Wednesday June 28, 1978
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Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, June 28, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Indians 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 x - 2 3 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Norris rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Manning cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .260 Staub dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .288 Grubb lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .301 Thornton 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .267 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Alexander dh 3 0 0 0 0 3 .225 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Cox 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Mankowski 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Kuiper 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .258 Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Blanks ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Wockenfuss rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Veryzer ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Diaz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 7 1 1 4 Totals 26 2 3 2 3 7 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 13,489 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Indians 4 DP: Tigers 0, Indians 1 Doubles: May (5) Stolen Bases: Thornton (2) Caught Stealing: Staub (1) Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (2), Grubb (3) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(4-7) 8 3 2 2 3 7 0 30 4.01 Totals 8 3 2 2 3 7 0 30 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton W(5-4) 7.2 7 1 1 1 2 0 30 3.81 Monge SV(3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.21 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 34 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning was called out on strikes; Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled to pitcher; Kemp made an out to shortstop; May flied out to left; Mankowski singled to right [Thompson to second]; Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton made an out to second; Alexander struck out; Cox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to right; Blanks grounded out (second to first) [Kuiper to second]; Diaz flied out to center; Norris walked; Manning singled to center [Kuiper scored, Norris to third]; Grubb walked [Manning to second]; Thornton was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1. TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: Alexander struck out; Cox struck out; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1. TIGERS 5TH: May popped to third in foul territory; Mankowski grounded out (pitcher to first); Wockenfuss singled to left; Trammell forced Wockenfuss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 5TH: Blanks flied out to left; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub singled [LeFlore scored]; Thompson struck out while Staub was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 6TH: Manning walked; Grubb out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Manning to second]; Thornton singled to left [Manning scored]; Thornton stole second; Alexander struck out; Cox grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2. TIGERS 7TH: VERYZER REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Kemp grounded out (second to first); May doubled to right; Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted) [May to third]; Wockenfuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer struck out; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2. TIGERS 8TH: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker flied out to center; Staub walked [Trammell to second]; MONGE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 8TH: Norris grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning flied out to center; Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2. TIGERS 9TH: Kemp flied out to left; May grounded out (second to first); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

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