Held scoreless for a stretch of 17 innings, the Tigers broke their drought long enough to defeat the Indians, 4-3. Gary Alexander drove in two runs with a triple and counted himself on a sacrifice fly by Toby Harrah as the Indians took a 3-0 lead in the fourth.

The Tigers came back with a matching three runs in their half on a double by Lance Parrish, homer by Tom Brookens, double by Lou Whitaker and a throwing error by shortstop Jerry Dybzinski on a grounder by Ricky Peters. The Tigers then posted the game-winning tally in the fifth when Al Cowens doubled to drive in John Wockenfuss. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Friday, September 19, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Tigers 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 x - 4 11 2 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .346 Peters cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .293 Bannister rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .274 Trammell ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 .297 Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .306 Alexander c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .209 Wockenfuss 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .264 Harrah 3b 1 0 1 1 2 0 .268 Parrish c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .284 Gray dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Cowens rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .261 Manning cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Brookens 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .271 Charboneau ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Stegman dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .180 Hassey ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .229 Alston pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rosello 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .237 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dybzinski ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 9 3 2 3 Totals 34 4 11 3 3 7 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 10,822 Left on Base: Indians 5, Tigers 9 DP: Indians 1, Tigers 4 Errors: Manning, Dybzinski, Whitaker, Schatzeder Doubles: Bannister (21), Hassey (16), Parrish (34), Whitaker (15), Wockenfuss (11), Cowens (19) Triples: Alexander (1) Home Runs: Brookens (8) Caught Stealing: Peters (6) Sacrifice Hits: Dybzinski (13) Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (7) GIDP: Gray (2), Dilone 2 (6) Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (8,by Schatzeder) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko L(2-7) 6 10 4 3 2 6 1 30 5.34 Monge 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 3.57 Totals 8 11 4 3 3 7 1 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder W(10-11) 8.1 8 3 3 2 3 0 33 3.89 Lopez SV(19) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.72 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 3 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Schatzeder (2) Wild Pitches: Owchinko (5) Balks: Monge (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Ted Hendry INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Bannister grounded out (catcher to first); Hargrove popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters singled to left; Peters was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Trammell singled [Trammell to second (error by Manning)]; Kemp walked; Wockenfuss struck out; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah walked; Gray grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Cowens singled to center; Brookens forced Cowens (shortstop to second); Owchinko threw a wild pitch [Brookens to second]; Stegman was called out on strikes; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (second to first); Rosello flied out to center; Dybzinski singled [Dybzinski to second (error by Schatzeder)]; Dilone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell walked; Kemp flied out to left; Wockenfuss made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. INDIANS 4TH: Bannister doubled to left; Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Alexander tripled to right [Bannister scored, Hargrove scored]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to center [Alexander scored]; Gray grounded out (third to first); Manning was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Parrish doubled to center; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Brookens homered [Parrish scored]; Stegman flied out to right; Whitaker doubled to center; Peters reached on an error by Dybzinski [Whitaker scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Trammell singled to left [Peters to third]; Kemp struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3. INDIANS 5TH: Rosello singled to left; Dybzinski reached on an error by Whitaker on a sacrifice bunt [Rosello to third]; Dilone grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rosello stayed at third, Dybzinski out at second]; Bannister flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss doubled to center; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Cowens doubled to right [Wockenfuss scored]; Brookens made an out to first; Stegman grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4. INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove singled to left; Alexander made an out to second; Harrah walked [Hargrove to second]; Gray flied out to left; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Peters singled to right; Trammell forced Peters (second to shortstop); Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4. INDIANS 7TH: Rosello singled; Dybzinski struck out; Dilone grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rosello out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: MONGE REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Wockenfuss struck out; Parrish flied out to center; Cowens singled to center; Monge balked [Cowens to second]; Brookens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4. INDIANS 8TH: Bannister singled to left; Bannister was picked off first (pitcher to first); Hargrove flied out to center; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Stegman walked; Whitaker made an out to first; Peters lined into a double play (second to first) [Stegman out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4. INDIANS 9TH: Harrah singled to left; Gray popped to catcher in foul territory; CHARBONEAU BATTED FOR MANNING; LOPEZ REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); HASSEY BATTED FOR CHARBONEAU; Hassey doubled to left [Harrah to third]; ALSTON RAN FOR HASSEY; Rosello hit into a double play to left [Harrah out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4.

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