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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 4

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Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 4

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Game Played on Thursday, July 6, 1978 (N) at Tiger Stadium

CLE A    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  3
DET A    3  3  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   8 12  2
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Norris rf                     2   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Speed ph,rf,cf              2   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Manning cf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Pruitt ph,rf                1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Bell 3b                       5   1   1   1       0   0       1   1
Thornton 1b                   3   1   1   2       2   0      14   1
Alexander c                   4   0   0   0       1   2       2   0
Carbo dh                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dade ph,dh                  3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Grubb lf                      3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Blanks ph,2b                1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Kuiper 2b                     3   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
  Cox ph,lf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Veryzer ss                    4   0   2   0       0   1       1   7
Waits p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Reuschel p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Spillner p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Monge p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   4   9   4       4   5      24  14
FIELDING - 
E: Bell 2 (9), Alexander (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Bell (19,off Slaton); Grubb (8,off Slaton); Veryzer (8,off Sykes).
HR: Thornton (15,3rd inning off Slaton 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 11.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeFlore cf                    4   1   1   1       1   0       3   0
Whitaker 2b                   4   2   2   1       1   0       3   3
Staub dh                      3   1   1   1       2   0       0   0
Thompson 1b                   5   1   2   4       0   2       4   1
Kemp lf                       4   1   2   1       1   0       3   0
Rodriguez 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Wockenfuss rf                 4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Parrish c                     3   0   1   0       0   0       7   0
Trammell ss                   4   1   1   0       0   0       3   2
Slaton p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Sykes p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hiller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   8  12   8       5   2      27   7
FIELDING - 
E: LeFlore (5), Whitaker (10).
BATTING - 
HR: Thompson (19,1st inning off Waits 2 on 1 out); Kemp (5,6th inning off Reuschel
0 on 2 out).
SH: Parrish (1,off Reuschel).
IBB: Kemp (2,by Reuschel).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Whitaker (6,2nd base off Waits/Alexander); LeFlore (29,2nd base off Reuschel/Alexander).
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Waits L(6-9)                  2.1   7   6   6   2   0   1  16
Reuschel                      3.2   5   2   2   1   1   1  17
Spillner                      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Monge                         1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5
Totals                        8    12   8   8   5   2   2  41
WP: Waits (9).
IBB: Reuschel (1,Kemp).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Reuschel 1-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Slaton                        2.2   4   3   0   2   1   1  16
Sykes W(4-4)                  5     5   1   1   2   4   0  22
Hiller SV(9)                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     9   4   1   4   5   1  42
Inherited Runners - Scored: Sykes 2-0; Hiller 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger
Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 17125
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers           
1. Norris              rf        LeFlore             cf
2. Manning             cf        Whitaker            2b
3. Bell                3b        Staub               dh
4. Thornton            1b        Thompson            1b
5. Alexander           c         Kemp                lf
6. Carbo               dh        Rodriguez           3b
7. Grubb               lf        Wockenfuss          rf
8. Kuiper              2b        Parrish             c
9. Veryzer             ss        Trammell            ss
   Waits               p         Slaton              p

INDIANS 1ST: Norris flied out to left; Manning grounded out
(third to first); Bell doubled to right; Thornton walked;
Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
singled to left; Whitaker stole second; Staub walked; Thompson
homered to right [Whitaker scored, Staub scored]; Kemp singled
[Kemp to second (error by Bell)]; Rodriguez flied out to center;
Wockenfuss flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Grubb flied
out to center; Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish singled to center; Trammell forced Parrish
(shortstop to second); Trammell safe on a pick-off error by
Alexander [Trammell to third]; LeFlore walked; Whitaker singled
to center [Trammell scored, LeFlore to third]; Staub singled to
right [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Thompson forced Staub
(first to shortstop) [Whitaker scored]; Waits threw a wild pitch
[Thompson to second]; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R,
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris reached on an error by LeFlore [Norris to
second]; Manning grounded out (first to pitcher) [Norris to
third]; Bell reached on an error by Whitaker [Norris scored
(unearned) (RBI)]; Thornton homered to left (unearned) [Bell
scored (unearned)]; Alexander walked; Carbo forced Alexander
(second to shortstop); Grubb doubled to right [Carbo to third];
SYKES REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Kuiper flied out to left; 3 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to center; Wockenfuss singled to
left; REUSCHEL REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Parrish lined to
third; Trammell singled to center [Wockenfuss to second];
LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 3, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Veryzer doubled to left; SPEED BATTED FOR NORRIS;
Speed walked; Manning struck out; Bell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Veryzer to third, Speed to second]; Thornton made
an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: SPEED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Whitaker flied
out to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson
singled [Thompson to second (error by Bell)]; Kemp was walked
intentionally; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Alexander flied out to right; DADE BATTED FOR
CARBO; Dade flied out to center; Grubb was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wockenfuss singled
to center; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Wockenfuss to second]; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to
first); LeFlore singled to left [Wockenfuss scored]; LeFlore
stole second; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper lined to second; Veryzer singled; Speed
forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); Manning made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
struck out; Kemp homered to left; Rodriguez flied to left in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell popped to catcher in foul territory; Thornton
walked; Alexander struck out; Dade forced Thornton (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: SPILLNER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Wockenfuss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trammell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 8TH: BLANKS BATTED FOR GRUBB; Blanks singled to center;
COX BATTED FOR KUIPER; Cox flied out to right; Veryzer struck
out; Speed singled to left [Blanks to third]; PRUITT BATTED FOR
MANNING; Pruitt singled to right [Blanks scored, Speed to
third]; HILLER REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Bell flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: SPEED CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); PRUITT STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); COX
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING);
LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker walked;
Staub walked [Whitaker to second]; Thompson struck out; Kemp
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
4, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton lined to left; Alexander grounded out
(second to first); Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          4   9   3   11
 Tigers           8  12   2    9
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