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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 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 20, 1979 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 (back to top)
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 (back to top)
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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