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.