Luke Walker pitched 6 2/3 innings in his first A. L. start and got credit for the Tigers' 9-7 victory over the Brewers. Marvin Lane hit a two-run homer and Mickey Stanley drove in two runs with a single as the Tigers staked Walker to a 6-1 lead, the Brewers' run coming on a round-tripper by Bobby Mitchell. However in the seventh, Walker gave way to John Hiller after Robin Yount doubled home two runs for the Brewers. Yount later scored on a sacrifice fly by John Vukovich.

The Tigers bounced back with three runs in their half. Gary Sutherland singled and scored on a triple by Al Kaline, who also crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Aurelio Rodriguez. Another run followed on a single by Bill Freehan, pass to Lane and single by Gene Lamont. As a result, the Tigers were able to win although the Brewers scored three runs in the eighth on homers by George Scott and Deron Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 9, Milwaukee Brewers 7
Game Played on Friday, June      28, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  1  0    3  3  0  -   7  9  0
Tigers       0  2  0    0  1  3    3  0  x  -   9 14  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Money 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Stanley cf            5   1   1   2     0   0   .223
May cf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Sutherland 2b         5   1   2   1     0   0   .249
  Berry cf            2   1   1   0     0   0   .195      Kaline dh             5   1   1   1     0   0   .273
Scott 1b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .287      Horton lf             3   1   1   0     0   2   .297
D. Johnson dh         4   1   1   1     0   0   .201        Sharon lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   1     0   1   .236
Mitchell rf           3   2   1   1     1   0   .218      Freehan 1b            4   3   3   1     0   0   .274
Moore c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .264      Lane rf               2   2   1   2     1   0   .154
Yount ss              4   1   1   2     0   0   .250      Moses c               2   0   2   0     0   0   .204
Vukovich 2b           2   0   1   1     1   0   .179        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Kobel p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lamont c            1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
  Rodriguez 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               34   7   9   7     3   3             Totals               36   9  14   9     1   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 22,431
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Tigers 6
DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Sutherland
Doubles: Briggs (17), Yount (6), Brinkman (5), Sutherland (10)
Triples: Freehan (4), Kaline (2)
Home Runs: Mitchell (3), Scott (8), D. Johnson (10), Lane (1)
Caught Stealing: Moore (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lane (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Vukovich (1), Rodriguez (3)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel L(3-7)            5     9   6   6   0   3   1  25   3.84
Champion                1.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   8   4.66
Rodriguez               1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.87
Totals                  8    14   9   9   1   4   1  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker W(3-0)           6.1   5   4   4   3   2   1  26   2.53
Hiller                  2.2   4   3   3   0   1   2  12   2.50
Totals                  9     9   7   7   3   3   3  38

Passed Balls: Moses (3)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


BREWERS 1ST: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (first unassisted); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland popped to catcher in foul territory; Kaline flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: D. Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Briggs doubled to left; Moses allowed a passed ball [Briggs to
third]; Mitchell flied out to center; Moore walked; Moore was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Freehan tripled to right; Lane homered [Freehan
scored]; Moses singled to left; Brinkman doubled to left [Moses
to third]; Stanley grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Vukovich
walked; Money grounded out (shortstop to first) [Vukovich to
second]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland grounded out (catcher to first); Kaline
lined to right; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); D. Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez struck out; Freehan popped to first in
foul territory; Lane grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Mitchell homered; Moore flied out to left; Yount
grounded out (shortstop to first); Vukovich singled to right;
Money grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Moses singled to right; Brinkman lined to shortstop;
Stanley forced Moses (third to second); Sutherland doubled to
right [Stanley scored]; Kaline grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: May flied out to right; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: BERRY REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); Horton singled to
center; Rodriguez singled to left [Horton to second]; Freehan
singled to left [Rodriguez to second, Horton scored]; Lane
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Freehan to
second, Rodriguez to third]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR MOSES; CHAMPION
REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); G. Brown forced Rodriguez (first to
catcher) [Lane to second, Freehan to third]; Brinkman made an
out to third; Stanley singled to right [G. Brown out at home
(right to catcher to third), Lane scored, Freehan scored]; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: LAMONT REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING C ); SHARON
REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); Briggs was called out on strikes;
Mitchell walked; Moore singled to center [Mitchell to third];
Yount doubled to left [Yount to third (on throw to home), Moore
scored, Mitchell scored]; HILLER REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING);
Vukovich hit a sacrifice fly to left [Yount scored]; Money
struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Sutherland singled to left; Kaline tripled to right
[Sutherland scored]; Sharon made an out to first; Rodriguez hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Kaline scored]; Freehan singled to
center; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Lane walked
[Freehan to second]; Lamont singled to right [Lane to third,
Freehan scored]; Brinkman struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 4, Tigers 9.

BREWERS 8TH: Berry singled to right; Berry was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Sutherland [Berry to second]; Scott
homered [Berry scored]; D. Johnson homered; Briggs flied out to
right; Mitchell flied out to left; Moore made an out to second;
3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Kaline grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Tigers 9.

BREWERS 9TH: Yount flied out to left; Vukovich flied out to
right; Money singled to right; Berry grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Tigers 9.