September 10, 1978 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 7
@BOS 4 CAL 13
KCR 3 CHW 2
SEA 1 CLE 7
@DET 4 MIN 3
MIL 1 TEX 8
@OAK 3 OAK 2
TEX 1 LAD 11
@ATL 5 CIN 8
SFG 1 HOU 3
SDP 2 CHC 6
@MON 3 NYM 11
PIT 9 STL 8
@PHI 6
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 15,583

Sunday, September 10, 1978, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Indians

61-80

Won 1

6th, 24½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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

W: J Kern (9-9), L: M Wilcox (12-10)

Tigers

77-65

Lost 1

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .262  .652    0    0   0   CS
B Bell 3B                     5   1   1   2    0   0  .291  .750    0    2   2   HR
A Thornton 1B                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .268  .901    0   15   1   
W Cage DH                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .216  .653    0    0   0   
G Alexander C                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .233  .768    0    3   0   HR
B Carbo RF                    3   1   1   1    0   2  .281  .763    0    0   0   HR
  H Speed RF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .636    0    1   0   2B
J Norris LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .285  .737    0    2   0   2B
D Kuiper 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .654    0    2   9   CS,HBP
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .271  .629    0    2   3   3B,SH

P Reuschel P                                                             0   1
  D Spillner P                                                           0   0
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   1
Totals                       36   7  12   7    2   4                    27  17

BATTING

2B: J Norris (10, off M Wilcox); H Speed (4, off M Wilcox).

3B: T Veryzer (4, off M Wilcox).

HR: B Bell (6, off J Hiller; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); G Alexander (24, off M Wilcox; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); B Carbo (5, off M Wilcox; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: T Veryzer (12, off M Wilcox).

HBP: D Kuiper (4, by M Wilcox).

TB: G Alexander 5; B Carbo 4; B Bell 4; R Manning 3; T Veryzer 3; J Norris 2; H Speed 2; W Cage; D Kuiper.

RBI: G Alexander 2 (77); B Bell 2 (56); R Manning (43); T Veryzer (27); B Carbo (22).

2-out RBI: G Alexander; T Veryzer.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Kuiper (8, 2nd base by M Wilcox/M May); R Manning (11, 2nd base by M Wilcox/M May).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .745    0    3   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .294  .714    0    4   4   
R Staub DH                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .797    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 2   1   1   0    2   0  .297  .855    0    8   0   
S Kemp LF                     4   1   1   2    0   2  .275  .776    0    3   0   HR
M May C                       3   0   1   0    1   0  .265  .712    0    4   2   
  S Dillard PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .580         0   0   
  L Parrish C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .702         0   0   
T Corcoran RF                 3   1   0   0    0   0  .266  .648    0    1   0   
  J Wockenfuss PH-RF          1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .756    0    0   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .259  .696    0    1   1   2B
A Trammell SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .266  .656    0    3   1   SB,SH

M Wilcox P                                                               0   3
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   4   7   4    5   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (21, off P Reuschel).

HR: S Kemp (12, off D Spillner; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: A Trammell (6, off D Spillner).

TB: S Kemp 4; A Rodriguez 3; J Thompson; L Whitaker; M May; A Trammell.

RBI: S Kemp 2 (71); A Trammell (31); A Rodriguez (38).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez; A Trammell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Thompson (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Trammell (3, 2nd base off P Reuschel/G Alexander).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Reuschel                     6     5   2   2    2   2   0   3.82   25     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 5     54    -     1.10   0.13
D Spillner, BS (2)             1.1   2   2   2    1   1   1   3.87    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.22  -0.30
S Monge                        0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.82    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.91  -0.02
J Kern, W (9-9)                1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.91    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.03   0.12
Totals                         9     7   4   4    5   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 0· 7          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Wilcox, L (12-10)            8.1  10   5   5    2   4   2   3.59   36     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1·10     45    -     1.13  -0.16
J Hiller                       0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   2.76    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          1-1    1.12  -0.40
Totals                         9    12   7   7    2   4   3          40     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·12          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Wilcox (7; D Kuiper).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 15,583.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Manning            CF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. B Bell               3B    2. L Whitaker           2B 
3. A Thornton           1B    3. R Staub              DH 
4. W Cage               DH    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. G Alexander          C     5. S Kemp               LF 
6. B Carbo              RF    6. M May                C  
7. J Norris             LF    7. T Corcoran           RF 
8. D Kuiper             2B    8. A Rodriguez          3B 
9. T Veryzer            SS    9. A Trammell           SS 

   P Reuschel           P        M Wilcox             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  4-2  1--     -39%  44% S Kemp          D Spillner      Home Run; Thompson Scores
   t 9   1  4-4  -2-      30%  86% R Manning       J Hiller        Single to LF; Kuiper Scores; Manning to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 6   1  2-2  ---      18%  64% B Carbo         M Wilcox        Home Run
   t 3   1  2-1  12-      15%  58% G Alexander     M Wilcox        Single to CF; Thornton Scores; Cage to 3B
   t 8   2  2-3  ---      14%  85% G Alexander     M Wilcox        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Manning       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
          1--      49%  W Cage          Walk; Manning to 2B
   O      12-      45%  G Alexander     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  L Whitaker      Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B; Whitaker to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  B Carbo         Strikeout
          ---      52%  J Norris        Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  D Kuiper        Lineout: 2B
   R      -2-      60%  T Veryzer       Triple to RF; Norris Scores
   O      --3      56%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Reuschel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  S Kemp          Strikeout
          ---      56%  M May           Single to RF
   O      1--      59%  T Corcoran      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      47%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF; Corcoran Scores
   R      -2-      36%  A Trammell      Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores
          1--      35%  R LeFlore       Trammell Steals 2B
          -2-      35%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      38%  L Whitaker      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      36%  B Bell          Flyball: RF
          ---      39%  A Thornton      Walk
          1--      43%  W Cage          Single to LF; Thornton to 2B
   R      12-      58%  G Alexander     Single to CF; Thornton Scores; Cage to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Carbo         Strikeout
   O      1-3      45%  J Norris        Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Paul Reuschel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  R Staub         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      44%  J Thompson      Walk
   O      1--      47%  S Kemp          Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  D Kuiper        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      47%  T Veryzer       Kuiper Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      47%  R Manning       Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  B Bell          Manning Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Paul Reuschel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  T Corcoran      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  A Trammell      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  A Thornton      E3 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      45%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  W Cage          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Paul Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  R LeFlore       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Milt Wilcox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  G Alexander     Flyball: CF
   R      ---      64%  B Carbo         Home Run
   O      ---      62%  J Norris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  D Kuiper        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Paul Reuschel facing 4-5-6
                  Horace Speed replaces Bernie Carbo playing RF batting 6th
          ---      55%  J Thompson      Single to RF
   O      1--      61%  S Kemp          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      66%  M May           Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      70%  T Corcoran      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      68%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Manning       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      65%  B Bell          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Dan Spillner facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Spillner replaces Paul Reuschel pitching
          ---      57%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  A Trammell      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      -2-      75%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  W Cage          Flyball: SS
   R      ---      85%  G Alexander     Home Run
          ---      86%  H Speed         Double to LF
   O      -2-      84%  J Norris        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan Spillner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  J Thompson      Walk
   RR     1--      44%  S Kemp          Home Run; Thompson Scores
                  Sid Monge replaces Dan Spillner pitching
          ---      39%  M May           Walk
                  John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Tim Corcoran batting 7th; Steve Dillard pinch runs for Milt May batting 6th
   O      1--      42%  J Wockenfuss    Groundout: 2B-1B; Dillard to 2B
                  Jim Kern replaces Sid Monge pitching
   O      -2-      50%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
                  Lance Parrish replaces Steve Dillard playing C batting 6th; John Wockenfuss moves to RF
          ---      58%  D Kuiper        Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  T Veryzer       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Kuiper to 2B
                  John Hiller replaces Milt Wilcox pitching
   R      -2-      86%  R Manning       Single to LF; Kuiper Scores; Manning to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RR     -2-      97%  B Bell          Home Run; Manning Scores
   O      ---      96%  A Thornton      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  W Cage          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, Jim Kern facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R LeFlore       Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      99%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Tigers 4.

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