John Knox singled in the seventh inning for his first RBI of the season to provide the Tigers' deciding run in a 3-2 victory over the Indians. Mickey Lolich tossed a five-hitter for the Tigers, but fell behind, 2-0, when John Lowenstein homered with a man on base in the first. The Tigers picked up a run on a sacrifice fly by Ben Oglivie with the bases loaded in the third, but then were stymied by Jim Perry's pitching until the seventh when Aurelio Rodriguez singled, Ed Brinkman tripled and Knox delivered his winning single. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       18, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3 10  0
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Knox 2b               4   0   2   1     1   0   .375      Duffy ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .205
Oglivie rf            2   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Lowenstein lf         4   1   3   2     0   0   .307
  Kaline ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Stanley cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Ellis dh              3   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Northrup cf,rf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .297
G. Brown dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .214      Hendrick cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Blanco 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Sharon pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .198
N. Cash 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .235      Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .345
Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .345        Heidemann ph,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          4   2   2   0     0   0   .224      J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .237        Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     2   1             Totals               30   2   5   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  6,597
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Indians 1
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 3
Errors: Duffy 2
Triples: Brinkman (1)
Home Runs: Lowenstein (2)
Stolen Bases: Oglivie (2)
Caught Stealing: Hendrick (1), Lowenstein (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (1)
GIDP: Oglivie (1), Rodriguez (4), Stanley (9)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(3-5)           9     5   2   2   0   4   1  30   4.16
Totals                  9     5   2   2   0   4   1  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry L(3-3)         6.1   9   3   2   1   1   0  28   2.61
Hilgendorf              1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   8.10
Wilcox                  1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.66
Totals                  9    10   3   2   2   1   0  38

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano


TIGERS 1ST: Knox singled to center; Oglivie grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Knox out at second];
Northrup made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Duffy singled to center; Lowenstein homered [Duffy
scored]; Bell flied out to center; Ellis struck out; Spikes
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 2.

TIGERS 2ND: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Horton
flied out to right; N. Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; Hendrick was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Blanco flied out to center;
Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
singled to left; Brinkman singled to left [Rodriguez to second];
Knox reached on an error by Duffy [Rodriguez to third, Brinkman
to second, Knox to first]; Oglivie hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Rodriguez scored (unearned)]; Northrup flied out to left; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer made an out to shortstop; Duffy flied out
to center; Lowenstein singled to center; Bell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown walked; Horton singled to left [G. Brown to
second]; N. Cash singled to right [G. Brown to third, Horton to
second]; Freehan flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [N. Cash out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis struck out; Spikes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to left; Knox grounded out
(second to first); Oglivie singled to shortstop; Oglivie stole
second; Northrup made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Blanco grounded out (catcher to first); Duncan
flied out to left; Brohamer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 6TH: G. Brown made an out to second; Horton made an out
to first; N. Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy flied out to center; Lowenstein singled to
center; Lowenstein was caught stealing second (catcher to second
to first to shortstop); Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
singled to shortstop; Brinkman tripled to left [Rodriguez
scored]; Knox singled to left [Brinkman scored]; HILGENDORF
REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING); KALINE BATTED FOR OGLIVIE; Kaline
flied out to left; Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Ellis flied out to center;
Spikes flied out to center; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 2.

TIGERS 8TH: G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted); Horton
reached on an error by Duffy [Horton to second]; SHARON RAN FOR
HORTON; N. Cash flied out to right; Freehan singled to left
[Sharon to third]; WILCOX REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING);
Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: SHARON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Blanco made an
out to shortstop; Duncan flied out to center; HEIDEMANN BATTED
FOR BROHAMER; Heidemann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 3, Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: HEIDEMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Brinkman
flied out to right; Knox walked; Stanley grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Knox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy flied out to left; Lowenstein popped to third
in foul territory; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 2.