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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 20, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 20, 1979 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Wilkins |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,571 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Ted Hendry |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Les Moss | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | DH |
| Paul Dade | Right Fielder |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Jim Norris | Left Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | Catcher |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 20, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Wilkins
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Wilkins
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Wilkins
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Wilkins
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Wilkins
Wilkins fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wilkins. LeFlore moves to third. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Staub vs. Wilkins
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Wilkins
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Wilkins
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Wilkins
Morales takes first base on ball four. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Barker
Len Barker now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilcox
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Wilcox
There goes Bonds. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Wilcox
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Wilcox
Manning is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Wilcox
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Norris vs. Wilcox
Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Barker
Trammell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Barker
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Barker
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Wilcox
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Wilcox
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Wilcox
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Barker
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Barker
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Barker
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Wilcox
Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilcox
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Wilcox
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Barker
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Barker
There goes Parrish. The throw from Alexander and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Barker
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Barker
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parrish scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Barker
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Barker
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Barker
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Alexander and he is out, Veryzer applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Wilcox
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilcox covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Wilcox
Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Thornton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Wilcox
Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Wilcox
Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Harrah reaches second base with a double. Thornton scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Wilcox
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Barker
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Barker
Kemp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Barker
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Wilcox
Kuiper hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Wilcox
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Veryzer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Wilcox
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Wilcox
Dade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Wilcox
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Veryzer scores. Dade moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Wilcox
Thornton takes first base on ball four. Dade moves to third. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Norris vs. Wilcox
Norris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dade scores. Manning scores. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Lopez
Alexander hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Alexander reaches second base with a double. Thornton scores. Norris scores. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuiper vs. Baker
Steve Baker now pitching.
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Barker
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Barker
Parrish hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morales vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson scores. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mankowski vs. Spillner
Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Mankowski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Parrish tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Spillner
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Baker
Phil Mankowski now playing third base.
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Baker
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Baker
There goes Veryzer. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Baker
Dade strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Spillner
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Spillner
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Spillner
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Baker
Manning hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Baker
Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Thornton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Baker
Norris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Baker
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Spillner
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spillner
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Spillner
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Spillner
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Baker
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Kuiper bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Alexander moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Hiller
The ball gets by Parrish for a passed ball. Alexander moves to third. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veryzer vs. Hiller
Veryzer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Hiller
Bonds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dade vs. Hiller
Dade hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alexander tags and scores. Kuiper tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manning vs. Hiller
There goes Bonds. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Manning vs. Hiller
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thornton vs. Hiller
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Spillner
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Spillner
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Spillner
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Hiller
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hiller covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hiller
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Hiller
Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1979 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 1 2 0 Bonds B, dh 4 0 1 0
Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dade P, rf 3 1 0 1
Kemp S, lf 3 1 0 0 Manning R, cf 3 1 1 1
Staub R, dh 3 1 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 2 2 0
Thompson J, 1b 3 2 2 4 Norris J, lf 5 1 1 2
Parrish L, c 4 2 3 0 Harrah T, 3b 2 1 1 1
Morales J, rf 3 0 0 1 Alexander G, c 4 2 2 4
Rodriguez A, 3b 2 0 1 1 Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Mankowski P, ph-3b 1 0 0 1 Veryzer T, ss 4 1 2 0
Trammell A, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 8 7 32 9 10 9
Detroit 400 102 000 -- 7
Cleveland 000 150 012 -- 9
1 out when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M 4.2 6 6 6 3 4
Lopez A* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Baker S+ 2.1 2 1 1 1 2
Hiller J (L) 1.1 1 2 2 3 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wilkins E 0.1 3 4 4 3 0
Barker L# 4.2 4 3 3 1 4
Spillner D (W) 4.0 1 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
# Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Wilkins E, Alexander G
DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 3, Cleveland 9
2B -- Thornton A 2, Harrah T, Veryzer T, Alexander G, Parrish L
HR -- Thompson J, Alexander G
SB -- LeFlore R, Bonds B 2, Parrish L
CS -- LeFlore R, Veryzer T
SH -- Kuiper D
SF -- Mankowski P, Dade P
HBP -- by Wilcox M (Manning R)
PB -- Parrish L
T -- 2:55
A -- 11571
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