June 29, 1978 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 3 CAL 3
KCR 1 CLE 6
DET 3 OAK 8
TEX 7
(10) SEA 9
CHW 7 LAD 7
@ATL 3 PHI 9
@CHC 3 HOU 5
CIN 0 PIT 4
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 5,672

Thursday, June 29, 1978, 12:05PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Tigers

36-37

Lost 2

5th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  7  0
Indians         0  0  3   0  0  0   0  3  X    6  4  1

W: J Kern (6-3), L: J Morris (1-3)

Indians

34-39

Won 2

6th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .264  .677    0    4   0   2B
S Kemp LF                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .264  .766    0    3   0   
R Staub DH                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .288  .785    0    0   0   SF
J Thompson 1B                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .298  .880    0   10   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                5   0   1   0    0   2  .280  .763    0    1   1   
M Stanley RF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .213  .617    0    2   0   
L Parrish C                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .217  .647    0    4   0   
M Wagner SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .566    0    0   4   2·SH
S Dillard 2B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .247  .566    0    0   1   
  L Whitaker PH-2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .696    0    0   0   

B Sykes P                                                                0   1
  J Morris P                                                             0   0
  S Foucault P                                                           0   0
  J Crawford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   3    6   5                    24   7

BATTING

2B: R LeFlore (10, off D Clyde).

SF: R Staub (5, off D Clyde).

SH: M Wagner 2 (3, off D Clyde, off J Kern).

TB: L Parrish 2; R LeFlore 2; A Rodriguez; M Stanley; R Staub; S Dillard.

RBI: L Parrish (14); R Staub (53); S Dillard (5).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Dade RF                     2   2   0   0    2   0  .280  .713    0    1   0   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .584    0    0   3   2B
  J Grubb PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .238  .786    0    0   0   
  L Blanks SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .541         1   0   
A Thornton 1B                 2   2   1   1    2   0  .269  .899    0   14   1   
G Alexander DH                4   1   1   3    0   2  .226  .770    0    0   0   HR
R Pruitt LF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .635    0    3   0   
  R Manning CF                2   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .678    0    1   0   
T Cox 3B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .206  .482    0    0   2   
H Speed CF-LF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .671    0    0   0   
  J Norris PH-LF              1   0   0   1    1   0  .263  .690    0    0   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .572    0    2   6   
B Diaz C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .350    0    5   0   

D Clyde P                                                                0   2
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
Totals                       28   6   4   6    7   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: T Veryzer (5, off B Sykes).

HR: G Alexander (15, off B Sykes; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: G Alexander 4; T Veryzer 2; R Manning; A Thornton.

RBI: G Alexander 3 (39); R Manning (22); A Thornton (41); J Norris (14).

2-out RBI: G Alexander 3; J Norris; R Manning.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: B Diaz (1).

E: T Cox (2).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Sykes                        3     2   3   3    3   1   1   4.50   14     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 2     41    -     1.07  -0.22
J Morris, L (1-3)              4.1   1   3   3    2   1   0   4.50   16     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 1          0-0    1.23  -0.04
S Foucault                     0.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   2.67    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.91  -0.09
J Crawford                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.16    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.38   0.01
Totals                         8     4   6   6    7   4   1          35     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 4          5-2

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Clyde                        5.1   4   3   2    6   2   0   3.99   27     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0· 4     46    -     1.32  -0.24
J Kern, W (6-3)                3.2   3   0   0    0   3   0   3.73   14     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 3          2-0    1.67   0.40
Totals                         9     7   3   2    6   5   0          41     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 0· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 5,672.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. P Dade               RF 
2. S Kemp               LF    2. T Veryzer            SS 
3. R Staub              DH    3. A Thornton           1B 
4. J Thompson           1B    4. G Alexander          DH 
5. A Rodriguez          3B    5. R Pruitt             LF 
6. M Stanley            RF    6. T Cox                3B 
7. L Parrish            C     7. H Speed              CF 
8. M Wagner             SS    8. D Kuiper             2B 
9. S Dillard            2B    9. B Diaz               C  

   B Sykes              P        D Clyde              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-0  12-      33%  64% G Alexander     B Sykes         Home Run; Dade Scores; Thornton Scores
   b 8   1  3-3  12-      23%  89% A Thornton      J Morris        Single to LF; Dade Scores; Grubb to 2B
   t 6   1  3-2  -23     -13%  39% S Dillard       D Clyde         Single to RF; Stanley Scores/unER; Parrish to 3B
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-     -11%  37% L Parrish       D Clyde         Single to LF; Stanley Scores; Parrish to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 5   2  3-2  123      11%  72% A Rodriguez     D Clyde         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Clyde facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R LeFlore       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  S Kemp          Walk
   O      1--      52%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      55%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Dade          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      57%  T Veryzer       Double to LF
          -2-      58%  A Thornton      Walk
   O      12-      54%  G Alexander     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      50%  R Pruitt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Clyde facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  M Stanley       Walk
          1--      48%  L Parrish       Passed Ball; Stanley to 2B
   R      -2-      37%  " "             Single to LF; Stanley Scores; Parrish to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      40%  M Wagner        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Parrish to 3B
   O      --3      43%  S Dillard       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Sykes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  T Cox           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  H Speed         Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, David Clyde facing 1-2-3
          ---      32%  R LeFlore       Double to RF
   O      -2-      33%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B; LeFlore to 3B
   RO     --3      30%  R Staub         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; LeFlore Scores
          ---      29%  J Thompson      Walk
   O      1--      31%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Sykes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      29%  B Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      32%  P Dade          Walk
   O      1--      29%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dade to 2B
          -2-      31%  A Thornton      Walk
   RRR    12-      64%  G Alexander     Home Run; Dade Scores; Thornton Scores
   O      ---      63%  R Pruitt        Lineout: 3B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, David Clyde facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  M Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
                  Jack Morris replaces Bob Sykes pitching
   O      ---      67%  T Cox           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  H Speed         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, David Clyde facing 9-1-2
                  Horace Speed moves to LF; Rick Manning replaces Ron Pruitt playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---      68%  S Dillard       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      64%  R LeFlore       Walk
   O      1--      68%  S Kemp          Strikeout
          1--      65%  R Staub         Walk; LeFlore to 2B
          12-      61%  J Thompson      Walk; LeFlore to 3B; Staub to 2B
   O      123      72%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  B Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  P Dade          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  T Veryzer       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, David Clyde facing 6-7-8
          ---      61%  M Stanley       Single to CF
          1--      52%  L Parrish       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Stanley to 2B
   O      12-      52%  M Wagner        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Stanley to 3B; Parrish to 2B
   R      -23      39%  S Dillard       Single to RF; Stanley Scores/unER; Parrish to 3B
                  Jim Kern replaces David Clyde pitching
   O      1-3      50%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      1-3      57%  S Kemp          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  A Thornton      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  G Alexander     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Manning       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Kern facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      54%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF
   O      1--      58%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  T Cox           Flyball: LF
                  Jim Norris pinch hits for Horace Speed batting 7th
   O      ---      52%  J Norris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Kuiper        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Kern facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Norris moves to LF
          ---      43%  L Parrish       Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  M Wagner        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Parrish to 2B
                  Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Steve Dillard batting 9th
   O      -2-      51%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B; Parrish to 3B
   O      --3      60%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
                  Lou Whitaker moves to 2B
   O      ---      56%  B Diaz          Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  P Dade          Walk
                  Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 2nd
          1--      67%  J Grubb         Walk; Dade to 2B
   R      12-      89%  A Thornton      Single to LF; Dade Scores; Grubb to 2B
                  Steve Foucault replaces Jack Morris pitching
   O      12-      87%  G Alexander     Strikeout
   R      12-      95%  R Manning       Single to CF; Grubb Scores; Thornton to 3B; Manning to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      95%  T Cox           Walk
   R      123      98%  J Norris        Walk; Thornton Scores; Manning to 3B; Cox to 2B
                  Jim Crawford replaces Steve Foucault pitching
   O      123      97%  D Kuiper        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Jim Kern facing 2-3-4
                  Larvell Blanks replaces Johnny Grubb playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  S Kemp          Strikeout
          ---      97%  R Staub         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197806290

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