A homer by Willie Horton proved mightier than a blow by Charlie Spikes and enabled the Tigers to defeat the Indians, 5-4. With the score tied, 2-2, Oscar Gamble singled for the Indians in the eighth inning and Spikes followed with a round-tripper off Luke Walker, who nevertheless gained credit for his first A. L. victory when Mickey Stanley and Al Kaline singled in the Tigers' half of the eighth and Horton smashed his winning homer off Fred Beene. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       25, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   4 11  1
Tigers       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  x  -   5  9  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Knox 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Brohamer 2b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .365      Stanley cf            3   2   2   0     0   1   .241
Lowenstein 3b         5   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Kaline dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .275
Ellis 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .279      Horton lf             4   1   1   3     0   1   .289
Gamble dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .317      Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .337
Spikes rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .306        Lamont c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lee lf                4   0   2   1     0   0   .179      Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Torres cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .200      N. Cash 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .217
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .227
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .239
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   3     2   2             Totals               32   5   9   5     1   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 12,483
Left on Base: Indians 8, Tigers 5
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Spikes, Northrup, LaGrow
Home Runs: Spikes (6), Horton (12)
Stolen Bases: Lee (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (3)
GIDP: Gamble (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson              6     6   2   1   1   3   0  25   3.22
Beene L(1-1)            1     3   3   3   0   0   1   6   3.51
Wilcox                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.55
Totals                  8     9   5   4   1   3   1  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow                  4.1   8   2   2   1   0   0  22   3.07
Walker W(1-0)           3.2   3   2   2   1   2   1  14   3.18
Hiller SV(7)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.52
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   2   1  39

Wild Pitches: B. Johnson (1), LaGrow (5)
Balks: B. Johnson (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); Brohamer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Knox flied out to left; Stanley singled to left; B.
Johnson balked [Stanley to second]; Kaline singled to left
[Stanley scored]; Horton struck out; Freehan singled to left
[Kaline to second]; Northrup flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis singled to left; Gamble grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Ellis to second]; Spikes grounded out
(catcher to first) [Ellis to third]; Lee singled [Ellis scored];
Lee stole second; Torres grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
lined to left; Brohamer singled to center [Brohamer to third
(error by LaGrow)]; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Knox singled to center; Stanley out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Knox to second]; Kaline flied out to
center [Knox to third]; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis flied out to left; Gamble popped to shortstop
in foul territory; Spikes singled to left; Lee singled to center
[Spikes to third]; Torres walked [Lee to second]; Duncan lined
to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Northrup made
an out to first; N. Cash singled to right [N. Cash to second
(error by Spikes)]; B. Johnson threw a wild pitch [N. Cash to
third]; Rodriguez walked; Brinkman singled to center [N. Cash
scored (unearned), Rodriguez to second]; Knox popped to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
singled to right; Lowenstein singled to right [Brohamer to third
(error by Northrup)]; LaGrow threw a wild pitch [Brohamer
scored, Lowenstein to second]; Ellis singled to center
[Lowenstein to third]; WALKER REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Gamble
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Ellis out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley struck out; Kaline grounded out (second to
first); Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes grounded out (second to first); Lee popped
to shortstop; Torres walked; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to center; Northrup flied out to
right; N. Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
singled to center; Lowenstein struck out; Ellis flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: BEENE REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman flied out to right;
Knox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Gamble singled to center; Spikes homered [Gamble
scored]; Lee made an out to first; Torres flied out to right;
Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley singled; Kaline singled [Stanley to second];
Horton homered [Stanley scored, Kaline scored]; WILCOX REPLACED
BEENE (PITCHING); Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first);
Northrup flied out to center; N. Cash lined to second; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 5.

INDIANS 9TH: HILLER REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); LAMONT REPLACED
FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); Duffy grounded out (second to first);
Brohamer flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 5.