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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 4

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Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 4

Day

Game Played on Monday, June 26, 1978 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

DET A    0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   4  8  0
CLE A    4  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeFlore cf                    4   0   0   0       1   3       1   0
Kemp lf                       4   0   0   1       1   2       3   0
Staub dh                      5   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Thompson 1b                   4   0   1   1       0   2      12   0
Rodriguez 3b                  4   0   1   1       0   0       0   3
Stanley rf                    3   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
  Corcoran ph,rf              1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Parrish c                     3   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
  May ph,c                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Trammell ss                   3   1   1   0       1   0       1   2
Whitaker 2b                   3   2   2   0       1   1       3   5
Billingham p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Totals                       35   4   8   3       4  12      24  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Whitaker-Thompson, Rodriguez-Whitaker-Thompson.
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: LeFlore (24,2nd base off Hood/Alexander).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Dade rf                       4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Manning cf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Grubb lf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Thornton 1b                   2   1   1   0       2   0       8   0
Carbo dh                      3   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Alexander c                   3   2   2   3       0   1      12   0
Cox 3b                        3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Kuiper 2b                     3   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
Veryzer ss                    2   0   0   1       0   0       2   3
Hood p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Monge p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Spillner p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   5   8   4       2   1      27   8
FIELDING - 
PB: Alexander (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Grubb (7,off Billingham).
HR: Alexander (13,1st inning off Billingham 2 on 2 out).
SF: Veryzer (3,off Billingham).
GDP: Thornton (6,off Billingham).
Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Thornton (5,2nd base by Billingham/May).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Billingham L(5-5)             8     8   5   5   2   1   1  31
WP: Billingham (5).
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hood W(4-3)                   6.1   6   4   3   4   7   0  29
Monge                         0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3
Spillner SV(1)                2.1   0   0   0   0   5   0   7
Totals                        9     8   4   3   4  12   0  39
WP: Hood (5).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Monge 2-2; Spillner 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead
Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 4633
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians        
1. LeFlore             cf        Dade                rf
2. Kemp                lf        Manning             cf
3. Staub               dh        Grubb               lf
4. Thompson            1b        Thornton            1b
5. Rodriguez           3b        Carbo               dh
6. Stanley             rf        Alexander           c
7. Parrish             c         Cox                 3b
8. Trammell            ss        Kuiper              2b
9. Whitaker            2b        Veryzer             ss
   Billingham          p         Hood                p

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Kemp struck out;
Staub singled to left; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade flied out to right; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Grubb doubled to right; Thornton walked;
Carbo singled to shortstop [Grubb to third, Thornton to second];
Billingham threw a wild pitch [Grubb scored, Thornton to third,
Carbo to second]; Alexander homered to left [Thornton scored,
Carbo scored]; Cox grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 4.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to
center; Dade singled to left; Manning grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to right; Whitaker walked [Trammell
to second]; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to third)
[Whitaker to second]; Kemp grounded out (second to first)
[Whitaker to third, LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Grubb flied out to left; Thornton singled to left;
Carbo lined into a double play (second to first) [Thornton out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
made an out to shortstop; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander singled to left; Cox flied out to right;
Kuiper singled to right [Alexander to third]; Veryzer hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Alexander scored]; Dade grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish was called out on strikes; Trammell walked;
Whitaker singled to right [Trammell to third]; Hood threw a wild
pitch [Trammell scored, Whitaker to second]; Alexander allowed a
passed ball [Whitaker to third]; LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole
second; Kemp grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker scored
(unearned), LeFlore to third]; Staub grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning singled to shortstop; Grubb flied out to
left; Thornton grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Indians 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied
out to right; Stanley singled to left; Parrish singled to second
[Stanley to third]; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); Alexander
struck out; Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker singled to center; LeFlore struck out; Kemp
walked [Whitaker to second]; MONGE REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING);
Staub forced Kemp (pitcher to shortstop) [Whitaker to third];
Thompson singled to right [Whitaker scored, Staub to third];
Rodriguez singled to center [Staub scored, Thompson to second];
SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); CORCORAN BATTED FOR STANLEY;
Corcoran was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 4, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (third
to first); Dade grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 5.

TIGERS 8TH: MAY BATTED FOR PARRISH; May struck out; Trammell
flied out to right; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 4, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Manning grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grubb lined to second; Thornton
walked; Thornton was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 5.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Kemp struck out;
Staub popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 4, Indians 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           4   8   0    8
 Indians          5   8   0    2
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