Every starting batter in the Tigers' lineup except Rusty Staub participated in the 16-hit attack that beat the Indians, 10-4. Although going 0-for-3, Staub scored two runs. Lance Parrish rapped a double and three singles. Detroit Tigers 10, Cleveland Indians 4Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland StadiumTigers 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 - 10 16 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 4 8 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .297 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Corcoran rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Cox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .292 Bell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .292 Staub dh 3 2 0 0 2 0 .280 Thornton 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Kemp lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Cage dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Parrish c 5 2 4 3 0 1 .229 Alexander c 2 0 0 1 0 1 .229 Stanley 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .271 Pruitt c 1 1 1 1 0 0 .246 Rodriguez 3b 5 2 3 2 0 0 .264 Norris lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .277 Stegman rf,cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .500 Briggs rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 Trammell ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .266 Kuiper 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .284 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .269 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 10 16 10 4 5 Totals 34 4 8 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 4,640 Left on Base: Tigers 9, Indians 7 DP: Tigers 0, Indians 1 Errors: Veryzer Doubles: Parrish (11), Rodriguez (23), Stegman (2), Thornton (21), Norris (11), Veryzer (17) Home Runs: Pruitt (5) Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (65) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (14) Sacrifice Hits: Kemp (2) Sacrifice Flies: Stegman (1), LeFlore (5), Alexander (5) GIDP: Trammell (10) Hit by Pitch: Thornton (6,by Wilcox) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(13-10) 8.1 8 4 4 2 2 1 36 3.62 Hiller 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.66 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 2 1 38 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(12-14) 2.1 6 3 3 1 1 0 13 3.14 Wise 3 5 2 2 1 0 0 15 4.42 Monge 3 2 2 2 2 3 0 12 2.87 Spillner 0.2 3 3 2 0 1 0 6 4.03 Totals 9 16 10 9 4 5 0 46 Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (8) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Lou DiMuro TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; Whitaker struck out; LeFlore stole second; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher) [LeFlore to third]; Kemp lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton was hit by a pitch; Cage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish singled to center; Stanley singled to third [Parrish to second]; Rodriguez singled to left [Parrish to third, Stanley to second]; Stegman hit a sacrifice fly to right [Parrish scored]; Trammell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Norris struck out (catcher to first); Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to shortstop; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub walked; Kemp singled to center [LeFlore scored, Staub to second]; WISE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Parrish singled to center [Staub scored, Kemp to second]; Stanley flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper walked; Veryzer walked [Kuiper to second]; Manning made an out to shortstop; Bell flied out to center; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0. TIGERS 4TH: Stegman flied out to left; Trammell singled to right; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Cage singled to center; Alexander forced Cage (third to second); Norris flied out to left; Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0. TIGERS 5TH: Staub flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish singled to center; Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0. TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Stegman singled to center [Rodriguez to second]; Trammell walked [Rodriguez to third, Stegman to second]; LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rodriguez scored, Stegman to third, Trammell to second]; MONGE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Whitaker singled to center [Stegman scored, Trammell to third]; Staub made an out to second; Kemp flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Bell singled to center; Thornton doubled to left [Bell to third]; Cage lined to shortstop; Alexander hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bell scored, Thornton to third]; Norris flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 1. TIGERS 7TH: PRUITT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Parrish was called out on strikes; Stanley was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 1. INDIANS 7TH: Briggs singled to right; Kuiper forced Briggs (second to shortstop); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kuiper to second]; Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 1. TIGERS 8TH: Stegman flied out to right; Trammell struck out; LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 1. INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton flied out to left; Cage grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 1. TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker walked; Staub walked [Whitaker to second]; Kemp out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Whitaker to third, Staub to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Parrish doubled to center [Whitaker scored, Staub scored]; Stanley reached on an error by Veryzer [Parrish to third]; Rodriguez doubled to left [Parrish scored, Stanley scored (unearned)]; Stegman doubled to right [Rodriguez scored]; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Indians 1. INDIANS 9TH: CORCORAN REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING RF); STEGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Pruitt homered; Norris doubled to right; Briggs flied out to left; Kuiper singled to right [Norris scored]; Veryzer doubled to left [Kuiper scored]; HILLER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); COX BATTED FOR MANNING; Cox grounded out (third to first); Bell flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Indians 4. |
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