winning track and pitched the Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Indians. Errors by Ron LeFlore and Jason Thompson enabled the Indians to score their pair in the third inning. The Tigers were held hitless by Mike Paxton until the fourth when they bunched four hits with a walk and a sacrifice fly for four runs. Phil Mankowski accounted for two tallies with a double. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Tigers       0  0  0    4  0  0    0  1  x  -   5 10  4


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .292      LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Whitaker 2b           4   0   3   1     1   0   .294
Carbo dh              2   1   0   0     1   0   .280      Staub dh              5   0   1   1     0   3   .286
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Thompson 1b           4   1   3   0     1   0   .296
Alexander c           4   1   2   0     0   1   .230      Kemp lf               4   1   1   0     1   2   .275
Norris rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      May c                 2   0   0   1     1   0   .264
Cox lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Corcoran rf           1   1   0   0     0   0   .269
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Wockenfuss ph,rf    2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Mankowski 3b          1   1   1   2     0   0   .300
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rodriguez ph,3b     1   0   0   0     1   0   .256
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   0     3   1             Totals               32   5  10   5     6   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 16,026
Left on Base: Indians 6, Tigers 12
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Paxton, LeFlore, Thompson, Trammell 2
Doubles: Alexander (19), Cox (7), Mankowski (7)
Sacrifice Flies: May (2)
GIDP: Thornton (13)
Hit by Pitch: Carbo (1,by Rozema), Mankowski (2,by Paxton), Corcoran (5,by Paxton)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton L(10-9)          3.2   4   4   4   3   2   0  20   3.70
Monge                   2.2   3   0   0   3   2   0  13   2.83
Spillner                1.2   3   1   1   0   2   0   8   3.70
Totals                  8    10   5   5   6   6   0  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(7-10)          9     5   2   0   3   1   0  35   3.15
Totals                  9     5   2   0   3   1   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Paxton 2 (8), Rozema (2)
Wild Pitches: Monge 2 (5)
Balks: Monge (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell walked; Kuiper forced Bell (third to
shortstop); Carbo forced Kuiper (second to shortstop) [Carbo to
second (error by Trammell)]; Thornton walked; Alexander forced
Thornton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
walked; Staub forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); Thompson
walked [Staub to second]; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Norris grounded out (first unassisted); Cox
grounded out (third to first); Manning reached on an error by
Trammell; Veryzer singled to center [Manning to second]; Bell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: May flied out to left; Corcoran made an out to
second; Mankowski was hit by a pitch; Trammell flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Carbo was
hit by a pitch; Thornton made an out to shortstop; Alexander
doubled to center [Carbo scored (error by LeFlore) (unearned),
Alexander scored (error by Thompson) (unearned)]; Norris flied
out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Staub was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Cox doubled to right; Manning grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cox to third]; Veryzer grounded out (third
to first); Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson singled to left; Kemp singled to right
[Thompson to second]; Kemp was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Paxton [Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; May hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Thompson scored, Kemp to third];
Corcoran was hit by a pitch; Mankowski doubled to left [Kemp
scored, Corcoran scored]; Trammell walked; LeFlore flied out to
center [Mankowski to third]; Whitaker singled to left [Mankowski
scored, Trammell to second]; MONGE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING);
Staub struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Carbo grounded out
(second to first); Thornton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson singled to right; Kemp walked [Thompson to
second]; May forced Thompson (pitcher to third) [Kemp to
second]; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Monge threw a wild
pitch [Kemp to third, May to second]; Wockenfuss made an out to
second; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez walked;
Trammell made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 6TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RODRIGUEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Alexander singled to left; Norris
singled to left [Alexander to second]; On a bunt Cox hit into a
double play (third to shortstop) [Alexander out at third];
Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled; Monge
balked [Whitaker to second]; Staub struck out; Whitaker was
picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Bell flied
out to right; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson singled to right; Monge threw a wild pitch
[Thompson to second]; Kemp flied out to center; May walked;
SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Wockenfuss flied out to
center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Carbo walked; Thornton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carbo out at second]; Alexander
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore singled
to right; Whitaker singled to right [LeFlore to second]; Staub
singled to center [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Thompson
lined to second; Kemp struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Tigers 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Cox grounded
out (third to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 5.
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