A three-run outburst in the ninth inning carried the Indians to a 7-4 victory over the Tigers. The score was 4-4 when Duane Kuiper singled and Tom Veryzer sacrificed. John Hiller replaced Milt Wilcox on the mound for the Tigers and was greeted with a single by Rick Manning that plated Kuiper with the tie-breaking tally. Buddy Bell then followed with a homer to put the game on ice. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 - 7 12 0 Tigers 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .262 LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .291 Bell 3b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .291 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .294 Thornton 1b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .268 Staub dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Cage dh 4 0 1 0 1 1 .216 Thompson 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .297 Alexander c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .233 Kemp lf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .275 Carbo rf 3 1 1 1 0 2 .281 May c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .265 Speed rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Dillard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Norris lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .285 Parrish c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Kuiper 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Corcoran rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .266 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .271 Wockenfuss ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .259 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .266 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 7 12 7 2 4 Totals 33 4 7 4 5 3 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 15,583 Left on Base: Indians 6, Tigers 8 DP: Indians 0, Tigers 0 Errors: Thompson Doubles: Norris (10), Speed (4), Rodriguez (21) Triples: Veryzer (4) Home Runs: Carbo (5), Alexander (24), Bell (6), Kemp (12) Stolen Bases: Trammell (3) Caught Stealing: Kuiper (8), Manning (11) Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (12), Trammell (6) Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (4,by Wilcox) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel 6 5 2 2 2 2 0 25 3.82 Spillner 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 7 3.87 Monge 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.82 Kern W(9-9) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.91 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 3 1 39 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(12-10) 8.1 10 5 5 2 4 2 36 3.59 Hiller 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 4 2.76 Totals 9 12 7 7 2 4 3 40 Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (7) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to center; Bell flied out to center; Thornton flied out to left; Cage walked [Manning to second]; Alexander made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker singled to center; Staub grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carbo struck out; Norris doubled to right; Kuiper lined to second; Veryzer tripled to right [Norris scored]; Manning grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp struck out; May singled to right; Corcoran forced May (shortstop to second); Rodriguez doubled to left [Corcoran scored]; Trammell singled to center [Rodriguez scored]; Trammell stole second; LeFlore walked; Whitaker popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 2. INDIANS 3RD: Bell flied out to right; Thornton walked; Cage singled to left [Thornton to second]; Alexander singled to center [Thornton scored, Cage to third]; Carbo struck out; Norris made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson walked; Kemp struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper was hit by a pitch; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Veryzer struck out; Manning singled to right; Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Corcoran popped to third in foul territory; Rodriguez made an out to first; Trammell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2. INDIANS 5TH: Bell flied out to center; Thompson dropped a foul fly hit by Thornton for an error; Thornton grounded out (pitcher to first); Cage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore popped to first in foul territory; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2. INDIANS 6TH: Alexander flied out to center; Carbo homered; Norris grounded out (second to first); Kuiper flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: SPEED REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); Thompson singled to right; Kemp flied out to left; May forced Thompson (first to shortstop); Corcoran flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2. INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Manning popped to third in foul territory; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: SPILLNER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Rodriguez singled to left; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2. INDIANS 8TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Cage made an out to shortstop; Alexander homered; Speed doubled to left; Norris flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson walked; Kemp homered [Thompson scored]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); May walked; DILLARD RAN FOR MAY; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first) [Dillard to second]; KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Rodriguez flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 4. INDIANS 9TH: PARRISH REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING C ); WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kuiper to second]; HILLER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Manning singled to left [Kuiper scored, Manning to second (on throw to home)]; Bell homered [Manning scored]; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Cage grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Tigers 4. TIGERS 9TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Whitaker walked; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Tigers 4.

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