A four-run outburst in the second inning helped Jim Slaton gain his career high 15th victory as the Tigers defeated the Indians, 6-3. The Tigers' first two tallies came on singles by Alan Trammell and Ron LeFlore before Lou Whitaker added a pair with a triple. Slaton, who gave up 10 hits, ran out of steam with one out in the ninth and John Hiller relieved for his 12th save. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 10 1 Tigers 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 x - 6 13 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bell 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .294 LeFlore cf 3 1 2 1 2 0 .294 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .285 Whitaker 2b 5 0 2 2 0 1 .290 Carbo dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .283 Staub dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 .287 Pruitt ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Thompson 1b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .292 Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Alexander c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .228 Parrish c 5 1 1 0 0 0 .218 Norris rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Wockenfuss rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .282 Cox lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .242 Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .257 Manning cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .261 Trammell ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 .268 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 10 3 2 4 Totals 35 6 13 5 7 5 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 13,624 Left on Base: Indians 9, Tigers 13 DP: Indians 1, Tigers 0 Errors: Kuiper Doubles: Alexander (18), Carbo (11), Rodriguez (20), Wockenfuss (5), LeFlore (23), Parrish (10), Thompson (23) Triples: Norris (4), Whitaker (7) Caught Stealing: LeFlore 2 (13) GIDP: Trammell (9) Hit by Pitch: Staub (3,by Clyde) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde L(6-10) 1.1 5 4 4 2 1 0 11 4.56 Hood 2.2 4 1 1 2 3 0 14 4.75 Kern 4 4 1 1 3 1 0 18 2.95 Totals 8 13 6 6 7 5 0 43 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton W(15-10) 8.1 10 3 3 2 3 0 37 4.17 Hiller SV(12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.55 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 4 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Clyde (3) Wild Pitches: Kern (5), Slaton (9) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (second to first); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Whitaker singled to left; Staub was hit by a pitch [Whitaker to second]; Thompson was called out on strikes; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander doubled to center; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Alexander to third]; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox singled to center [Alexander scored]; Manning grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss walked; Rodriguez doubled to right [Wockenfuss to third]; Trammell singled to right [Wockenfuss scored, Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore singled to center [Rodriguez scored, Trammell to second]; Whitaker tripled to left [Trammell scored, LeFlore scored]; HOOD REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Staub lined to second; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 4. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer flied out to center; Bell singled to left; Kuiper walked [Bell to second]; Carbo doubled to left [Bell scored, Kuiper to third]; Thornton popped to first in foul territory; Alexander grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 3RD: Kemp lined to center; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss doubled to left; Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. INDIANS 4TH: Norris grounded out (first to pitcher); Cox singled to right; Manning flied out to left; Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 4TH: Trammell walked; LeFlore doubled to right [Trammell to third]; Whitaker struck out; Staub was walked intentionally; Thompson struck out; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper was called out on strikes; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: Parrish doubled to left; Wockenfuss singled to center [Parrish scored]; KERN REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Rodriguez walked [Wockenfuss to second]; Trammell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wockenfuss to third, Rodriguez out at second]; LeFlore flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 5. INDIANS 6TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander flied out to center; Norris tripled to center; Cox walked; Manning singled [Norris scored, Cox to second]; Veryzer lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Staub singled to center; Thompson singled to left [Staub to second]; Kemp reached on an error by Kuiper [Staub to third, Thompson to second]; Parrish made an out to second; Wockenfuss lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5. INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper was called out on strikes; Carbo singled to right; Thornton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Trammell struck out; LeFlore walked; LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5. INDIANS 8TH: Alexander struck out; Norris flied out to left; Cox lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker flied out to center; Staub singled to center; Thompson doubled to right [Staub to third]; Kemp was walked intentionally; Kern threw a wild pitch [Staub scored, Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; Parrish reached on a fielder's choice [Thompson out at home (third to catcher to third), Kemp to third]; Wockenfuss forced Parrish (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 6. INDIANS 9TH: Manning made an out to third; Veryzer singled to center; Bell singled to left [Veryzer to second]; HILLER REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Kuiper flied out to center; PRUITT BATTED FOR CARBO; Pruitt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 6.

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