Mickey Lolich, who had a 1-5 record before rounding into form, turned in his fourth straight complete-game performance and pitched the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Indians. The veteran lefthander allowed only five hits and struck out 11. The Tigers scored a run in the first inning on a pass to Ben Oglivie, an infield out and single by Willie Horton before John Ellis homered in the second for the Indians. The Tigers came back in the third with the winning run at the expense of Steve Kline, but it was unearned. After Ed Brinkman and John Knox singled, Jim Northrup grounded to first baseman Ossie Blanco, who threw wildly to second in an attempted forceout, allowing Brinkman to cross the plate. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       26, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Tigers       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .201      Knox 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .350
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .360      Oglivie rf            2   1   1   0     1   0   .308
Lowenstein 3b         4   0   0   0     0   3   .271        Stanley ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Ellis c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .278      Northrup cf,rf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .205
Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Horton lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .294
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .270      G. Brown dh           2   0   0   0     1   2   .182
Gamble dh             2   0   0   0     1   0   .311      N. Cash 1b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .214
Blanco 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .326
Lee lf                3   0   2   0     0   1   .226      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .241
  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               32   1   5   1     1  11             Totals               27   2   6   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 16,492
Left on Base: Indians 5, Tigers 5
DP: Indians 3, Tigers 0
Errors: Blanco
Doubles: Lee (2)
Home Runs: Ellis (3)
Stolen Bases: Oglivie (3)
Caught Stealing: Horton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: N. Cash (1)
GIDP: Rodriguez (5), Horton (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(3-7)            7     5   2   1   3   2   0  27   3.94
Hilgendorf              0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.59
Wilcox                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.52
Totals                  8     6   2   1   3   3   0  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(5-5)           9     5   1   1   1  11   1  33   3.84
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1  11   1  33

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


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

TIGERS 1ST: Knox flied out to left; Oglivie walked; Northrup
made an out to first [Oglivie to second]; Horton singled to left
[Oglivie scored]; G. Brown struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis homered; Spikes struck out; Hendrick was
called out on strikes; Gamble walked; Blanco popped to first; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash walked; Freehan forced N. Cash (shortstop
unassisted); Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Lee doubled to right; Duffy struck out; Brohamer
singled to right [Lee to third]; Lowenstein struck out; Ellis
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman singled to left; Knox singled to right
[Brinkman to second]; Oglivie flied out to center [Brinkman to
third]; Northrup reached on an error by Blanco [Brinkman scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Knox to second]; Horton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Northrup out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

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

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown walked; N. Cash out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [G. Brown to second]; Freehan grounded out
(third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Blanco grounded out (third to first); Lee struck
out; Duffy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman popped to third; Knox made an out to first;
Oglivie singled to right; Oglivie stole second; Northrup flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer popped to second; Lowenstein struck out;
Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton singled to center; G. Brown struck out while
Horton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); N.
Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes flied out to center; Hendrick struck out;
Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Blanco flied out to right; Lee singled to left;
Duffy grounded out (third to first) [Lee to second]; Brohamer
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Knox grounded
out (third to first); STANLEY BATTED FOR OGLIVIE; Stanley flied
out to center; Northrup singled to right; WILCOX REPLACED
HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 9TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Lowenstein popped to third;
Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes singled to
center; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 2.