Two-hit pitching from Gaylord Perry and a two-run homer by Jack Brohamer combined to produce a 2-1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader before the Indians completed the sweep by defeating the Tigers in the second game , 9-4. Perry's victory was his sixth in a row since losing to the Yankees on opening day. Perry's control deserted him in the fifth inning and the veteran righthander loaded the bases on three walks, but escaped with only one run scoring on a sacrifice fly by Aurelio Rodriguez. In the Indians' half, Dave Duncan drew a pass from Joe Coleman and Brohamer followed with his decisive homer.

In the nightcap, the Indians broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the fourth inning and iced their victory with a two-run homer by Buddy Bell in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       19, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  3
Indians      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .225      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Sutherland 2b,ss      4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Brohamer 2b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .356
Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Lowenstein lf         3   0   1   0     1   1   .307
Kaline dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .260      Ellis 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Horton lf             3   1   0   0     1   2   .282      Gamble dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .341
N. Cash 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .225      Spikes rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Freehan c             1   0   0   0     2   0   .339      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   1     0   1   .220      Duncan c              2   1   0   0     1   2   .194
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Duffy ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .203
  G. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .267      G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knox pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   2   1     4  11             Totals               29   2   8   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:34
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Indians 8
DP: Tigers 2, Indians 0
Errors: Horton, Freehan, Rodriguez
Home Runs: Brohamer (1)
Stolen Bases: Spikes 2 (6), Lowenstein (8), Hendrick (4)
Caught Stealing: Spikes (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (1)
GIDP: Spikes (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(6-2)          8     8   2   2   4   5   1  34   3.72
Totals                  8     8   2   2   4   5   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry W(6-1)         9     2   1   1   4  11   0  33   1.72
Totals                  9     2   1   1   4  11   0  33

Passed Balls: Duncan (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley struck out; Sutherland singled to center;
Northrup popped to third; Kaline struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to center; Brohamer grounded out
(first to second to pitcher) [Bell to second]; Lowenstein flied
out to right; Ellis walked; Gamble popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); N. Cash struck
out; Freehan lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes singled to center; Spikes stole second;
Hendrick struck out; Duncan was called out on strikes; Duffy
walked; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman flied out to left;
Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer flied out to right; Lowenstein struck out;
Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Sutherland flied out to center; Northrup struck out;
Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble singled to left; Spikes grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Gamble out at second];
Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton walked; N. Cash walked [Horton to second];
Duncan allowed a passed ball [Horton to third, N. Cash to
second]; Freehan walked; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Horton scored, N. Cash to third, Freehan to second]; Brinkman
struck out; Stanley flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duncan walked; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Duncan to second]; Bell popped to catcher in foul
territory; Brohamer homered [Duncan scored]; Lowenstein singled
to right; Lowenstein stole second [Lowenstein to third (error by
Freehan)]; Ellis flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland popped to first; Northrup grounded out
(third to first); Kaline struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Gamble flied out to center; Spikes singled to
center; Spikes stole second; Hendrick flied out to center;
Duncan struck out [Duncan out at first (catcher to first)]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton struck out; N. Cash struck out; Freehan
walked; Rodriguez forced Freehan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Bell flied out
to center; Brohamer singled to left [Brohamer to second (error
by Horton)]; Lowenstein was walked intentionally; Ellis popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 2.

TIGERS 8TH: G. BROWN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; G. Brown singled to
right; KNOX RAN FOR G. BROWN; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Knox to second]; Sutherland flied out to right; Northrup
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: KNOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SUTHERLAND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Gamble flied out to left; Spikes
reached on an error by Rodriguez; Hendrick singled to center
[Spikes to third]; Hendrick stole second; Spikes was caught
stealing home (catcher to second to catcher) [Hendrick out at
second (catcher to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Kaline grounded out (second to first); Horton struck
out; N. Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Indians 2.