Joe Coleman and Norm Cash, who had not been helpful to the Detroit cause, both stepped back into the spotlight as the Tigers swept a twi-night doubleheader with the White Sox, 9-6 and 7-4. Coleman, a loser of eight straight decisions, gained his first victory since May 15 in the opener. Jim Northrup hit his sixth homer in a stretch of six games to start the Tigers' scoring in the second inning. A wild pitch by Stan Bahnsen, two walks with the bases loaded and an error by Jorge Orta added four runs for the Tigers in the third. Aurelio Rodriguez drove in a run with a single in the fifth, Jerry Moses batted in a pair with a single in the seventh and Dick Sharon accounted for the Tigers' final tally with a single in the eighth. Ed Herrmann hit two homers and Orta one for the White Sox.

Cash, who had been relegated to pinch-hitting and backup duty, started the second game at first base, singled in the second inning and two runs followed on singles by Mickey Stanley, Ed Brinkman and John Knox. Cash then homered with a man on base in the third to put the Tigers ahead, 4-3. Brinkman added a round-tripper in the fourth and Gates Brown provided two runs with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 9, Chicago White Sox 6 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 5, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

White Sox    0  0  1    0  2  0    1  0  2  -   6 12  1
Tigers       0  1  4    0  1  0    2  1  x  -   9  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .288      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .222
Orta 2b               5   1   2   3     0   1   .329      Sutherland 2b         5   2   1   1     0   0   .249
D. Allen 1b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Kaline dh             4   1   0   0     1   3   .269
May lf                4   0   0   0     1   1   .279      Horton lf             2   0   1   1     2   1   .296
Melton 3b             5   0   2   0     0   2   .229        Sharon pr,lf        1   1   1   1     0   0   .211
Muser dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .351      Northrup rf           3   2   1   1     2   0   .247
Sharp cf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .321      Freehan 1b            4   1   0   0     1   1   .277
Herrmann c            4   2   2   3     0   1   .277      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   1   2     2   0   .230
Dent ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Lamont c              1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moses ph,c          3   0   1   2     0   1   .214
  Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .206
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  L. Allen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  12   6     3   9             Totals               33   9   8   8     9   7

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Tigers 9
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Orta
Doubles: Lamont (2)
Home Runs: Herrmann 2 (6), Orta (5), Northrup (9)
GIDP: D. Allen (13)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(7-10)         2.2   3   5   3   4   3   1  16   4.43
Pitlock                 4     2   3   3   3   4   0  17   4.57
Acosta                  0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.90
L. Allen                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.84
Totals                  8     8   9   7   9   7   1  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(7-9)          9    12   6   6   3   9   3  41   4.98
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   9   3  41

Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (3), Pitlock (4), L. Allen (3)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta
singled; D. Allen grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to center; Sutherland grounded out
(second to first); Kaline struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May flied out to center; Melton flied out to
center; Muser singled; Sharp grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Northrup homered; Freehan
grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez lined to third; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann homered; Dent grounded out (second to
first); Kelly struck out; Orta struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Lamont doubled; Brinkman singled [Lamont to third];
Stanley struck out; Sutherland reached on an error by Orta
[Lamont scored (RBI), Brinkman to second]; Kaline walked
[Brinkman to third, Sutherland to second]; Horton walked
[Brinkman scored, Sutherland to third, Kaline to second];
Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [Sutherland scored (unearned), Kaline
to third, Horton to second]; Northrup was walked intentionally;
Freehan lined to center; Rodriguez walked [Kaline scored
(unearned), Horton to third, Northrup to second]; PITLOCK
REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); MOSES BATTED FOR LAMONT; Moses
struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: MOSES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); D. Allen
struck out; May was called out on strikes; Melton singled; Muser
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; Stanley
walked; Sutherland popped to catcher in foul territory; Kaline
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Sharp singled; Herrmann homered [Sharp scored];
Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly singled; Orta
lined to right; D. Allen grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton walked; Northrup forced Horton (second to
shortstop); Freehan struck out; Rodriguez singled [Northrup
scored]; Moses lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
3, Tigers 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May flied out to right; Melton struck out; Muser
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Stanley
lined to center; Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Sharp walked; Herrmann struck out; Dent singled
[Sharp to second]; Kelly walked [Sharp to third, Dent to
second]; Orta grounded out (second to first) [Sharp scored, Dent
to third, Kelly to second]; D. Allen flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Kaline was called out on strikes; Horton singled;
SHARON RAN FOR HORTON; Pitlock threw a wild pitch [Sharon to
second]; Northrup popped to third in foul territory; Freehan
walked; ACOSTA REPLACED PITLOCK (PITCHING); Rodriguez walked
[Sharon to third, Freehan to second]; Moses singled [Sharon
scored, Freehan scored, Rodriguez to second]; Brinkman flied out
to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: SHARON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); May flied out
to left; Melton singled; Muser singled [Melton to second]; Sharp
struck out; Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
singled; L. ALLEN REPLACED ACOSTA (PITCHING); Kaline flied out
to center; L. Allen threw a wild pitch [Sutherland to second];
Sharon singled [Sutherland scored, Sharon to second (on throw to
home)]; Northrup was walked intentionally; Freehan flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 9.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Dent singled; Kelly was called out on strikes;
Orta homered [Dent scored]; D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to
first); May walked; Melton struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 6, Tigers 9.

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