A three-run outburst in the ninth inning carried the Indians to a 7-4 victory over the Tigers. The score was 4-4 when Duane Kuiper singled and Tom Veryzer sacrificed. John Hiller replaced Milt Wilcox on the mound for the Tigers and was greeted with a single by Rick Manning that plated Kuiper with the tie-breaking tally. Buddy Bell then followed with a homer to put the game on ice. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  1  3  -   7 12  0
Tigers       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   1   3   1     0   0   .262      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Bell 3b               5   1   1   2     0   0   .291      Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Thornton 1b           4   1   0   0     1   0   .268      Staub dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Cage dh               4   0   1   0     1   1   .216      Thompson 1b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .297
Alexander c           4   1   2   2     0   0   .233      Kemp lf               4   1   1   2     0   2   .275
Carbo rf              3   1   1   1     0   2   .281      May c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
  Speed rf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .240        Dillard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Norris lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .285        Parrish c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Kuiper 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Corcoran rf           3   1   0   0     0   0   .266
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   1     0   1   .271        Wockenfuss ph,rf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .259
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .266
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  12   7     2   4             Totals               33   4   7   4     5   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 15,583
Left on Base: Indians 6, Tigers 8
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Thompson
Doubles: Norris (10), Speed (4), Rodriguez (21)
Triples: Veryzer (4)
Home Runs: Carbo (5), Alexander (24), Bell (6), Kemp (12)
Stolen Bases: Trammell (3)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (8), Manning (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (12), Trammell (6)
Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (4,by Wilcox)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                6     5   2   2   2   2   0  25   3.82
Spillner                1.1   2   2   2   1   1   1   7   3.87
Monge                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.82
Kern W(9-9)             1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.91
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   3   1  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(12-10)         8.1  10   5   5   2   4   2  36   3.59
Hiller                  0.2   2   2   2   0   0   1   4   2.76
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   4   3  40

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (7)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to center; Bell flied out to
center; Thornton flied out to left; Cage walked [Manning to
second]; Alexander made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
singled to center; Staub grounded out (second to first)
[Whitaker to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo struck out; Norris doubled to right; Kuiper
lined to second; Veryzer tripled to right [Norris scored];
Manning grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp struck out; May singled to right; Corcoran
forced May (shortstop to second); Rodriguez doubled to left
[Corcoran scored]; Trammell singled to center [Rodriguez
scored]; Trammell stole second; LeFlore walked; Whitaker popped
to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell flied out to right; Thornton walked; Cage
singled to left [Thornton to second]; Alexander singled to
center [Thornton scored, Cage to third]; Carbo struck out;
Norris made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
walked; Kemp struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper was hit by a pitch; Kuiper was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Veryzer struck out;
Manning singled to right; Manning was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Corcoran popped to third in foul territory;
Rodriguez made an out to first; Trammell made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell flied out to center; Thompson dropped a foul
fly hit by Thornton for an error; Thornton grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore popped to first in foul territory; Whitaker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Alexander flied out to center; Carbo homered;
Norris grounded out (second to first); Kuiper flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: SPEED REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); Thompson singled
to right; Kemp flied out to left; May forced Thompson (first to
shortstop); Corcoran flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Manning
popped to third in foul territory; Bell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: SPILLNER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Rodriguez
singled to left; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Cage made
an out to shortstop; Alexander homered; Speed doubled to left;
Norris flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson
walked; Kemp homered [Thompson scored]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER
(PITCHING); May walked; DILLARD RAN FOR MAY; WOCKENFUSS BATTED
FOR CORCORAN; Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first) [Dillard
to second]; KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Rodriguez flied out
to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 9TH: PARRISH REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING C ); WOCKENFUSS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kuiper to second];
HILLER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Manning singled to left
[Kuiper scored, Manning to second (on throw to home)]; Bell
homered [Manning scored]; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cage grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Whitaker walked;
Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 7, Tigers 4.