Mark Fidrych faced only two batters in the first inning before leaving the mound with stiffness in his right shoulder, but the Tigers went on to defeat the Indians, 6-3, to snap a six-game losing streak. Fidrych gave up a single by Miguel Dilone and hit Dell Alston with a pitch. Roger Weaver relieved before giving way to Aurelio Lopez, who was the winner when the Tigers broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the eighth, capping their scoring with a homer by Champ Summers. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1980 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  2  0    0  3  0  -   6 10  1
Indians      0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters cf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .298      Dilone lf             5   1   4   1     0   0   .349
Trammell ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .294      Alston rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .214
Corcoran 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Hargrove 1b           1   0   0   1     2   0   .299
Summers dh            4   1   2   2     0   0   .298      Charboneau dh         3   0   0   1     0   0   .284
Wockenfuss lf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Stegman lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Hassey c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .307
Parrish c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .282        Diaz c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Cowens rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Bannister 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .271
Brookens 3b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .276      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Whitaker 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Veryzer ss            3   2   2   0     0   0   .285
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wihtol p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   4     1   5             Totals               29   3   8   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  9,961
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Indians 7
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 1
Errors: Weaver, Diaz, Bannister
Triples: Brookens (6)
Home Runs: Summers (14)
Stolen Bases: Trammell 2 (10), Summers (3), Peters (12), Dilone (51), Bannister (14)
Caught Stealing: Peters (4), Dilone 2 (15), Alston (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Cowens (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (8), Charboneau (6)
GIDP: Wockenfuss (6), Harrah (13)
Hit by Pitch: Alston (1,by Fidrych), Veryzer (5,by Weaver)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.42
Weaver                  5     4   3   2   3   2   0  20   2.40
Lopez W(12-5)           4     3   0   0   1   1   0  15   3.61
Totals                  9     8   3   2   4   3   0  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker L(18-9)          7.1  10   6   5   1   4   1  32   3.76
Wihtol                  1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.05
Totals                  9    10   6   5   1   5   1  37

Passed Balls: Parrish (14)
Hit by Pitch: Fidrych (1), Weaver (1)
Wild Pitches: Barker 2 (11)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead


TIGERS 1ST: Peters struck out; Trammell singled to left;
Trammell stole second; Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher);
Summers singled to center [Trammell scored]; Summers stole
second; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone singled to center; Dilone stole second;
Alston was hit by a pitch; WEAVER REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING);
Hargrove walked [Dilone to third, Alston to second]; Charboneau
made an out to second; Harrah grounded into a double play
(pitcher to catcher to first) [Dilone out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Cowens
grounded out (third to first); Brookens was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey grounded out (first to pitcher); Bannister
struck out (catcher to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Peters
struck out; Trammell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer was hit by a pitch; Veryzer was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Weaver [Veryzer to third];
Dilone singled to left [Veryzer scored (unearned)]; Parrish
allowed a passed ball [Dilone to second]; Dilone was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Alston was called out on
strikes; Hargrove walked; Charboneau lined to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Corcoran singled to left; Summers forced Corcoran
(second to shortstop); Wockenfuss grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Summers out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah flied out to right; Hassey made an out to
second; Bannister walked; Manning grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish singled to center; Cowens made an out to
first; Brookens tripled to right [Parrish scored]; Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Peters singled to shortstop
[Brookens scored]; Peters was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer singled to left; Dilone singled to left
[Veryzer to second]; Alston singled [Veryzer to third, Dilone to
second]; Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to center [Veryzer scored,
Dilone to third]; Charboneau lined out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Dilone scored]; Alston was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell flied out to left; Corcoran singled to
center; Summers made an out to shortstop; Wockenfuss grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: LOPEZ REPLACED WEAVER (PITCHING); Harrah grounded
out (third to first); Hassey walked; Bannister forced Hassey
(shortstop to second); Bannister stole second; Manning struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish singled to right; Cowens out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Parrish to second]; Barker threw a wild
pitch [Parrish to third]; Brookens flied out to right; Whitaker
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Dilone singled; Dilone
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Alston flied
out to center; Ron Hassey ejected by 2B umpire Derryl
Cousins; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 8TH: DIAZ REPLACED HASSEY (PLAYING C ); Peters reached on
an error by Bannister; Peters stole second; Trammell singled to
right [Peters to third]; Trammell stole second [Peters scored
(error by Diaz) (unearned), Trammell to third]; Barker threw a
wild pitch [Trammell scored]; Corcoran lined to center; Summers
homered; Wockenfuss walked; WIHTOL REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING);
Parrish flied out to center; Cowens was called out on strikes; 3
R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: STEGMAN REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING LF); Hargrove
grounded out (first unassisted); Charboneau grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Brookens popped to first in foul territory; Whitaker
flied out to left; Peters grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Diaz flied out to right; Bannister grounded out
(shortstop to first); Manning singled to center; Veryzer singled
to right [Manning to second]; Dilone popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 3.