A sacrifice fly by Rusty Staub enabled the Tigers to defeat the Indians, 1-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Dave Rozema. Ron LeFlore opened the Tigers' sixth by drawing a walk from Paul Reuschel. After stealing his 63rd base of the season, LeFlore advanced to third on a bunt by Lou Whitaker and scored when Staub hit a sacrifice fly for his 110th RBI. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 1, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .295      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Norris lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Staub dh              3   0   0   1     0   0   .282      Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Cage dh               3   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Kemp lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .276      Cox 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
May c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Briggs rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Rodriguez 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Bell ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Diaz c                2   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
                                                          Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   9   1     0   3             Totals               26   0   4   0     1   1

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  4,070
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Indians 1
DP: Tigers 3, Indians 2
Doubles: Thompson (24)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (63)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (13), Norris (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (11)
GIDP: Staub (21), Manning (10)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(8-10)          9     4   0   0   1   1   0  28   2.99
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   1   0  28

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(2-3)         8.2   9   1   1   0   3   0  32   3.60
Monge                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.75
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   3   0  33

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
singled to center; Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Kemp singled to center; May
flied out to center; Corcoran flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Cage singled to right; Cox lined into a double play
(second to first) [Cage out at first]; Briggs grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Trammell
singled to right; LeFlore singled to center [Trammell to
second]; Whitaker forced LeFlore (second to shortstop) [Trammell
to third]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to right; Kuiper was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out
(third to first); Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson doubled to right; Kemp flied out to left;
May singled [Thompson out at home (shortstop to catcher), May
out at second (catcher to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to center; Norris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Manning to second]; Thornton
grounded out (third to first); Cage flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski
grounded out (second to first); Trammell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Cox made an out to shortstop; Briggs grounded out
(first unassisted); Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to third; LeFlore stole second;
Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [LeFlore to
third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore scored];
Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Diaz singled to left;
Manning grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Diaz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 0.

TIGERS 7TH: On a bunt Kemp struck out; May singled; Corcoran
forced May (first to shortstop); Mankowski flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Norris
grounded out (first to pitcher); Thornton walked; Cage lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Thornton out at first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); Briggs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to left; Kemp singled to center; MONGE REPLACED
REUSCHEL (PITCHING); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: BELL BATTED FOR VERYZER; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); ALEXANDER BATTED FOR DIAZ; Alexander was
called out on strikes; Manning grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.