Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
June 28, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1978 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 1 2 2
Kemp lf 3 0 0 1
Staub dh 3 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 3 1
Stanley rf 3 0 0 0
Parrish c 3 0 0 0
  May ph,c 1 0 0 0
Wagner ss 4 2 1 0
Dillard 2b 2 1 1 0
  Whitaker ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade rf 5 0 0 0
Manning cf 2 0 1 0
Grubb lf 3 0 1 0
Thornton 1b 3 1 0 0
Carbo dh 2 1 0 0
  Pruitt ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Alexander c 3 1 1 3
Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0
  Blanks ph 1 0 1 0
Cox 3b 3 0 1 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Detroit 003 100 000480
Cleveland 000 003 000372
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton  W (8-4) 5.2 5 3 3 5 1
  Hiller  SV (8) 3.1 2 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
7
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  L (5-8) 7.1 8 4 2 3 2
  Spillner   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Monge   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
5
4

  E–Cox (1), Veryzer (10).  DP–Detroit 4, Cleveland 2.  2B–Detroit Rodriguez (9,off Waits).  HR–Cleveland Alexander (14,6th inning off Slaton 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Dillard (5,off Waits); LeFlore (1,off Spillner); Cox (3,off Hiller).  SF–Kemp (2,off Waits).  IBB–Staub (1,by Monge).  WP–Hiller (2).  IBB–Monge (2,Staub).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:33.
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