A bases-loaded triple by Jim Norris in the top of the 11th inning snapped a 4-4 tie and lifted the Indians to an 8-4 triumph over the Tigers. Gary Alexander led off with a walk and went to third when Jason Thompson threw Dave Rosello's bunt into center field.

After Alexander was thrown out at the plate on Tom Veryzer's grounder, John Hiller relieved Aurelio Lopez on the mound and yielded a single to Duane Kuiper which loaded the bases. Norris then lined his three-bagger to right center and Mike Hargrove scored Norris with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]
Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Monday, July 2, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians      1  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  4  -   8 11  2
Tigers       0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4 10  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris cf,lf,cf       6   2   2   3     0   0   .243      LeFlore cf            6   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Pruitt lf             3   0   1   0     0   2   .261      Whitaker 2b           4   0   2   1     2   0   .312
  Manning ph,cf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Kemp lf               5   0   0   0     1   0   .338
  Hargrove lf         0   0   0   1     0   0   .188      Thompson 1b           6   0   0   0     0   3   .267
Bonds rf              6   0   0   0     0   4   .289      Summers rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .253
Thornton 1b           4   0   1   1     1   1   .241        Morales ph,rf       1   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Harrah dh             3   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Staub dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .222
  Alston ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Machemer pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Alexander c           3   0   0   0     2   2   .205        Wockenfuss ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Rosello 2b,3b         5   2   1   1     0   3   .286      Parrish c             4   1   2   0     1   1   .279
Veryzer ss            5   2   1   0     0   2   .228      Mankowski 3b          4   1   2   1     0   2   .240
Cox 3b                3   1   3   1     0   0   .233        Rodriguez ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Kuiper 2b           1   1   1   0     1   0   .257      Trammell ss           4   1   1   2     1   0   .276
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   8  11   7     4  15             Totals               43   4  10   4     7   9

Time of Game: 3:28   Attendance: 20,990
Left on Base: Indians 7, Tigers 13
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Rosello 2, Thompson, Trammell
Doubles: Thornton (18), Cox (2)
Triples: Norris (3), Trammell (1)
Home Runs: Rosello (3)
Stolen Bases: Norris (10), LeFlore 2 (40)
Caught Stealing: Whitaker (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (2)
GIDP: Thornton (2), Alexander (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton                  7.2  10   4   4   4   7   0  38   6.14
Monge                   1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   1.88
Cruz W(1-5)             2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.32
Totals                 11    10   4   4   7   9   0  50

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               6.2   9   4   3   1  11   1  28   3.68
Lopez L(3-2)            3.2   0   2   1   3   4   0  16   3.56
Hiller                  0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   4.05
Totals                 11    11   8   5*  4  15   1  48

Wild Pitches: Monge (5)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Norris singled to left; Pruitt was called out on
strikes; Norris stole second; Bonds was called out on strikes;
Thornton doubled to left [Norris scored]; Harrah flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
flied out to left; Kemp walked; Thompson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Alexander was called out on strikes; Rosello
homered; Veryzer struck out; Cox singled to right; Norris forced
Cox (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Summers grounded out (second to first); Staub flied
out to center; Parrish singled to right; Mankowski singled to
right [Parrish to second]; Trammell forced Mankowski (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Pruitt singled to left; Bonds struck out; Thornton
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Pruitt
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore lined to right; Whitaker singled to center;
Kemp grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker to second];
Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah struck out; Alexander struck out; Rosello
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Summers struck out; Staub walked; Parrish singled to
right [Staub to third]; Mankowski singled to right [Staub
scored, Parrish to third]; Trammell tripled to center [Parrish
scored, Mankowski scored]; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to
first); Whitaker singled to right [Trammell scored]; Kemp
reached on an error by Rosello [Whitaker to second]; Thompson
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Cox singled to right;
Norris flied out to center; Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Summers flied out to right; Staub singled to left;
Parrish struck out; Mankowski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Bonds struck out; Thornton walked; Harrah singled
[Thornton to second]; Alexander grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore
singled; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Rosello struck out; Veryzer singled to left; Cox
doubled to center [Veryzer scored]; Norris flied out to center
[Cox to third]; LOPEZ REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); MANNING
BATTED FOR PRUITT; Manning reached on an error by Trammell [Cox
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Bonds popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: MANNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NORRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ROSELLO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
KUIPER REPLACED COX (PLAYING 2B); Thompson flied out to right;
Summers struck out; Staub singled to center [Staub to second
(error by Rosello)]; MACHEMER RAN FOR STAUB; Parrish grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Tigers 4.

INDIANS 8TH: MACHEMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Thornton
struck out; Toby Harrah ejected by HP umpire Greg Kosc with
2-1 count arguing called strike; Harrah bumped Kosc; ALSTON
BATTED FOR HARRAH; Alston popped to third in foul territory;
Alexander walked; Rosello struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: ALSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mankowski was
called out on strikes; Trammell walked; LeFlore forced Trammell
(pitcher to shortstop); LeFlore stole second; MONGE REPLACED
PAXTON (PITCHING); Whitaker walked (walk was charged to Paxton);
Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer struck out; Kuiper walked; Norris flied out
to center; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); MORALES
BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Morales walked; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR
MACHEMER; Monge threw a wild pitch [Morales to third];
Wockenfuss flied out to right; Parrish was walked intentionally;
RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; CRUZ REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING);
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 10TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MORALES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
3B); Bonds was called out on strikes; Thornton grounded out
(third to first); Alston grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 10TH: HARGROVE REPLACED MANNING (PLAYING LF); NORRIS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Trammell flied out to right;
LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker walked;
Whitaker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 11TH: Alexander walked; Rosello reached on an error by
Thompson [Alexander to third]; Veryzer reached on a fielder's
choice [Alexander out at home (shortstop to catcher), Rosello to
second]; HILLER REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Kuiper singled to
center [Rosello to third, Veryzer to second]; Norris tripled to
center [Rosello scored, Veryzer scored (unearned), Kuiper
scored]; Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to right [Norris scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Bonds grounded out
(third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 11TH: Kemp flied out to left; Thompson struck out;
Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 8, Tigers 4.
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