An argument with an umpire that resulted in the banishment of Lou Whitaker worked out to the advantage of the Tigers when Mark Wagner, who took Whitaker's place at second base, hit a two-run double in the ninth inning to beat the Indians. 5-3. Singles by Aurelio Rodriguez and Ron LeFlore preceded Wagner's two-bagger. Whitaker had three hits in three trips and also drove in two runs before drawing his walking papers in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Friday, May       18, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  2  -   5 11  0
Indians      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .344      Bonds dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .304
Whitaker 2b           3   0   3   2     0   0   .324      Dade rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .274
  Wagner 2b           2   0   1   2     0   0   .364      Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Staub dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .292      Thornton 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .171
  Jones pr,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Norris lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .192
Kemp lf               2   1   0   0     1   0   .390      Harrah 3b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .219
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Alexander c           4   0   1   1     0   2   .197
Morales rf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .229      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Parrish c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .246
Rodriguez 3b          3   2   2   0     0   0   .256      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .267        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5  11   5     3   3             Totals               31   3   7   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 10,452
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Indians 6
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 3
Errors: Alexander
Doubles: Whitaker 2 (5), Staub (6), Wagner (2), Thornton (5), Veryzer (4), Dade (2)
Triples: Manning (2)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (18), Dade (5)
Caught Stealing: Norris (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (2), Veryzer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Morales (3), Harrah (1)
GIDP: Staub (5), Rodriguez (2)
Hit by Pitch: Kemp (1,by Garland)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema                  7.1   7   3   3   1   3   0  29   4.50
Hiller W(2-1)           1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   7   3.57
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   4   0  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland                 7     8   3   3   3   1   0  30   6.99
Monge L(2-4)            2     3   2   2   0   2   0   9   1.80
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   3   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Garland (1)
Wild Pitches: Monge (4)

Umpires: HP - Bob Rice, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Don Schirmer, 3B - Russ Terlop


TIGERS 1ST: Debut for umpire Russ Terlop; LeFlore singled
to right; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to third (error by
Alexander)]; Whitaker singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Staub
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Whitaker out at second]; Kemp was hit by a pitch; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade flied
out to right; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Morales singled to center; Parrish made an out to
second; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton doubled to center; Norris grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Thornton to third]; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Alexander singled to center [Thornton scored];
Kuiper lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell struck out; LeFlore flied out to right;
Whitaker doubled to left; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer doubled to left; Bonds flied out to right;
Dade doubled to center [Veryzer scored]; Manning popped to first
in foul territory; Thornton made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp walked; Thompson singled to right [Kemp to
third]; Morales sacrifice flied into a double play to right
[Kemp scored, Thompson out at second (right to shortstop)];
Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Trammell flied out to
right; LeFlore lined to right; Whitaker doubled to left
[Rodriguez scored, Whitaker out at third (left to third)];
Lou Whitaker ejected by 1B umpire Derryl Cousins; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: WAGNER REPLACED WHITAKER (PLAYING 2B); Kuiper
singled to center; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Kuiper to second]; Bonds struck out; Dade grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub doubled to right; Kemp flied out to right
[Staub to third]; Thompson flied out to center; Morales flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning tripled to center; Thornton grounded out
(third to first); Norris walked; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to
second [Manning scored]; Norris was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians
3.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish walked; Rodriguez reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Parrish to second]; Trammell made an
out to catcher; LeFlore flied out to right; Wagner flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Alexander flied out to center; Kuiper flied out to
left; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub walked; JONES RAN FOR STAUB; MONGE REPLACED
GARLAND (PITCHING); Kemp forced Jones (pitcher to shortstop);
Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Kemp to second];
Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bonds struck
out; Dade singled to left; HILLER REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING);
Manning popped to shortstop in foul territory; Dade stole
second; Thornton was walked intentionally; Norris flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
singled to left; Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore singled
[Rodriguez to second]; Wagner doubled to center [Rodriguez
scored, LeFlore scored]; Monge threw a wild pitch [Wagner to
third]; Jones struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Harrah walked; Alexander struck out; Kuiper lined
to left; Veryzer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 5, Indians 3.