A sacrifice fly by Rusty Staub enabled the Tigers to defeat the Indians, 1-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Dave Rozema. Ron LeFlore opened the Tigers' sixth by drawing a walk from Paul Reuschel. After stealing his 63rd base of the season, LeFlore advanced to third on a bunt by Lou Whitaker and scored when Staub hit a sacrifice fly for his 110th RBI. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 1, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .295 Manning cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Whitaker 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Norris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Staub dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .282 Thornton 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Cage dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Kemp lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .276 Cox 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 May c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262 Briggs rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Corcoran rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Mankowski 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Bell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Diaz c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 9 1 0 3 Totals 26 0 4 0 1 1 Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 4,070 Left on Base: Tigers 5, Indians 1 DP: Tigers 3, Indians 2 Doubles: Thompson (24) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (63) Caught Stealing: Kuiper (9) Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (13), Norris (5) Sacrifice Flies: Staub (11) GIDP: Staub (21), Manning (10) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema W(8-10) 9 4 0 0 1 1 0 28 2.99 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 1 0 28 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel L(2-3) 8.2 9 1 1 0 3 0 32 3.60 Monge 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.75 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 3 0 33 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Vic Voltaggio TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker singled to center; Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Kemp singled to center; May flied out to center; Corcoran flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Cage singled to right; Cox lined into a double play (second to first) [Cage out at first]; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Trammell singled to right; LeFlore singled to center [Trammell to second]; Whitaker forced LeFlore (second to shortstop) [Trammell to third]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to right; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson doubled to right; Kemp flied out to left; May singled [Thompson out at home (shortstop to catcher), May out at second (catcher to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to center; Norris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Manning to second]; Thornton grounded out (third to first); Cage flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Cox made an out to shortstop; Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to third; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore scored]; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Diaz singled to left; Manning grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Diaz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 7TH: On a bunt Kemp struck out; May singled; Corcoran forced May (first to shortstop); Mankowski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Norris grounded out (first to pitcher); Thornton walked; Cage lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Thornton out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 8TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 8TH: Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); Briggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 9TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson flied out to left; Kemp singled to center; MONGE REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 9TH: BELL BATTED FOR VERYZER; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); ALEXANDER BATTED FOR DIAZ; Alexander was called out on strikes; Manning grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

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