A grand-slam home run by Steve Kemp highlighted the Tigers' 9-5 triumph over the Indians. The big blow came in the first inning and gave the Tigers a 4-2 lead. But the Indians came back and eventually tied the score at 5-5 in the top of the third. Milt May broke the deadlock by leading off the Tigers' half of the third with a home run. May also drove in a run with a double in the sixth and Kemp lashed a two-run double in the same stanza. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 9, Cleveland Indians 5

Game Played on Thursday, August 17, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 2 Tigers 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 x - 9 12 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .259 LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .292 Bell 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .299 Whitaker 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .299 Grubb lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .271 Staub dh 3 1 1 1 1 1 .302 Thornton 1b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .278 Thompson 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 .299 Carbo dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Kemp lf 5 2 2 6 0 0 .287 Dade ph,dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 May c 4 1 2 2 1 1 .282 Alexander c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .232 Corcoran rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Norris rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Mankowski 3b 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 Kuiper 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .288 Rodriguez ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Trammell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 11 5 2 4 Totals 34 9 12 9 7 3 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 18,966 Left on Base: Indians 8, Tigers 9 DP: Indians 2, Tigers 0 Errors: Alexander, Hood Doubles: Bell (24), Kemp (15), May (8) Triples: Kuiper (4), Bell (7), Corcoran (1) Home Runs: Thornton (24), Kemp (10), May (10) Stolen Bases: Thornton (3) Sacrifice Flies: Staub (10) GIDP: Whitaker (6) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Freisleben 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 1 6 7.25 Hood L(5-5) 2.2 2 2 1 4 0 1 14 4.71 Monge 2.2 6 3 3 0 2 0 13 3.04 Spillner 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 3.88 Totals 8 12 9 8 7 3 2 42 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton 2.1 6 5 5 0 1 1 13 4.17 Glynn 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.69 Morris W(3-4) 6 4 0 0 2 3 0 24 4.05 Totals 9 11 5 5 2 4 1 40 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to center; Bell flied out to left; Grubb singled to left; Thornton homered [Grubb scored]; Carbo grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled to left; Staub singled to right [Whitaker to third]; Thompson walked [Staub to second]; Kemp homered [Whitaker scored, Staub scored, Thompson scored]; May walked; HOOD REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Corcoran flied out to right; Mankowski walked [May to second]; Trammell lined to third; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Norris singled to left; Kuiper tripled to right [Norris scored]; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 2ND: LeFlore singled; Whitaker walked [LeFlore to second]; Whitaker was picked off first but was safe on an error by Alexander [LeFlore to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker to second]; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5. INDIANS 3RD: Bell tripled to right; Grubb grounded out (second to first) [Bell scored]; Thornton singled to left; GLYNN REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); DADE BATTED FOR CARBO; Dade flied out to right; Thornton stole second; Alexander singled to center [Thornton scored]; Norris forced Alexander (second unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 5. TIGERS 3RD: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); May homered; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski walked; Trammell reached on a fielder's choice [Mankowski to third (error by Hood), Trammell to second]; LeFlore was walked intentionally; Whitaker grounded into a double play (second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 6. INDIANS 4TH: MORRIS REPLACED GLYNN (PITCHING); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Manning walked; Bell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 6. TIGERS 4TH: MONGE REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Staub flied out to center; Thompson singled to right; Kemp flied out to left; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 6. INDIANS 5TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Thornton grounded out (third to first); Dade singled to left; Alexander forced Dade (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 6. TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran tripled to right; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez hit into a double play to left [Corcoran out at home (left to catcher)]; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 6. INDIANS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Norris grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer struck out; Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 6. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore flied out to left; Whitaker singled to center; Staub struck out; Thompson singled to center [Whitaker to third]; Kemp doubled to center [Whitaker scored, Thompson scored]; May doubled to right [Kemp scored]; SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Corcoran flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 9. INDIANS 7TH: Bell walked; Grubb forced Bell (first to shortstop); Thornton flied to left in foul territory; Dade made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 9. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied to right in foul territory; Trammell singled to left; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 9. INDIANS 8TH: Alexander grounded out (second to first); Norris grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 9. TIGERS 8TH: Staub walked; Thompson struck out; Kemp flied out to center; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 9. INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer singled to left; Manning flied out to center; Bell doubled to left [Veryzer to third]; Grubb struck out; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 9.

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