Home runs by Ron Pruitt and Tom Veryzer lifted the Indians to a 2-1 triumph over the Tigers. Pruitt hit a 2-0 pitch into the left field seats with two out in the seventh inning and Veryzer clouted a leadoff round-tripper in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 2 6 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .296 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Whitaker 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .291 Norris lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Staub dh 4 1 0 0 0 0 .278 Speed lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Kemp lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .277 Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .226 Cage dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Stanley 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Thompson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Briggs rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Pruitt c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .253 Stegman rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Veryzer ss 2 1 1 1 1 0 .270 Young 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 29 1 4 0 4 5 Totals 29 2 6 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 4,515 Left on Base: Tigers 5, Indians 4 DP: Tigers 1, Indians 2 Errors: Veryzer Home Runs: Pruitt (6), Veryzer (1) Stolen Bases: Norris (10) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (15), Cage (2) GIDP: Stegman (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Young L(6-6) 8 6 2 2 1 3 2 30 2.66 Totals 8 6 2 2 1 3 2 30 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood 6.1 4 1 0 3 2 0 25 4.55 Kern W(10-9) 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 2.75 Totals 9 4 1 0 4 5 0 33 Wild Pitches: Hood (10) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Larry Barnett TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker walked; Staub forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); Kemp singled to right [Staub to second]; Parrish reached on an error by Veryzer [Staub scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kemp to second]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Norris flied out to center; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to center; Stegman grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Cage singled to center; Bell struck out while Cage was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker walked; Staub lined into a double play (right to first) [Whitaker out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Pruitt flied out to right; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer walked; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled to right; Hood threw a wild pitch [Kemp to second]; Parrish flied out to left; Stanley grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Thornton singled to left; Cage grounded out (pitcher to first) [Thornton to second]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 5TH: Stegman flied out to left; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore walked; LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Briggs flied out to left; Pruitt singled to left; Kuiper was called out on strikes; Veryzer forced Pruitt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Norris singled to right; Thornton made an out to second; Norris stole second; Cage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 7TH: Parrish struck out; Stanley singled to left; Rodriguez singled to left [Stanley to second]; KERN REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Stegman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied out to right; Briggs flied out to center; Pruitt homered; Kuiper flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1. TIGERS 8TH: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore walked; Whitaker flied out to left; Staub popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer homered; Manning grounded out (second to first); Norris flied out to left; Thornton flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2. TIGERS 9TH: SPEED REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING LF); Kemp struck out; Parrish was called out on strikes; THOMPSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

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