Home runs by Ron Pruitt and Tom Veryzer lifted the Indians to a 2-1 triumph over the Tigers. Pruitt hit a 2-0 pitch into the left field seats with two out in the seventh inning and Veryzer clouted a leadoff round-tripper in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   2  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .296      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Whitaker 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .291      Norris lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Staub dh              4   1   0   0     0   0   .278        Speed lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Kemp lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .277      Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .226      Cage dh               3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Stanley 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .290
  Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Briggs rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Pruitt c              3   1   2   1     0   0   .253
Stegman rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Veryzer ss            2   1   1   1     1   0   .270
Young 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               29   1   4   0     4   5             Totals               29   2   6   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  4,515
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Indians 4
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 2
Errors: Veryzer
Home Runs: Pruitt (6), Veryzer (1)
Stolen Bases: Norris (10)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (15), Cage (2)
GIDP: Stegman (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young L(6-6)            8     6   2   2   1   3   2  30   2.66
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   3   2  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood                    6.1   4   1   0   3   2   0  25   4.55
Kern W(10-9)            2.2   0   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.75
Totals                  9     4   1   0   4   5   0  33

Wild Pitches: Hood (10)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker walked; Staub forced
Whitaker (second to shortstop); Kemp singled to right [Staub to
second]; Parrish reached on an error by Veryzer [Staub scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Kemp to second]; Stanley grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Norris flied out to
center; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to center; Stegman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Cage singled to center; Bell struck out while Cage
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Briggs flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
walked; Staub lined into a double play (right to first)
[Whitaker out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Pruitt flied out to right; Kuiper grounded out
(second to first); Veryzer walked; Manning grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled to right; Hood threw a wild pitch [Kemp
to second]; Parrish flied out to left; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Thornton
singled to left; Cage grounded out (pitcher to first) [Thornton
to second]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Stegman flied out to left; Trammell flied out to
right; LeFlore walked; LeFlore was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Briggs flied out to left; Pruitt singled to left;
Kuiper was called out on strikes; Veryzer forced Pruitt
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians
0.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Norris
singled to right; Thornton made an out to second; Norris stole
second; Cage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish struck out; Stanley singled to left;
Rodriguez singled to left [Stanley to second]; KERN REPLACED
HOOD (PITCHING); Stegman grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied out to right; Briggs flied out to
center; Pruitt homered; Kuiper flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore walked;
Whitaker flied out to left; Staub popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer homered; Manning grounded out (second to
first); Norris flied out to left; Thornton flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: SPEED REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING LF); Kemp struck out;
Parrish was called out on strikes; THOMPSON BATTED FOR STANLEY;
Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 2.