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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 12, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 12, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 8,517 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Al Clark 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Dallas Parks |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | Left Fielder |
| Jim Norris | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Dave Rosello | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | DH |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| John Wockenfuss | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Lynn Jones | Left Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Dave Stegman | Center Fielder |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 12, 1979
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wilcox
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Wilcox
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Wilcox
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Wilcox
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Wilcox
Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Waits
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Waits
Trammell takes first base on ball four. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Waits
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morales vs. Waits
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to home to get LeFlore. Trammell moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wockenfuss vs. Waits
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilcox
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Wilcox
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosello vs. Wilcox
Rosello strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Waits
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Waits
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Waits
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Wilcox
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wilcox
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Wilcox
Norris hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Waits
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Waits
Stegman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Waits
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilcox
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Wilcox
Harrah hits a line drive towards right. Morales catches it and throws to first to double up Bonds. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Wilcox
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Waits
Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Waits
Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. Morales reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Waits
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Waits
There goes Morales. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Morales steals third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Waits
Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Morales scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Waits
There goes Parrish. The throw from Hassey and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Waits
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Waits
There goes Jones. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Jones steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Waits
Brookens is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilcox
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Wilcox
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosello vs. Wilcox
Rosello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Wilcox
Veryzer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Waits
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Waits
Stegman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Waits
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wilcox
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stegman who is chasing the ball. Hargrove reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Norris vs. Wilcox
Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Wilcox
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Wilcox
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Waits
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Waits
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Waits
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Wilcox
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilcox
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Wilcox
Hassey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosello vs. Wilcox
Rosello hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Waits
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Waits
Jones hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Waits
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Waits
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Wilcox
Dell Alston pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Alston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Wilcox
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Wilcox
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alston moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Wilcox
There goes Alston. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Rodriguez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Waits
Ted Cox now playing third base. Toby Harrah now playing shortstop.
Stegman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrah. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Waits
LeFlore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. LeFlore reaches second base with a double. Stegman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peters vs. Cruz
Victor Cruz now pitching. Rick Peters pinch hits for Alan Trammell.
Peters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kemp vs. Monge
Steve Kemp pinch hits for Jerry Morales. Sid Monge now pitching.
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stegman tags and scores. LeFlore tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wockenfuss vs. Monge
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Monge
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lopez
Mark Wagner now playing shortstop. Steve Kemp now playing left field. Jason Thompson now playing first base. Lynn Jones now playing right field.
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Lopez
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Lopez
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lopez
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hassey vs. Lopez
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1979 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Hargrove M, lf 4 0 1 0 LeFlore R, dh 3 1 1 0
Norris J, cf 3 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 2 1 1 0
Bonds B, rf 4 0 0 0 Peters R, ph 0 0 0 0
Harrah T, 3b-ss 2 0 0 0 Wagner M, ss 0 0 0 0
Thornton A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Morales J, rf 3 1 1 1
Johnson C, dh 3 0 0 0 Kemp S, ph-lf 0 0 0 1
Hassey R, c 4 1 1 1 Wockenfuss J, 1b 3 0 0 1
Rosello D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 2 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 0 2 1
Alston D, ph 1 0 1 0 Jones L, lf-rf 3 0 1 0
Cox T, 3b 0 0 0 0 Brookens T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Stegman D, cf 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 4 1 27 4 6 4
Cleveland 000 000 100 -- 1
Detroit 000 200 02x -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (L)* 7.0 6 4 2 2 3
Cruz V+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Monge S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (W) 8.0 4 1 1 2 4
Lopez A (S) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Trammell A, Harrah T
DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 4
2B -- Trammell A, Morales J, Parrish L, LeFlore R
3B -- Hargrove M
HR -- Hassey R
SB -- Trammell A, LeFlore R, Morales J, Jones L
CS -- Parrish L, Alston D
SF -- Kemp S, Wockenfuss J
T -- 2:28
A -- 8517
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