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Friday June 29, 1979
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Led by Lynn Jones, who drove in four runs with a homer and single, the Tigers came from behind and defeated the Indians, 8-6. After John Wockenfuss homered for the Tigers in the second inning to effect a 1-1 tie, the Indians scored five times in the third on only one hit -- a three-run double by Rick Manning. The Tigers closed the gap with three runs in the fifth before Jones swung into action with a two-run homer in the sixth and a bases-loaded single for the game-winning pair in the seventh. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 6

Game Played on Friday, June 29, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians      0  1  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  6  0
Tigers       0  1  0    0  3  2    2  0  x  -   8  8  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            3   0   1   3     2   0   .266      LeFlore dh            4   1   1   1     1   0   .312
Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Trammell ss           4   0   1   2     1   0   .282
Bonds dh              4   1   1   0     1   0   .293      Morales rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     3   1   .239      Parrish c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Harrah 3b,ss          4   1   0   0     1   0   .268      Thompson 1b           3   2   2   0     1   1   .267
Hargrove lf           3   1   0   0     0   1   .195      Wockenfuss lf         3   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Norris rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .227        Kemp ph,lf          0   1   0   0     1   0   .344
Hassey c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .268      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Veryzer ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .236      Jones cf              3   2   2   4     1   0   .297
  Alston ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Wagner 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .293
  Cox 3b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   6   6   5     8   4             Totals               31   8   8   8     7   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 20,289
Left on Base: Indians 8, Tigers 7
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Parrish
Doubles: Manning (6), Trammell (4)
Home Runs: Wockenfuss (5), Jones (2)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (21), Wagner (2)
Caught Stealing: Trammell (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Norris (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (1,by Baker), Parrish (2,by Cruz)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits                   5.2   7   6   6   4   3   2  27   3.97
Cruz L(0-5)             0.2   0   2   2   2   0   0   5   4.58
Monge                   1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.99
Totals                  8     8   8   8   7   3   2  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker                   2.1   3   4   4   5   3   0  15   6.54
Wilcox W(6-4)           6.1   3   2   2   3   1   0  25   5.38
Tobik SV(2)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.20
Totals                  9     6   6   6   8   4   0  41

Passed Balls: Parrish (11)
Hit by Pitch: Cruz (1), Baker (4)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Greg Kosc


INDIANS 1ST: 34 minute rain delay before start of game;
Manning walked; Kuiper was called out on strikes; Bonds made an
out to shortstop; Thornton walked [Manning to second]; Harrah
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Trammell
walked; Morales flied out to left; Trammell was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Norris singled;
Hassey singled to right [Norris to second]; Veryzer singled to
center [Norris scored, Hassey to second]; Veryzer was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Parrish [Hassey to third,
Veryzer to second]; Manning walked; Kuiper lined into a double
play (shortstop to second) [Veryzer out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to right; Thompson struck out;
Wockenfuss homered; Rodriguez walked; Jones flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Thornton struck
out; Harrah walked; Hargrove was hit by a pitch [Bonds to third,
Harrah to second]; WILCOX REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Norris hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Bonds scored]; Hassey walked [Harrah
to third, Hargrove to second]; Veryzer reached on a fielder's
choice [Harrah scored (no RBI), Hargrove to third, Hassey to
second]; Manning doubled to right [Hargrove scored, Hassey
scored, Veryzer scored]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first);
5 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bonds singled to left; Thornton walked [Bonds to
second]; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Bonds to third, Thornton
to second]; Harrah lined to third; Hargrove hit into a double
play to right [Bonds out at third (pitcher to third)]; Bobby
Bonds called out on appeal for leaving 3B early; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales flied out to center; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thompson singled to center; Wockenfuss was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers
1.

INDIANS 5TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Hassey
grounded out (first to pitcher); Veryzer made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Jones
walked; Wagner singled to right [Jones to second]; LeFlore
singled to left [Jones scored, Wagner to second]; Trammell
doubled to right [Wagner scored, LeFlore scored]; Morales struck
out; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
flied out to left; Bonds popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson singled to right; Wockenfuss flied out to
left; Rodriguez flied out to center; Jones homered [Thompson
scored]; Wagner walked; CRUZ REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Wagner
stole second; LeFlore walked; Trammell flied out to center; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton flied out to center; Harrah popped to
first in foul territory; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Morales flied out to center; Parrish was hit by a
pitch; Thompson walked [Parrish to second]; KEMP BATTED FOR
WOCKENFUSS; MONGE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Kemp walked [Parrish
to third, Thompson to second]; Rodriguez forced Parrish (pitcher
to catcher) [Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; Jones singled
to right [Thompson scored, Kemp scored, Rodriguez to third];
Wagner flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6,
Tigers 8.

INDIANS 8TH: KEMP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Norris made an
out to shortstop; Hassey flied out to left; ALSTON BATTED FOR
VERYZER; Alston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6,
Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: COX REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING 3B); HARRAH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); LeFlore flied out to right; Trammell
grounded out (first unassisted); Morales grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning flied out to left; Kuiper singled; Bonds
flied out to center; Thornton walked [Kuiper to second]; TOBIK
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 8.



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